Scott Stringer

Stringer talks role of small-scale politics at urbanism panel

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer argued that Columbia’s campus expansion would have been impossible without input from community boards. “They give neighborhoods a say in their own futures,” he said.

By Avantika Kumar | Apr 24 03:00 am ET

Stringer supports pro-small business zoning proposal

The proposal, which restricts storefront limits to 40 feet along much of the Upper West Side, is now sent to city planning with the support of the community board and the borough president.

By Casey Tolan | Apr 4 04:34 pm ET

Stringer recognizes African-American trailblazers

“By turning the spotlight on me, you turn the spotlight on their humanity,” said honoree Sheila Rule of the formerly incarcerated people she works to help reintegrate into society.

By Kelly Lane | Mar 1 06:26 am ET

More than 500 turn out for anti-fracking event

About 500 New Yorkers and local leaders protested hydraulic fracturing at a rally in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Saturday.

By Miles Johnson | Feb 27 06:44 am ET

Report: MoHi has fewest stalled construction sites

Upper West Side, Morningside Heights and West Harlem boast the fewest stalled construction sites in Manhattan, which community members attribute to residents' active engagement with the community board.

By Rishab Guha | Nov 4 04:35 am ET

Stringer joins call for dev. corporation transparency

Columbia has already paid $3.55 million to the Local Development Corporation, but the development corporation still lacks the organization to disperse those funds—and Borough President Scott Stringer is saying enough is enough.

By Abby Mitchell | Nov 2 01:52 am ET

At West Harlem farm share, locals swap health tips

West Harlem got its own farm share program in June, and residents have been taking advantage of the program, which sells locally-grown fruits and veggies at low prices.

By Abby Mitchell | Sep 8 01:28 am ET

City seeks West Harlem rezoning

City Planning officials presented a preliminary plan to rezone most of West Harlem to local residents Thursday night.

By Abby Mitchell | Dec 3 03:44 am ET

Upper West Side residents question local politicians at crowded town hall

The $63.1 billion city budget has some locals questioning what services they could be losing on the Upper West Side.

By Leah Greenbaum | Jul 13 11:38 pm ET

NYC turns to universities to foster businesses

The answer to the city’s suffering economy might be tucked somewhere in the basement of Pupin Hall, according to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

By Margaux Groux | Feb 22 03:57 am ET

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