Mark Green’s 311 Story

Yesterday, the New York Post ran a story saying Mark Green is improperly claiming credit for 311, a program that was used in other cities and contemplated by the previous mayor before being implemented by Michael Bloomberg.

The article quotes Green at an April 21 event saying, “I had an idea, one of Read More

As Labor Cheers Bloomberg’s Move, So Does a Friend of Rudy

Last night, just 24 hours after fueling speculation that he was planning an independent candidacy by announcing that he had dropped his Republican affiliation, Bloomberg exited the Sheraton hotel in midtown after giving a well-received speech to the Jewish Labor Committee.

It was only a floor below the ballroom where Rudy Giuliani held a Read More

Ansonia Tenants Fight Food Emporium

When Karen Kennerly, the executive director of PEN American Center, talks about her fear of the new supermarket that’s coming to the basement of her building, the Ansonia, she conjures images of a West Side apocalypse: truck horns blaring at 5 A.M.; garbage trucks grinding late into the night; streets choked with noxious fumes.

After Read More