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Tag: Bill de Blasio
Posted inFilm
“End of the Line” Documentary Depicts the MTA in Crisis Mode
The film is now streaming on major platforms.
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
This Month in Greenpoint History: Greenpoint Against Smell and Pollution
The “Garbage-ification” of Greenpoint
Posted inPolitics
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Unveils Comprehensive Plan for City Planning
Major reforms are needed in city governance as it relates to more equitable and sustainable development
Posted inPolitics
Elizabeth Adams Will Bring a Community Organizing Approach to City Council
Adams is a lifelong New Yorker and current City Council Legislative Director.
Posted inNews
State Fines Developers for Their “Gifts” to Mayor Mayor De Blasio
This story was originally published on 9/20/19 by THE CITY. (By: Greg B. Smith) On the same day would-be President Bill de Blasio unveiled a campaign finance reform plan he hopes […]
Posted inNews
Amazon HQ2 Is Coming to Long Island City
After over 200 U.S. city governments vetted the world’s richest man, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, to plop his tech goliath’s HQ2 in their territory, Bezos picks Long Island City, Queens and […]
Posted inNews
De Blasio Gives BQX a Green Light
Yesterday, the Mayor put the long-stalled BQX waterfront streetcar project back on the table. The light rail trolley slated to run between Brooklyn and Queens was left out of the […]
Posted inNews
After Missing 4th Feasibility Study Deadline, BQX Wants Money From the Feds
When Mayor de Blasio unveiled his plan for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) in February 2016, he projected that the 16-mile streetcar route would pay for itself through increased property tax […]
Posted inArt
Coney Island Mermaid Parade Marks the Arrival of Summer in NYC!
This past Saturday, June 21st, New Yorkers had a chance to grow back their tails, don their eye patches, and be part of that worlddd at the Coney Island Mermaid […]