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You May Not Have Heard Of These Democratic Mayoral Candidates, But They ll Be On Your Primary Ballot arrow More than 50 people filed paperwork with the city to run for New York City Mayor this election cycle, and that number has been winnowed down to 12 Democratic and two Republican candidates who will appear on the ballot come the June 22nd primary. (Note: Early voting starts on June 12th.) So far we’ve focused our coverage around front-runners who have raised enough money to qualify for matching public funds, which could catapult their campaigns to the next level. That list is long to begin with, and includes: Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Diane Morales, Scott Stringer, Maya Wiley and Andrew Yang on the Democratic side. You can read more about those candidates here. ....
These 2 UES Buildings Are 'Putting Tenants At Risk,' City Says - Upper East Side, NY - Two Upper East Side buildings have been barred from getting new work permits under a new law intended to protect against tenant abuse. ....
7 Things You Ought To Know About The SoHo/NoHo Rezoning arrow A cobblestone street in Soho andersphoto / Shutterstock The de Blasio administration is getting ready to submit its proposal to rezone SoHo and NoHo for formal review a seven-month-long process that’ll put it before the local community board, Manhattan Borough president, Planning Commission, and ultimately, the City Council. But the rough outlines of its plan, which would add affordable housing to two of Manhattan’s wealthiest neighborhoods and has been the center of contentious fights amongst New Yorkers, came out in October. Here’s what you need to know to follow the debate: ....
arrow Bayard Street in Chinatown. David Cruz On a recent Wednesday morning, Chinatown appeared a bit more desolate than it did during pre-pandemic times For Rent signs hung on shuttered storefronts and outdoor dining annexes were nearly empty, all in sharp contrast to the strings of festive Lunar New Year lanterns hanging over the once-lively streets. “It is likely to take a multi-year, multi-phase [recovery plan] to get back to 2019 level, much like the 1918 pandemic, which took a decade,” Wellington Chen, executive director of the Chinatown Partnership (which works to elevate the neighborhood s business community) told Gothamist/WNYC. The neighborhood remains in the throes of economic despair, with even notable restaurants closing such as Jing Fong on Elizabeth Street, the neighborhood’s largest dim sum eatery that recently announced is permanent closure of its indoor dining hall.Looming over the economic pain is the recent spike o ....