ARTS and CULTURE
Books: When Gentrification Came to Greenpoint
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In an excerpt from a new book, Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents, an up-close look at one tenant-landlord dispute shows what’s really happening around the city.
Homepage Featured
State Finally Releases $450 Million Promised to NYCHA
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The state money will go towards elevator and boiler replacements, but those projects won’t be completed for at least another three years.
ECONOMY
Ydanis Rodriguez Says He Wants to Make NYC Transit Free for Working Class Residents
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‘There’s a whole movement nationwide to make transportation free. I will be leading that initiative,’ Rodriguez said Wednesday during a press conference about the planned expansion of Fair Fares, an existing city program that offers half-priced MetroCards to certain residents living at or below the poverty line.
BRONX BUREAU
Public Health is Task Force Focus in Wake of Jerome Avenue Rezoning
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The Jerome Avenue rezoning deal included the formation of a task force on local health issues. The public has been identifying its top concerns, some of which relate to the very development the rezoning is bringing.
HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
Seaport Section Remains Big Question Mark in NYC’s Flood Control Plans
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What’s in store for the nearly mile-long stretch between Brooklyn Bridge and Battery Park remains up in the air in terms of planning, timeline, and funding, with a master plan only first set to be released in 2021.
Elections
The 2019 Election Results: What They Mean, and What Comes Next
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The end of the 2019 elections means the 2020 election year has officially begun, although in reality it’s been underway for months, if not longer.
Asian American Community Empowerment
Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office
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‘Chinese voters need to be smarter. We are not an ATM for politicians,’ one community leader said, according to a report from the World Journal. ‘We should mobilize our ballots to elect someone who can really help us.’
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Outside the Spotlight, are Buses Ready for the Next Storm?
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Buses played a critical role in the day’s after Sandy, and some bus facilities suffered serious damage. Will the system be ready to step in again—next time?
Candidates & Ballot Questions: Your 2019 New York City Voters’ Guide
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Voters will make important decisions on citywide offices, changes to the city’s governing structure and judicial posts. Some will decide a race for district attorney and others will settle the contest for a City Council seat.
Voices of New York
Restaurateur Shuho Yagi on Bringing Japanese Food to the East Village
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‘I am often told to stop doing so many things at once and just focus on one thing. But I want to introduce trending food from Japan to the world, so I tend to do a lot,’ Yagi, who opened his first sushi restaurant in the East Village in 1984, tells NY Japion.