Housing is the borough’s “biggest crisis,” Manhattan borough president Mark Levine said in his state of the borough address on March 3. ( Jakub Halun/Wikimedia Commons) Deepening Housing Crisis Emerges Amid Luxury Resurgence in Manhattan As luxury condos and rental units in Manhattan experience a resurgence following the pandemic, a growing inequality in securing... News 07 Mar 2024 | 05:13
A Chinatown group is joining the United Federation of Teachers, the Borough of Staten Island and others in fighting congestion pricing, claiming it will harm downtown businesses and hurt the poor and elderly who have to rely on car transport. Photo: MTA Chinatown Civic Leader Blasts Congestion Pricing, Latest to Join Suit to Try to Halt It The leader of an ad hoc group in Chinatown is the latest to blast congestion pricing, calling it a “money grab” by the Metropolitan... News 05 Feb 2024 | 04:46
Andre Leroy Davis, Darryl McDaniels (DMC), Dawud Anyabwile Osaze, Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur (front row) and Kadiatou Tubman, manager of Education Programs and Outreach at the Schomburg Center, pose with DMC’s original character, DMC. ( Photo: Christian Spencer) Celebrating Diversity in Comic Books The Black Comic Book Festival celebrated its eighth annual convention at the Schomburg Center this month, its biggest draw... News 27 Jan 2020 | 11:43
City Council Member Ben Kallos, a longtime anime fan, helped kick off Anime NYC at the Javits Convention Center on November 15th. ( Photo: Office of Council Member Ben Kallos via Twitter) Anime Rocks the City What do City Council Member Ben Kallos, Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Kanji Yamanouchi and an estimated 40,000 fans of... News 18 Nov 2019 | 02:46