Politics

This past weekend, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and City Councilmember Margaret Chin addressed students attending the CUNY College Fair on the Seward Park campus. The fair was sponsored by Silver's office, as well as the offices of Chin...

Neighborhood activists gathered at Masaryk Towers (43-55 Columbia Street) with State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Friday on to celebrate a hard fought victory. After years of advocacy and protests, the crumbling sidewalk in front of the private...

Last night, the New York State Assembly voted to temporarily ban hydrofracking, a controversial method of extracting natural gas from deep shale rock. In a statement released a short time ago, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said: "I will not let...

Devotees of the "Fake Shelly Silver" twitter feed probably noticed this item posted a short time ago: Now, um, about that Assembly leadership coup... I'm sure the @NewYorkPost will be publishing a correction some time today... In spite of all kinds...

The LES Business Improvement District officially unveiled their new headquarters (and Visitor Center) at 54 Orchard Street on Tuesday night. They celebrated the long-awaited new space with a ribbon cutting ceremony and remarks from numerous elected officials who were...

On Monday, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn released a comprehensive report and plan for creating a sustainable and affordable food system in New York City.  Gotham Gazette and Civil Eats both have good articles looking at her proposals. In...

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver made a rare appearance at Community Board 3's monthly meeting last night. In the Speaker's remarks, he said the city has refused his request to divert revenues from Basketball City (a private facility opening...

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has come to the aid of more than a dozen residents of the Seward Park Cooperative who were having difficulty paying increased maintenance fees. The residents all receive subsidies through the Section 8 housing assistance...

This morning, members of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation board allocated $100 million for a performing arts center at the World Trade Center, $20 million for a bridge at West Thames Street in Battery Park City and $15 million...

The Board of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. is meeting this morning to begin deciding how to use $200 million that remains from its 9/11 recovery fund.  Lower East Side activists are hoping board members will be feeling the...