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By Gus Saltonstall
The atmosphere was festive last week inside of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church on the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 99th Street.
The church, which first opened on the same Upper West Side corner in 1807, held an event for locals on Thursday to highlight the recent improvements that have taken place within the landmarked building.
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New York, NY—On Tuesday, June 11, at New York City (NYC) Hall, over 80 leaders, staff, and clients representing mental health Clubhouses and HIV and AIDS services organizations—as well as activists and elected officials—rallied against cuts to programs serving New Yorkers with serious mental illness, as well as those living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.
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Our Executive Director, Khary Lazarre-White, appeared on PIX11 News to discuss improving college readiness for underserved students. With only 57% of 2022 graduates deemed college-ready, our mission is urgent. Khary addressed the impact of poverty, housing, and food insecurity on education. The segment featured our College Access and Preparedness Panel with NYC Council Speaker Adrienne E.
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By Melanie Marich
At a raucous City Council hearing Wednesday, renters, their supporters and the real estate industry went head-to-head over a new bill that would ban forced broker fees for New York City apartment-hunters.
Hundreds of people descended on City Hall to testify about
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By Nicole Rosenthal
NEW YORK CITY — A New York City Council bill set to ease the burden of expensive broker’s fees for renters is slated to get a hearing this week.
The bill, dubbed the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act (Intro 0360), would amend the city’s administrative code and require the individual hiring a broker, be it tenant or landlord, to foot the broker’s fee.
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By Melanie Marich
New York is one of the only U.S. cities where tenants have to pay for a broker they did not hire. Those fees can range from one month’s rent up to 20% of the annual rent depending on the market.
And in a rental market with a
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By Phil Corso
A New York City Council proposal that would change the way landlords and tenants pay real estate broker fees will be up for debate at a committee hearing on Wednesday.
Intro 360, also known as the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (or FARE) Act, would require whoever hires the broker — whether a tenant or landlord — to pay the broker fee.
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By Cole Rosengren
New York City’s commercial waste market is preparing for a major new zone system that will reset competition for decades. A long-awaited city council hearing this week left council members and industry participants with multiple unresolved questions about what’s next.
The city’s Department of Sanitation recently awarded contracts
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By Aneeta Bhole
A controversial waste management company that has racked up hundreds of violations and is being investigated in at least one fatal car crash is still being allowed to operate in the city.
Cogent Waste Solutions has been embroiled in multiple lawsuits since 2021 for alleged recklessness of its drivers, overcharging customers, falsifying records and failing to disclose required personnel details.
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By Dawn Plummer
At the corner of 145th West Street and Riverside Drive in West Harlem now stands the Judge Hubert T. Delany Way. Co-named after the Harlem civil rights pioneer attorney, politician, assistant US attorney, the first Black tax commissioner of New York, and one of the first appointed NY City Black judges.
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