Via Brooklyn Paper A Williamsburg neighborhood group is waging a war on brunch — pressuring restaurants in one of the city’s mimosa-strongholds to open later, hush their patrons, and keep their diners inside. Community Board 1 members want the city to ... »
The South Street Seaport got one step closer to getting a shiny new facelift when plans for a Pier 17 redesign were praised by members of the Landmarks Preservation Commission at a hearing yesterday. SHoP Architects' design for the new pier, which was ... »
ICYMI, here's Julie Menin, Community Board 1 chief, TV commentator and possible future Manhattan Borough President in a clip from last night's edition of The Daily Show, helping Jason Jones, Tad Devine and a cast of the "new and powerful voting bloc" k... »
A study released today finds that two out of three motorists speed on Brooklyn’s McGuinness Boulevard [PDF], a notorious Greenpoint thoroughfare where locals have for years called on the city to take action to prevent pedestrian and cyclist injuries an... »
This weekend, it’s not only St. Patrick’s Day, but also the six month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Supporters were planning to hold an event at the Irish Hunger Memorial in Lower Manhattan, but their permit applications were rejected... »
Pretty much everything is coming to a head in Albany today, and of course, Shelly Silver is right in the middle of all of it (WSJ). State Senator Daniel Squadron says the Republican Majority put 14 of his bills on ice (Daily News). Plans to revamp the ... »
Many cyclists in Queens feel theirs is the forgotten borough. Though it ranks first in size and second in population, Queens ranks third behind Brooklyn and Manhattan in bike lanes. And the existing bike lanes too rarely link up, cyclists say, discoura... »
posted by James Stewart-MeudtLast night, locals packed a meeting of Community Board 1 to voice their opposition of a proposed residential building at 1... »
