Lifelong Lower East Side resident Carlina Rivera is a frontrunner to be a City Council member representing District 2, where her current boss Rosie Mendez is…
Despite Rapid Development, Bushwick Community Plan Won’t Happen Until Next Year
When we last checked in with the Bushwick Community Plan that stakeholders are formulating for the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, Antonio Reynoso and Rafael Espinal were…
New Law Would Crack Down on Tenant Harassment, Put Slumlords in Jail
Renters, rejoice! A new bill meant to hold New York landlords criminally accountable for harassing tenants was introduced today by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. It’s…
Westminster Cares? Tenants of Trump Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Say Not So Much
After months of pleading with Westminster City Living to restore cooking gas and address a litany of repairs in her aging East Village tenement building,…
The Future of ’80/20′ Affordable Housing Hangs in the Balance: Can 421-A Be Fixed?
You may not have realized it, but the city has been in the midst of a “developocalypse” since January, when the state’s 421-a program expired. For decades, the program…
How Williamsburg Airbnb Hosts Are Dealing With the New Law Against Home Sharing
As you surely know by now if you rent out your apartment through Airbnb—whether you’re a working stiff making a few extra bucks each month…
Protests Continue Against Demolition of East Village Tenements For Hotel
Update, Oct. 20, 6:13pm: This post has been updated to include comments from the mayor’s office and the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Elected officials, community activists,…
Protesters Urge Council Member to Curb Luxury Housing in Chinatown and LES
Perhaps you thought that the Coalition to Protect Chinatown and the Lower East Side sounded angry earlier this year when about 60 activists associated with…
Gabriel Byrne, Electeds Try to Save Elizabeth St. Garden From New Threat
Walking down Soho’s Elizabeth Street can feel like a neverending vortex of high-class retail, where the designer clothing racks outnumber the people. That is, until…
The Monster That is Essex Crossing is One Step Closer to Completion
Brace yourselves, the behemoth is coming: the Lower East Side monster development known as Essex Crossing is (sort of close) to completing the first of…