By Reid Pillifant 2/27/09 11:29pm

Pols, Activists Rally for Governors Island Funding

It was a sea of watery witticisms on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, as supporters of Governors Island, clad in orange lifejackets, gathered to protest the Island’s omission from the state budget. Beneath an inflatable 22-foot curved pink tube, their signs ranged from the predictably maritime — “Keep the Island Afloat!” “Don’t Let Read More

By Matthew Schuerman 11/28/07 10:09pm

Civics Let Some Ads In at Moynihan

One of the ongoing points of contention between civic organizations and the developers of the planned Moynihan Station complex is whether Madison Square Garden should be allowed to advertise on the Beaux-Arts façade of the Farley Post Office, which would serve as the Eighth Avenue entrance to the new arena. Today, a coalition of 17 Read More