NYCEDC

"People are wondering, 'Why not us?'"

A City Hall source said that the administration took "active steps" to push Slate out of the project.

"We're going to take a very hard look at that situation."

The city just greenlit the proposal.

The East Village's One-Triple-Oh-Three ZIP has not only the most pizza joints and liquor licenses in town (as well being one of the most chained ZIPs) but also the most coffee shops. Impressive!

The NYCEDC is looking for proposals for a new lighting scheme for "the Eifell Tower of Brooklyn."

Lower Manhattan, you ready for some more lights? In an effort to lure more tourists downtown after nightfall the NYCEDC has decided to bring in a fancy light show.

According to the National Retail Foundation $52 billion dollars were spent in that period. And, if the NYC Economic Development Corporation is correct, a whole lot of that cash was spent here in town.

At a community meeting last night plans for the future of the Essex Street Market were discussed, including moving the whole thing across the street into a new building.

It is with heavy hearts that we report that after three months of financial limbo, Jeffrey Ruhalter is closing his family's butcher shop in the Essex Street Market.