Officials announce new Red Hook ferry service from Manhattan to Van Brunt Street

Local business owners hope the ferry will bring more customers to their door.

Christine Quinn helps abandoned gay foster kid

A gay foster kid, told by his mother at age 13 that he deserved to be disowned, had his life forever changed by a chance meeting with Christine Quinn.

Christine Quinn discusses struggle with bulimia, alcoholism

Before she entered politics, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn struggled with bulimia and alcoholism. Quinn opened up about those experiences [...]

Newsstands may soon sell bigger-ticket items like umbrellas

Next time you need an umbrella, consider a newsstand.

Christine Quinn calls for hate crime witnesses to come forward

Christine Quinn is calling for witnesses to last week’s hate crime in midtown to come forward.

Two arrested after alleged hate crime this morning, the third in Manhattan this week

Reports of three alleged hate crimes in one week.

City Council pushes legislation allowing non-citizens to vote

A bill proposing immigrant voting rights has strong support in the City Council, but the Bloomberg administration says they won’t have it.

NYU students meet with Christine Quinn to push for union

Teaching assistants want to unionize at NYU.

(UPDATE) City Council passes sick days bill

The New York City Council passed legislation Wednesday that will require thousands of businesses to provide paid sick days to [...]

Politicians criticize anti-Muslim graffiti in Brooklyn

Anti-Muslim graffiti was scrawled in Sheepshead Bay.