[In the press]

Its Rudins vs. Persnickety History in Village [NY Observer]
The debate over the proposed new hospital complex for St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers is heating up as the plan goes before the city’s Landmark’s Preservation Commission for a hearing today.

Families of Auxiliary Cops Slain in West Village Rampage Denied Federal Benefits [Gothamist]
The Justice Department is denying federal benefits to the families of Yevgeniy Marshalik and Nicholas Pekearo who were brutally killed by a marauding gunman in the West Village last year. Both families had applied for $300,000 in benefits as part of the 2003 “Hometown Heroes” Congressional bill for families of first-responders killed in the line of duty, but “didn’t qualify” because the NYC’s “auxillary police are not recognized as police officers and do not have the power of arrest beyond that of a private citizen”. This comes a couple of weeks after BAMRA held a candle light on the anniversary of the incident.

Bovis Construction does it again… [The Real Deal]
A crane collapsed at a Miami high-rise construction site that resulted in 2 deaths. The contractor was no other than Bovis Construction who is also part of the the Trump SoHo, the same construction site that has been shut down twice for numerous violations and endangering its workers as well as the neighborhood.  They can also add the Deutsche Bank building to their extensive resume of deadly work incidents.

Subway Car Cleanliness Improved Slightly [Release]
A report was released today by the NYPIG’s Straphanger’s Campaign that rated the cleanliness of NYC Subways. According to the survey, Manhattan train’s cleanliness fell dramatically with some lines like the 4 going from 94%-38% in just two years, while other interbourogh lines like the L train saw significant improvement. [more] [Table]

City Hall to vote on tenant income discrimination bill [Gotham Gazette]
Landlords will now find it harder to reject low-income tenants who possess public housing authority section 8 vouchers if new legislature is passed by City Hall. This comes after Mayor Mike Bloomberg vetoed the bill that was passed by City Hall earlier.

Developer blocked in bid to build unaffiliated dorm [NY Sun]
The New York State Court of Appeals has ruled that the city can legally deny permits for dormitories if there is no school in line to lease the space. This ruling comes from a case where developer Gregg Singer tried to build a dormitory on the former home of P.S. 64 in alphabet city which he purchased from the city in 1998. The 19 story proposed dorm was widely opposed by the community. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Bannana Republic Leaves the Village [Racked]
The nation-wide clothing store on Bleeker Street and Sixth Avenue is moving according to a brochure released by real estate company Staubach.

~ by STaco on March 26, 2008.