After his 21-year tenure as assembly speaker comes to an end, Sheldon Silver takes his seat in back of the chamber (Capital).
Some transit advocates say expanded ferry service is not a good use of the city's limited resources (Capital).
The...
A burst water main on Pitt Street caused an icy mess over the weekend (Channel 2).
A pedestrian was seriously injured Friday by a bus on East Houston Street near Bowery (Gothamist).
A man caused $100,000 in damage at an East...
Editor's note: During the past two decades, Sheldon Silver's influence on the Lower East Side has been strongly felt within any number of local institutions. One of them is Community Board 3. We asked reporter Zach Williams to survey...
Council member Margaret Chin renews her push for legislation that would require landlords to pay for tenant relocations (Village Voice).
A look at the long odds of winning in the city's affordable housing lotteries (NYT).
The young guns, including local Assemblyman...
Behind the scenes: Six days that culminated in the end of the Sheldon Silver era in Albany (NYT).
A group of reform-minded Democrats, including local Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, is trying to influence the Speaker race (Observer).
Meet the designers who are...
Antonio Ciccarello was stabbed in the 1950s on the Lower East Side. His death in September at the age of 97 has now been classified as a murder (NYT).
Lower East Side resident Collette McLafferty wants to prevent frivolous lawsuits...
Airbnb under fire: City Council members and NYC residents complain that the short-term-rental service is jeopardizing affordable housing (NYT).
Protecting the Waterfront: A report from last week's Rebuild by Design forum on the Lower East Side (Curbed).
Yes, gentrification exists in...
All six units at the former "Rat Castle" on Ludlow Street have gone into contract. The duplex penthouse unit is selling for $2.4 million (Real Deal).
L+M, one of the developers of Essex Crossing, has been busy throughout the neighborhood....
A judge rules that two women claiming Vito Lopez harassed them can move forward with their lawsuit against the state Assembly and Speaker Sheldon Silver (Daily News).
The mayor says his administration has financed more than 17,000 units of affordable...
Vision Zero: The mayor says 2014 was the safest year on record, but an analysis shows more cyclists died last year compared with 2013 (WNYC).
A look at the mayor's uphill battle to win a stronger rent regulation law in...
