Over 300 residents of the Lower East Side and Chinatown gathered in a Bowery gym for Mayor de Blasio’s 27th town hall Wednesday, and we…
We Climbed Aboard the First NYC Ferry, Christened in Brooklyn Today
Mayor de Blasio rode the first NYC Ferry into Brooklyn Bridge park this morning. The ferry is the first of 20 coming to New York…
Ralliers Try to Seduce Mayor Into Blocking East Village Dorm
https://vimeo.com/204107539 Residents, activists, community groups and their elected representatives gathered at the steps of City Hall yesterday afternoon with a Valentine’s Day message for Mayor…
With City’s Offer Expired, Sun Might Be Setting on Bushwick Inlet Park
After 60 days on the table, the city’s offer to pay the former CitiStorage site’s owner $100 million for the final parcel of the long-promised…
Chinatown Protesters Call Mayor’s Housing Plan ‘Nothing But a Big Scam’
It was freezing outside, but the 60-odd Chinatown community activists gathered in front of Gracie Mansion yesterday were fired up. In English, Spanish and Chinese, they…
Spice Is Vice: Mayor Passes New Laws Aimed at Ending ‘Plague of K2’
The Mayor signed a series of laws today criminalizing K2, part of the City’s continuing effort to crack down on the use and sale of…
De Blasio Announces LES Ferry, Affordable Housing For Artists and Musicians
In his State of the City address today, Mayor De Blasio announced a city-wide ferry network serving the Lower East Side and vowed to provide…
Some Sorry Parks and Playgrounds Just Netted Millions in Fix-Up Funds
The De Blasio administration pulled off a regular slam dunk with this one — yesterday the Mayor’s office announced the allocation of $130 million to…
De Blasio Brags About Brooklyn Techies, Announces $10M ‘Tech Talent Pipeline’
Mayor Bill De Blasio kicked off Internet Week near Union Square this morning, but despite the Manhattan location, it was Brooklyn — where companies like…