Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower, courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM Seaport Case Dismissed A New York State Supreme Court judge dismissed a lawsuit this week that challenged the Landmarks Preservation Commission... News 06 Oct 2021 | 12:20
Rep. Jerry Nadler(left) and Grace Lee (right), one of the founders of Children First, at the rally in front of Peck Slip School on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Children First Parents Push for Delay on Toxic Cleanup Before there was a controversial plan to build a 324-foot residential tower in place of a parking lot in the South Street... News 17 Sep 2021 | 01:34
Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower, courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM Community Board Votes Against Seaport Project The members of Community Board 1 sent a strong message of opposition against the Howard Hughes Corporation’s plan to build... News 02 Aug 2021 | 08:52
Christopher Marte at his primary night event on Canal Street. Photo courtesy of Todd Fine Marte Leads in District 1 Vote In 2017, Christopher Marte came just 222 votes short of knocking off incumbent Council Member Margaret Chin in a District... News 25 Jun 2021 | 01:32
Christopher Marte. Photo courtesy of Marte’s campaign Christopher Marte: ‘Our District is at a Crossroads’ The son of Dominican immigrants, Christopher Marte was born and raised in downtown Manhattan. His father owned a neighborhood... News 15 Jun 2021 | 12:56
Gigi Li. Photo courtesy of Li’s campaign Gigi Li: ‘Equity and Access’ Gigi Li has an immigrant story familiar to a lot of New Yorkers. Her parents brought Li to New York from Hong Kong when she... News 08 Jun 2021 | 01:50
Maud Maron. Photo courtesy of Maron’s campaign Maud Maron: ‘Public Safety is Our Central Issue’ Born in Manhattan and raised in Pennsylvania, Maud Maron returned to New York City for college and law school. She now lives... News 08 Jun 2021 | 01:45
Susan Lee. Photo courtesy of Lee’s campaign Susan Lee: ‘The Silent Majority’ Susan Lee grew up on the Lower East Side after she and her family moved from Hong Kong when Lee was six years old. She’s... News 08 Jun 2021 | 01:38
Tiffany Winbush. Photo: Rashida Zagon Tiffany Winbush: ‘The Connector’ Originally from Louisiana, Tiffany Winbush moved to New York 15 years ago to build a career in marketing communications.... Home 01 Jun 2021 | 02:35
Jenny Low. Photo courtesy of Low’s campaign Jenny Low: ‘I Get It Done’ Jenny Low immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 12 years old, learning English while attending school.... News 28 May 2021 | 09:37
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
After the Slaughter Manhattanites don’t shock easily. They’re well aware that big-city life is often punctuated with trauma and peril and pain.... News 08 Oct 2019 | 01:37
A rally at City Hall by grassroots group Close Rikers Build Communities before the hearing to close the prison complex last week. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Jail Plans: All in the Details There seems to be little disagreement among city officials that shuttering Rikers Island is a necessary, long-overdue step... News 09 Sep 2019 | 01:14
