By Mark Chiusano The post-Independence Day missive from Mayor Eric Adams had notes of grandeur: the city was announcing a new ...

On July 31, 2025, the New York City Department of environmental protection joined the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Design and Construction to announce the completion of a ...

On July 30, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the City Council’s disapproval of the land use application for a bid to build a casino and entertainment complex at the current Bally’s Golf Links site at ...

Ranked-choice voting was implemented in each jurisdiction to improve the representativeness of the voting system and reduce negative campaigning New Yorkers, in past years, passed a variety of reforms ...

Early voting in presidential elections at Rockaway YMCA in Averne, Queens on Monday , October 26, 2020. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office. Election administrators and ...

Julius’ Bar. Image Credit: LPC. Located at the corner of West 10th Street and Waverly Place, Julius’ holds great significance in NYC’s LGBTQ+ history and is undergoing Individual Landmark ...

Sandy Hornick. Image Credit: Sandy Hornick/Hornick Consulting, Inc. I was motivated to respond to an article by Robert Kuttner on The American Prospect website that in general argued that a ...

Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law. Since January 1, 2017, when Governor Andrew Cuomo led the celebration to open the Second Avenue Subway, much has happened. A pandemic ...

Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. The East Elmhurst playground will be receiving a $4.6 million renovation to accommodate active and passive recreation. On April 8, 2021, the New ...

The 2022 class of DDC interns. Image Credit: DDC. High school, undergraduate, and graduate students completed their paid six-week internships with the Department of Design and Construction earlier ...

Image Credit: Stefan Schweihofer/Wikimedia Commons On April 18, 2024, the City Council voted to approve the Gaming Facility Text Amendment, which would create a framework within the zoning text to ...

Image Credit: Stefan Schweihofer/Wikimedia Commons On February 7, 2024, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for the proposed Gaming Facility Text Amendment. The text amendment would ...