Ellen Burke

Elliott Chelsea Houses (Renaud/Picasa) One of the city's efforts to add affordable housing is drawing jeers from residents in city housing. The city has reasoned that some of the areas surrounding public housing—including parking lots and greenspace—have been underutilized, and it's selling the land to developers who will build... continue reading on Gothamist

Courtesy Fiveborosports.com Bob Oliva coached the likes of Lamar Odom and Jayson Williams in his more than 30 years at Queens' Christ the King Regional High School, but stepped down last year in the face of allegations that he sexually abused students. Now he's been charged in a Massachusetts... continue reading on Gothamist

Richard Izquierdo Arroyo, grandson of Assemblywoman Carmen E. Arroyo and nephew of City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo, is facing civil charges in an alleged abuse case at a charter school he helped run. According to the Daily News, Arroyo is named in the suit (even though he no... continue reading on Gothamist

"You gonna eat that?" "Brooklyn, your table is waiting!" bellows Borough President Marty Markowitz as Kings County gets ready to kick off its seventh annual restaurant-week-esque extravaganza on Monday. The event runs through March 25th, and while the prix fixe dinner is two dollars more than last year, a... continue reading on Gothamist

A Brooklyn woman gave birth in the back of her livery cab in the Battery Tunnel yesterday morning, slowing down commuters and "freaking out" her cabbie. Park Sloper Maya Polton said her water broke at about 7:30 a.m., but she and her husband waited a little while before calling... continue reading on Gothamist