In an agreement announced yesterday, the city will assume full control of Governors Island from the state, enabling the Bloomberg administration to move forward with a $41.5 million plan to give the island a face lift. Bloomberg has been pushing for full control of the 172-acre site for over a year, and until now the city has been unable to release the $41.5 million without matching funds from the state. "It was getting to the point where the city had the resources and wanted to develop the island," Governor Paterson told reporters at City Hall yesterday. "We could not match that money at the time and ... it was obfuscating the development of the island." more ›

MOVIE: Freshly out on DVD and screening tonight at Pianos is the Ian Curtis biopic Control. Cool off in the A.C., watch the flick for free and maybe even win some prizes. The film was co-written by Deborah Curtis, and follows the life of the Joy Division singer who committed suicide at 23. Watch the trailer here. more ›