State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver released a press statement a short time ago calling on the city to dedicate revenues from Pier 36 to the "maintenance and upkeep of the East River Esplanade." A private company, Basketball City, has...
It will feel more like summer than fall today: 85 degrees and sunny with rain showers beginning around 7pm. President Obama arrives in New York this afternoon for the opening of the UN General Assembly and Democratic Party fundraisers...
We begin the morning with a view of the neighborhood from the roof of the Bowery Mission. Another nice fall day is ahead -- sunny and 72. On the agenda, this evening's meeting of the 9th Precinct Community Council...
This afternoon, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is out with a statement on the final rules submitted by the NYC Parks Department on community gardens:
"The new rules put forward by the Parks Department provide important protections for the community...
State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is accustomed to taking some shots from political foes and newspaper editorial boards. But in recent weeks, everyone from Ed Koch to GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino have been going after the so-called "most...
As the debate over the fate of New York's community gardens rages on, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is out with a statement on the topic:
“On the Lower East Side, dedicated urban gardeners turned vacant lots from dangerous eyesores...
We've just heard from the Department of Education about the Girls Prep situation. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver released a statement earlier today saying the DOE's decision to implement an expansion plan for the charter school -- in spite...
As we reported last night (via Gotham Schools), the Department of Education has decided to go ahead with the Girls Prep expansion plan in spite of a ruling by the state education commissioner blocking the proposal. The commissioner, David...
From the in-box, word from State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver about this weekend's "electronic waste" recycling event. It'll be offered both Saturday and Sunday from 10-4, on Essex Street, between Grand and Hester. Residents, small businesses and non-profits are...
What does it take to fix a sidewalk in New York City? Quite a lot, it seems. For the past several years, local residents have been complaining about large holes in the crumbling sidewalk on Columbia Street, in front...
