Council member Margaret Chin. Earlier today, we noted that an activist group is stepping up its ongoing war on City Council member Margaret Chin over the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan. Last week, Chin urged Community Board 3′s land use committ... »
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez. Photo courtesy: AAFE. Nydia Velazquez has represented the Lower East Side in Congress for the past 20 years. But this spring, as she campaigns for the Democratic Primary to be held June 26th, Rep. Velazquez is getting to kno... »
Michael Bloomberg: “”Walmart has the right to come (to NYC) and open a store anytime they want… and if they don’t need a land-use change, they don’t have to consult with anybody, and that’s the way it should be.” (Capital NY) The Supreme Court declines... »
Russian Candidate Akselrod Can Slow the Red Tide in Southern BrooklynThe Congressman Turner victor was the wake-up call. The Fidler results is the panic button. Southern Brooklyn is turning GOP red. The Democrats only chance to try slow this tide is ... »
For the past couple of years, local elected officials have been pushing to regulate those so-called “Chinatown buses,” which have been such a big problem throughout Lower Manhattan. But legislation in Albany setting up a permit system in New York City... »
From an article in The Forward today: Israel has a shortage of civilian gas masks, but you wouldn’t know it from walking down Manhattan’s St. Mark’s Place, where the masks are on sale in half a dozen stores for a mere $25 each. The Israeli model 4A1 ga... »
For rent signs are up at Kate's Joint in the East Village. Apparently, the Indiegogo campaign to save the restaurant didn't work. EV Grieve has also learned from a "reliable tipster" that Starbucks mi »
Legislators are set to announce a deal Monday on new regulations for Chinatown and other intercity buses. »
