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by: Scott Stringer | 4/23/2009
Those who want to dilute accountability in the public school system are dead wrong. But those who say that the current system too often shuts out the voices of parents are onto something.
As Albany
Here's how: rethinking the way the city's 32 Community Education Councils, or CECs, work...
by: Kate Toth | 4/23/2009
 Photo credit: NY Times |
Lit Critics Who Peer Under the Covers (NY Times) One of the founders of queer studies, a theorist and professor at the City University of New York, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, died this week. Ms. Sedgwick argued that assigned categories like “homosexual” and “heterosexual,” not to mention “male” and “female,” don’t begin to capture reality. Sexual desire and sexual identity exist on a continuum, spilling over the neat labels we create to contain them. She asserted, the failure to openly acknowledge these flawed definitions impairs “an understanding of virtually any aspect of Western culture.”
New York Same Sex Marriage Bill (CNN) Advocates and elected officials from all across New York
FIERCE Presses Open Space (Gay City News) LGBTQ community group, FIERCE, spoke at Manhattan Community Board 2 Waterfront Committee on April 13, advocating that public open space takes precedence over commercial development in Hudson River Park Christopher Street
by: Greg Kirschenbaum | 4/22/2009
Borough President Stringer led a rally today with residents of Tribeca to protest a proposal from the Department of Transportation (DOT) that would move 20-30 commuter and tour buses that now park during the day under the FDR Drive West Street Harrison . The plan would restrict access to local homes and businesses, increase traffic, lower air quality, and make it more difficult for residents to reach Hudson River Park
by: Dan Benjoya | 4/22/2009
As New Yorkers discuss ways to build a more sustainable future for our city, we often hear ideas for increasing conservation, education, and community involvement. While every step we take will bring us closer to our goal of a safer, healthier place to live and raise our families, the proposals that employ all three tactics deserve special recognition. And that’s exactly what has been given to Solar 2, set to replace and expand upon Solar One, the environmental center on the East Side of Manhattan at 23rd Street FDR Drive
by: Steve Corson | 4/21/2009
Suit Says Faulty Elevators in Public Housing Violate Rights of Tenants (NY Times) The New York Legal Assistance Group, with assistance from Borough President Stringer, has filed a class action lawsuit in federal court. The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to keep their elevators in working condition and make repairs in a timely fashion. The lawsuit is being filed on behalf of seven disabled NYCHA tenants who rely on properly working elevators to get to and from their apartments.
Tribeca Tenants Sue Landlord Over Rent Hike (WNYC) Tenants at Independence Plaza
Developers may get extension on tax breaks (NY Daily News) The Daily News reports that the 421a program may be revived for developers who can demonstrate that their projects were delayed by foreclosure or a lack of financing.
by: Michael Miscione, Manhattan Borough Historian | 4/17/2009
PHOTO CAPTION: An honest-to-goodness amusement park -- complete with roller coasters, Ferris wheels, carousels, dance halls and shooting galleries -- once existed on Manhattan Island, perched over the Harlem River at Fort George. Image courtesy of the Old York Library Postcard Collection.
QUESTION:
The weather is beginning to turn pleasant, and -- with my apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson -- in the spring a Borough Historian's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of… defunct amusement parks!
These days, Coney Island , that lone, weatherworn survivor out on the edge of Brooklyn , gets all the attention. But, back in the day, there used to be lots of amusement parks throughout the five-borough region. There was even one in Manhattan Fort George Manhattan
A. North Beach
C. Luna Park
by: Scott Stringer | 4/16/2009
This is not an LGBT issue; it is a question of civil rights. At this pivotal time in the movement for marriage equality, we cannot leave it to other states to set the standard for equal rights for LGBT Americans. New York stands up for the rights of all its citizens; it is time for our law to reflect that commitment.
by: Steve Corson | 4/16/2009
Developer says junior lender blocking foreclosure (Crain’s) Legal entanglements are further complicating the situation at Riverton Houses which is being closely watched by housing advocates citywide as the first of the so called “predatory equity” deals to collapse.
Townhouse market hit hard in Harlem (The Real Deal) Sales of townhouses citywide declined over 75% in the first quarter of 2009 when compared to the same time period one year ago. Median prices have also fallen by over 47%. This article attributes this steep slowdown, in part, to a decline in Harlem townhouse sales.
NY Green Housing hits DC Red Light (New York Post) An initiative announced sixteen months ago which would reduce energy consumption attributed to aging buildings and infrastructure at Public Housing Developments remains stalled and is awaiting approval by the Department of Housing and Urban Renewal (HUD).
Command and Decontrol: The Movement for Repeal (City Limits) City Limits details the positions of tenant advocates and building owners in an article on pending legislation before the New York State Senate that would reverse long standing provisions of City and State housing statutes, including the repeal of vacancy decontrol.
by: Hector Rivera | 4/15/2009
The map above is the Street Alteration Map for the Stuyvesant Town Development. The map dated July 26 1945 shows the elimination of several streets bounded by First Avenue, East 20th Street, Avenue C and East 14th Street
Click on the map for street-level detail.
by: Sari Bernstein | 4/15/2009
Community Board 5, in conjunction with Community Boards 1, 2, 3 and 4, recently co-hosted a very successful forum on the state of small to mid-sized theatres in Manhattan New York City
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