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5WTC Gets Affordable Housing Boost But Neighbors Demand Pause for More Developers hung a rendering of 5 World Trade Center on a fence around the construction site, July 14, 2021. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gabriel Poblete, The City This article was originally published on May 25 6:52pm EDT by THE CITY NEW YORK - A new tower at the World Trade Center will include 360 affordable apartments under measures approved by two key government bodies — more than previously promised, but short of the 100% sought by advocates. Developers of the planned 5WTC would set aside 30% of 1,200 apartments as income-restricted affordable housing under measures approved by the boards of the Port Authority and Empire State Development this week. Previously, the plan called for 25% of the project’s unit to be income-restricted housing. Though it now includes more affordable apartments, the newer plan sets those units aside for households earning more money than in previous iterations of th

By Mayor Eric Adams Community Op-Ed May 26, 2023   NEW YORK - Have you ever looked around your neighborhood and thought—it would be great if we could have a community garden here, or maybe more after school programs for students, or special services for seniors? Now, you can bring those ideas to life.  “The People’s Money” is the first ever citywide participatory budgeting process run by our Civic Engagement Commission (CEC), and from today until June 25 th , all New York City residents ages 11 and older - regardless of immigration status - can vote on how to spend $5 million dollars of our city’s budget.  To do so, go to our website: on.nyc.gov/pb and vote on projects that your fellow New Yorkers have proposed.   You can vote on projects for your borough, and the residents of 33 equity neighborhoods can vote on one additional project that will be funded in their neighborhood.   The projects have been carefully selected from hundreds of proposals that we

Police say this man busted out the windows of the Turkish Consulate using a crowbar. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  May 26, 2023  MANHATTAN - Police have made an arrest in the crowbar attack on the Turkish Consulate. The attacker busted out 10 windows to the consulate using a crowbar.  Police arrested 29-year-old Recep Akbiyik of Brooklyn. He was charged with attempted burglary, two counts of criminal posession of a weapon, making terroristic threats, criminal mischief and two counts of menacing.  At around 3 am on May 22, a man walked up to the Turkish Consulate on 1st Avenue, across the street from the United Nations headquarters. The man swung the crowbar into numerous windows causing them to shatter.  No one was injured in the attack.  After knocking out the windows, the suspect fled southbound on 1st Avenue. 

High-End Boutique which Sells $500 Hoodies Ransacked Police are searching for five men who robbed a high-end boutique of $10,000 worth of clothing. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice May 26, 2023 MANHATTAN - A worker was thrown to the ground when a teen flash mob ransacked a high-end clothing store in the Bowery making off with $10,000 in clothes.  According to police at around 5 pm on May 25, a group of teens entered Ava Galleria in the Bowery and began grabbing clothes off the rack.  The high-end store is known for its $500 hoodies and $200 t-shirts.   The six teens grabbed armfuls of clothes and attempted to leave the store without paying. A 24-year-old female employee tried to stop the shoplifters but was quickly thrown to the ground by the thieves.  Cops said the clothing stolen is valued at $10,700.   The employee suffered non-life-threatening injuries. She refused further medical treatment at the scene.  One of the six suspects was late

Police are looking for these four men in connection with a string of commercial robberies throughout the city. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice May 25, 2023 MANHATTAN -  Cops are looking for a robbery crew, they say, hit four commercial establishments throughout Manhattan. Multiple getaway cars were used in the robbery spree. At around 4 pm on May 23, four men entered a commercial establishment at 90 West Houston Street. Cops said one of the crew members simulated having a handgun under his sweater and demanded that the 19-year-old hand over property. The other three robbers then reached over the counter and removed $1,400 worth of merchandise, cops said.  Then the crew fled the store and hopped into a dark colored Honda Sedan.  At around 3 am on April 30, two men entered a store at 423 9th Avenue. Cops said one of the men pulled out a gun and removed merchandise. They also removed a watch from the 24-year-old worker. They then ran out of the store a