Earlier this year the folks behind the Ace Hotel chain announced that they were converting a former Salvation Army shelter on the Bowery into a minimalist…
Council Member Defends ‘Tech Hub’ Vote in Wake of Heated Criticism
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.…
Residents Say City Sold Former LES Nursing Facility ‘Like a Bag of Dope’
Ribbons spanning all the colors of the rainbow hung from the gray walkway and black fences enclosing the trees perched in front of the salmon-pink…
Bushwick’s Glitzy New Luxury Building on the Rheingold Brewery Site Is Ready For Its Close-Up
The Denizen Bushwick, an eight-story luxury rental building on the site of the former Rheingold Brewery, has finally opened one of its buildings, consisting of 444 units…
‘Store Front’ Photographer Karla Murray Races Against Time to Document ‘Fun and Funky’ NYC
Longtime East Village photographers James and Karla Murray installed a structure in Seward Park recreating the Lower East Side’s Cup and Saucer, which closed after more than…
New Target Desperately Tries to Fit Into the East Village: Does It Hit the Mark?
I had been caught in the pouring rain without an umbrella, and my shirt was soaked through like a wet dog on the night of…
Politicians Call Out Airbnb as Mural Welcomes Guests to ‘Illegal Hotel Row’
“Hey hey, ho ho, illegal hotels have got to go!” On a rainy Wednesday afternoon at the First Street Green Cultural Park, a dedicated group…
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…
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,…
Pretty Sweet: Williamsburg’s New Waterfront Wonderland, Domino Park
South Williamsburg’s Domino Park is finally finished and open to the public, and it is a gleaming example of what approximately $50 million can do…