Coney Island, which achieved near-mythic status in the 20th century as the quintessential amusement park and a New York seashore accessible to millions, is today a neighborhood in transition. A coalition of city agencies and the Coney Island Development Corporation (CIDC) are planning to transform the area into a year-round entertainment complex featuring dozens of [...]
This borough is home to some 2.3 million people. People come from all over to get the perfect pie at DiFara Pizzeria. It’s also a premiere location for cherry blossoms. Visit thirteen.org and you may just find the answer.
Update: State Assembly just knocked down the proposal, see NY Times update.
The NY City Council recently approved assessing a fee to anyone who drives south of 60th St. in Manhattan during weekday work hours. The measure passed by a narrow margin.
Discussions on these topics, from reporters on the NJ beat: Congressman Rob Andrews gets in the Senate race, farmers rally in Trenton, proposed state parks closing, Governor Jon Corzine on congestion pricing in NYC.
Producer PJ Hanley asks: why can they never get info about where the candidates are worshipping–and talks about why politics and religion are always tricky subjects to address.
What is your subway fare going to fund? Will your life be made better by long-range transportation plans? See the MTA CEO Elliot Sander’s presentation from February 2008.
The Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side is a place where thousands worshipped, but which time and indifference almost destroyed. This is the story of a landmark building that would have been history, had it not been for the efforts of a few dedicated preservationists.
Watch more interviews with artists, performers, directors and more [...]
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, the MTA selected developer Tishman Speyer to build a multi-billion dollar project at the site of the Hudson Rail Yards. The entire complex, which would include housing, office space, and a new park, would be bigger than Rockefeller Center. But given the state of the economy, can we expect construction to [...]
April 1st marks the last opening day at Yankee Stadium. After the 2008 season, “the house that Ruth built” will become the house that Steinbrenner demolished. Back in 2005, a few months after the Yankees announced plans for a new stadium, David Hartman and Barry Lewis took A WALK THROUGH THE BRONX and asked former [...]
Booker, the focus of the 2005 Oscar-nominated P.O.V. doc, Street Fight, talked to Moyers about the issues he faces every day as mayor for the last 2 years, and how history now reflects/diverges from the government’s 1968 landmark report on inner-city poverty, the Kerner Report.
