Mark Hallum, Author at amNewYork

Politics

Eric Adams rallies with Latino leaders, warns of Trump-like presence in mayoral race

Posted on October 13, 2021

Politics

Wollman Rink in Central Park to return Nov. 14 with new operators

Posted on October 12, 2021

Politics

Empire Station Complex proponents call on Hochul to charge ahead with plan, Hotel Pennsylvania’s demise

Posted on October 12, 2021

Politics

Investigators say de Blasio misused NYPD security on family matters; mayor’s office calls report ‘unprofessional’

Posted on October 7, 2021

Lower Manhattan pols hope to set boundaries with Open Restaurants program

Posted on October 6, 2021

Politics

Clash in Chinatown: Activists spar with area landlord, cultural museum over city funding, alleged ‘quid pro quo’

Posted on October 5, 2021

Push for 100% affordable housing at 5 World Trade Center takes center stage

Posted on September 30, 2021

Empire Station opponents: Architectural planning for Midtown should be ‘democratic process’

Posted on September 29, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Want to be in an art gallery at Port Authority Bus Terminal? Sunday is your chance

Posted on September 28, 2021

9/11: 20 Years Later

Twenty years of trauma in over 40 paintings by artist Todd Stone in remembrance of 9/‌11

Posted on September 5, 2021

Politics

Manhattan BP Gale Brewer mulls decision on de Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan

Posted on August 23, 2021

Politics

Empire Station Complex opponents plan boosted activism efforts with Cuomo resignation

Posted on August 13, 2021

Defying critics, Lower Manhattan board adopts resolution against SoHo/NoHo rezoning

Posted on July 27, 2021

Politics

Promises of improved pedestrian space as part of Empire Station Complex take shape

Posted on July 16, 2021

Politics

Fear and loathing in SoHo/NoHo from rezoning opponents at first in-person hearing

Posted on June 24, 2021

Politics

Harlem residents celebrate first official eve of federal Juneteenth holiday at James Baldwin Lawn

Posted on June 19, 2021

Photos

PHOTOS: East Side Access terminal nears completion 170 feet below Grand Central

Posted on May 27, 2021

Justice reform is on the menu for these candidates for Manhattan DA

Posted on May 26, 2021

NYPD subway

Transit

MTA finally gets answers on number of NYPD cops in subways during May board meeting

Posted on May 26, 2021

Struggling New Yorkers could get a piece of $2.7B in rental assistance: Cuomo

Posted on May 25, 2021

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More SUVs, fewer sedans on NYC streets has advocates feeling uneasy

Posted on May 25, 2021

Transit

MTA’s recent purchase of zero emissions buses will be 33% bigger than expected

Posted on May 25, 2021

MTA unveils memorial to slain motorman Garrett Goble at Brooklyn subway station

Posted on May 24, 2021

Free two-day passes to Jones Beach, other state parks offered for COVID-19 vaccine recipients

Posted on May 24, 2021

Penn Station redevelopment should go through city’s land use process, opponents say

Posted on May 23, 2021

After fatal plunge of rooftop partier in East Village, council hearings and new laws in works

Posted on May 23, 2021

Transit

MTA inspector general investigates employee for insider bidding on contracts

Posted on May 20, 2021

MTA’s Music Under New York program coming back to subways June 4

Posted on May 20, 2021

Transit

Bus operators have had enough of the spitting, violence as they rally in Harlem

Posted on May 19, 2021

Transit

NYC fleet trucks to get 360 degree cameras to prevent collisions with public

Posted on May 19, 2021

Politics

Andrew Yang proposes copy/‌pasting NYC Transit operations to management by the city

Posted on May 19, 2021

City certifies SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan despite lawsuit to stop de Blasio administration

Posted on May 18, 2021

Wednesday could mean real freedom for vaccinated New Yorkers, with caveats

Posted on May 18, 2021

NYPD officers assigned to subways, but MTA still wants assurances from de Blasio

Posted on May 17, 2021

New York to adopt new CDC mask guidelines effective Wednesday, Cuomo says

Posted on May 17, 2021

De Blasio pledges surge of 250 cops into subways, but asks MTA for help

Posted on May 17, 2021

MTA officials outline safety measures as 24-hour service returns for Monday

Posted on May 16, 2021

Politics

Manhattan boro prez candidate Levine wants to change how MWBEs are hired by the city

Posted on May 16, 2021

De Blasio signs Open Streets bill into law, making the program permanent

Posted on May 13, 2021

Transit

Mayor de Blasio announces plan to #FinishQueensBlvd as part of Streets Week(!)

Posted on May 13, 2021

Transit

Four new Metro-North stations coming to the Bronx with Penn Station access: Cuomo

Posted on May 13, 2021

Transit

MTA, TWU continue pressuring mayor for better subway enforcement after more attacks

Posted on May 12, 2021

Hotel Penn could meet wrecking ball under same excuse for old Penn Station: advocates

Posted on May 12, 2021

Video of ‘unhinged’ man who threatened MTA worker in Queens renews calls for more safety in subways

Posted on May 11, 2021

Transit

Streets Week(!): de Blasio announces over 58 miles of new bike and bus lanes in 2021

Posted on May 11, 2021

Streets Week(!) kicks off with reduced speeds on NYC roadways: Gutman

Posted on May 10, 2021

Politics

Transit union stands alongside mayoral candidate Adams in seeking more safety in subways

Posted on May 10, 2021

Eric Adams attacks Andrew Yang over reaction to Times Square shooting

Posted on May 9, 2021

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