Pedicabs aren’t just for tourists anymore: Beginning next month, people in Harlem can come on and take a free ride.
Amir Chizic, owner of BicyTaxi NYC, is sending 10 pedicabs uptown to offer free trips within 20 blocks of 125th St.
Last night the Progressive Association for Political Action (PAPA) held a forum at South Oxford Space for four Democratic candidates for office of Public Advocate. Councilmembers Eric N. Gioia and Bill de Blasio, former public advocate Mark Green, and civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel each touted their backgrounds and ideas to say why they should get the job.
Aside from politics and religion, few topics are more contentious than neighborhood development. Whether it’s residential or commercial, for better or worse, development spells change for New York City neighborhoods.
In Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay, for years, most homes were small. Now, the area has seen an influx of expansion as many homeowners obtain permits to add onto their houses.
Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill have also experienced significant changes, both residential and commercial. Many businesses have shifted from mom-and-pop operations like laundromats, delis and newsstands to high-priced boutiques and chain stores.
Additional reporting and filming by Amber Benham.
Police blocked off 40th St, between 7th and 8th Avenue, after a suitcase was found near a synagogue this morning. The bomb squad later determined that the suitcase was harmless.
Bay Ridge Affected by MTA Cutbacks
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has plans to make drastic cuts in subway service. Learn how one Brooklyn community will be affected by the changes.
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Old Man Prohibition never stood a chance that cold December night in 1933. He got lynched, strung up on a flagpole in the heart of Midtown, in front of hundreds of cheering witnesses.
Most New Yorkers probably aren’t planning to celebrate the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition by hanging an effigy, as the crowds did that night 75 years ago. But all the same, many folks will use the occasion as an excuse to raise a glass.
Click here to read the rest and see a slideshow on the New York City News Service website. Or just click below to see the slideshow of former speakeasies throughout the city.
Illegal booze was hidden under benches in the Old Town bar. Click for a slideshow of former NYC speakeasies still in business.
Reporters from the New York City News Service hit the streets to get opinions from New Yorkers in all five boroughs. Each person answered the question: “where would you like the country to be in four years?”
Click on the links to hear an audio clip and see a picture of each person.
David Zonca, from Carroll Gardens, said that he would like to see more people with health insurance. “I know people who’ve had fifteen, twenty thousand dollar hospital bills because they broke a leg and didn’t have insurance,” said Zonca.
Kathleen Henderson, of Kensington, said that she is concerned for the poor. “There are a lot of poor people who can’t afford to eat. Let’s give them more money so they can take care of themselves, take care of their family,” said Henderson.
Caroline Gartner, of Carroll Gardens, said that she wants to see more unity among Americans. “People are so red state, blue state against each other,” said Gartner.
Larissa Bailiff, of Park Slope, said that she wants better protection for the environment. “I’m not naive. Obviously we have built up a world for ourselves where we use a lot of gasoline and we pollute and all of that. But there’s got to be some kind of regulation and some control,” she said.
Also see First-timers Pull Through at the Polls, by Joe Walker and Marcella Veneziale. Contributing reporting by Mary Stachyra and Maureen Sullivan.
By Mary Stachyra and Lois Desocio. Originally published for the New York City News Service
“Obama! Obama!”
The chants and the beat of drums overwhelmed the Harlem State Office Plaza last night on 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. When CNN declared at about 11 p.m. that Barack Obama had won the presidency , the crowd erupted in a glorious, pulsing frenzy.
“We makin’ history tonight,” said Sharon Farley as she danced joyfully on a bench. “No sleep for us! We’re gonna celebrate all night!”
From Times Square to Bedford-Stuyvesant, to living rooms to church basements to bars around the the city, New York marked the election of the country’s first African-American president with dancing, horn-honking, hollering and tears of joy.
But the biggest display of emotion came in Harlem, where thousands – including big name politicos like U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel and Gov. David Paterson – gathered in the plaza to watch the election returns on a loud jumbotron.
Find diversity percentages, student-teacher ratios, tuition and other information about local elementary schools.
There is also information on area middle schools.
Independent schools statistics compiled by Mary Stachyra for the Blackboard Awards. Published by Manhattan Media.
They’re in the subway everyday. Sometimes they’re adored; sometimes they’re ignored. Countless entertainers perform in New York City’s subway system, and Alice Tan Ridley is just one of them. Listen to her for a chance to see what it’s like to perform underground.
When she stops them in their tracks
Ridley, 56, sings gospel and R&B. Here, she talks about one of her more flattering moments.
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When the fans get mad
She sings for six hours at a time, three to four nights a week. But sometimes a simple performance can provoke unexpected reactions.
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Sharing is caring
Some people feel good when they hear her sing. So sometimes, they want to do something for her, too.
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Listen to a clip of Ridley and the crowd at Union Square singing Aretha Franklin’s best-known song.
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