Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will host a public hearing on the city's jail plans June 11.
Dozens packed the courtroom for a hearing over three lawsuits against proposed towers in Two Bridges.
CB 1 voted against plans to replace the Manhattan Detention Complex with a larger jail under a strategy to close Rikers Island jails.
The full board will vote on the resolution later this month.
Six women were indicted for illegally strip searching women visiting the Manhattan Detention Complex, the District Attorney said.
Chinatown activists rallied against the city's plan to replace an existing detention center with a larger jail next door to senior housing.
The New York Senate passed a bill requiring the State Liquor Authority to make details about liquor licenses available to the public.
Work is expected to start next month.
The Parks Department said the move is an immediate response to open space needs when East River Park closes for resiliency work.
Nydia Velázquez has served in the House since 1993 and easily cruised to victory.
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Dozens rallied against a regulation that aims to deny green cards to legal immigrants if they have received government assistance.
The former state assembly speaker was found guilty on corruption charges.
A Chinatown post office could be renamed after the barrier-breaking suffragette Mabel Lee.
The official says he was retaliated against for exposing corruption.
Local politicians are asking prosecutors to review Joseph Betesh's business after one of this properties was deemed unsafe.
The former state assembly speaker will likely face a re-trial on corruption charges later this year.
Margaret Chin was narrowly reelected to represent District 1 in City Council.
Council Member Margaret Chin will again face Christopher Marte in her bid for re-election to City Council.
The senator is proposing that a bus company's safety rating be displayed in its windshield.
Council Member Margaret Chin has effectively won her third term in City Council.
Council Member Margaret Chin says her opponent harassed voters on primary day, a claim her challenger denies.
Her opponent, newcomer Christopher Marte, has not yet conceded the race.
Incumbent Margaret Chin and newcomer Christopher Marte are within 200 votes of each other, according to unofficial election tallies.
Here's Patch's guide to voting for your next City Council rep for District 1.
The former state assembly speaker will probably be re-tried next year.
Christopher Marte, Margaret Chin's main primary challenger for the District 1 City Council, faulted Chin's record on development on Tuesday.
Brian Kavanagh announced that he will run to replace Daniel Squadron, the state senator who abruptly announced his resignation on Wednesday.
The ex-Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of political corruption in 2015. His conviction was overturned on Thursday.
The mayor said there's nothing he can do to stop massive towers being built on the Lower East Side.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is hosting a town hall Wednesday night in the city's 1st District, which includes downtown, SoHo and the LES.
Activists who oppose the destruction of the Rivington House say they have a message for Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Carlina Rivera gets two more endorsements in her bid for City Council.
State Sen. Daniel Squadron toured senior centers in lower Manhattan on Thursday.
Community organizers, elected officials, faith leaders and more will speak out against the Trump Administration's Executive Orders.
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The prisoner is reportedly being punished. However, jail guards may bring in more contraband than prisoners do, NYC investigators say.
Yuh-Line Niou, a Democrat, will represent Assembly District 65.
In a letter, Squadron urged investigation into the 2015 deed restriction removal and sale.
The Chrystie Street bike lane and the Canal Street entrance to the Manhattan Bridge received improvements.