Politics

Monday night, 22 community activists will file into the Henry Street Settlement's gym, poised to make a big decision. After two-and-a-half years of deliberations, Community Board 3's land use committee is finally scheduled to vote on planning guidelines for...

A message from District 1 City Councilmember Margaret Chin: I am writing today to invite all of District 1 to a public hearing on the City's response to the December Blizzard and snow cleanup. I encourage everyone to attend and...

Reporters caught up with State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany yesterday, quizzing him on a variety of subjects. In spite of new reports to the contrary, he said Assembly Democrats are not seeking to make property tax relief...

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver discusses Governor Cuomo's State of the State speech with Capital Tonight's Liz Benjamin:

As power point slides go, this one was a doozy. During Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State speech yesterday, LES Assemblyman, Speaker Sheldon Silver, was cast in a starring role. Here's what Cuomo had to say, as this...

From City Councilmember Rosie Mendez: Rosie Hosts Forums on Bed Bugs in Private Housing on Tues. January 18th and on Bed Bugs in Public Housing on Wed. January 19th: On January 18th, Rosie, along with co-sponsors Community Boards 2, 3,...

From this morning's in-box: State Senator Daniel Squadron will be joining Ed Koch at a midday news conference to call on the Senate to make government reform its first order of business in the new legislative session. Earlier this year,...

On Monday night, it's back to work for members of Community Board 3's SPURA task force.   They've had a lot to think about since last month's meeting, in which CB3 leaders unveiled draft guidelines for the redevelopment of the...

Tonight City Councilmember Rosie Mendez is inviting members of the community to attend a screening of the provocative 2007 documentary, "A Jihad for Love."  Following the screening, director Parvez Sharma will take part in a discussion about the film,...

Tuesday night, Chinatown business and political leaders won an important victory, as Community Board 3's economic development committee voted to support their proposal for a business Improvement District. Many more steps lie ahead, including five more community board meetings...