More City Residents Have Trouble Affording Food
June 12, 2008
About 3.1 million New Yorkers are said to have trouble affording food, revealing a sharp increase in recent years, according to a study released Wednesday by the Food Bank for New York City.
The study found the last five years saw a 55 percent increase of city residents having trouble affording food. Rising food prices, higher [...]
Water Board Approves 14.5 Percent Rate Hike
May 16, 2008
The city water board approved a 14.5 percent rate hike this morning – the second double digit increase in the last year.
The Department of Environmental Protection says it needs the money to cover rising costs. Rates went up 11.5 percent just last year.
In December, the City Council passed a law allowing the Department of Environmental [...]
Study Finds No Evidence of Risk in Synthetic Turf
May 15, 2008
A draft report conducted on behalf of the Bloomberg administration says that there is no scientific evidence that synthetic turf fields in New York pose major health hazards for people playing on them.
Critics, however, said the study by TRC Companies, an engineering, consulting and construction management company based in Connecticut, would not quell concerns about [...]
Parents say NYC public schools overcrowded
May 9, 2008
Parents and public officials are warning that schools in some city neighborhoods are overcrowded, because a jump in residential development is not being matched with an increase in new educational facilities.
City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. said in a report to be released Friday that the school system’s capital planning processes were “broken,” according to the [...]
City To Grant Permits To 1,000 Fruit, Vegetable Vendors
February 28, 2008
The city will grant permits to 1,000 street vendors who sell fruits and vegetables, according to legislation passed yesterday in the City Council.
The bill, which was supported by Mayor Bloomberg and City Council speaker Christine Quinn, narrowly survived a 3–2 committee vote yesterday before being passed 37–9 in the full council. It was modified from [...]
Council Members Renew Call For City To Fill Potholes Pronto
February 21, 2008
Some City Council [...]
State Breathes New Life Into NYRA
February 13, 2008
The New York Racing Association will continue to operate the Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga race tracks for another 25 years under a deal struck among political leaders, two state officials said.
NYRA’s board still has to approve the deal, which was confirmed by two state officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement hasn’t [...]
Traffic Panel Members Expect to Endorse Fees on Cars
January 25, 2008
The state commission studying ways to reduce traffic in Manhattan is likely to recommend that lawmakers approve a slimmed-down version of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan when it holds its final meeting next week, according to several members of the panel.
While the mayor sought to impose an $8 fee on cars entering Manhattan [...]
City Officials to Sell Naming Rights to Parks, Zoos, Pools, Theaters
January 25, 2008
City officials revealed yesterday that they want to sell naming rights to popular Parks Department attractions to major corporations.
Officials have not said which particular locations are ready to be sold yet, but almost any major attraction in the city’s parks and recreation system could be up for grabs.
That group includes the zoos that draw in [...]
Harlem Rezoning Plan Is Under Fire
January 24, 2008
A Harlem community group and the civil-rights advocate Norman Siegel today announced the start of campaign against the city’s proposed rezoning of 125th Street, arguing that the current proposal does not adequately protect the local community or the historic character of the commercial thoroughfare.
The city “had not sought the input of the actual community” when [...]
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