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…
Newly Signed Law Will Help Keep OId Folks Homes From Becoming Rich Folks Homes
It’s too late to save Rivington House, the former HIV treatment facility that a non-profit nursing home operator unexpectedly flipped to a luxury developer after…
Mayor Announces New LES Senior Housing Amid Rivington House Controversy
As members of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration faced questions regarding the Rivington House debacle in a contentious City Council hearing this afternoon, de Blasio’s…
Community Urges City Council to Reconsider Houston Street Upzoning
East Houston street is currently a hotbed of development, as any casual stroll down the street will reveal. Endless scaffolding, boarded-up properties, fences, and signs…
Electeds Aim to Keep Community, Non-Profit Spaces From Becoming Soulless Condos
As the ongoing drama surrounding the Rivington House intensifies, elected officials urged the City Planning Commission this morning to make deed restriction changes subject to…
Pols Outraged Over Rivington House, Seek to Keep More Non-Profit Spaces From Being Flipped
Public officials are demanding, in louder and louder voices, to know why and how the city quietly allowed a Lower East Side building once reserved…