The downtown ceremony, in its 17th year, highlighted those who have used the web for social good By Helaina Hovitz On Tuesday night, hundreds gathered for the 17th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani (55 Wall Street) in a ceremony that honored excellence on the Internet. One of the first to arrive on the red carpet 
Upper East Side Assembly Member Dan Quart announced his endorsement for Speaker Christine Quinn in the race for Mayor on Monday. “Speaker Quinn is uniquely qualified to be an effective Mayor,” said Quart. “[She] not only has a strong, forward-looking agenda for New York, but she has the record to back it up. As Speaker, 
A new bill would give building owners a tax credit for converting their concrete backyards into green space During major storms like hurricane Sandy, New York City is an easy target for flooding, because the area of impermeable surfaces, like concrete and asphalt, outweigh permeable surfaces, like grass, throughout the city. As a result, after 
Tenants and City Council members say NYCHA’s plan is moving too quickly and without transparency A plan by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to generate much-needed revenue through land leasing has been met with uproar from public housing tenants and elected officials. NYCHA’s land leasing plan involves eight different sites and 325,000 square 
South Street Seaport and its museum may soon be no more By Helaina Hovitz As suspected and outlined in last week’s article, March 20’s City Council “food market” victory announcement turned out to be a lot of smoke and mirrors. In approving a Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) application with the Howard Hughes Corporation, 
