Seven of the former Independent Democratic Conference members face primary challenges, but nearly all the incumbents enjoy heavy financial advantages.
Lead, mold, heat and hot water aren’t the only concerns of NYCHA residents.
While much of today’s public discourse on guns is focused on school shootings, advocates say there’s still plenty of work to be done when it comes to urban gun violence that’s less headline-grabbing.
‘Real-estate interests and a hired-gun lobbyist are part of the discussion to take the site away from the proposed Bronx animal shelter.’
This existing fare structure leaves many New York City residents who live in areas served by LIRR and Metro North lines unlikely to use the systems.
Every time a zoning change or development project pushes the auto industry out of one neighborhood, it gets harder to find it a new home.
After years waiting for a bridge to connect splintered sections of the Bronx park, the city is still short on funds to make it happen.
‘Willets Point was dressed in a tuxedo. Jerome Avenue is in shorts and a t-shirt.’
Elected officials and criminal justice advocates are calling for the city and Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down the five-story Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center in the Bronx.
The races for three Assembly seats and one Senate district drew between 2 percent and 6 percent of active registered voters.
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