City and state politicians often seem like a bunch of stiffs in public, but read their Facebook pages and they let it all hang out.

Every day, business owners along Second Avenue contend with noise, rodents, dust and debris. What's not plentiful are customers.

The Upper East Side, recently declared the best place in America to retire, may get more senior friendly.  The Parks Department is considering a plan to designate a section of John Jay Park just for seniors, possibly a first in the city.

For years, the city's food trucks have been the subject of complaints from business groups and some residents even as their popularity increased.  That tension came to a head yesterday at a lengthy City Council committee hearing on a proposal that would revoke the permits of trucks that accumulate three parking tickets a year.