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By Mark Chiusano The post-Independence Day missive from Mayor Eric Adams had notes of grandeur: the city was announcing a new ...
On July 31, 2025, the New York City Department of environmental protection joined the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Design and Construction to announce the completion of a ...
On July 30, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the City Council’s disapproval of the land use application for a bid to build a casino and entertainment complex at the current Bally’s Golf Links site at ...
Ranked-choice voting was implemented in each jurisdiction to improve the representativeness of the voting system and reduce negative campaigning New Yorkers, in past years, passed a variety of reforms ...
Sandy Hornick. Image Credit: Sandy Hornick/Hornick Consulting, Inc. I was motivated to respond to an article by Robert Kuttner on The American Prospect website that in general argued that a ...
Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. The East Elmhurst playground will be receiving a $4.6 million renovation to accommodate active and passive recreation. On April 8, 2021, the New ...
Image Credit: Stefan Schweihofer/Wikimedia Commons On February 7, 2024, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for the proposed Gaming Facility Text Amendment. The text amendment would ...
Julius’ Bar. Image Credit: LPC. Located at the corner of West 10th Street and Waverly Place, Julius’ holds great significance in NYC’s LGBTQ+ history and is undergoing Individual Landmark ...
Director of City Planning Dan Garodnick speaking about the City of Yes proposals at the 189th CityLaw Breakfast last month. Image Credit: CityLand. On October 30, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams and Director ...
Subway trains at the Spring Street station twice struck passengers lying on the tracks on separate occasions. How fast should subway trains be moving when they enter a station? The faster the subway ...
On April 24, 2024, the New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced incentives to reduce truck deliveries during busy hours of the day in an effort to improve ...
400-406 West 57th Street. Image Credit: Google Maps. On July 22, 2024, the New York City Department of Buildings and the New York City Law Department commenced a lawsuit against Windermere Properties ...