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NY Gov Cuomo to NY Pols: I Don't Have To Ask Your Permission To Build the...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just sent a letter to state political leaders urging cooperation for his convention center plan, which he wants to build in Queens. The convention center -- with its...
View ArticleThe Democratic Machine: Carmine DeSapio and Jacob Javits Debate Ethics in...
Speaking first in this 1955 debate, the Democratic boss Carmine G. DeSapio bristles at the question, "Is Tammany Hall fundamentally corrupt?" He dismisses such "sinister implications," claiming they...
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Work in Progress: Photos from NYC's 7 Line Extension
The future 34th Street Station of the #7 line extension (photo courtesy of MTA Capital Construction's Facebook page)Even subway construction projects share on Facebook.New York's MTA regularly posts...
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Protesters in Pig Masks Take the Mic From Senator Fulbright
In 1969, more than 2,000 people gathered together at the New York Hilton for the first National Convocation of the Challenge of Building Peace. In addition to those following via televised broadcast,...
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Reporter's Notebook: Seeing the Vaccine as a Monument to Human Achievement
When I arrived at the Javits Center for my appointment, the scene resembled an airport. Here we were, hundreds of people standing in orderly lines in this gigantic, bright space, waiting for someone to...
View ArticleHow an 8-acre green roof atop the Javits Center is boosting NYC’s biodiversity
It’s migratory bird season, and ecologists are cataloging the large number of birds that stop and refuel in New York during journeys that can reach up to 1,000 miles. On a recent Thursday afternoon at...
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