A raucous crowd marched in Harlem last night, demanding Albany legislators follow through on promises to not just renew but strengthen the state’s tenant protections.
Death By Audio Arcade Seeks Permanent Quarters
When Death By Audio succumbed to Death By Vice, New York City lost a beloved concert space and scene, but it also lost a weird…
Should We Smack an ‘Oligarch Tax’ On Out-of-Towners With Sick Crash Pads?
Seizing on the opportunity that comes with a massive advantage in both houses of the state legislature, Democratic lawmakers are making a renewed push for…
Cheeseburger in Paradise: Ridgewood Gets a Tropical Spot With Food By Ed & Bev’s
As much as I and maybe you protest the idea, summer is coming to an end. What to do besides get mad at people who…
8 Arrested at Governor’s Office as They Demand Cuomo Renounce Fossil Fuel Donations
Eight protestors were arrested after a sit-in at Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office this morning during a demonstration that climate change activists held to pressure…
Amid Jeers and Fears, City Ups the Rent On Stabilized Apartments
Despite a boisterous, chanting crowd that filled an auditorium in Cooper Union’s Great Hall and called for a rent freeze or rollback, the city’s Rent…
Starbucks Faces Off Against Five Leaves in Greenpoint
It’s a story as old as time– or as old as worries over hyper-gentrification, anyway: a Starbucks moves in across the street from a mom-and-pop coffee…
Cynthia Nixon Joins Rally Against Cuomo’s Housing Policies as Guv Gets ‘Master Builder’ Award
Hundreds of tenants and activists for renters and the homeless marched from the New York Public Library to Park Avenue and 63rd Street last night,…
MTA Reveals Plans For Williamsburg Bridge Trains at L-pocalypse Town Hall
Last night’s Brooklyn town hall about the L train shutdown drew a smaller and generally more supportive crowd than last week’s contentious meeting in the…
Villagers Go to Town On MTA Officials Over L-Pocalypse Plan
West Village residents voiced their concerns last night about the city’s plans to deal with the effects of the L train shutdown, but MTA and…