When an illegal smoke shop opened across the street, Gale Brewer, a local councilwoman, vowed to close it. What happened next was “like a Fellini movie.”
The Global Citizen Festival drew around 30,000 concertgoers to the rain-drenched park, causing extensive damage to one of its most famous areas, officials said.
As New York City’s budget tightens, its wealthiest universities are bigger and richer than ever. Now, some officials think it’s time for the schools to pay more in taxes.