The state mandate is shutting down all fresh poultry markets, such as N&S Poultry in northern Manhattan, as a precaution. A total of seven bird flu cases was detected in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, prompting the state to take action.

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Chelsea-Elliot Homes at 430 W 26th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenue. NYCHA is partnering with Essence Development and Related Companies in a $1.5 billion plan to demolish and rebuild two public housing projects into new high rise mixed use apartments that would involve subsidized housing and middle and market rate apartments managed by a private firm.

Jan 6, 2025 · An opponent of the city’s plan to tear down a large, low-income housing development in Chelsea and rebuild it as a mix of “affordable” and market rate apartments was elected president of the tenant’s association, defeating the long-time tenant leader who had proselytized for the redevelopment plan.

Chelsea Residents Again Blast NYCHA’s $1.5B Tear Down Plan Chelsea-Elliot residents continue to blast NYCHA $1.5B tear down plan for the Chelsea-Elliot Houses at the third public scoping meeting on Wednesday, voicing environmental, educational, and relocation concerns of …

1 day ago · Upper East Side State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright became the chair of that body’s Aging Committee last month, a role that will give her significant influence over legislation affecting New York’s sizable senior citizen population. In an interview with Straus Media, Seawright said that her ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Three people were injured, one critically, when a box truck collided with scaffolding on W. 29th St., sending it crashing to the ground. “One of the victims has what was described as a serious a serious head injury,” according to city council member Eric Bottcher who held an impromptu press conference at the scene of the accident between Seventh and Eighth Ave. on November 18.

Feb 5, 2024 · Some residents are not sold on the $1.5 billion plan unveiled by the city to tear down and rebuild the Fulton and Elliot NYCHA housing projects in Chelsea and many voiced their concern on Feb. 1 at the first public forum on the project.

Nov 29, 2024 · Residents at a recent Chelsea 200 Block Association meeting expressed concern that the apartment complex replacing the beloved Cinepolis Chelsea movie theater (above) which showed its last picture show in Jan. 2023, will apparently not have an affordable housing component when completed by TF Cornerstone in mid-2026.

3 days ago · The controversial congestion pricing toll after its first four weeks has succeeded in reducing commute times into the city across bridges and through tunnels, but oddly traffic within the zone below 60th St. doesn’t appear to be moving appreciably faster.