Category: Politics

A group of workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chelsea submitted a petition in late May to hold a vote to oust their union, a little more than a year since employees at the location became the first in the chain to unionize in New York City.

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The WGA went on strike on May 2. The Director’s Guild of America is still at the negotiating table. The Screen Actors Guild- AFTRA will be negotiating on June 7. This is an important time for the creative community.

Until recently, almost all West Village residential buildings were conversions. With decades of constant conversions and building new residences, why isn’t there enough affordable housing already?

Plans are being formulated to construct a 100 percent affordable housing development on a vacant city-owned lot at 388 Hudson Street at Clarkson Street. Input is needed on key elements of the plan

The plan will aid in protecting buildings designated as historic landmarks that are at risk due to pre-existing unknown structural conditions, owner neglect and contractor negligence

More than a year after it was slated to be demolished, a beloved Greenwich Village supermarket still faces an uncertain future—and residents are making a renewed push to keep it around.

Since launching her own firm six years ago, Kaplan has initiated a constellation of cases against powerful, often intimidating forces: white supremacists, major Hollywood players, the president of the United States. Legal writer Dahlia Lithwick calls her “an attorney general for the resistance.”

Ask New Yorkers what gets on their nerves, and a lot of them will say it’s the sidewalk scaffolding that seems to be on nearly every block. Over 280 miles of New York City’s sidewalks are covered by scaffolding!

The suit claims that “Open Streets” actually results in “Closed Streets” for individuals with disabilities whose only means of accessing any of these public services is by motor vehicle

The 504 Democratic Club began 40 years ago and continues to push for equity for the disability community in New York City. Led by Mike Schweinsburg, an East Villager, the club works with officials and civil rights groups to increase awareness of the disability community and enact protective laws.

Federal law demands equal access to public spaces, but we found hundreds of barriers to people with disabilities in our city parks, playgrounds and beaches. The City has made progress over the years, particularly making new projects accessible, but many of the problems we found have existed for years and should have been addressed long ago.

The Battery Park City Authority, as part of a major climate resilience plan, will tear down the park and elevate it by 10 feet to “protect the neighborhood from flooding, storm surge and rising sea levels.” The construction follows years of protests and litigation by downtown residents who object to the agency’s plan and who offered an alternative.