De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Mayor de Blasio rolled out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by 2020.
Community Development
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation that establishes an Office of Nightlife and a Nightlife Advisory Board. Joined on stage by punk icon Marky Ramone and the prolific jazz artist Ron Carter, and surrounded by a packed crowd of club...
Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report
Release Date:
09/20/2017
The report, entitled “An Economic Snapshot of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood,” takes a look at how gentrification has affected the neighborhood and its long-time residents. While there has been a surge in new businesses and employment growth,...
Should New York City's 'Symbols of Hate' Be Reconsidered?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
After the Charlottesville protests, New York City has vowed to take a closer look at “all symbols of hate on city property.” Harriet Senie, a member of the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers, a public art scholar and a...
The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Here’s how New Yorkers could get around in the future.
New Release From NY Foundation's 'Engage to Change' Series on Neighbors Together
Release Date:
09/19/2017
This conversation features Cynthia Agyeman , Community Organizer & Amy Blumsack , Community Action Program Director at Neighbors Together
JP Morgan Chase Investing $40M in Chicago's Underserved Neighborhoods
Release Date:
09/15/2017
JPMorgan Chase wants to do for Chicago's South and West sides what it has begun to do for Detroit. The nation's biggest bank, and also the largest in Chicago, is committing $40 million over the next three years to help rebuild and re-energize parts...
Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Billionaire developer Stephen Ross and the New York-based Ford Foundation are teaming up with The Platform LLC to make a $27.5 million investment in bringing housing to Detroit neighborhoods.
Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use
Release Date:
09/15/2017
The MTA is facing accusations that it unwittingly funded “decorative” towers worth $42 million at bridges and tunnels, as part of Gov. Cuomo’s open-road tolling project.
MTA Boss Joe Lhota Still Wants De Blasio to Provide Half of $836M Subway Fix Costs
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Despite the subway mayhem Thursday morning, MTA Chairman Joe Lhota says he’s started to see a reduction in delays now that his transit turnaround plan has been underway for about two months.
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