Although the city took a dip with the status of its parks, it still sets a high bar for the rest of the nation, according to experts.
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New Yorkers rally to push for rent stabilization law improvements
The fight over the future of the city’s rent stabilization laws hit the streets.
Mary Wittenberg steps down as head of New York Road Runners
After nearly a decade leading the New York Road Runners, Mary Wittenberg is moving on to a more global sports role.
Lower Manhattan booms with business and tourism
Anchored by the opening of the World Trade Center, downtown Manhattan is a new hotspot for tourism, commercial and residential.
NYC styrofoam ban targeted by restaurant group
The city’s restaurants want to stop Mayor de Blasio’s plan to ban lightweight plastics.
More than 100 arrested as NY rally in solidarity with Baltimore
The rallies made in solidarity with Freddie Gray supporters got aggressive.
NYC’s LGBT activists weigh in SCOTUS hearings
The city’s LGBT community hopes it can set an example for the courts.
De Blasio to propose drastic waste reduction plan for NYC: report
The mayor set out his plans to make the city greener as environmental groups push for him act on his proposals.
Fast Food workers rally for $15/hour minimum wage
Thousands of New Yorkers hit the streets demanding that companies pledge to adopt more modern salaries to their workers.
NYC Council to push Congress to renew Zadroga 9/11 Health Act
The city council says Washington can’t let the thousands of affected first responders and civilians down.
Junior’s to move baking operation from Queens factory to New Jersey
The New York restaurant will lose a little of its hometown flavor.
Coyote spotted and captured in Chelsea
The city experienced it’s fourth coyote spotting this year.
Pommes Frites, destroyed in E. Village blast, may get new spot
A financial help group is helping out the moms and pops affected by the Second Ave. explosion.
New York Fashion Week has two new locations
Fashion Week will now take up hip spaces in the West Side and SoHo.
Council unveils plans to increase digital engagement
The city will be taking more steps to increase its digital transparency.
Council to push mayor to fund 1,000 more cops in budget
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito will push to get more cops on the streets.
Activists urge governor, mayor to fight NYC homeless crisis
A group of activists sent the mayor and governor a list of solutions to the city’s growing homeless problem.
Snowden sculpture installed in Fort Greene Park under cover of night
A stunt in a Brooklyn caused quite a stir with residents and the city.
Cuomo, de Blasio ban official travel to Indiana
New York’s mayor and governor sent a message to Indiana following their controversial law.
Missing men’s bodies found in wreckage at E. Village explosion site
First responders made a grim discovery after a weekend of salvaging the site of the blast.