Local politicians are condemning the “reprehensible symbolism” of swastikas that appeared in a South Williamsburg apartment building, and are calling on the Trump administration to…
City Doesn’t Have Greenbacks For Rehab of Sara D. Roosevelt Park
“It’s not so good, huh?” laughs Kathleen Webster, president of the Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition as she refers to the D- grade that the…
What Happens When You Stop and Talk to a Clipboard Person
I can come up with a handful of half-decent excuses to not talk to a canvasser on the street, ranging from the whiny to the…
With This New Series, City Reliquary is Activating Locally-Attuned Agitcult
Perhaps you’ve noticed that, since sometime late last week, almost everywhere you turn, people are in a rather dour mood. Could it be that nothing…
Crime Stats Show 2016 Wasn’t a Total Bummer for Brooklyn
As long as we can keep breathing for the next 40 hours or so– oh, and dodge any breakaway scaffolding flying overhead, and reject your roommate’s…
For Over a Century, a Home For Women Who’ve ‘Sunk So Low’
This week, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. On May 31, 1848, Maria Seaboth, a 14-year-old orphan, showed…
All John Gotti Wanted For Christmas Was This Infamous Address
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. Nothing, at least nothing widely known, has happened…
Christmas Miracle! Nobody Got Arrested at SantaCon This Year
Was SantaCon naughty or nice this year? According to the commanding officer of the 9th Precinct, the annual Red Menace was on jolly good behavior by the time…
City Strikes a Deal to Pay $160 Million For Final Parcel of Bushwick Inlet Park
After over a decade of uncertainty, the city has struck a deal to acquire the final 11 acres needed to complete Bushwick Inlet Park. The…
Weekend Warriors: Thousands of New Yorkers Keep Up Protests Against Trump
Anti-Trump protesters once again poured into the city streets over the weekend. On Saturday, thousands of people shut down Fifth Avenue for more than two miles…