Current Chair of The New York State Liquor Authority, Lily M. Fan, is a former member of Community Board 7 in Manhattan. She has cut the backlog of applicants for liquor licenes by 26 percent, but new applicants are still facing up to nine months of delays in obtaining a first-time liquor license issued, sources say. ( Photo: State Liquor Authority) SLA Slowly Reducing License Backlog Under New Chair But Months Long Delays Persist The State Liquor Authority is slowly cutting the backlog for new restaurants and bars seeking to get a first-time liquor... News 08 Aug 2024 | 11:43
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander announced his Mayoral Campaign on July 30th via a video posted to his social medias. (Photo: comptroller.nyc.gov) NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Announces Mayoral Campaign vs Eric Adams To nobody’s great surprise, New York City’s Comptroller Brad Lander, has announced his campaign to run for mayor against... News 05 Aug 2024 | 01:42
The 27-story Anagram building from which the unidentified man tumbled on July 27, features outdoor areas including a penthouse terrace with spectacular views of the city. Photo: Anagram Columbus Circle 84-Year-Old Falls to Death; Apparent Suicide from Luxury Columbus Circle Rental Unit An elderly man plunged to his death from the penthouse of his two bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side. The unidentified... News 30 Jul 2024 | 05:01
Cops at 42nd Street subway station ( Photo: Brian Berger) Transit Crime is Down Says Mayor Adams but Subway Riders Don’t Agree Mayor Eric Adams recently announced that subway crime is falling. Indeed, during the first half of 2024, NYPD says that subway... News 26 Jul 2024 | 09:02
Gov. Kathy Hochul touched on a wide range of topics during a Q&A session at the Hearst Tower–from housing to her reversal on congestion pricing and Joe Biden before the President made his stunning announcement he would not seek reelection. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Hochul Talks Congestion Pricing, Housing, Cell Phone Ban in Schools and her City Apt Governor Kathy Hochul took part in a one-on-one live Q&A at Hearst Towers July 18 in which she gave some new insight on her... News 21 Jul 2024 | 05:48
Councilman Bottcher (Right) joins with area activists to put the final efforts into officially planting the 500th street tree in District 3 as he kicks off a new Tree Fund in partnership with the NY Horticulture Society. He’s helping to jump start the tree fund with another $800,000 in city council funds. Photo: Wyatt Obering A Tree Grows in Chelsea: Bottcher adds $800,000 to New Fund, Plants 500th ‘Street Tree’ City Council member Erik Bottcher said he has started a Tree Fund with the Horticulture Society of New York and allocated... News 12 Jul 2024 | 07:45
A suspect has been arrested in connection with an early morning attack on the “7” train platform in Times Sq. on July 10.A suspect in an attack on the A, C and E train platform less than five hours earlier on July9 remains at large. ( Photo: Wyatt Obering) Two Stabbings on W. 42nd St. Subway Station Within Five Hours of One Another Two unrelated violent incidents occurred within the same subway station at Times Sq. between the late hours of July 9th,... News 10 Jul 2024 | 05:24
