You See, the Mayor Sees, We All See ICSC
That friendly man was Bruce Ratner, head of Forest City Ratner Companies, who had no idea that he had just invited two reporters from The Commercial Observer to join him. Read More
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Nix the Ticket-Fixers! Poor Parkers Should Pay Their Dues
At some level, it's not exactly a huge surprise to learn that there are people in New York who can make certain kinds of tickets disappear. Doesn't everyone know somebody who claims to know somebody who can take care of these annoyances?
It shouldn't be that way, because it's not fair--most of the time, anyway. Read More
Snakes in the Toilet!
By now we've grown so used to bedbugs and the odd cockroach in our apartments, we've practically adopted them as house pets. But imagine waking up one morning to a snake in your toilet.
"Yikes! Snakes in the can!" begins the
Let’s Play Ball
Today there's word that our two forthcoming ballparks, the Mets' Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium, will open within a couple of days of each other this coming spring. The Mets stadium will host its first game April 14th, while the inaugural game at the House that Ruth Did Not Build will happen Read More
Bronx One of Two Majority Hispanic Counties Outside of West, South
The Bronx was one of only two U.S. counties in 2007 outside of the West and the South with a majority Hispanic population, according to new census estimates culled from counties with at least 10,000 residents each.
Of the 46 majority Hispanic counties nationwide, only the Bronx and Sweard, Kan., were outside of Florida, California, Texas, Read More
Poe Cottage in The Bronx Getting $250K Makeover
The Bronx cottage where Edgar Allan Poe and his wife lived in the late 1840's is getting its first full restoration, plus a visitors center.
The restoration's slated to start next spring and last a year, during which time the cottage, at 2460 Grand Concourse, will be closed. Construction of the visitors center is Read More
Brooklyn, Queens Among Nation’s 10 Most Populous Counties
Brooklyn is the seventh-largest county in the United States, according to new census estimates. The County of Kings has 2,528,050 residents. Queens was No. 10 with 2,270,338; and Manhattan was No. 19 with 1,620,867 residents. The census' estimates run through July 1, 2007.
Although all three experienced population gains over previous years' estimates going Read More
Bronx Birthplace of Hip Hop Saved–For Now
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development has rejected developer Mark Karasick’s bid for the Mitchell Lama housing development in the western Bronx that many consider to be the birthplace of hip-hop, after an investigation determined that the sale price is not supportable under current rent restrictions.
The decision allows for Read More
Carrion: Over $1.5 B. Invested in The Bronx in ’07 (UPDATED: It’s Less than ’06 Investment Amount)
Bronx borough president and one-time mayoral hopeful Adolfo Carrion Jr. said in his annual development report, released today, that $1.5 billion was invested in residential, commercial and institutional development projects in the Bronx from November 2006 through November 2007. During that period, 914 new addresses were added and over $1.3 billion invested in the borough, Read More
Mayor Has Smelly Solution for Traffic Congestion
The Mayor has found a smelly way to relieve traffic congestion in the city: Put trash on the train.
Today, along with Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty, the Mayor announced that 2,100 tons of daily residential and municipal waste from the Bronx will now be shipped for final disposal by rail, rather than by Read More
Schumer to Lead Rally to Keep Birthplace of Hip Hop Affordable
On July 5, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue was recognized by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation as the “Birthplace of Hip-Hop.”
The tenants and supporters of the affordable housing development in the Bronx are now hoping that the recognition will help them avoid being booted from their homes.
The Morning Read: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui mailed out a disturbing video to NBC News in which he says things like, "You have vandalized my heart, raped my soul and torched my conscience." Reactions to the late-term-partial-birth abortion ban from the 2008 candidates was quick and broke along party lines. Hillary Clinton's favorable ratings sunk Read More
Events for April 10, 2007
9:30 a.m. The U.S. Department of Labor will hold an Equal Employment Opportunity Awards program at the National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, at 1 Bowling Green. 10 a.m. The Food Bank for New York will launch a backpack program to address childhood hunger at home at the Citizens Advice Bureau, Read More
Events for April 7-9, 2007
Saturday Noon. Councilman Charles Barron will march with a family alleging police brutality at 684 Thomas Boyland Avenue, between Blake and Sutter avenues, to the 81st Precinct on East New York and Thomas Boyland avenues, in Brooklyn. 1 p.m. Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum will deliver Easter baskets to homeless families at Teresa's House shelter, 1975 Read More
Events for April 6, 2007
8:30 a.m. A Way of the Cross procession will start at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, East 47th Street between First and Second avenues, and proceed along 42nd Street to Eighth Avenue. 10 a.m. A Way of the Cross procession will start at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, 250 Cathedral Place in Brooklyn, then proceed over the Brooklyn Bridge, Read More
