Greg B. Smith, Stephon Johnson, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

NYCHA

NYCHA Ticket Repair Times Are Through the Roof, Internal Records Show

Oct. 12, 2022, 7:56 p.m.Oct. 12, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

A visit to the apartment of one tenant shows how problems that aren’t solved in a timely fashion only get worse.

Manhattan

Columbia Gives 50-Year-Old Preschool the Boot

Oct. 3, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2022, 12:45 p.m.

“This is a return to the worst behavior of the university who thinks they don’t live with us, they live above us,” one local official charged as Columbia said it had given the school ample notice its time was up.

NYCHA

Three in Five NYCHA Buildings Have Open Doors or Busted Locks

Sept. 21, 2022, 2:57 p.m.Sept. 22, 2022, 9:33 a.m.

A new review by Comptroller Brad Lander shows that buildings have become much less secure since 2018.

Republican Party

UWS Synagogue Refuses to Rent Space to Republican Club for Speech by Election Denier

Sept. 19, 2022, 9:30 p.m.Sept. 19, 2022, 9:56 p.m.

The Society for the Advancement of Judaism had rented to the Upper West Side Republican Club before the pandemic, but after Jan. 6 they weren’t interested in letting the group return for an event with Dick Morris.

Marijuana

Manhattan Smoke Shop Robberies Suggest Perils Ahead for Legal Pot Sellers

Sept. 12, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New York’s first licensed retail weed establishments are expected to open in early 2023. But a slate of smoke shop robberies could point toward a cloudy future.

Uncategorized

Moe Stein, Second-Generation Owner of The Bronx’s Iconic Frank’s Sports Shop, Dies at 93

Sept. 7, 2022, 9:56 p.m.Sept. 13, 2022, 7:55 p.m.

The East Tremont legend known for his determination and charisma owned a store that’s woven itself into the borough’s fabric.

Campaign 2022

Dan Goldman Wins Democratic Primary in NY-10, Rep. Jerrold Nadler Defeats Rep. Carolyn Maloney

Aug. 24, 2022, 8:43 a.m.Aug. 24, 2022, 5:47 p.m.

With thousands of absentee ballots yet to be counted, around 1,300 votes separated Goldman and Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, who refused to concede until every vote is counted.

Climate Change

Battle at Battery Park City Over State Plan to Plow Under Waterfront Green

Aug. 18, 2022, 8:24 p.m.Oct. 28, 2022, 2:18 p.m.

A crowd came to the defense of Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park on the eve of a project to elevate the public space to withstand rising New York Harbor waters.