By Aaron Hale Leibowitz on October 4, 2017
Manhattan

A proposal by Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to convert a street on their campus into a pedestrian plaza has yet to win approval from the local community board. The public plaza would close off Haven Avenue to non-emergency traffic between 168th and 169th streets and would feature plantings, grassy areas and tables. […]
By Aaron Hale Leibowitz on September 27, 2017
Cops & Courts, Manhattan, News

As murder rates have dropped around the city, domestic violence homicide rates have not seen the same decline.
By Aaron Hale Leibowitz on September 26, 2017
Castle Bridge School, Dominican Women’s Development Center, Holyrood Episcopal Church, New Sanctuary Coalition
Immigration, Manhattan, Struggling in the City, The Global City

Amanda Morales has been living in Holyrood Episcopal Church’s library since mid-August.
By Aaron Hale Leibowitz on September 18, 2017
affordable housing, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Economic Development Corporation, U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat, Zoning
Housing, Manhattan, Neighborhoods, Politics & Policy

Emotions ran high Thursday night at a public hearing about proposed rezoning plans for Inwood, with elected officials and activists accusing each other of shutting down conversation and exploiting racial dynamics to push their agenda. The meeting was a chance for residents to respond to a draft rezoning document released last month by Mayor Bill […]