- De Blasio playing catch-up on unsheltered homelessness – Politico, December 1, 2017
- Council Passes East Harlem, Bedford Union Armory, Certificate of No Harassment – City Limits, December 1, 2017
- Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment, East Harlem rezoning both pass City Council – Curbed, December 1, 2017
- Moving beyond the monument war – New York Daily News, December 1, 2017
- East Harlem Rezoning Approved By City Council – Harlem Patch, November 30, 2017
- Panel Discusses Right to Counsel for Eviction Cases in NYC Housing Court – Cityland, November 28, 2017
- Public Advocate Letitia James starts her own probe into NYCHA’s lead paint scandal – New York Daily News, November 28, 2017
- Bronx Borough Pres Says Yes with Conditions to Jerome Ave Rezoning – City Limits, November 27, 2017
- Embarrassed NYCHA will break locks to remove toxic lead paint after failing to inspect thousands of homes – New York Daily News, November 27, 2017
- Bus Service Is in Crisis, City Comptroller’s Report Says – New York Times, November 27, 2017
- NYPD quietly using military tracking device locating suspects through cell phone signals – New York Daily News, November 25, 2017
- Vacancy Tax Suggested to Fix NYC’s Skyrocketing Empty Storefront Problem – NBC, November 24, 2017
- NYCHA tenant and mom of boy with high blood-lead levels furious Mayor de Blasio concealed violations – New York Daily News, November 22, 2017
- Sweet nothings: Emails show de Blasio and Glen’s cozy relationship with Kushner – The Real Deal, November 22, 2017
- Giant East Harlem Housing Development One Vote Away From Approval – Harlem Patch, November 22, 2017
- Revamped East Harlem Rezoning Goes To City Council Vote – BisNow, November 22, 2017
- Calls to Take Down Columbus and J. Marion Sims Statues at Public Hearing on NYC Monuments – Hyperallergic, November 22, 2017
- New Yorkers sound off on statue removal at de Blasio’s monuments commission hearing – New York Daily News, November 22, 2017
- City Council resists speaker’s push to put pal on Board of Elections – New York Daily News, November 21, 2017
- Council Committee Passes East Harlem, Bedford-Union Armory and Other Major Rezonings – City Limits, November 21, 2017
- East Harlem rezoning, Crown Heights project add $200 million to taxpayers’ tab – Crain’s New York Business, November 21, 2017
- East Harlem rezoning is one vote from being approved – Curbed, November 21, 2017
- Land Use approves East Harlem rezoning – The Real Deal, November 21, 2017
- Statement on Landmarks Preservation Commission Calendaring of Three East Harlem Buildings – Landmark East Harlem, November 21, 2017
- City councilmen support extending Council term limits – New York Daily News, November 20, 2017
- CityViews: NYC Needs Real Deterrents to Stop Tenant Harassment – City Limits, November 20, 2017
- Mayor de Blasio knew NYCHA had been failing to perform lead-paint inspections for over a year – New York Daily News, November 19, 2017
- A Silent March to Protest Federal Response to Puerto Rico – WNYC, November 19, 2017
- 2 Housing Authority Officials Resign After False Lead Paint Reports – New York Times, November 17, 2017
- City enacts steeper fines for landlords violating privately owned public space rules – Curbed, November 17, 2017
- Amid Raging Debate Over Statues, a Calm Discussion in New York – New York Times, November 17, 2017
- Public housing plays a huge role in racial segregation and inequality — but not in the way most people think – Business Insider, November 16, 2017
- NYC Advocates Say It’s Past Time to Count Vacant Properties – Next City, November 15, 2017
- How Advocacy Has, and Hasn’t, Shaped De Blasio’s Housing Plan 2.0 – City Limits, November 15, 2017
- To help make his revamped housing plan work, de Blasio wants to tax vacant land – The Real Deal, November 15, 2017
- Workforce Referral Networks: The Hot New Approach to Local Hiring – City Limits, November 15, 2017
- Manhattan Parcel with Murky Origins Could Frame a Debate Over Parks and Development in the City – City Limits, November 14, 2017
