Elmhurst is One Step Closer to a New LIRR Station
MTA approved its new Capital Program, which includes a $40-million investment into restoring the LIRR station in Elmhurst. The station still needs state approval but local businesses and residents are already thinking about its possible arrival.
Bushwick Non-Profit for Homeless Faces Eviction with $ 3.9 Million Purchase Price
A Bushwick-based NGO, Sure We Can, also the only licensed, homeless-friendly can collection center in New York, now faces the problem of being asked by its landlord to spend millions to buy the factory in which it operates, or face eviction.
Greenpoint: Transitioning
Community members in Greenpoint band together to preserve culture and community
Greenpoint Residents Continue to Push for Better Health Survey
Residents and activists express ongoing health concerns they attribute to poor environmental conditions in Greenpoint. A new proposal for a comprehensive health survey would attempt to make sense of a complex web of complaints.
Queens Partnership Promotes Its Diverse Neighborhood
82nd Street Partnership, a non-profit economic development group in Elmhurst, Queens, markets its neighborhood through diverse businesses.
Community groups MIA as High Bridge nears completion
Residential members largely unaware of the construction and reopening of the High Bridge set to be completed in December.
American Dream in Sunset Park
Max Chen, a Chinese immigrant living in Sunset Park, shares his typical life as a member of the illegal immigrant community in the US.
Bushwick Provides a Space For Artists to Talk and Learn
Two hundred and fifty artists from all over the country gathered at Mayday Space, Bushwick to work on 40 different art projects together, preparing for the People’s Climate March.
