City launches Mobile Vaccination Fleet and Expands Walk-in Sites for Seniors
New York on Tuesday launched a new effort to bring COVID vaccines directly to communities
Mayor Bill de Blasio
From the editor: Hands off Harlem River parkland
The city does need new housing, but in his thirst to reach his goal of 200,000 affordable apartments our mayor appears to be blind to the value of human scale, open space and community character.
South Bronx sounds off at mayoral forum
Throughout the evening, the mayor tried to calm residents’ anxieties over the scarcity of affordable housing.
Port Morris manufacturers endangered
Critics contend that the city’s announcement earlier this summer that it wants to sell a building in Port Morris to developers for $14.3 million shows that the mayor’s vow to preserve manufacturing jobs is insincere.
Mayor visits PS 154 on back-to-school tour
PS 154 received two distinguished guests on Thursday, to honor its status as one of the city’s most improved schools.
Mayor announces new youth initiative at Mill Brook
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the Mill Brook Houses in Port Morris on Tuesday to announce the launch of a new initiative to create 50 new soccer fields for young people across the five boroughs over the next five years.
Mayor’s housing plan won’t help neediest, say Bronxites
Most of the new housing being proposed is slated for tenants who earn between 60 and 130 percent of the AMI, making them low- to moderate-income level earners, according to the administration’s definition of affordability. That range is beyond the reach of most Bronx families.
Unused churches will house homeless
One the eve of Pope Francis’ arrival in New York City, Mayor de Blasio and Cardinal Timothy Dolan came to a Melrose homeless shelter to announce the launch of an initiative that will provide hundreds more beds for homeless New Yorkers.