- NYCHA falsely claimed it did lead paint inspections at thousands of city apartments – New York Daily News, November 14, 2017
- Bill de Blasio and Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Silent Support for Mark Levine – November 13, 2017
- More than 1,400 public housing tenants mistakenly got NYCHA letter of eviction – New York Daily News, November 10, 2017
- City announces schedule for public hearings on contentious monuments – Curbed, November 10, 2017
- The Right to Know Act and the City Council Speaker Race – Gotham Gazette, November 9, 2017
- CityViews: The Council Must Protect Nonprofits from Lien Sales – City Limits, November 9, 2017
- Making Affordable Housing Permanently Affordable – Huffington Post, November 8, 2017
- Bill de Blasio is mayor (again). Here are 5 issues real estate pros need to follow – The Real Deal, November 8, 2017
- Harlem City Council Election Results: Levine, Ayala, Perkins Win – Harlem Patch, November 8, 2017
- Ahead of East Harlem Rezoning Vote, Mark-Viverito Holds Community Dialogue – City Limits, November 3, 2017
- Harlem Community Board Abused Government Resources, Borough President Says – DNAinfo, October 31, 2017
- Final East Harlem Community Forum Before City Council Vote! – City Limits, October 28, 2017
- Council Speaker To Hold East Harlem Rezoning Forum – Harlem Patch, October 27, 2017
- Mayor de Blasio announces new $250M program to keep Mitchell-Lama developments affordable – 6 sqft, October 27, 2017
- Data Drop: Who are the Top Donors in Campaign 2017? – City Limits, October 26, 2017
- HUD big vows to close ‘loopholes’ for NYCHA recipients taking advantage of the system – New York Daily News, October 26, 2017
- Breaking Down De Blasio’s Expanded Housing Plan – City Limits, October 26, 2017
- Is NYC Ready For The Next Hurricane Sandy? – Gothamist, October 26, 2017
- Online survey on controversial statues launched by the city – am New York, October 25, 2017
- Cuomo orders probe into de Blasio’s controversial $1B East Harlem real estate plan – The Real Deal, October 24, 2017
- Playground brawl: Gov halts Mayor over NYC park named for comedy legends – WPIX, October 24, 2017
- Cuomo calls for investigation on de Blasio’s playground plan – New York Post, October 24, 2017
- De Blasio revamps housing plan with a ‘major reset’ of extra money, more units and new timeline – Politico, October 24, 2017
- Di Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan and the Whitening of New York City – NiLP, October 23, 2017
- East Harlem community leader: ‘We need affordable housing now!’ – Liberation News, October 23, 2017
- Young Professor Hopes to Unseat Incumbent Bill Perkins – The Uptowner, October 23, 2017
- Comptroller Wants Paying Rent on Time to Count Toward Credit Score – New York Times, October 22, 2017
- City Didn’t Police Tax Breaks Landlord Got for Deregulating Apts.: Lawsuit – DNAinfo, October 20, 2017
- CityViews: Bill-Signing Marked the End of Tenants’ 4-Year Struggle – City Limits, October 20, 2017
- City agencies coordinate hurricane relief out of East Harlem – NY 1, October 20, 2017
- CityViews: Community Land Trusts are a Path to Affordable Homeownership – City Limits, October 19, 2017
- Data Drop: Some NYC Neighborhoods Have Less Representation at the Ballot Box – City Limits, October 19, 2017
- Hurricane relief center opens in East Harlem – WPIX, October 19, 2017
- De Blasio Announces Crackdown On E-Bike Riders – DNAinfo, October 19, 2017
- East Harlem’s rezoning battle – am New York, October 18, 2017
- What de Blasio’s ‘Paying the Homeless to Leave Town’ Program Is Really About – Village Voice, October 18, 2017
- Study Says Housing Nonprofits Get Short End of Stick Under De Blasio – City Limits, October 18, 2017
- Use the Wi-Fi and Smile for the Camera: LinkNYC Kiosks Come Uptown – The Uptowner, October 18, 2017
- Understanding New York’s Public Hospitals Crisis – City Limits, October 18, 2017
- New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines – New York Times, October 18, 2017
