Sheldon Silver is skeptical about raising the charter school cap and he's not inclined to give charters more money (Daily News).
Manitoba's is in danger of closing (EV Grieve).
As New York experiences an extended cold spell, the Bowery Mission is...
The median sales price of a Lower East Side apartment in 2014 was $672,000 (Crain's).
A City Council committee looks at putting a cap on Uber's surge pricing. One Council member said at a hearing yesterday: “Many of our cabbies...
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 | Mary McCord captured last night's sunset along the East River, near Corlears Hook | Weather: Sunny skies today with a high of 29, but it's going to dip down to 16 overnight | Happening...
Report: A coup attempt against Speaker Sheldon Silver was blocked by the Republican leader in the Assembly (Post).
Campaign finance and the upcoming battle over the state's rent laws (City & State).
A City Council committee will be questioning Airbnb over...
Parents braved the cold last night, showing up at P.S. 20 for a hearing regarding Success Academy's plans to open a school on the Lower East Side. The DOE canceled the hearing after the charter school chain withdrew its...
Sheldon Silver was re-elected yesterday as Speaker of the New York Assembly. “I enjoy and am very heartened by the support that I get from members of the conference. And I’m honored that they chose me to support them,"...
In a private meeting last night, Assembly Democrats agreed to renominate Sheldon Silver as their Speaker. Only one member, Assemblyman Charles Barron, was opposed (Daily News).
What's Barron's beef with Silver? (City & State)
Today City Council member Margaret Chin will...
For a second week, arrests are sharply down in New York (NYT).
Whole Foods suspends two workers who were seen in a video attacking a man inside the Union Square store (Grub Street).
A developer has big plans for two Mulberry...
Editorial: "Assembly Democrats cannot in good conscience" keep Sheldon Silver as Speaker (Daily News).
In a December speech to Assembly Democrats, the mayor lavished praise on Sheldon Silver. “In times when the ideas of our party, the ideas of the...
A second suspect has been arrested in the Brooklyn Bridge/cop assault ordeal (Post).
There were 132 pedestrian fatalities in New York last year, the lowest number since the city started keeping records (NYT).
Surprise, surprise. It was really loud on Ludlow...
