This past weekend, two candidates vying to represent the Lower East Side in the City Council made back-to-back appearances before one of the neighborhood's more influential political clubs. Members of CoDA (Coalition for a District Alternative) heard from first-term...
Editor's note: A short time ago, we posted an Op/Ed from New Amsterdam Market founder Robert LaValva concerning the future of the old Fulton Fish Market buildings at the Seaport. The piece addressed two TLD articles in which Kelly...
Editor's note: The following opinion piece was submitted by Robert LaValva, president and founder of the New Amsterdam Market:
The Lo-Down’s two recent articles regarding the New Amsterdam Market and the Fulton Fish Market contain a number of incorrect statements...
A long-running war of words between a LES-based advocacy group and City Council member Margaret Chin is becoming more intense. Yesterday, a protest took place outside Chin's office, at 250 Broadway, orchestrated by the organization, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops. ...
The New York Times reported today that Yo! Bus is "rushing to fill the void left by the shutdown of Fung Wah," the Chinatown bus company which was forced out of service by the federal government last week due...
Candidates for citywide offices were required to file campaign finance disclosure statements this week. There's more evidence District 1 City Council member Margaret Chin is gearing up for her re-election bid.
The latest report shows her campaign has collected $97,190...
The 2012 election season is barely behind us, but next year's City Council races are already starting to heat up. This week City Council member Margaret Chin kicked off a series of casual fundraising events at neighborhood restaurants. We...
On Friday a jury found driver Ophadell Williams not guilty of most charges he faced in connection with the horrific bus crash in the Bronx last year that left 15 Chinatown residents dead. City Council member Margaret Chin released...
Believe it or not, the Seward Park redevelopment plan (SPURA) has finally made it through the city's arduous land use approval process. We just returned from City Hall, where the New York City Council voted 48-0 in favor of...
Some quick context on the modifications announced today before the City Council's land use committee voted on the Seward Park plan.
Additional Housing: Council member Margaret Chin persuaded the city to add 100 apartments on the Seward park parcels, meaning...
