The massive Halloween rave shutdown by the Fire Department in Greenpoint over the weekend stole the show once again, this time at Monday evening’s Neighbors Allied…
Spice Is Vice: Mayor Passes New Laws Aimed at Ending ‘Plague of K2’
The Mayor signed a series of laws today criminalizing K2, part of the City’s continuing effort to crack down on the use and sale of…
Bushwick Task Force Aims to ‘Clean Up’ (Literally) Area Plagued By K2
“I have a really high tolerance for people doing stuff on the street,” said G Lucas Crane, a member of the Silent Barn collective. “I’m from…
Anti-Construction Harassment Coalition Rallies at City Hall For Tenant Safety
A group by the name of Stand for Tenant Safety, consisting of tenant groups and eleven City Council Members (including Rosie Mendez from the Lower East…
The City Just Made It Harder For Your Landlord to Harass You
Today Mayor Bill de Blasio signed three new measures into law to prevent the tenant harassment and shady practices that have become so commonplace among…
Doe Fund Fights to Keep Sex Offenders Out of Bushwick Shelter, But City Presses On
A fight is brewing between the City and the Doe Fund, a non-profit dedicated to helping provide the homeless with shelter, temporary jobs, and vocational training. The…
City Council Passes Bill to Make Public Transit a Less Taxing Experience
The City Council passed a bill yesterday that would allow New Yorkers to set aside pre-tax pay for public transportation, potentially saving the average commuter hundreds of…
Chinatown Buses Face Regulation and Riled-Up Residents
After a two-year grace period, the city is finally moving to enforce legislation that aims to regulate the thriving (and some would say infuriating) Chinatown…
Public Housing Gets Millions to Beef Up Security, But Will It Be Enough?
Last month the city finally allocated $50 million to security upgrades and “anti-violence initiatives” in its ailing public housing complexes. But of the 15 developments that will see the long called-for…
This Greenpoint High-Rise Gets to Rise Higher, With More Affordable Housing
The City Council has agreed to let the developer of 77 Commercial Street stack a total of 35 more stories onto two-high rises bound for…