Friday, January 10, 2014

NYU To Appeal Court's Expansion Plan Decision

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On Tuesday Manhattan Supreme Justice Donna Mills ruled that the City, "alienated public parkland without approval by the New York S...

Parks Commish Veronica White Lands Job With Bloomberg After Lobbying Efforts To Stay Failed

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Park  Commissioner  Veronica White (center) flanked by  Deputy Parks Commissioner  (and  former   Bloomberg  re-election   political ope...
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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Parks Employees Forced To Drive "Death Trap" Vehicle

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City park workers in Queens were being forced to use a 14-year-old "death trap" pick-up truck that has a  multitude of safety vio...
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Melissa Mark-Viverito - Former Parks Committee Chair - Elected First Latino City Council Speaker

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Newly elected City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito receiving a standing ovation from collegues and supporters after concluding her a...

Judge Strikes Down NYU Plan Over Illegal Taking Of Park Land - 2nd Ruling Against Bloomberg in Weeks

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“NYU’s massive expansion project now cannot go forward, absent State Legislative approval, and that is never going to happen. End of story. ...
Monday, January 6, 2014

IBO: New Soccer Stadium Deal Bails Out Failed Parking Lots, Boots Money Owed to City for Decades

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Parking garages on 153rd St. and River Ave. near Yankee Stadium could be converted into space for a new Major League Soccer stadium.    The...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Bill de Blasio Strongly Reaffirms His Pledge To End Horse Carriages Rides

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SETH WENIG/AP Horses and carriages — which Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has promised to outlaw — wait for customers near Central Park ...