News & Politics

Building Scheduled for Demolition on Governors Island

June 07, 2013|Veronica Volk

The largest non-historical building is scheduled to implode this weekend.

The Trust for Governors Island plans to demolish...

City Council Announces Package of Post-Sandy Legislation

June 05, 2013|Ann Pierret

The City Council is pushing 10 bills that would improve the city's emergency preparedness and response.

The New York City...

NY Hosting Smartphone Robbery Summit

June 05, 2013|Jeff Coltin

"Apple Picking" not Just About Fruit Anymore

Smartphones have changed the world in many ways. Like changing the meaning of...

M.T.A. Plans to Shutdown Subway Tunnels for Repair

June 05, 2013|Connor Ryan

Tunnel shutdowns will impact thousands of commuters on R and G trains.

Two subway tunnels, serving the G and R trains, will...

UPDATED: With Historic Budget, City Schools to Spend Over $24.8 Billion Next Year

June 04, 2013|Connor Ryan

New York City will spend $4.5 billion more than New York state on education next year.

Almost eleven years since the mayor's...

Amid Sandy Clean-Up, NYC Launches Housing Recovery Program With Aid Money

June 03, 2013|Connor Ryan

Program funded by$648 of federal recovery aid.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a citywide program Monday that would help...

New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg Dead at Age 89

June 03, 2013|Kris Venezia

Environmental Groups Call Senator Lautenberg Environmental Hero

New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg has died at age 89 of a...

Mayoral Candidate Touts Past Problems in New Book

June 03, 2013|Connor Ryan

Can this memoir extend beyond campaign as message of empowerment?

Candidates are shaking hands, sparring in debates and...

Some NYC Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Aim to Change City's Use of Solitary Confinement

May 31, 2013|Kris Venezia

Petition Calls for New Rules on Punitive Segregation.

Research from a team of experts at the United Nations says solitary...

"AIDS In New York: The First Five Years"

May 31, 2013|Veronica Volk

New York Historical Society exhibition to open on June 7th.

It has been over three decades since the AIDS virus was first...