Boarded up and covered in graffiti, the former Imperial Theater on the corner of Irving and De Kalb Avenue in Bushwick needs a serious facelift.…
Chinatown Residents Rally Against ‘Racist’ Towers They Say Are Displacing Them
“Where are you, de Blasio?” That was the question of the afternoon when rain-soaked protesters braved the weather at City Hall to protest rezoning that…
Bushwick Inlet Park Advocates Stage Funeral in Hopes of Killing Tower Deal
Halloween came early for a developer seeking to take over a controversial plot on the Williamsburg waterfront; this afternoon activists hauling coffins and headstones tried to…
In Williamsburg, Tenants Told to Clear Out For Demolition Dig In and Demand Repairs
The two-bedroom apartment that Jesenia Ventura shares with her three young children, her sister, and her mother Amalia Martinez is so run-down that some windows…
Empty Spaces: What’s Up With Wreck Room’s Old Place?
Empty Spaces takes a closer look at the buildings that used to house well-loved establishments, shuttered due to inevitable rent hikes or an unfortunate turn…
Film School and Theater Clear Out of Tammany Hall Ahead of Retail Makeover
The New York Film Academy has left Tammany Hall and another tenant, the Union Square Theater, will soon follow suit as the landmarked building that was once home to a corrupt…
Anti-Construction Harassment Coalition Rallies at City Hall For Tenant Safety
A group by the name of Stand for Tenant Safety, consisting of tenant groups and eleven City Council Members (including Rosie Mendez from the Lower East…
Chinatown and LES Residents Rally Against ‘Building From Hell’
Around 250 local residents, business owners and members of the Coalition to Protect Chinatown & The Lower East Side met at the future site of…
Williamsburg’s Sleek New Hotel Gets Glassed Up (Plus: The Rooms!)
If you were anywhere in the general proximity of the William Vale these last few days you may have noticed the futuristic giant is getting…
Three Bowery Buildings Vacated After Wall Collapses On Workers
A brick wall collapsed onto two workers this morning as they renovated a building at Bowery and Rivington. The workers were digging for concrete placement…