A lawsuit challenging New York’s practice of setting aside affordable apartments for nearby residents is still alive after a judge rejected a bid by the de Blasio administration to have it dismissed.
More so than any of the other areas tabbed so far for rezonings under the mayor’s housing plan, LIC has dealt with the effects—good and bad—of Bloomberg-era land-use moves.
The posting of calorie counts at chain restaurants, which New York pioneered, is going national. But it’s unclear that knowing the numbers guides consumers to eat less or healthier.
A few years ago, from New York’s City Hall to the state house to the Obama administration, everyone was excited about the prospect of creating thousands of green jobs. The result differs from the rhetoric.
The former NYCHA chairman was vilified for his plan to develop housing-authority land. Now that the de Blasio administration has issued its own infill plan, is it time for another look at Rhea’s reign?
There have been 26,000 fewer misdemeanor arrests in 2015 compared to the same period last year, with drug crimes and turnstile jumping among the crimes that have seen the biggest drop in busts.
The city is pursuing a “no regrets” policy. But some think a plan to retreat is needed.
Point-in-time surveys of the street homeless can yield important data, but—contrary to how politicians sometimes cast the numbers—not a precise tally of who’s unsheltered at night.
It’s a good thing we’re talking more about New York City’s homelessness problem—if the talk is aimed at addressing the crisis.
This is a look at some of what has happened in one ZIP code since 2001. What follows might not encompass the full story of the wider city. But it is part of that larger tale.
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