Despite the extraordinarily low crime levels and the near total absence of drugs from the city’s public discourse these days, nearly a quarter of a million people in New York…
On Feb. 26, 1988, members of a drug gang murdered a 22-year-old rookie police of?cer named Edward Byrne, who was sitting guard in a patrol car outside the home of…
Though City Councilman Tony Avella and “Reverend” Billy Talen have an uphill battle to beat Goliath this fall, they’re banking on grassroots dissent against Bloomberg to propel their bids for…
Savvy and serendipity played a big part in the realization of this long-awaited park. But the project’s success contains lessons for other public efforts of every kind.
In the final installment of our series on the race for public advocate, a look at civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel’s third run for the city’s number-two post.
In his comeback run for public advocate, Mark Green is trading on his earlier stint in the post while acknowledging the city has changed. The fourth in a five-part series…
A look at Queens Councilman Eric Gioia, who brings both idealism and strong funding to his quest for higher office. The third in a five-part series on the race for…
Political veteran and two-term City Councilman Bill de Blasio has set his sights on becoming Public Advocate. The second in a five-part series on the race for the Number Two…
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