Recapping last night's mayoral debate, the Times suggests: "Neither candidate seemed to land a decisive punch that would alter the course of a lopsided campaign."The Gotham Gazette looks at why New York City's crime rate has fallen...
Bill Thompson's handlers are calling it the great equalizer. For one night at least, Mike Bloomberg's $100 million war chest won't matter. The two mayoral candidates meet for the first of two debates this evening at...
In the aftermath of President Obama's (tepid) endorsement of Bill Thompson, pressure is growing on City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to endorse, as well.
Are the Shabbos elevators kosher? A rabbinical ruling is causing puzzlement on...
The East River Succah Association rebuilds after this week's destructive storms.
The city's public schools are being forced to lay off more than 500 school aides next week, even though principals say they have money in their budgets to...
Ursula Burns, the new head of Xerox, was raised on the Lower East Side. She's the first black woman to run a Fortune 500 company:Reached at their Rochester home
Friday, Burns' teenaged daughter, Melissa, 16, called...
Third quarter reports indicate the Manhattan residential real estate market may be recovering. District 1 Community Education Council is inviting representation by charter school parents. A new report by the State Law Revision Commission is highly critical of...
Girls Prep Charter's quest for more space took center stage last night at the District 1 Community Education Council Meeting. We'll have a full report about that in the next few days. In the meantime, Gotham Schools has...
John Liu and Bill deBlasio trounced their opponents in yesterday's runoff election. The Times draws a few conclusions from last night's results. • The Working Families Party... is now the pre-eminent political force in New
York City politics, replacing...
The Daily News reports President Obama is likely to stay out of the New York City mayoral election, unless Bill Thompson can demonstrate he's got a shot at beating Mike Bloomberg. The Post speculates about Christine Quinn's prospects...
The Lo-Down had the story first - two weeks ago. Now The Downtown Express has gotten around to reporting that the Chatham Square reconstruction project has been delayed for two years.
The
city cannot rip up Chatham Square now...
