Many Outdoor Dining Spaces Lack Full Accessibility
People with disabilities say more ADA enforcement is needed.
Later Curfew Helps Sports Bars Stay in the Game
For the first time in months, Josh Cohen, general manager of the Stumble Inn, a sports bar on the Upper East Side, was feeling hopeful. It was mid-February, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo had just announced that the 10 p.m. curfew on New York City bars and restaurants
Rain or Shine, Inwood’s Cat Queen Shows Up
She's been a firefighter and a nanny. Now she feed and cares for local strays.
Little Italy Icon is More Than a Quirky Gift Shop — and It Is Struggling to Survive
In pre-pandemic times, Ernesto Rossi used to play guitar for customers wandering through the eclectic goods on offer at his Little Italy gift shop -- a maze of Bialetti coffee machines and traditional pasta-making utensils, tote bags featuring the map of Sicily, vintage postcards of
New Resources Help Hair Stylists Aid Domestic Abuse Victims — But Few Know They Exist
The first time it happened was 15 years ago. Jessica Wilson, a hair stylist who works at Salon 448 in Wood Dale, Illinois, was told by a client that she had been raped by her husband who had also verbally abused her. New to the
Last-Minute Hearings Added on National Grid’s Greenpoint Expansion
The hearings are the first chance outside of several ongoing protests for Greenpoint residents to voice concerns about National Grid's push to expand a liquified natural gas storage facility.
Workers Rally for Pandemic Relief
Street vendors, laundry workers, house cleaners and taxi drivers from across New York were among the hundreds of demonstrators who blocked traffic on the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges Friday morning, demanding New York State legislators create a fund for undocumented workers and others left out
New Law Expands Opportunities for Street Vendors
The legislation comes at a time when vendors have been hit hard by the pandemic.
COVID-19 Brings New Faces into Obituary Spotlight
For Peter Benjamin, school didn’t get any better than Mrs. Lieber’s kindergarten class at P.S. 26 in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of Queens in 1963. Mrs. Lieber let the children sit where they wanted in class. She knew that Benjamin liked the Yankees while his best
Harlem Forums Aim to Educate Younger Voters
As New York City gears up for another pivotal election season, youth leaders in Harlem are working to prepare younger voters for the June 22 city primaries. Starting with two virtual meetings held in February, The Greater Harlem Unite coalition hosted 20 of the 30-plus
30 Dollars for 30 Years? Intrepid Museum Negotiates New Lease
The USS Intrepid museum has a choice berth on the Hudson River, with easy access to Midtown Manhattan. The rent? A dollar a year. That’s too cheap, say local officials seeking a much higher rate in the institution’s new lease with the Hudson River Park