Tag: State of the City

112 Montague St., which has sat vacant since the summer of 2012. Eagle photos by Scott Enman

Mayor delivers State of the City focused on small businesses, children and the environment

February 7 | Mary Frost

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he aims to help out small businesses...

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson called for scrapping the MTA and taking control of the city’s dysfunctional mass transit system in his first State of the City speech on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Speaker Corey Johnson

Speaker Corey Johnson makes sweeping call to scrap MTA, rethink BQE

March 5 | By Mary Frost

In his first State of the City speech on Tuesday, City Council...

Ferry good news for Bay Ridge, Coney Island; nabes to get dedicated Manhattan-bound ferry

January 10 | Helen Klein

Residents of Coney Island and Bay Ridge have reason to celebrate this...

Bloomberg touts Brooklyn development, styrofoam ban, at State of the City

February 14 | Helen Klein

It may have been Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last opportunity to deliver...