The West Village and Lower East Side could see thousands of new homes added over the next five years under a new city housing strategy calling for a dramatic increase in construction across the five boroughs. A draft of the Fair Housing Growth Strategy, released by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the
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In June, David Siffert won a 15-vote victory to succeed 35-year incumbent Deborah Glick as the next state Assembly member representing the West Village, SoHo, NoHo and Tribeca. Now, as the campaign gives way to the work of governing, Siffert sat down with the Star-Revue to discuss their grassroots campaign, the importance of representation and
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A long-shuttered newsstand in the bowels of the West Fourth Street subway station has found new life as a shrine to New York City transit, offering free magazines, subway memorabilia and a venue for pop-ups and events hosted by local artists. The project is being spearheaded by comedian and writer Al Mullen and multidisciplinary artist
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As temperatures rise with the coming of summer, so too do political tensions as primary day approaches. On June 23, voters will head to the polls and decide who will carry their party’s nominations for November’s races. Due to the high density of registered Democrats, these primary elections are usually more competitive than November’s. The
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After a dominant showing on election night, Carl Wilson is poised to become the next representative of Manhattan’s 3rd City Council District, finishing 17 points ahead of runner-up Lindsey Boylan after the first round of voting. Boylan conceded after first-round results showed Wilson with 43.08% of the vote to her 25.66%. District Leader Layla Law-Gisiko
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Layla Law-Gisiko has spent the past two decades enmeshing herself in the hard-nosed and oftentimes shady world of Manhattan land use, and she doesn’t like what she’s seen. “I’ve seen up-close how the sausage gets made,” Law-Gisiko told the Village Star-Revue. “And I really just think we should be doing better for our community.” That
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