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Alexandros Washburn, a professor, architect, city planner and lately a real estate developer who owns a house on Van Brunt Street, made a name for himself after Hurricane Sandy by attaching himself to the many resiliency groups that sprung up after that disaster. His latest project is what he is calling a “Model Block.” He and a group of partners […]
The Red Hook Senior Center has done significant outreach during the pandemic to reach out to the seniors where they live while the center has had to shut its doors. The director Maria Sanchez has found herself even busier than before. “I work more at home than I did when I was in the office,” Sanchez said. “I cross my […]
This article was originally published on Jan 13 at 10:29pm EST by THE CITY New Yorkers in dire need want city food deliveries expanded and prefer items they can cook themselves, according to a survey commissioned by City Hall. The 2020 poll, obtained by THE CITY, found a severe demand for emergency food drop-offs, with 79% of the respondents reporting […]
The GetFood NYC emergency relief food program first started operating on March 26, which was soon after the first positive Covid case in NYC on March 11. The program’s main mission is to get food to people at their homes who are food insecure as a result of Covid-19. GetFood NYC has been delivering twice a week for a total […]
When the city unleashes a rezoning and its accompanying host of contentious public review meetings on a neighborhood, seldom does anything stop it. A coalition of local grassroots organizations led by Voice of Gowanus managed to do so temporarily by suing the city and preventing it from triggering the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), a seven-month path leading to […]