There have been some changes at Penn Stattion such as the new Seventh Ave. entranceway (abouve) but Hochul now says she does not want to expand the crowded rail hub into the block south of the station, which is one of the plans that the station owner Amtrac has pushed. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Hochul’s Retreat on Penn Station Expansion, Will Spare Entire Block from Demolition Governor Kathy Hochul pulled the rug out from under Amtrak’s hope to double the capacity of Penn Station by tearing down... News 20 Mar 2025 | 12:57
NYC Transit president Demetrius Crichlow, donning an orange safety vest at the Mother Hale Bus Depot, helped out on National Transit Employee Appreciation Day March 18, by changing a bus’s broken mirror, under the guidance of a Hale Bus Depot mechanic. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Wild Week for Mass Transit It was a whip saw week for NYC Transit, rosy optimism at mid-week and gathering storm clouds–all within one 24-hour period.... News 20 Mar 2025 | 12:01
Protesters descended on Gracie Mansion on March 12 after Mayor Adams refused to take a stand on the arrest by ICE agents of Mahmoud Khalil, a spokesperson at last summer’s pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. P ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Protests Continue Across City in the Wake of the Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil A week of protests was capped by the arrest of 98 people inside Trump Tower on March 13 over the continuing detention of... News 16 Mar 2025 | 05:39
Grand Penn Alliance’s chief architect, Alexandros Washburn, who led the creation of the Moynihan Train Hall, outlines the plan for a new Penn Station that would move Madison Square Garden across Seventh Avenue and in its place create a green park leading to the nation’s busiest rail hub. ( Image: Michael Oreskes) New $7.5B Penn Plan–This One Pushed by Trump Allies The time has come to make Penn Station great again. That not particularly subtle message to Donald J. Trump—who routinely... News 15 Mar 2025 | 09:35
Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators march down Broadway on March 4. ( Photo: Philip Maier) NYC Protesters Stand with Ukraine as Trump Pauses Aid About 1,000 demonstrators marched through the East Village not far from the enclave known as Little Ukraine and down Broadway... Voices 06 Mar 2025 | 09:45
A visibly angered Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the demand by the Trump Administration to cease the New York Congestion Pricing program. ( Photo: Office of NYS Governor) Hochul Fires Back after “King” Trump Pushes to End Congestion Pricing It is all out war over congestion pricing after President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation issued an edict to... News 23 Feb 2025 | 06:56
The front line of the marching protestors on President’s Day as they made their way from Union Square to Washington Square Park on Feb. 17. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) President’s Day Protests Target Donald Trump, Elon Musk; Elected Dem Leaders Stay Away A cold day with gale warning in effect did not deter thousands of New Yorkers from pouring into Union Square armed with signs... News 17 Feb 2025 | 06:10
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (right) and other members of the NY Congressional delegation with Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall on Saturday, January 9, 2021 to demand the impeachment of President Trump. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. A Violent Assault on Our Democracy In the years since the 9/11 attacks, my Congressional staff and I have participated in security drills, including “shelter... News 11 Jan 2021 | 10:10
Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources.” Photo: Jeremy Freeman for CNN ( Jeremy Freeman) Where the President Gets His News As Brian Stelter wrote the final draft of “Hoax” in his midtown apartment, the ominous sirens he heard in the background... Home 21 Sep 2020 | 09:36
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that former Police Commissioner James O’Neill will be returning to serve as COVID-19 Senior Advisor on Wednesday, April 01, 2020. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) Memo to Trump and de Blasio: Don't Distort History There is one thing President Donald Trump and Mayor Bill de Blasio agree on: this is not the time to blame them for having... News 02 Apr 2020 | 11:01
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