Participatory Budgeting Begins the ‘Roundabout’ Way—With Brainstorms on Broadway

Participatory Budgeting Begins the ‘Roundabout’ Way—With Brainstorms on Broadway

REPORTED BY KATHRYN STOMSVIK with PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN MILES | Monday, September 30, 2024, just before dusk: A violet glow illuminated the rush of Times Square traffic passing by 227 West 42nd Street’s Todd Haimes Theatre—a 1918-built venue whose neo-renaissance style was restored in 2000 by Roundabout Theatre Company. Inside, on the fifth floor of […]

Guest Opinion: Save Chelsea Speaks Out About Saying ‘No’ to ‘City of Yes’

Guest Opinion: Save Chelsea Speaks Out About Saying ‘No’ to ‘City of Yes’

Note: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is, as described on this nyc.gov page, “a zoning reform proposal that would address the housing crisis by making it possible to build a little more housing in every neighborhood.” Opponents of the plan dislike how it would override current, custom-made zoning in favor of across-the-board allowances. The proposal began […]

Pride Murals Invite Public Participation; Bottcher Brokers Building Beautification Via Mural Installation

Pride Murals Invite Public Participation; Bottcher Brokers Building Beautification Via Mural Installation

Pride-Themed Community Murals Increase Their ‘Numbers’ as Public Paints  Pride Month goes out in epic fashion on June 30th, as the annual NYC Pride March makes its way down Fifth Ave., into the Village, and up Seventh Ave. to its Chelsea dispersal point. All along the route, a righful sense of belonging is felt every […]

Officers Often Assigned to Problematic Corner Transferred; Council Member Bottcher Convenes with City Agencies, NYPD at 21st & 8th

Officers Often Assigned to Problematic Corner Transferred; Council Member Bottcher Convenes with City Agencies, NYPD at 21st & 8th

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The sidewalk scaffolding that long served as cover for open-air narcotics sales and a myriad of quality of life infractions including urination and intimidation may be gone—but the corner of West 21st Street and Eighth Avenue continues its reign of geographic infamy. Of particular concern is the loitering-outside, once-busted-for-fencing-inside cornershop, nearby […]

PB’S Top Three: Council Member Bottcher Announces Trio of Winning Participatory Budgeting Projects

PB’S Top Three: Council Member Bottcher Announces Trio of Winning Participatory Budgeting Projects

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | From Hollywood movie budgets to political hush money, a million dollars sure ain’t what it used to be. But don’t tell that to the champions of three projects that will be completely financed with their share of $1 million set aside by NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher to pay for Council […]

Through April 14, Cast Your D3 Participatory Budgeting Vote In-Person & Online

Through April 14, Cast Your D3 Participatory Budgeting Vote In-Person & Online

Voting for NYC Council District 3’s Participatory Budgeting Projects Through Saturday, April 14, Online & In-Person | New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher has once again allocated $1 million from this year’s capital discretionary budget to be spent on capital improvement projects (schools, parks, libraries, streets, etc.) throughout the District 3 coverage area. The […]

Must-See Meetings, Waiting for You on the Web

Must-See Meetings, Waiting for You on the Web

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Not a week goes by where we don’t feature a public meeting accessible via Zoom, a local brick and mortar location, or both. Many of them are recorded for posterity and posted online for perpetual (usually free) access at your convenience. And so we come to this—an occasional roundup column that […]

At Simone-Sponsored Town Hall, Panel of Dems Commit to Constituent Concerns

At Simone-Sponsored Town Hall, Panel of Dems Commit to Constituent Concerns

BY SCOTT STIFFLER| From an unqualified “Yes” on more affordable housing to thumbs way down on the notion of a West Side casino, the progressive stances embraced by a panel of elected officials aligned well with the expectations of constituents who spent the first warm, sunny Saturday in recent memory in the ground floor meeting […]

Early Voting Lets You Live as if It’s Already November 7

Early Voting Lets You Live as if It’s Already November 7

On Tuesday, November 7,  New York City will vote in a primary election for City Council, judges, and ballot proposals. “In addition to City Council,” notes nycvotes.org, “there may be additional non-city offices [District Attorney, Civil Court Judges] on your ballot depending on your political party and where you live.” After November 7, it’s all […]

CompStat Report for the 10th Precinct: May 15-21, 2023

CompStat Report for the 10th Precinct: May 15-21, 2023

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