by Anthony Hidalgo | Mar 12, 2025 | Breaking the Cycle, Early Childhood Education, News
Walk down the streets of Manhattan or ride the subway late at night, and you see a painful truth: New Yorkers, many of whom are struggling with serious mental illness, caught in a cycle of neglect. Right now, our system fails them. It fails their families. And it...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Feb 19, 2025 | Affordable Housing Plan, Albany Housing Agenda, COY Housing Recommendation, Early Childhood Education, Home Forward, Housing, News
The controversial One45 for Harlem project, which could bring two towers with nearly 1,000 new apartments to East Harlem, secured the backing of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine on Tuesday — a symbolic but significant endorsement that bodes well for its success...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Jan 30, 2025 | Congestion Pricing Plan, Ghost Car Governance, News
As New York City adjusts to life under congestion pricing, elected leaders are still seeking solutions to alleviate stress for those feeling the biggest impacts, including a residential parking permit proposal for Upper Manhattan. The plan would let districts north of...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Nov 26, 2024 | News, Shed the Shed
By Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and City Councilmember Keith Powers. Across New York City, miles of sidewalk sheds and scaffolding have been up for so long that they are making their surrounding communities unsafe....
by Anthony Hidalgo | Aug 28, 2024 | Ghost Car Governance, News
A black market for “ghost plates” is flourishing on sites like Facebook, TikTok and Craigslist, even as a statewide ban on the unreadable license plates — which help drivers evade tolls and fines for reckless driving — is due to take effect in a few days. Read the...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Aug 12, 2024 | Ghost Car Governance, News
Scofflaw drivers with “ghost” license plates are costing New York City a whopping $200 million a year — fueled by a burgeoning online cottage industry peddling “James Bond-level” gadgets, a new analysis reveals. The rogue vehicles whiz through tolls and past NYPD...
