Making a Tale of Two Cities Come True
The City Council's three Very Bad Ideas will return New York City to incivility and danger.
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City Pledges $10M to Nonprofit to Build Studio Space for Artists
Spaceworks, a nonprofit devoted to providing artists with affordable, accessible studio space throughout the city, has just been promised $10 million from the city to continue its efforts in the Bronx.
Anthony Shorris Is The Most Powerful New Yorker You’ve Never Heard Of
Despite a resume boasting senior positions under Mayor Ed Koch, Governors Mario Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer, as well as a stint running the Port Authority, Anthony Shorris—whose official title is first deputy mayor but whose wife reportedly calls him the “city’s super”—maintains a low profile and a self-effacing manner. He recently took time from his demanding job to chat about what it’s like to run the show when the mayor’s out of town, imagining his alternative universe and the differences between bureaucrats and the politicians they serve.
