Business owners in Jackson Heights have done more than just take over maintenance of the plaza on 37th Road. They've rechristened it "Diversity Plaza," and they staged a community celebration that concluded on Monday to mark Eid-ul-Fitr, the breaking of fast at the end of Muslim holy month Ramadan. It seems the plaza was anything but empty that night. Eid Mubarak to all!
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The new mayor must mobilize the coalition that got him elected if he wants to avoid his recent predecessors' failure to speed up buses.
The shuttered off-ramp off the Henry Hudson Parkway has become a draw for local residents.
The solutions for faster bus service are obvious — it’s the politics that always get in the way, writes a former MTA bus official.
More violent battles in public space. Plus other news.
Council Member Julie Menin claims she has the votes to be the next Speaker, but Bronx Council Member Amanda Farías has shown a lot more interest in livable streets issues.
Class struggle. Infirm secondary superheroes. Suicidal sheep. It’s all in Jonathan Lethem's new collection of short stories, "A Different Kind of Tension." Here's one — featuring class struggle with cars!
