As you may have heard, the city’s proposed (and controversial) $250 million, 21-story retail and tech center off of Union Square moved forward last week.…
Carlina Rivera Is a ‘Shero,’ and Now She Wants to Be East Village and LES Council Rep
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…
Bitterness Over St. Marks Starbucks
Hell no, we won’t Frappuccino. Nearly 50 residents, small business owners, activists and crusties alike attended an anti-Starbucks rally Thursday evening in the East Village.…