In piloting its "European" model of bus fare enforcement, the MTA will test handing out summonses while the vehicles are in motion, a top agency official said on Wednesday. During a press Q&A following a May 20 MTA board meeting, NYC Transit President Demetrius Chrichlow updated reporters on the agency's pilot of handheld devices… Read More

At just 18 years old, Jasper Quattrone has already made a bold decision that many people twice his age wouldn’t dare: he took a pause from college after just one semester to pursue a life defined by creativity rather than convention. Born in New York City and raised in the quiet, picturesque town of… Read More

The Orchard Beach Pavilion will finally reopen this summer following a $114 million reconstruction project that restored the historic structure, improved accessibility and upgraded the building’s energy efficiency and resiliency features. The 140,000-square-foot pavilion, which closed in 2009, was originally built between 1936 and 1937 using funds from the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal-era... Read More

The $29.7 million electrification retrofit and renovations have begun for Silverleaf Hall, a 118-unit supportive housing building located at 480 E. 176th St. in East Tremont. Originally built in 2006, Silverleaf Hall is eight stories tall and spans 130,000 square feet. Of the 118 units there, 55 are under contract with the New York State... Read More