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Jimmy Van Bramer speaks onstage at the Performance Space 122 2015 Spring Gala Honoring Claire Danes at Capitale on April 20, 2015 in New York City.
Sep 20

Have You No Shame, Jimmy Van Bramer?

Last week the Observer railed against the unlegislated veto power given to City Council members over proposed projects in their districts.
By The Editors
Bill de Blasio speaks at the Democratic Convention.
Sep 16

Mayor to Maspeth Residents Protesting Homeless Shelter: ‘Come to Gracie Mansion’

Mayor de Blasio said the city will not be intimidated into dropping a proposal to turn a Maspeth hotel into a homeless shelter.
By Madina Toure
The Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complex is seen from Waterside Plaza October 19, 2006 in New York City.
Sep 13

End the NIMBY Veto of Affordable Housing

Increasing the supply of “affordable” housing in New York City is a cornerstone of the de Blasio administration.
By The Editors
Actress Tina Fey.
Dec 17

Fringe Anti-Museum Expansion Activists Plan to Ambush Tina Fey

By Guelda Voien
Jan 9

Park Slope Community Board Approves Methodist Hospital Expansion

By Chris Pomorski
Anger
May 24

Will Citi Bikes Be Even More Reviled Than Their Racks? Is That Even Possible?

By Kim Velsey
A rendering of one of the sketchy new vagrant magnets going up in Kips Bay.
May 3

Kips Bay Residents Terrified That Micro-Units Will Flood Neighborhood With Yuppie Vagrants

By Kim Velsey
Waterfront wonder. (Bing Maps)
Dec 17

Dumbo Apartments Set Sail: Brooklyn Bridge Park Seeking Developers for Latest Controversial Project

By Matt Chaban
Aug 22

Cranky Old Neighbor Really Hates 40 Bond Street

By Matt Chaban
The more things change... (Bowery Boys)
Apr 20

NYU’s F-Minus: Many Faculty Do Not Like University’s Village Expansion Plans

By Matt Chaban
NYU's John Sexton and the Beep. Whose side is he on? (NYU)
Mar 28

Editors Tugging on BP Stringer to Give NYU’s Expansion Thumbs Up, Shop Owners at Odds

By Matt Chaban
A colossal campus. (NYU)
Mar 27

Everybody and Their Brother Wants Scott Stringer to Oppose the NYU Expansion

By Matt Chaban
Ruffling Ruppert's feathers. (NYC Parks Advocates)
Oct 31

Related Irradiates Ruppert Playground to Win Over Pols

By Matt Chaban
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