The New York City’s MTA has signed a $599 million contract with Bombardier Inc. for 300 new subway cars for use in the City’s transit system, the Wall Street Journal reports. (by Alissa Fleck) The new cars will replace the oldest train cars in the city, such as the C line train cars, which will 
SPURA SITE GETS 9,000 AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS Last week, Community Board 3’s Committee on Land Use approved a proposal to develop affordable housing in the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA), five vacant, city-owned lots on the Lower East Side. The site has been undeveloped for nearly 50 years and has been the subject of intense
Compiled by Anam Baig, Megan Bungeroth & Sean Creamer EAST SIDE LAWMAKERS PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PREGNANT WORKERS Last week, Upper East Side Rep. Carolyn Maloney joined three Democratic co-sponsors in introducing new federal legislation that would protect pregnant women against unfair job discrimination. Maloney joined fellow New York City Rep. Jerrold Nadler and two 
Lower East Side and Chinatown Chin Says Cuts to After-School and Daycare Programs Remain In response to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s executive budget, Council Member Margaret Chin noted that while the mayor has committed to fund 2,600 teaching positions, the budget still includes cuts to daycare, after-school programs and other services in the Lower East Side 
By Courtney M. Holbrook State Sen. Daniel Squadron has a history of listening to his constituents’ concerns. Squadron helped secure $66.5 million in funds for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation last week, and has supported bills for marriage equality and ethics reform in the past. These policy decisions came from “listening to the people and 
