New Elevators, Same Problems
BY GIANCARLOS ASENCIO As part of many new upgrades, the Metropolitan Transit Authority spent $26.7 million to renovate five elevators at the Yankee Stadium subway …[read more]
Gathering Together: Remembering Victims and Survivors during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By Esther Boileau New Yorkers marched in solidarity with victims of domestic violence on the evening of October 27, beginning their “Gathered in Light” …[read more]
NYC Department of Probation Promises Improvements
By MATTHEW MUSOLINO Department of Probation Commissioner Sharun Goodwin reported increases in juvenile rearrests during the Committee of Criminal Justice NYC Council hearing. The commissioner …[read more]
Full Steam Ahead: Brooklyn College To Swap to Sustainable Energy Generation
BY EMILY NIXON Three CUNY campuses aim to have zero to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2047, and a new plan has been created …[read more]
Greenpoint Community Fridge Forced to Seek New Location for Second Time in Less than a Year
BY RIVER FLEISCHNER A $14 million real estate deal has left a community fridge in Williamsburg with nowhere to go. The fridge, one of four …[read more]
Community Board 14 Discusses South of Prospect Neighborhood Plan
BY: BARBARE AKHALKATSI Following up on the South of Prospect development plan workshop held on Sept 14., Community Board 14 and Prospect Park Alliance members …[read more]
There’s a new supermodel in town. She’s striking, stylish… and not real.
NOELLE RANGRAS Seventy percent of fashion design and development jobs will be eliminated by 2028, the Business section of Vogue estimates, with major changes in …[read more]
New York City Doubles Artist Grant Money and Opens Applications
BY SERENA EDWARDS For the first time in nearly two decades the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Artist Grant amount will double thanks …[read more]
Hundreds Of New Affordable Housing Options On The Way As NYC Council Advances Five Rezoning Plans
By ALBINA CEKA In a major step towards addressing New York City’s housing shortage the NYC Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning & Franchises and Committee on …[read more]
Former AI Researchers Tell NYC COUNCIL Risks of Advanced Technology
By MATTHEW MUSOLINO Whistleblowers of titan AI companies addressed the dangers of artificial intelligence in New York’s City Council hearing. Council Speaker Julie Menin led …[read more]