Anna covers the Greenpoint beat and lives in neighboring Williamsburg. She is drawn to stories about strong characters and unexpected events. New York’s diversity and unpredictability inspire her, and she is looking forward to writing about what she finds here for years to come. Some of her favorite writers are Joan Didion, Gay Talese and E.B. White. Spinner works as a senior writer/researcher in communications at Columbia University.
The infusion of millions of dollars in federal funding has helped draw people to Lower Manhattan, fueling a surge in population.
The name Curry Hill invokes thoughts of Indian food for some, but recently it’s been a hot-bed for poor restaurant grades.
The Hackensack planning board has approved 458 Passaic Street, a former car dealership that sat as an abandoned lot for years.
Outside, all of Takagi’s photos grace the sides of 25 trash cans scattered around the Broadway plazas.
Town officials and residents are debating the future of the Farmingdale Liberty Site.
Harlem4Obama celebrated the president’s 50th birthday and re-election campaign kickoff.
Twenty percent of the new development area will be reserved for affordable housing, according to the group’s proposal.
Many Harlem residents consider these gates a part of the neighborhood’s history.
White supremacist fliers were left under the windshield wipers of cars parked overnight in Greenpoint, but officials say their message is protected under the First Amendment.
