Where foundations traditionally put minority communities on the receiving end of their support, three budding New York endowments are counting on successful African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans to put…

A feud between a congresswoman and an assemblyman is a sign of politics to come, as an unusually charged Civil Court judge race has Brooklyn’s major players jockeying for position.

Palm trees, surf and endless summers aren’t the only reasons to envy La-La Land. Some of its urban policies aren’t bad, either. From a thriving manufacturing sector to a living-wage…

The virtues of “smart growth.”

Council Speaker Peter Vallone and landlord allies keep revising their new lead paint bill. Tenant activists doubt they’ll like whatever is in the final draft.

Just when an economic resurgence is refueling Williamsburg manufacturing, new rivals prevent its expansion–by living in lofts instead of working in lofts.