A new report by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer finds that Airbnb is causing rents to rise significantly in popular Manhattan and Brooklyn neighborhoods, including the Lower East Side.
- Two "Manhattan millennials" plan to protest an annual Chinese dog eating festival held in China’s southern Yulin province by bringing nearly a dozen dogs to Chinatown today and plastering the area with purple anti-animal abuse ribbons.
- In Sarah Larson's...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has weighed in on the dispute between Community Board 3 and the LES Dwellers neighborhood organization.
CB3 Chairperson Gigi Li made the decision earlier this month to suspend the group, saying that it had...
Local officials gathered along the East River this morning to announce they have set aside $7 million to develop a beach and park under the Brooklyn Bridge.
The proposal was initially detailed in the East River Blueway plan, a...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer came to Chinatown today in search of a few good men and women. As the application deadline approaches to join the city's community boards, he joined City Councilmember Margaret Chin and community activists to...
Earlier this week, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called on the City Council to reform the way it awards grants to community organizations. The grants, known as "member items," are seen by many as pork-barrel spending, tools elected officials...
Parks Department planners have been working on designs for a new and improved Luther Gulick Park -- now they've got a bit more money to get the job done. This week, neighborhood activists learned City Councilwoman Margaret Chin has...
This afternoon, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has announced 310 appointments to the city's 12 community boards. The City Charter authorizes the borough presidents to select board members. Half of the appointments are made in consultation with relevant City...
This evening Community Board 3 voted unanimously to endorse a set of planning guidelines for the redevelopment of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area, effectively putting an end to the Lower East Side's longest and most bitter grudge match.
It...
There was a media happening this morning at the corner of St. Marks Place & 2nd Avenue. Channel 2, Channel 5 and NY1 crowded onto the sidewalk to hear Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer reveal results of an "unprecedented...
