North Brooklyn handles almost 40 percent of the city’s trash, and a couple of City Council members think that just plain stinks. They’re introducing a bill that…
$3.5 Million Will Create Jobs, Curb Garbage Juice
Today in South Williamsburg, Council Member Stephen Levin announced the allocation of new city funding for cleanup efforts across the city. The program– the City’s…
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…
Pedestrian Struck in the East Village; Councilman Calls For Traffic Review in Greenpoint
After a horrific horrific collision between a car and motorcyclist on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint Sunday that left the motorcyclist dead, Councilman Stephen Levin is calling…
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…
City OKs Parts of Greenpoint Landing; Developer Will Give Millions to Park, School
After a hearing that drew at least one celeb protester, the City Council has approved land use actions for several sections of the impending Greenpoint…
Guess Which Superbad Actor Tried to Fight Greenpoint’s New Towers Yesterday
Councilman Stephen Levin and around 20 others — including an actor you’ve seen in The Departed, Superbad, and Pineapple Express — showed up at City…
Victim Says Knockout Punchers Laughed During What’s Being Called a ‘Hateful Attack’
The NYPD isn’t saying whether an assault on Bedford Avenue last night is part of a disturbing pattern, but Council Member Stephen Levin and power-broker…