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Here's more on the fatal traffic accident yesterday morning on Canal Street. A woman believed to be in her 70's was struck by the driver of an SUV, as she tried to cross at Elizabeth Street. A witness told...

Here's a followup on the push to save the Siempre Verde Community Garden on Stanton Street. Garden activists launched a petition drive to stop a private developer and the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) from building...

More detail now on a story we mentioned in our "Morning Reads," City Council legislation toughening fines for bad landlords.  District 1 Council member Margaret Chin authored the bill, along with Jumaane Williams, who represents Flatbush and surrounding neighborhoods...

The Real Deal yesterday took a look at the Real Estate Board of New York's opposition to several bills recently introduced in the New York City Council.  One of those proposed laws is sponsored by local Council member Margaret...

In New York City, there are more than 100,000 people living with hepatitis B, but many of them are unaware of it.  That's because patients often shows no symptoms until the virus is in its deadly late stages, earning it the name of...

Earlier this week, the City Council approved a $75 billion budget for the coming fiscal year. In the days ahead, we'll be looking at some of the Lower East Side organizations and programs awarded grants as part of that...

Late last night at City Hall, Mayor de Blasio and members of the City Council celebrated an on-time agreement on New York's $75 billion budget. There's our local Council member, Margaret Chin, just above and to the left of...

A couple of updates from City Council member Margaret Chin.  First, she was front-and-center yesterday as Mayor de Blasio signed legislation increasing the income eligibility cap for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption program (SCRIE).  Beginning in July, the...

It's not too hard to tell there's a new sheriff in town. Today parents at University Neighborhood High School are celebrating a decision announced late yesterday by the Department of Education. Last fall, they were disheartened to learn that the...

It's been an active couple of weeks for City Council member Margaret Chin, who represents the Lower East Side at City Hall.  This morning, she introduced legislation before the committee on public service and labor to expand New York's...