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[VIDEO] The Battle Over New York City Congestion Pricing

2024-12-18T12:00:00-05:00

For the past century—effectively, the age of the automobile—there’s really been no unique solution or system for managing or limiting traffic. Aside from a prohibition on right turns on red and honking, driving in America's densest nine square miles works the same way as in the other 3.8 million square miles. Because of this, each and every work day, some 140,000 commuters enter Manhattan by car, while about 1,000,000 people enter the commercial business district south of 60th street by automobile—largely for only the price of the gas it takes to get there, the toll to cross the bridge, and the cost of parking. All expenses that a rural American would scoff at, but expenses that hardly reflect the shared cost that cars create in the US’s most densely populated environment—from air quality and pedestrian danger, to simple quality of life. The result is this: New York’s #1 standing in Inrix’s 2023 congestion impact ranking.

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[VIDEO] Why the North Korean Government Has a Tiny Office in NYC

2024-03-20T12:00:00-04:00

North Korea doesn't have diplomatic relations with the US and they're sanctioned out of doing just about anything here but they do have diplomatic relations with this thing and that's not technically in the US but it also kind of is so if you work there you have to live here which begs a few questions like what is North Korea actually doing in New York City?

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[VIDEO] Booze & Bureaucracy, a Short Documentary About the Challenges of Running a Night Club in the City

2022-12-11T12:00:00-05:00

Booze & Bureaucracy is a short documentary film created by Brooklyn resident and The Atlantic journalist Roy Klabin.

It attempts to expose some of the bureaucracy behind the letter grading system run by the City's Department of Health and examine how it adversely affects the nightlife industry.

Examining the decline of nightlife in New York City, where gentrified neighborhoods, aggressive city councils and overzealous bureaucracies have made owning a nightlife venue financially grueling.

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[WATCH] How the Landlord’s Worst Nightmare Could Protect Millions of New Yorkers

2022-03-03T16:00:00-05:00

New Yorkers pay some of the highest rents in the nation — and are among the most vulnerable to being evicted with little notice. For years, the city’s real estate industry has spent a fortune exerting its influence in the State Capitol, leaving tenants largely at its mercy. Meanwhile the cost of living continues to rise and the number of rent-regulated apartments continues to dwindle.

Unlike in Oregon, California and New Jersey, landlords in most of New York State can jack up rents or refuse to renew a lease without cause. A little-known bill in Albany, known as Good Cause Eviction, could change the lives of millions of New Yorkers who are simply trying to get by. If passed, it would regulate rent increases and require landlords to renew leases for most tenants. In the video above, Jeff Seal, a comedian and housing advocate, takes an unconventional approach to educating New York tenants about a law that he believes will offer more security to millions of renters and working-class New Yorkers.

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[VIDEO] Brooklyn For All: African Art Exhibition Coming to Borough Hall in March

2022-03-02T12:00:00-05:00

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced he is bringing rare and historical African art from the collection of renown Eric Edwards to Borough Hall for Brooklyn to enjoy. The dates will be announced soon.

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[WATCH] Has Neighborhood Rezoning Remade or Ruined Inwood?

2022-02-17T16:00:00-05:00

Mayor De Blasio managed to push through one of his most contentious rezonings in Upper Manhattan's Inwood neighborhood. Now that it's been settled, how has the neighborhood started to change? TRD explored the area and spoke to experts to find out.

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[VIDEO] NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Healthy Diet, Healthy City

2022-02-14T12:00:00-05:00

Healthy diet, healthy body, healthy mind and healthy city. This week, we took bold executive action to make food in our city a little leaner, greener and better for every New Yorker who needs it. Learn more from Mayor Adams.

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[WATCH] Check Out These Vintage "Man of the Street" New York City Street Interviews from 1979

2021-05-27T16:00:00-04:00

Local musician and filmmaker David Hoffman has been shooting video around the City for decades.

In this video recently uploaded to YouTube, Hoffman conducts a "Man on the Street" interview with several different 1979 commuters, asking their opinion on hot topics such as "bureaucracy" and "computers."

I found this collection of “outtakes” in my archive. I shot these interviews on the streets of New York in the late 70s when I was doing a documentary on the coming of the information age. As I look at it, it shows me that in a way, nothing has changed, and in a way, so much has changed. Notice that most people had never been filmed before. With the coming of cell phone video, very few can say that today.

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[VIDEO] What Exactly Does the New York City Council Do?

2021-03-19T16:00:00-04:00

What exactly does the New York City Council do and how are they elected? A fun and very "Brooklyn" way of breaking down the system for voters this election year. Video produced by Explainer Music.

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Today is Election Day: VOTE!

2020-11-03T12:00:00-05:00

If you haven't already cast your ballot, there is still time! Visit vote.nyc to find your polling location and go there now!

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