Mayor: First Build It Back Payments Are In The Mail, Additional $100 Million Allocated
Photo by Erica ShermanFour months after taking office, Mayor Bill de Blasio
announced over the weekend that he is renewing
De Blasio Vows New Approach To City’s Sandy Aid Distribution
Photo by Erica ShermanWith new reports every week
[http://www.ny1.com/content/news/205028/victims-wonder-why-only-small-amount-of-build-it-back-funds-have-been-spent]
about the growing frustration
Bensonhurst Is NYC’s Second Largest Home To Foreign Born Population
Guatemalan goods line the shelves at an 86th Street market. (Photo by Carmen
Molina Tamacas)New York City has hit
Schumer Promises That Sandy Cash Will Come In 2014
Source: aresauburn via flickrSenator Charles Schumer sent a message to anxious
New Yorkers, still waiting to receive repairs and funds
City Council Considering Charge On Plastic Bags
Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council is planning to introduce legislation
that would charge consumers 10 cents at grocery and
Complications Holding Up The Return Of Lever Voting Machines
Source: Blue387 via Wikimedia CommonsThe fight to bring back the old lever
voting machines has picked up significant momentum since
Warning: City Towing Sandy Damaged Cars Off The Streets
Forget bandits
[/are-bandits-taking-advantage-of-all-the-abandoned-cars-post-sandy/]; the New
York City government may be taking your legally-parked car off the street
without your permission.
Storobin Sends Second Letter To Bloomberg About Voorhies Mosque
We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the
city to revisit the issue
Councilman David Greenfield Launches “I’m A Yeshiva Parent And I Vote!” Campaign To Combat Education Cuts
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed education cuts
[/new-york-council-budget-hearings-heat-up-with-issues-of-childcare-cuts/] have
become a major issue for parents of public schoolchildren. Councilman David
