Activists in Bed-Stuy, Brownsville and other neighborhoods believe a few friendly faces on troubled corners can help stave off summer shootings.
Built in a public park over loud opposition, the Croton Filtration Plant will cost at least twice what the Bloomberg administration budgeted. Are there lessons there for the next mayor?
Income mobility in New York compares well to other American cities—but not to our European counterparts.
Foes blast his support for Mugabe and Qaddafi. Fans cheer the affordable housing he secured. And now six people are running to replace Charles Barron—including his wife.
There are 468 stations in the New York City subway system. Only 78 are wheelchair accessible.
In community school district 17, school closures, charter schools and tough discipline aren’t just grounds for debate: They’re the reality that face parents advocating for their children.
A plan to build housing on property once part of the Rheingold brewery in Bushwick has aroused concern about the project’s impact on housing prices across the neighborhood.
At a debate City Limits moderated last week, sparks flew. So did proposals on how to best serve the city’s growing community of senior citizens.
The sway that the borough president and councilmembers have over the boards isn’t new. But the past year has seen several high-profile instances of officials using that power.
Reporting abuse and neglected is a legal responsibility for some and a weighty task for anyone. Here’s how the system works.