by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Another City budget is on the negotiating table, and difficult decisions lie ahead as we brace for the chaos Trump could inflict on our city. But one thing is clear: we must finally fund our parks and greenspaces like the critical infrastructure they are. The Parks...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s rare when the city, community, and developers can come together to throw their support behind a project, but such is the case so far with Carmen Villegas Apartments–a proposed LGBTQ+ senior housing site in East Harlem. “Carmen Villegas Apartments is exactly the...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dear Mayor Adams and President Kimball, I write today with sorrow, frustration, and a deep sense of urgency following the tragic helicopter crash yesterday that claimed six lives — three of them children. The heartbreaking loss suffered by this family visiting our...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
A 50-year-old building in Lower Manhattan represents a new frontier for solving New York City’s housing crisis. Thanks to an ambitious redevelopment effort, a former office building at 25 Water Street has just been transformed into over 1,300 new homes, with rents for...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Mar 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
A proxy war against Trump’s anti-New York agenda has come to our city’s parkland, and we must not allow Trump to win it. For generations, Wollman Rink, at the heart of Central Park, has been more than just an ice-skating venue; it’s been a place of joy, community, and...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Mar 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
The City Council on Wednesday will approve a package of five bills intended to cut back on the number of scaffolds — known as sidewalk sheds — that have long darkened New York’s streets, and improve the aesthetics of the ones that must remain up. Several of the bills...
