Bernie Sanders supporters showed up in droves today at the candidate’s Brooklyn rally, undeterred by the nippy cold weather and wind gusts that sent even the…
Alice Cancel Picks Up Endorsements for Sheldon Silver’s Assembly Seat
Democratic District Leader Alice Cancel picked up two more endorsements today in the run up to a special election on April 19 to replace Sheldon…
Pols Outraged Over Rivington House, Seek to Keep More Non-Profit Spaces From Being Flipped
Public officials are demanding, in louder and louder voices, to know why and how the city quietly allowed a Lower East Side building once reserved…
Tacos Morelos Stormed By Cops in Flak Jackets, Helmets, the Whole Enchilada
Police officers in SWAT gear descended on Tacos Morelos this morning, but it’s unclear what caused the taqueria takeover. An employee at the Ninth Street Mexican…
Evictions Down by 24 Percent Since 2013, Mayor's Office Says
In the battle against tenant harassment and displacement, we’ve often seen the mayor receive sharp criticism from the indefatigable Coalition to Protect Chinatown (members are once again…
Don’t Worry, the L Train Shutdown Is ‘Years Out,’ MTA Says
Our glasses-wearing New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, repping parts of North Brooklyn and the LES not just in style but also in substance, posed…
L Train Coalition Mulls Looming Shutdown: ‘Options on the Table, None of Them Good’
Are we ready for the impending L-pocalypse? Last night the L Train Coalition, a growing group of community stakeholders, met to confront the specter of a year-long L train shutdown and…
Lillian Wald Resident Charged in Silver Spurs Slashing
The teenager accused of slashing a bus boy at Silver Spurs has now been arrested. Police announced yesterday that they were in custody of the man suspected of…
The Silver Spurs Slashing Suspect Is in Custody
The teenager suspected of slashing a busboy at the Silver Spurs diner in Greenwich Village is now in custody. The police say a tip led to…
At Big Al Screening, Sharpton’s ‘Right Hand Man’ Hashes Out Black Lives Matter
The Reverend himself was supposed to be at the Wythe Hotel for Wednesday’s screening of Big Al: a Week in the Life of the Reverend Al Sharpton, but he ended…