After seven years of legal wrangling, hundreds of millions of dollars in city expense, and the eviction of many of Coney Island’s historic amusement operators, the island is still seasonal.
Amid mounting criticism of Mayor Bloomberg’s pick of Cathie Black to head the city’s schools, three former mayors, a bevy of business leaders and the administration itself mount a defense.
In this op-ed, the head of the City Council’s education committee lists the qualifications of a New York City schools chancellor—and argues that Cathleen Black does not meet them.
New York City’s 17-year term limits saga continues with a ballot question in Tuesday’s election. But the more obscure Question 2 might be more important—and perilous.
As City Limits reports on the plight of small businesses in the five boroughs, a lobbyist for small firms blames the struggle mostly on Mayor Bloomberg.
Small businesses help make New York’s neighborhoods. But as the next issue of City Limits reports, economic trends and policy decisions are threatening their survival.