For riders, transfers are key to new streetcar line
By REZA MALEK Mayor Bill de Blasio has given New Yorkers a bit more information regarding his proposed Brooklyn-Queens streetcar but has still not said …[read more]
Home Care Workers Need Living Wage, Pols Say
By INEZ SHARABY New York State senators Jeffrey Klein and Diane Savino on Thursday rallied with the labor union 1199 SEIU to “fight for $15” …[read more]
Bx Prez Targets Education in State of Borough Speech
By REZA MALEK Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr. sharply criticized CUNY and the Department of Education in his 2016 State of the Borough Address …[read more]
Turn Empty Lots into Housing, Stringer Urges
By ALEAH WINTER City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released an audit on Thursday pinpointing more than 1,000 city-owned vacant lots as potential sites for affordable …[read more]
City Launches Free Wi-Fi Kiosk Program
By MICHAEL ODMARK “It works!” said Mayor de Blasio after making a test call at Thursday’s public launch of LinkNYC, a new program replacing pay …[read more]
Parents Group Says NYC Schools ‘More DangerousThan Ever’
By PRISCILLA PEREZ It took three hours for Lower East Side parent Samantha Silva to learn that her son Christopher, 9, had been a victim …[read more]
Congressional Report Dubs NY World Fashion Hub
By AMBER ALEXANDER At a press conference at the Fashion Institute of Technology on Thursday Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen announced …[read more]
Move Over, Chicago — Environmentalists Paint NY as the Windy City
By SEAN EGAN Environmental groups from around New York took to the steps of City Hall on Thursday to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio …[read more]
Let the Millrose Games Begin!
By DANIEL STEIN-SAYLES Olympic gold medalists and world champions were on hand at a press conference on Thursday for the 109th New York Road Runners …[read more]
Accused Baby Killer Boycotts Court Again
By LUIS GONZALEZ & KARI FORD A Bronx defendant charged with beating a 9-month-old boy to death in 2011 again boycotted a court appearance on …[read more]