Council Member Sandy Nurse at a City Hall rally on April 10 for her new bathroom bill. ( Photo: @cmsandynurse Instagram ) Can You Hold It a Little Longer? Currently, New York City has one public restroom per 7,820 residents. That’s merely 1,100 public toilets for an urban population... News 16 Apr 2025 | 04:04
From left to right: City Council Members Shaun Abreu, Erik Bottcher, Sandy Nurse, Chi Ossé and Carlina Rivera posed outside City Hall with two rats that were protesting new legislation passed on Thursday. Photo: Abigail Gruskin City Council’s ‘Rat Pack’ Says Rodents Are Ready to ‘Surrender’ In a city of millions, there’s an alarming number of unwelcome guests — ones that scurry, lurk and leap. Everyone’s seen... News 27 Oct 2022 | 05:54
Mayor Eric Adams (right) and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch (second from left) announced the launch a curbside composting program starting this fall, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, on August 8, 2022. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The Dirt on Composting in NYC From banana peels to eggshells, we all leave a multicolored mess of food waste in the trash daily. We throw out so much food... News 12 Aug 2022 | 12:11
New outdoor dining structure going up on East 18th St., Feb. 12, 2022. Photo: Peter Burka, via Flickr Alfresco Forever Jane Jacobs stressed the value of eyes on the street to bind the neighborhood and keep it safe. What would the great urbanist... News 19 Feb 2022 | 12:42
Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions