All sex offenders moved out of Bellevue shelter
Planned legislation would make this permanent by closing loophole allowing them to stay there Councilmember Dan Garodnick spoke at Tuesday’s 13th Precinct Community Council meeting, which drew a large...
View ArticlePols push for Ave. A entrance to L station
Council Members Rosie Mendez and Dan Garodnick at the First Avenue L train station (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot As crowds spilled into the First Avenue L train station during rushhour on...
View ArticlePols lead East Village shopping crawl to support businesses impacted by fire
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at a stop along the Follow Me Friday shopping crawl (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel In a bid to help the...
View ArticleEast 13th St. tenants accusing landlord of harassment
Residents demonstrated outside their building last Thursday to protest aggressive buyout tactics and other ways they say the landlord is harassing them. (Photos by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria...
View ArticleNew lighting planned for Kips Bay around homeless shelter
Council Members Dan Garodnick and Rosie Mendez outside the 30th Street men’s shelter (Photo by David Kimball-Stanley) By Sabina Mollot City Council Members and Dan Garodnick and Rosie Mendez are hoping...
View ArticleNeighbors stand firm on hatred of sanitation garage
Garodnick, Mendez echo residents’ concerns at meeting Residents of Waterside, East Midtown Plaza, ST/PCV and nearby co-op buildings filled out the audience. (Photos by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot...
View ArticleResidence for LGBT youths opening on East 13th Street
Residents of other Ali Forney facilities and staff members as well as local elected officials and members of the Cooper Square Committee gather at the Bea Arthur Residence. (Photos by Maria...
View ArticleCommunity celebrates National Night Out
Genesis Parra gets behind the wheel of a police car at the 13th Precinct’s National Night Out Against Crime event on Tuesday. (Photos by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel National Night Out...
View ArticleWIHS to get facade fixed and neighbors worried about noise
Councilmember Rosie Mendez By Maria Rocha-Buschel The School Construction Authority is planning a major project to repair and renovate the façade of the Washington Irving High School building and...
View ArticleKips Bay dog run delayed due to city budget errors
Bellevue Park South (Photos by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel A dog run for Bellevue Park South has been stymied by bureaucratic funding woes and miscommunications between the City Council...
View ArticleOpinion: Tech Hub another oversized development
These three 19th century buildings at 47 East 12th Street (left) and 827-831 Broadway are slated to be replaced with a 300-foot-tall office tower. (Photo courtesy of GVSHP) By Andrew Berman,...
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