Local advocates rallied at City Hall on April 8 to demand greater transparency around arts education funding. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Advocates Urge City to Spend More on Arts Ed. for Public Schools, as Cuts Loom Local arts advocates hosted educators and students at an April 8 rally on the steps of Manhattan’s City Hall, in order to... Home 18 Apr 2025 | 07:32
Proposed in late 2024, new affordable housing may soon be located at the current site of a parking lot on 5th St. in the East Village. ( Photo: Garrett Owen ) What We Know about the City’s Affordable Housing Proposed for E. 5th St in East Village The East Village may soon get an affordable housing project Ok’d, replacing what is now a parking lot on E. 5th St. between... News 07 Apr 2025 | 05:17
Car-Free Earth Day will be held on April 26, the NYC Department of Transportation announced, formally kicking off 2025’s “Open Streets” programming. ( Photo: NYC DOT ) ‘Car-Free Earth Day’ to Kick Off Open Streets Across Manhattan The NYC Department of Transportation will kick off its Open Streets season on April 26, for its ninth annual Car-Free Earth... News 04 Apr 2025 | 01:53
Tee ballers, barely bigger than the banner, get ready to step off at the start of the Opening Day parade for the Peter Stuyvesant Little League. There are still Tee ball openings for players living in the district between East 12th Street and East 72nd Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) 3 NY Mets Champs Help Little League Kick Off Its 75th Season Play ball! The Peter Stuyvesant Little League, whose catchment district stretches from East 12th Street to East 72nd Street... News 02 Apr 2025 | 02:58
Signs highlighting the new congestion pricing zone. ( Photo: Alamy) Hochul Ignored Plea from 4 Council Members for Relief from Congest Toll for Residents Living Below 60th St. Dear Governor Hochul and Commissioner Dominguez: We write to you as New York City Council Members representing the Central... Voices 06 Jan 2025 | 06:42
Incumbent Carlina Rivera swept to victory in City Council District 2, although her rival Allie Ryan, a political novice, snagged nearly 40 percent of the vote. Photo: Carlina Rivera City Council Rivera in Her Final City Council Run Pulls Over 60% of Vote in Dem Primary Incumbent City Council member Carlina Rivera racked up nearly 60.5 percent on the strength of 4,646 votes according to the... News 30 Jun 2023 | 06:31
City councilwoman Carlina Rivera. Photo: NYC.gov. District 2 To Split $100G Funding Among Four Programs City councilwoman Carlina Rivera, of District 2, is allocating the $100,000 given for victim services funding among four... News 15 Mar 2023 | 02:06
Democratic NY-10 candidate Daniel Goldman (left) campaigned with Attorney General Letitia James (center) and Democratic NYS Assembly candidate Grace Lee (second from right) on the Lower East Side on Election Day. Photo via Dan Goldman’s Twitter A Blue Wave Sweeps Manhattan Early in the morning on Election Day, Governor Kathy Hochul addressed what was shaping up to be a competitive race between... News 10 Nov 2022 | 06:10
Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou (center) at the ribbon-cutting. Photo courtesy of Department for the Aging Ribbon-Cutting at Masaryk Towers On Thursday, September 22, the United Jewish Council of the East Side (UJCES) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the... News 29 Sep 2022 | 04:01
Daniel Goldman with his family on election day. Photo via Goldman’s Twitter What Started With A Dozen Democrats Ended With (Almost) One One of New York’s most highly-anticipated Democratic primary races — featuring a field of a dozen candidates vying for a... News 26 Aug 2022 | 03:04
NY-10 candidates from left to right: Yuh-Line Niou, Mondaire Jones, Jo Anne Simon, Carlina Rivera, Elizabeth Holtzman, Daniel Goldman. Photo: Abigail Gruskin An NY-10 Debate Bursting At The Seams A two-hour debate between six candidates in the newly-drawn 10th Congressional District on Wednesday evening felt as if it... News 12 Aug 2022 | 01:29
Mayor Eric Adams holds a hearing on a package of abortion rights bills at City Hall on Friday, July 29, 2022. Photo: Violet Mendelsund/Mayoral Photography Office NYC and Abortion Rights After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade more than two months ago, chaos ensued in the country. There has been a lot... News 12 Aug 2022 | 12:05
Carlina Rivera (center) campaigning. Photo courtesy of Carlina Rivera’s campaign Who’s Who in NY-10 As the city’s second summer primary on August 23 hurdles into focus, the field for Congress in Downtown’s NY-10 remains overwhelmingly... News 04 Aug 2022 | 12:24
Deux Amis restaurant in Midtown was forced to close for months because DOT refused to move bike racks blocking access to table-friendly street space. Photo courtesy of Deux Amis Rewriting the Rules on Bike Racks Love ‘em or loathe, bikes and bike racks are here to stay. The first may be great for the environment and your body. The... News 14 May 2021 | 02:42
Halal truck downtown. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Taking it to the Streets As the cap on food vendor permits has not changed since the 1980s and many vendors operate illegally, NYC is hoping to change... News 25 Jan 2021 | 11:08