- Council Approves Harlem African Burial Ground – Cityland, October 17, 2017
- City to help displaced hurricane victims, families at new Manhattan center – am New York, October 16, 2017
- Group says report shows racial disparity in NYPD fare evasion arrests – NY 1, October 16, 2017
- Angered by City Council, East Harlem residents unfurl petitions opposing rezoning – Liberation News, October 14, 2017
- New York State to Release $360 Million Withheld From City’s Hospitals – New York Times, October 13, 2017
- Teachers Union Sues To Halt New Rules Letting Charters Certify Own Teachers – DNAinfo, October 13, 2017
- Public Advocate devises plan to help Puerto Ricans fleeing to NYC – WPIX, October 13, 2017
- East Harlem Residents Debate How to Spend $1 Million – The Uptowner, October 13, 2017
- De Blasio: No Funds For Housing For Puerto Ricans Coming To New York – CBS, October 12, 2017
- Protests, Diverging Views at City Council Hearing on East Harlem Rezoning – City Limits, October 12, 2017
- East Harlem rezoning ripped by locals at City Council hearing – Curbed, October 12, 2017
- Lessons from Vancouver for NYC’s Debate Over Taxing Vacant Land to Ease Housing Crunch – City Limits, October 12, 2017
- Public Housing Concerns Surface at Benjamin’s First East Harlem Town Hall – The Uptowner, October 12, 2017
- City expands 3-K program to schools in East Harlem, Howard Beach, Rockaways, more – am New York, October 12, 2017
- Some Charter Schools Can Certify Their Own Teachers, Board Says – New York Times, October 11, 2017
- Propuesta de zonificación para East Harlem – NY 1 Noticias, October 7, 2017
- Letter Opposing the City Planning Commission’s Vote to Accept the Department of City Planning’s Proposal to Rezone East Harlem – Landmark East Harlem, October 6, 2017
- Community residents lead walking tour of vacant public property – Amsterdam News, October 5, 2017
- The Tale of an East Harlem Walkup: Why the City’s Displacement Analysis Leaves Advocates Scratching Heads – City Limits, October 4, 2017
- “He’s Breaking up Our Families” : Will Uptown DREAMers Become UnDACAmented? – The Uptowner, October 3, 2017
- City Suing Landlord of ‘Hazardous’ East Harlem Building Lacking Cooking Gas – DNAinfo, October 3, 2017
- East Harlem Rezoning Approved by Planning Commission, Moves to City Council – City Limits, October 2, 2017
- NYC To Pay Year Of Rent For Some Homeless Families Willing To Leave Town – Gothamist, September 29, 2017
- Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next? – City Limits, September 29, 2017
- Community activists speak out against Mayor de Blasio’s controversial East Harlem rezoning plan – WPIX, September 29, 2017
- East Harlem Residents Claim De Blasio’s Rezoning Plan Promotes Gentrification – CBS, September 29, 2017
- A Healthy Dialogue, Except on Rezoning, at East Harlem Town Hall – City Limits, September 29, 2017
- East Harlem residents get rowdy at mayor’s rezoning town hall – NY 1, September 29, 2017
- What Happened to Police Accountability? The Mayor’s Not Saying – New York Times, September 29, 2017
- Residents tossed from de Blasio town hall over ‘racist’ zoning feud – New York Post, September 28, 2017
- De Blasio Comes to East Harlem for Three-hour Town Hall – The Uptowner, September 28, 2017
- Mayor de Blasio Participates in Town Hall Meeting – YouTube, September 28, 2017
- Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Silence on Asthma Protection Bill Angers Advocates – DNAinfo, September 28, 2017
- Full flight arrives at JFK Airport as Puerto Rico struggles to recover – NY 1, September 27, 2017
- Hundreds of Democrats rally to oust Manhattan Democratic Chair Keith Wright – NY 1, September 27, 2017
- This Bill Would Do Wonders For New York Renters — But Will State Politicians Have The Guts To Pass It? – Washington Heights Patch, September 26, 2017
- Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground – New York Times, September 26, 2017
- Fact check: Has Councilmember Perkins Ever Participated in Participatory Budgeting? – City Limits, September 25, 2017
