A controversial proposal to re-draw New York City Council district lines could violate the city charter and split African-American and Latino communities, critics say. To read the full article at City & State click here 
After months of fruitless negotiations and strong-arm tactics by upper management, Brooklyn Cablevision workers wrote a letter to Cablevision CEO James Dolan saying that they now plan to leaflet the venues he owns, which include Madison Square Garden, the Beacon Theater and Radio City Music Hall, in an attempt to put pressure on Cablevision to 
City Councilman James Sanders joined 20 religious and community leaders this week in a letter calling on the Port Authority to address the concerns of security workers who inspect planes at JFK International Airport. To read the full article at City & State click here 
Councilmembers are contemplating a compromise paid sick leave bill this week, but the city’s business lobby is scrambling to shut it down. Partnership for New York City CEO Kathryn Wylde has been reminding lawmakers that requiring paid sick days for employees could be detrimental to city commerce, especially small businesses. To read the full article at City 
The Barclays Center officially opened its doors on Friday nine years after the plan to build the arena was unveiled in City Hall, but development at the rest of Atlantic Yards remains stalled. To read the full article at City & State click here 
A few hundred New Yorkers turned out for a rally Thursday morning to protest the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy and to advocate for reform of the embattled police force. The rally was attended by several elected officials, including New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams, who is one of the sponsors of the proposed Community Safety 
With the New York City area’s three major airports plagued by the worst flight delays in the country, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it is looking into taking over the Atlantic City International Airport to try to ease the load on JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. To read the full article 
Actor Kal Penn and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas will co-host a fundraiser for Public Advocate candidate Reshma Saujani on October 16th at the Downtown Community Television Center in Manhattan. To read the full article at City & State click here 
Manhattan Borough president Scott Stringer’s press secretary Audrey Gelman is in Vogue this month. To read the full article at City and State click here 
Every time Charlie comes back from the dentist, he breaks the law. “I’ve had eight teeth pulled in four sessions, and each time I only needed the OxyContin for a few days, but I ended up with enough for more than a week,” said Charlie, a 26-year-old Brooklyn resident with no criminal record whose last 
