“Meade Esposito is a shrewd manipula­tor who has worn many masks. Even the trademark cigar he always held in his hand was a mere prop for the role of Boss. He never lit the cigar. Now, at 79, the bill is coming due”

“The 34-year-old millionaire developer weaned on Brooklyn Democrat­ic politics was once again going after a spectacular tax break”

“A lot of people around here going off the deep end with all these epidemics going around, like the crack epidemic”

“City-assisted projects like Trump's million-dollar-a-condo-casbah for oil sheiks escape even the minimal minority-hiring requirements of the city”

“Why isn’t the government doing more? The HUD report was Washington’s answer.”

“I could not really grasp the fact that this woman, who could be such a perceptive and enjoyable companion, might have lived without shelter and food. She had known something frightening, something that was not civilized.”

“On April 4th, 1973, Outlaw walked past the ticket booth at Steeplechase Park and joined the Homicides youth gang… Sporting black gaucho hats, motorcycle boots, and earrings, the gang carved out a turf from Stillwell Avenue to West 31st Street.”

‘All the family members get new homes,’ says one Fujianese immigrant. ‘We’re very excited.’

Under ‘scheme swapping,’ NYC building owners keep raking in tax benefits without lowering prices

Legislation signed Monday by Mayor de Blasio will give the city the power — but not the obligation — to fine those who rent out illicit short-term stays