Appeals court dismisses case vs. Arroyo
The case to knock reining City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo off the ballot before the September Democratic primary was upended today by a five-member panel of State Supreme Court…
From the editor: a dysfunctional community board
Again and again, the too-long-entrenched leaders of Community Board 1 show they disrespect the people they are supposed to serve.
Arroyo to stay on ballot says Board of Elections
The referee ruled that even though more than a thousand of the signatures on nominating petitions were fraudulent, enough valid signatures remained to meet the threshold of 450 required by…
Bronx Brewery sets to open in December
The Bronx Brewery has moved into a new location on East 136th Street and is set to open its doors in December.
Officials, groups urge city to preserve PS 31
Officials and local groups are scrambling to keep the city from demolishing historic PS 31 building as the landmarked building on the Grand Concourse continues to crumble,
Arroyo blames employees for forged signatures
Incumbent City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo admitted under oath that people employed by her campaign had committe fraud.
Mayoral candidates debate housing
Mayoral candidates faced off at a Longwood church to debate their proposed policies on issues that concern New Yorkers. One of the candidates---scandal-scarred former congressman Anthony Weiner---left early, to address…
Summit urges action on climate change
A panel of representatives from the city's Environmental Justice Alliance urged hundreds of young people at a presentation in Brooklyn, to ramp up efforts to slow global warming.