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1. Thousands of City Apartments May Violate Law Developers across the city could be required to undertake expensive renovations after the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York filed a lawsuit against developer AvalonBay, saying it is discriminating against disabled people. The suit alleges that the developer failed to provide sufficient handicapped access at Avalon ...
Lawrence P. Quinn, the father of City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, is by far New York City?s most visible political parent.
The day before the City Council was scheduled to approve a lease that would give Full Spectrum NY the right to redevelop the World Trade Center, the developer notified the city of its "immediate withdrawal" from further negotiations for the property.
Give the City Council and Gail Brewer some credit here ("Tempers Hot as A/C Rule Is OK'd," Aug. 15). Discouraging certain retailers from trying to air-condition the sidewalks will ease the strain on New York's power grid on days when blackouts...
The battle between landlord and tenant groups is heating up in New York City. An organization that represents landlords, the Rent Stabilization Association, filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court last week challenging the legal underpinnings of the Tenant Protection Act, a four-month-old law that was championed by the City Council speaker, Christine Quinn. According to the suit, inclusion of the ...
Western New York Olympian Jenn Stuczynski earned a silver medal for the United States Monday in the pole vault event. The Fredonia native and Roberts Wesleyan College had a best vault of 15 feet 10 and three-quarter inches.
New York State troopers finally have a new contract after more than a year of negotiations. The deal includes a salary increase of 3 percent from last year through 2010 and a 4 percent increase in 2011.
CAPE MAY - There may be a million stories in New York, so said an old police television show, but there are at least 21 stories in Cape May. On Aug. 12, Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) Director Michael Zuckerman paid a visit to City Council.
Taxes going up in Binghamton surprised no one, but some were shocked by how much. "It's drastic," said Paul Graham of Binghamton. "I mean people aren't going to want to stay here."
Since 2000, the city has welcomed 200,000 new New Yorkers to its ever-expanding population. Perhaps you are one of them? If you've acclimated to bustling streets, crowded subway cars and exorbitant rents, the time has come to turn your attention to New York City civics.
NYC City Council asks FCC to investigate PPM for "potential biases."
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