Bill de Blasio

Gowanus Housing Overhaul and Blood Center Expansion Headed for Approval After Council Strikes Deals

Nov. 10, 2021, 8:35 p.m.Nov. 10, 2021, 8:51 p.m.

Meanwhile, negotiations to bring affordable housing to SoHo and NoHo appeared to be going down to the wire with the clock ticking on de Blasio’s term and his push to diversify city neighborhoods through rezoning.

Vaccinations

NYC Children Get Vaccinated at School Amid Both Relief and Frustrating Waits

Nov. 8, 2021, 8:44 p.m.Nov. 8, 2021, 8:44 p.m.

Kids, ages 5 to 11, started getting their shots, though demand outpaced supply at some schools and lines wrapped around the block at others. Parents got $100 gift cards after their children received the first-come, first-served shots.

Development

From SoHo to Gowanus to the Upper East Side, de Blasio Legacy Projects Hit Crossroads

Nov. 8, 2021, 7:04 p.m.Nov. 9, 2021, 9:47 a.m.

Plans to rezone parts of Downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn are headed to the City Council Tuesday. So is the NY Blood Center’s proposal to build a life science hub on East 67th Street — a project poised for approval despite the local lawmaker’s objection.

Politics

De Blasio and Hochul Bill Taxpayers for Puerto Rico ‘Somos’ Conference Jaunt

Nov. 5, 2021, 7:35 p.m.Nov. 5, 2021, 8:57 p.m.

From Attorney General Letitia James to Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, most New York officials are relying on private funds to attend the annual political summit. Two notable exceptions: the current governor and the current NYC mayor.

The Bronx

Trump Firm Wins Injunction to Stop Bronx Golf Course Cancellation

Nov. 5, 2021, 6:19 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Manhattan judge freezes de Blasio move to transfer Ferry Point Park links to a new operator as of Nov. 15 while Trump Organization makes its case to hold on to the 18-hole course. Trump is demanding a $30 million payout if ejected.

Politics

NYC Politicians Parade in Puerto Rico, With Races From Governor to Council Speaker at Stake

Nov. 4, 2021, 10:50 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Letitia James and Bill de Blasio were among the pols making the scene at the annual Somos conference, where alliances are sealed. Meanwhile, a Council member fighting for his Brooklyn seat was jockeying for speaker.

Taxis

Taxi Drivers Savor Victory as Medallion Debt Bailout Deal Ends Hunger Strike

Nov. 3, 2021, 9:27 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

Cabbies danced outside of City Hall, chanting “No more suicides,” after the de Blasio istration agreed to restructure the crushing debt that’s devastated many taxi medallion owners. Some went hungry for over two weeks during the protest.

Schools

Push to Make Diwali a NYC Public School Holiday is Starting to See Some Light

Nov. 3, 2021, 8:04 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Mayor-elect Eric Adams has vowed to give a public school day off for the festival of lights, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney is proposing a national holiday. But this year, Diwali falls on a parents-teacher conference day for hundreds of thousands of students.

Eric Adams

Adams’ Victory Lap Takes New York’s Next Mayor to a National Audience

Nov. 3, 2021, 6:59 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

The new mayor-elect talked about everything from making city streets safer to where he’s going to live, during a media blitz that seemed aimed at taking his brand of Democratic politics to a bigger crowd.

Eric Adams

Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Election, Earning His Chance to Make History in Post-COVID Era

Nov. 2, 2021, 9:15 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:52 p.m.

On Jan. 1, the 61-year-old ex-NYPD captain will become the second Black man to assume the top slot in City Hall. Now he’s charged with leading a metropolis of 8.8 million residents out of the ravages of the pandemic. He won’t be lacking for challenges.

Bill de Blasio

Gowanus Housing Overhaul and Blood Center Expansion Headed for Approval After Council Strikes Deals

NYC Children Get Vaccinated at School Amid Both Relief and Frustrating Waits

From SoHo to Gowanus to the Upper East Side, de Blasio Legacy Projects Hit Crossroads

De Blasio and Hochul Bill Taxpayers for Puerto Rico ‘Somos’ Conference Jaunt

Trump Firm Wins Injunction to Stop Bronx Golf Course Cancellation

NYC Politicians Parade in Puerto Rico, With Races From Governor to Council Speaker at Stake

Taxi Drivers Savor Victory as Medallion Debt Bailout Deal Ends Hunger Strike

Push to Make Diwali a NYC Public School Holiday is Starting to See Some Light

Adams’ Victory Lap Takes New York’s Next Mayor to a National Audience

Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Election, Earning His Chance to Make History in Post-COVID Era

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