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 office.
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.
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 the Number Two spot in city government.
The worst is yet to come for apartment buildings with too much debt. What will that mean for tens of thousands of tenants?
As candidates vie to replace Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, this article — first in a series on the race for Number Two — looks at the history and challenges of the office.
Two new reports on the city’s poor offer divergent views: one of unceasing need, the other of small-scale innovation.
Affordable housing advocates are working hard to convince state senators it’s high time to preserve rent-stabilized apartments.
After the term limits vote and before the 2009 race heats up, the new issue of CLI takes a close look at the city’s legislature.
Thousands filled the streets around City Hall last week, demanding a solution to the budget crisis that doesn’t harm education, health care, housing and jobs.
In an area where shootings and deaths are too common, a coalition has formed to draw attention to the problem, and find solutions.
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