Clifford Michel, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

Staten Island

Three Months In, City’s First Outlet Mall Is Barely One Third Full

Aug. 27, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Staten Island’s Empire Outlets is full of empty storefronts as some wonder if it’ll escape the retail apocalypse.

Brooklyn

Thirty Years Later, Yusuf Hawkins’ Murder Still Shocks in a Changed Brooklyn

Aug. 23, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Bensonhurst divides among those who never heard of the Aug. 23, 1989, hate crime, those who can’t forget — and those who wish they could.

Transportation

Reversing Course, Dockless Bike Share to Roll on in the Rockaways

Aug. 21, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

After THE CITY revealed planned shutdown of cycle program along the Queens shore, Department of Transportation gives two-wheelers another whirl.

Government

Disparities in Staten Island Pot Arrests Draw Concern

Aug. 9, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Cops made 35 marijuana busts this year through June in the precinct area where Eric Garner died in 2014 — far outpacing the rest of the borough.

Bicycles

Some Local Pols Want City to Slow Down on New Bike Lane Push

Aug. 7, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Mayor de Blasio proposed an 80-mile “green wave” of protected bike lanes by 2021 amid a spike in deaths. But City Council aren’t all on board.

Eric Garner

In Garner’s Staten Island, Locals Say ‘It’s About Time’ on Cop Verdict

Aug. 2, 2019, 7:59 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

On Staten Island’s Bay Street, where Eric Garner died, an NYPD judge’s recommendation that Officer Daniel Pantaleo be fired was met with relief.

People

National GOP Eyes Nicole Malliotakis to Flip Staten Island House Seat

July 29, 2019, 4:00 a.m.June 22, 2020, 5:31 a.m.

Steve Scalise, Marco Rubio and other Republicans are lining up to her challenge to Max Rose for the post, which also covers part of Brooklyn.

Transportation

Dockless Bike-Share Grows in Staten Island, Brakes in Bronx and Queens

July 22, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

The planned expansion of Citi Bike coincides with the end of the rival program everywhere except Staten Island, where it will expand borough-wide.

Eric Garner

Eric Garner’s Mother Tells Mayor to ‘Stand Up’ After Feds Ditch Case

July 17, 2019, 6:44 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

De Blasio didn’t stick around City Hall for a rally with Garner’s family. But he changed how the NYPD will deal with police-involved deaths.

Brooklyn

Red Fades in Brooklyn: Inside the Race for Borough’s Lone GOP Seat

July 15, 2019, 4:00 a.m.June 22, 2020, 5:30 a.m.

Democratic Assembly hopeful Brandon Patterson looks to take Brooklyn’s only current Republican slot amid growing blue wave.

Clifford Michel

Three Months In, City’s First Outlet Mall Is Barely One Third Full

Thirty Years Later, Yusuf Hawkins’ Murder Still Shocks in a Changed Brooklyn

Disparities in Staten Island Pot Arrests Draw Concern

Some Local Pols Want City to Slow Down on New Bike Lane Push

In Garner’s Staten Island, Locals Say ‘It’s About Time’ on Cop Verdict

National GOP Eyes Nicole Malliotakis to Flip Staten Island House Seat

Eric Garner’s Mother Tells Mayor to ‘Stand Up’ After Feds Ditch Case

Red Fades in Brooklyn: Inside the Race for Borough’s Lone GOP Seat

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