Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:
--A look at the District 1 City Council race, where land use issues are Topic A.
--Speaking of which, early voting has begun for the NYC Primary...
Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:
--The New York Court of Appeals declined to hear arguments from community groups, meaning the initial legal battle to stop three mega-projects in the Two Bridges area...
Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:
--The Gotham Organization has secured another $50 million for its project on the former site of the fire-ravaged Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue. Having already locked in construction...
--Inside the, "Destroy-It-to-Save-It" Plan for East River Park. A lengthy piece originally published in New York Magazine about the controversial resiliency scheme along the East River.
--The team behind a plan for a floating pool in the East River,...
Here's a look at some of the the items that caught our eye this week:
--On Friday evening, local State Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou joined other progressive elected officials in rescinding support for Scott Stringer, whose mayoral campaign has been rocked...
Here's a look at some of the stories that caught our eye in the past week:
--Brosnan, a private security firm, is teaming up with the local grassroots group, Chinatown Block Watch, for stepped up neighborhood patrols. The...
--Building owners and developers are looking at converting hotel and commercial properties into affordable housing, but it could be an expensive proposition. "The process seems so daunting that an investor interested in converting a struggling 60-room hotel on the...
--There was a big rally in Columbus Park to make a strong stand against racist and misogynistic violence against Asian women.
--More civilian groups are coming together to protect vulnerable residents in Chinatown and other Asian American enclaves across...
--The latest on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is set to begin later this spring.
--As you can probably tell by construction noise echoing through the neighborhood, excavation is well under way for two new towers on...
--It's been a rough road for the hotel business in the past year but Marriott and the Lightstone Group are preparing to open two new NYC hotels, one located at 145 Bowery.
--Philip Chong's company owns a number of...
