by Naomi Cohen The USS Michael Murphy will be the navy’s newest commissioned warship on Saturday, with celebrations all week including parachute jumps over the Hudson River, cannon salutes at Pier 88 and bell ringing at the New York Stock Exchange. According to the commissioning committee’s website, the event “bring[s] a ship to life” and “marks 
by Naomi Cohen In response to a meningitis outbreak among HIV-infected men in New York, the city is launching a campaign to encourage vaccination. The Department of Health announced the outbreak on Sept. 27: “Since August 2010, we’ve detected 12 cases of this very specific strain but what we’re most concerned about is that in 
Masaryk Towers offer hundreds of New Yorkers affordable housing on the Lower East Side, in its 21-story, six building co-op. All of its residents are low to middle-income, and almost half of them are senior citizens. So it came as a shock to many when the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development 
by Nora Bosworth New Yorkers who have walked around Prospect Park of late probably noticed that long construction sign curving around the Southern part of the pedestrian loop, advertising the soon-to-be “Lakeside” site. What they likely didn’t know about was Music Island, nestled quietly in a cove off the lake’s southeastern shore, waiting to be 
The New York State comptroller released a report on Tuesday showing that while the Metropolitan Transport Authority’s finances are better off than they were two years ago, there’s still a long way to go; unfortunately, the M.T.A.’s path to fiscal sustainability will include more fare hikes. In 2010, fares went up by 7.5 percent. The 
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 
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 
The City Planning Commission and the City Council caused an uproar after they approved New York University’s expansion plan in July of 2012. Eleven groups opposing the construction announced on Tuesday that they are filing a lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, lists 11 individual plaintiffs, as 