- FDNY, EMS locations to drop off supplies for Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico – WPIX, September 25, 2017
- Rodriguez Concedes To Diana Ayala In Race For Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Seat – DNAinfo, September 20, 2017
- De Blasio Administration Tweaks East Harlem Rezoning, Avoids Major Changes – City Limits, September 19, 2017
- Mark-Viverito targets Manhattan Dem over ‘interesting’ re-election – New York Post, September 19, 2017
- Bill’s burden on gentrification: The mayor needs better plans to counter New York City’s biggest threat – New York Daily News, September 17, 2017
- Former lobbyist re-elected to head Manhattan Democrats – New York Post, September 17, 2017
- Brewer Statement On Attempts To Exclude Her From East Harlem Steering Committee Meeting – Harlem World, September 16, 2017
- In Surprise to Some, Diana Ayala Appears On Verge of Victory – Gotham Gazette, September 15, 2017
- Women lose ground in the New York City Council, even if Chin and Ayala win – City & State, September 13, 2017
- A Neck-and-Neck Council Race to Replace Mark-Viverito – City Limits, September 13, 2017
- NYC Primary 2017: Nail-Biter City Council Races and the Díaz Dynasty – WNYC, September 13, 2017
- Ayala Declares Victory in Tight Race to Replace Melissa Mark-Viverito – DNAinfo, September 13, 2017
- Were De Blasio’s Rezonings on the Primary Day Ballot? – City Limits, September 13, 2017
- Longtime Harlem Pol Prevails Over Challengers – City Limits, September 13, 2017
- Upper East Side Councilman Ben Kallos Wins Big in Democratic Primary – DNAinfo, September 13, 2017
- Where the Mayoral Candidates Stand on Housing – City Limits, September 11, 2017
- Here Are the Candidates Vying for Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Seat – DNAinfo, September 11, 2017
- Bill Perkins to Harlem Voters: ‘If It Works, Don’t Fix It’ – DNAinfo, September 11, 2017
- Melissa Mark-Viverito eyeing run for congress – New York Post, September 10, 2017
- Do Homeless People Vote? – City & State, September 10, 2017
- The Post’s endorsements for Tuesday’s primary – New York Post, September 9, 2017
- East Harlem Candidates Get Specific on Housing, Policing – City Limits, September 8, 2017
- New Voices vs. Well-Known Name in Harlem Council Race Where Change is the Theme – City Limits, September 8, 2017
- City’s commercial rent tax a small business killer, opponents say – NY 1, September 8, 2017
- Lawsuit claims de Blasio is hiding affordable housing info that shows city is supporting segregation – New York Daily News, September 8, 2017
- Harlem Restaurateur Is Sentenced to 5 Years for $12 Million Ponzi Scheme – New York Times, September 8, 2017
- Where people are still getting busted for pot in NYC – New York Daily News, September 8, 2017
- MAP: New York City’s controversial statues and monuments – New York Daily News, September 8, 2017
- NYC’s “Progressive” Mayor Bill de Blasio Promotes Gentrification, Displacement – Beyond Chron, September 7, 2017
- Juan González On De Blasio’s NY: The Mayor Has Not Confronted The Affordable Housing Crisis – Gothamist, September 7, 2017
- What is the speaker’s next election after she leaves city council? – NY 1, September 7, 2017
- NYC City Council Election District 8: Candidates, Polling Places And More – Harlem Patch, September 7, 2017
- Subway Riders Beware: Littering Fines Will Double to $100 – New York Times, September 7, 2017
- Which Councilmembers and Candidates in Nabes Targeted for Rezoning Take the Most Real-Estate Donations? – City Limits, September 6, 2017
- Board of Elections Investigating Harlem Politician Accused of Living Outside the District – DNAinfo, September 6, 2017
- Today’s The Last Day To File a Claim Over The Nearly 1 Million Bogus NYPD Summonses – Huffington Post, September 6, 2017
- City will offer free lunch for all public school students – NY 1, September 6, 2017
- Rodriguez Hasn’t Done Enough for 125th St. and Lexington Ave, Opponent Says – DNAinfo, September 5, 2017
- De Blasio Housing Plan Seeks Land Promised as Yankees Replacement Park – New York Times, September 5, 2017
