It's Thursday in New York City, where families are rushing to get presents to loved ones on Rikers Island.
But public defenders say a troubling number of even the most benign deliveries — pajamas, "Harry Potter" books, art supplies — will get caught up in the jail's mail system and never arrive.
New York state Sen. Zellnor Myrie has introduced new legislation to impose consistent standards on foreclosure auction sales following a Gothamist and New York Focus investigation into widespread irregularities that can cost former homeowners thousands of dollars while boosting lenders’ profits.
New York is now poised to license three casinos just miles apart from each other, with one in the Bronx and two in Queens. Will they cannibalize each other?
In an effort to turn Prospect Park into a giant sponge capable of reducing flooding, city officials yesterday announced an $68 million plan to create two new ponds, rain gardens and other landscape enhancements.
“Once tap-and-ride is fully implemented, we're going to move to European-style fare payment enforcement, where you'll have fare agents, not cops, who can go up to people and say, ‘Can you show me your phone or your OMNY card and I can validate that you paid?’” MTA Chair Janno Lieber said.
There’s still no better place for eating in the city — MacDougal Street, Jackson Heights, Crown Heights, nor even Flushing can match it, not only in the range of its culinary offerings, but in a price level that ranges from dirt cheap to luxury dining.
