New York City Assemblyman Michael Blake speaks to the crowd at the Future of Work Summit in the Bronx, NY. By Andrew Caringi Another new effort to fund Bronx-based startups was announced by Assemblyman Michael Blake today, this time in the form of a relatively small cash award […]
Month: October 2015
East New Yorkers demand to know who will be developing their neighborhood
Residents of East New York continue to mobilize against a city-sponsored rezoning plan for their neighborhood focused on whether the result will be the displacement of they and their neighbors. The de Blasio Administration has failed to win a single endorsement from any community groups. The growing opposition was on […]
Viverito walks fine line on East Harlem rezoning
East Harlem faces an uncertain future and so does the neighborhood’s support for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s still-developing plan to rezone it. The Mayor’s strategy is to rezone East Harlem and 15 other neighborhoods to pack in more dwellings while requiring developers to add more affordable housing units. This would […]
Hackathons Offer Introduction to Computer Science in the Bronx
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the kind of temperate fall day that usually calls for a lounge in the park, high school seniors Jenny Li and Violet Killy were crouched over laptops in the fluorescent-lit library at Bronx High School of Science, writing code. The two 17-year-olds were building […]
CUNY struggles to secure state funding for new contract
PSC Union President Barbara Bowen leads CUNY faculty and staff at a protest last Thursday as they call for an end to the contract dispute that has left them without raises for six years. By Andrew Caringi PSC Union President Barbara Bowen will have to wait to resolve […]
Harlem housing leaders scoffs at gentrification accusations
Harlem community advocate Nina DeMartini-Day has spent the bulk of her life fighting to improve the lives of the poor and underprivileged in the neighborhood despite critics who argue her reforms ultimately hurt those she seeks to help. For decades, her work in city government and housing development for DDM […]
A Cause In a Coffee Shop
Reconnect Café is like any other café that has opened recently in the quickly gentrifying neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Bagels are doled out daily and the café features a free wi-fi connection and seating area for guests. The only difference between this café and the others is that this one […]
Diller Defends Private Park Funding
Barry Diller defended the use of private funding for New York parks, saying it’s the only way to build ambitious projects such as his new Pier 55 project on the Hudson River. Last year Diller and his wife, Diane von Furstenberg, announced a $113 million grant for Hudson River Park’s […]
New Jersey Wants Jobs as Christie Aims for Presidency
New Jersey will likely offer more in corporate tax incentives this year than ever before as Governor Chris Christie tries to boost job growth during his run for president. The state’s economic woes could hinder Christie’s chances at the White House, but incentive driven job growth could be a quick […]
Belmont Metals is Rooted in East New York, but not because of East New Yorkers
Family pride is tied close to locality at Belmont Metals, according to Michael Henning, the company’s vice president of marketing. The company has been on the same plot of East New York land since it was founded in 1896, at which point it was his great-great grandfather’s backyard. […]