- Residentes del Distrito 8 exige más defensa a los pobres – El Diario-La Prensa, September 5, 2017
- Speaker Mark-Viverito And Council Member Menchaca Announce $1.5 Mil Funding Towards Immigrant Health Initiative – Harlem World, September 2, 2017
- A look at some of NYC’s most controversial monuments as city weighs whether to remove iconic statues – New York Daily News, September 2, 2017
- Boyfriend of City pol’s mom cuffed after yelling ‘your mother is dying’ outside his Upper East Side office – New York Daily News, September 1, 2017
- Term-Limited Council Speaker Faces One More Election: Race for District Leader – City Limits, September 1, 2017
- El Barrio’s Favorite Outdoor Party Spot to Get $5.5M Makeover – DNAinfo, September 1, 2017
- NYC Planning Commission: 100 percent real-estate industry – Liberation News, August 31, 2017
- Rookie Candidate, Perennial Challenger Take on Kallos in UES Council Race – DNAinfo, August 30, 2017
- New Voters’ Guide: Everything You Need to Know About the 2017 Primary – City Limits, August 29, 2017
- Bad Landlords Poised To Profit On De Blasio Plan To Turn Rent-Stabilized Buildings Into Long-Term Homeless Shelters – Gothamist, August 29, 2017
- Harlem school superintendent hit with $3,000 fine for selling home to subordinate teacher – New York Daily News, August 29, 2017
- Vacant Lots and Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless – City & State, August 28, 2017
- East Harlem Redevelopment Greenlit by City Council – Cityland, August 28, 2017
- Is rezoning in East Harlem a Trojan horse for gentrification? – am New York, August 28, 2017
- In Pursuit of Influence (and Muggers): Denny Farrell’s 40 Years in Politics – New York Times, August 28, 2017
- East Harlem residents tell NYC Commission: Racist rezoning—‘No way!’ – Liberation News, August 25, 2017
- East Harlem rezoning faces mounting public opposition – Curbed, August 24, 2017
- Passionate Testimony at East Harlem Rezoning City Planning Commission Hearing – City Limits, August 24, 2017
- Mayor Ignoring Residents in East Harlem Rezoning Plan, Boro Prez Says – DNAinfo, August 24, 2017
- Some East Harlem residents say rezoning plan will squeeze them out – NY 1, August 24, 2017
- CityViews: Major Community Group Rejects de Blasio’s East Harlem Rezoning – City Limits, August 23, 2017
- Testimony Against the East Harlem Rezoning Plan – Roger Hernandez, Jr., August 23, 2017
- New York state quietly stopped funding a key affordable housing program – The Real Deal, August 23, 2017
- Evict the rich – The Outline, August 22, 2017
- Protesters Target Central Park Statue Of Gynecologist Who Experimented On Slaves – Gothamist, August 21, 2017
- Calls for removal of statue of 19th century doctor in East Harlem – ABC, August 21, 2017
- Protesters demand removal of Central Park statue of 19th century doctor who experimented on slave women – New York Daily News, August 20, 2017
- An Antebellum Hero, but to Whom? – New York Times, August 18, 2017
- Manhattan church offers sanctuary to immigrant mother facing deportation – NY 1, August 18, 2017
- Albanese joins fight against building high-rise on kid’s playground – New York Post, August 18, 2017
- Politician Accused of Living Outside District Says It’s ‘Nobody’s Business’ – DNAinfo, August 17, 2017
- UPDATE: East Harlem Rezoning CPC Hearing at Different Place, Time-of-Day – City Limits, August 17, 2017
- Taking a Playground for a Tower? Yes, really – Alliance for a Human-Scale City, August 17, 2017
- De Blasio: NYC To Review ‘Symbols Of Hate’ On City Property – CBS, August 17, 2017
- Leader of city’s largest charter school network denounces Trump – NY 1, August 18, 2017
- Crucial Weeks Ahead for Potential Rezoning of East Harlem – Gotham Gazette, August 16, 2017
- Planning to develop in the Bronx? Better have these politicians on speed dial – The Real Deal, August 16, 2017
- Public Advocate: You’re A Bad Bank if You Fund the Worst Landlords – City Limits, August 16, 2017
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