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...
A short time ago, we returned from Pier 42 (at the end of Montgomery Street), where U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer called on the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC) to pay for the construction of an East Side waterfront park...
As we've reported in past stories, State Senator Daniel Squadron is keeping up the pressure on the NYPD to begin enforcing a law he sponsored cracking down on bad bars. The legislation allows the SLA to revoke a liquor...
Election night wasn't exactly a nail-biter for the Lower East Side's elected representatives. In Downtown Manhattan, there's not much for Democratic candidates to fear once they prevail in their party's primary. But for the record, here are the results:
Daniel...
Elected officials and neighborhood activists rallied in Chatham Square yesterday, urging voters to go to the polls tomorrow. Among those taking part in an afternoon rally: State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron and City Councilmember Margaret...
A short time ago, elected officials, pedestrian safety advocates and community leaders crowded onto the bustling sidewalk on the Lower East Side to acknowledge a legislative achievement. Today, "Hayley and Diego's Law," which cracks down on careless drivers, went...
This morning we made reference to last night's packed 9th Precinct community meeting, which focused mainly on the murder and mayhem taking place outside the 2nd Avenue bar Sin Sin. Patrick Hedlund of DNA Info has a good summary...
From the in-box this morning:
State Senator Daniel Squadron announced that on Sunday, Governor Paterson signed into law his bill that will help the State Liquor Authority (SLA) crack down on nightlife operators who routinely violate noise laws, fail to...
We just returned from 1 Centre Street, where elected officials and education advocates rallied against the Education Department's decision to proceed with its expansion of the Girls Prep Charter School. Today's event was organized by Manhattan Borough President Scott...
We've already heard from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer on the DOE's handling of the Girls Prep situation. They strongly criticized Chancellor Joel Klein's decision to allow the LES charter school to expand, in...
