In June, the city spent $122 million to purchase 14 former cluster site buildings, turning them over to nonprofit organizations to fix up and operate as permanent housing. The organizations have their work cut out for them: There were more than 1,100 open Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) violations across the portfolio at the time of purchase.
Do his comments on casinos, yeshivas and the teachers union suggest that his campaign has not done its homework?
The Senate’s version of the 2021 spending plan fast-tracks the siting process—even as it carves out tax breaks for existing casinos that are struggling—and gives the City Council a voice.
Parks groups and BIDs believe the city has tried to offload legal liability onto small organizations that are built to rally volunteers and sweep plazas, not battle lawsuits.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking the Trump administration for greater support for vaccine distribution, including extra doses to cover city commuters from other states.
After a summer of protest, a number of proposals are circulating to strengthen civilian oversight of the police department. They face calls for more radical measures, doubts about effectiveness and memories of a seven-decade effort that has fallen short.
What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
Driving, cycling and bus usage have all rebounded somewhat since the first two months of the pandemic, but subway and commuter rail ridership remain low.
Dead rodents, broken lights and missing smoke detectors are among the issues at one property moved out of the controversial housing program.
From school to school and district to district, differing infection rates and resource levels will make for disparate experiences this fall.
If and when a vaccine becomes available, legislators and health officials will have to decide how to best distribute it across the city, as well as overcome public skepticism.