A large group of students and staff from dozens of community organizations came to City Hall this afternoon to fight for continued funding of after school programs (see our earlier coverage here). Mayor Bloomberg decided to cut off money the city allocates to 88 community-based after school programs. A coalition representing those programs delivered [...]
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June 10th, 2009
Along with his tattoos and his Harleys, Dr. Dave Ores is practically legendary on the LES for helping people gain access to affordable health care. He doesn't take insurance (doesn't believe in it) and you almost always "pay what you can". Last year he started a Health Care Co-Op for restaurant workers. We spoke with [...] June 10th, 2009
Curbed crunches the numbers from the Citi Habitats May rental report. Vacancy rates are extremely low, although some experts think these kind of reports mask the true vacancy situation in Manhattan. Average rents declined a little bit. On the LES, a one bedroom averaged $2117 in May. Among the casualties of the coup in Albany: [...] June 10th, 2009
The Transportation Committee of Community Board 3 has a full agenda tonight. Among the issues they'll address: A request from residents and the Seward Park Co-op Board to put up signs on East Broadway limiting truck traffic to local deliveries. June 10th, 2009
Housing rights advocates fought for a stronger stance in support of affordable housing Monday night, as a committee of Community Board 3 came close to completing a "statement of principles" for the redevelopment of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA). Chairman David McWater, vowing to have a plan by the end of the [...] June 10th, 2009
It just keeps getting weirder and weirder in Albany. The deposed Democrats lock the door to the Senate chamber so the new GOP majority can't get in. The Republicans, for their part, plan to hold court in a park (not a great day for a picnic, unfortunately). And the story behind the coup: the upstate [...] |
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