Lawmakers rallied at City Hall yesterday in support of extending and expanding New York's rent protection laws. Among those participating: State Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh (see photo), who represents portions of the Lower East Side. The current rent law expires...
Residents on the Lower East Side have been waiting a long time for something to be done about the ever-growing number of so-called "Chinatown buses" clogging the neighborhood's streets. In December of 2009, Department of Transportation official Luis Sanchez...
Gotham Gazette has launched a new web site to track money in politics. Here's how they describe Councilpedia, a project funded by the Knight Foundation:
You can search a politician's campaign donations, the bills he or she sponsored and...
Residents of the Lower East Side are accustomed to their state assemblyman's high profile in Albany. In the past few months, Speaker Sheldon Silver has been attracting even more ink than usual, as the mainstream media waits breathlessly for...
The emotions ran the gamut last night inside the auditorium of P.S. 20 on Essex Street. Elation, anger, relief, regret and pride were all palpable as Community Board 3 held an historic vote on the future of the Seward...
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez has released this statement regarding last night's vote to approve the Seward Park redevelopment guidelines:
"Although the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area is not in my Council District, I want to add my voice to the many...
Just in from City Councilmember Margaret Chin:
“I applaud the SPURA Development Task Force for reaching a consensus on the proposed guidelines for the development of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA). After 43 years, I am pleased to...
It was the deal most everyone thought could not get done. Four decades after hundreds of homes and businesses were bulldozed in the name of urban renewal, Community Board 3 took an historic step last night towards finally rebuilding...
New York Jets fans are, of course, licking their wounds today. Among them: our state senator, Daniel Squadron (third from the left with a few other guys you might recognize). In a column published on ESPN's web site today,...
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