BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Just 24 hours after construction began on Chinatown’s future “megajail,” community groups and elected officials rallied together at 7 a.m. once…
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BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Chinatown and Lower East Side organizations rallied together outside the Department of Buildings’ offices near City Hall on Mon., April 11,…
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Praising her “commitment to the urgent needs of her future constituents,” Councilmember Christopher Marte endorsed Democratic District Leader Vittoria Fariello for…
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Jasmin Sanchez, a lifelong resident of the Baruch Houses on the Lower East Side, wants to become the first NYCHA tenant…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 14, 1 p.m.: Downtown Independent Democrats, the dominant Lower Manhattan political club, has rolled out its endorsements for the…
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Grace Lee, a community activist, organizer and small business owner, announced Tuesday that she’s running for state Assembly in Lower Manhattan’s…
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | After Yuh-Line Niou’s hotly anticipated announcement that she’s challenging fellow Democrat Brian Kavanagh for his seat in the state Senate, the…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Medallion-owning taxi drivers ended a 15-day hunger strike at City Hall on Wednesday after an agreement was reached with the…
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | A coalition of Lower Manhattan residents, with the support of most of their elected officials, is confident that building a 900-foot…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Aug. 11, 10 p.m.: Local politicians kicked scandal-scarred Andrew Cuomo on his way out the door Tuesday as he resigned.…