In Northern Manhattan and the Bronx – which combined are home to the largest community of Dominicans outside of the small Caribbean island – the idea that Dominican Americans would have another layer of elections raises numerous questions and could disrupt the already fractious political world. more>

The bill, which would require landlords to negotiate the renewal of a lease with their commercial tenants or face binding arbitration, has garnered 30 sponsors in the City Council, more than enough to pass. But it has run into significant resistance from Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

VIDEO :: Steve Barrison, Esq. spoke at NY City Hall Rally on Small Business Survival Act on June 29, 2009. more>

With immigrant communities with a large number of residents living invisibly off the books, Washington Heights and Inwood are always at risk of producing distorted numbers. more>

AUDIO :: NPR's economic analyst Marilyn Geewax discusses the pros and cons of the national wage hike. more>

WNYC reports a public hearing on mayoral control of New York City's public schools. more>

“If it’s rent versus the chain, there goes the chain,” De La Rosa said. more>

Over the past few issues of the Manhattan Times, we reported on the effects of the city’s budget gap of billions of dollars. The one thing we haven’t reported on, however, is outraged protest by our readers. more>

The first, an apartment building—550 Fort Washington Avenue, one of the first tenant-owned buildings in the city and a beacon of non-profit housing and tenant’s rights; the second, one of the building’s most notable inhabitants—Ann Zalesky, a lifelong resident of Washington Heights and a community and political activist who for years fought to save 550 Fort Washington Avenue. more>