Dozens of New Yorkers are adjudicating bike summonses under a crackdown the mayor said he would end The Crackdown the Mayor Promised to Stop On the 16th floor of the Municipal Building in lower Manhattan, cyclists have been arriving in Criminal Court to answer for moving violations that -- in every other major American city -- would be handled with a traffic ticket payable online. The criminal summons policy was put in place by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at the direction of then-Mayor Eric Adams in the spring of 2025. Adams is gone. Mamdani is now mayor. But the criminal summons policy continues, and Tisch -- who Mamdani chose to keep in her role -- has shown no sign of ending it. During his campaign, Mamdani was explicit: cyclists "should not be facing a criminal summons." He said he would end the policy. He has not. What Is Happening in…
Politico's New York Playbook examines the Council's latest maneuver in the Albany tax battle The Council Enters the Tax Fight Politico New York's must-read daily newsletter for the city's political class devoted significant space in its March 5 edition to the latest development in the Mamdani budget saga: the New York City Council's progressive bloc actively inserting itself into a debate that, formally, belongs to Albany. It is a jurisdictional stretch that reflects the urgency of the moment. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has put a $5.4 billion question before the state: raise taxes on the wealthy and on corporations, or watch the city raise property taxes on everyone. Governor Kathy Hochul has said no. The state legislature has been noncommittal. And so the DSA-aligned Council members who form the left flank of the city's legislative body are using every tool available to them -- joint statements, Albany rallies, media pressure --…
Inside the quiet strategy behind NYC's boldest mayoral agenda in decades A Mayor Who Builds His Own Leverage New York…
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Mayor Mamdani Gives Exclusive Insight on NYC’s Response to a Brutal Winter – From snowstorms to frozen pipes, Mamdani reflects on the city’s emergency response capabilities and infrastructure vulnerabilities
NYC Restaurants Opening Spring 2026: The Best New Tables in Town – From Michelin-worthy tasting menus to neighborhood joints worth a long subway ride, here is what Resy has on the city’s best new openings
Heating Bills Burning New Yorkers: National Grid Costs Are Spiking and Help Is Hard to Find – A new analysis shows NYC heating costs have jumped $60 per month in three years — and many families are struggling to keep up
NYC Finalizes Toughest-in-Nation Debt Collection Rules: Banks and Collectors Now Face Strict Limits – The SHIELD Rule takes effect September 1, overhauling how creditors and collectors can contact and pursue New York City consumers
Brooklyn at 250: How America’s Most Storied Borough Celebrates Its Legacy – NY1 marks Brooklyn’s 250th anniversary with a look at the borough’s singular role in American history and culture
NYC Nurses Win: The Historic 41-Day Strike That Changed the City’s Hospital Landscape – Thousands of nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian ended the longest nurses strike in city history by securing safe staffing and healthcare protections
Mamdani’s 2K Childcare Rollout Leaves Staten Island Out — For Now – The first phase serves four boroughs, but political tension over the excluded borough is already running hot
NYC Council Leftists Push Albany on Wealth Tax as Budget Battle Heats Up – Progressive council members are trying to insert themselves into the state budget debate to back Mamdani’s tax-the-rich ultimatum
Newsday Letters: Housing, NYCHA, and What Mamdani Must Do for Long Island Neighbors – Readers weigh in on housing shortages, Glen Cove development, and the mayor’s DC visit in Newsday’s letters page
Mamdani and the Art of the Ask: How a Socialist Mayor Negotiates Power – Inside the quiet strategy behind NYC’s boldest mayoral agenda in decades
Locked In: Mamdani Bets $25 Million on Secure Bike Parking to Finally Fix a Nine-Year Failure – A budget commitment to 500 bike lockers could make NYC’s cycling infrastructure globally competitive — if it actually gets built
NYC Council’s Sanctuary Compliance Review Puts Immigrant Protections Under a Microscope – As the Mamdani administration expands sanctuary protections, the City Council is setting up its own oversight structure
Mamdani at 63 Days: Childcare Progress, Budget Battles, and a Borough Left Behind – Staten Island waits as 2K seats go to four high-need districts first
NYC’s New Debt Collection Rules Are the Toughest in America. Here’s What They Mean for You. – The Mamdani administration has finalized the SHIELD Rule, expanding consumer protections to include banks collecting their own debts
Rosenberg Scandal Explained: What Really Happened When WABC’s Radio Host Called the Mayor a Cockroach – A comprehensive account of the incident, the apology, and the questions that remain
Mamdani’s DOT Backs Down on Daylighting — And Streets Advocates Are Furious – A campaign pledge to clear corners for pedestrian safety has stalled inside the very agency the mayor controls
NYCHA Residents Push Back: Community Hearings Challenge Mamdani’s Rental Ripoff Framing – While the mayor holds hearings on private landlords, public housing tenants say their own living conditions demand equal attention
Mamdani Meets Mamdani: The Story of NYC’s New First Couple – Rama Duwaji, the Syrian-American artist who became New York City’s first Muslim and first Gen Z First Lady, redefines the role on her own terms
NYC Childcare Arrives: A $2-a-Day Revolution or a Phased Pilot? – The Hill analyzes what Mamdani’s 2K program actually means for working families and the broader national debate on childcare
Free Childcare Comes to These NYC Neighborhoods First: Is Your Block on the List? – Mamdani and Hochul announce the four school districts that will receive the first 2,000 free 2-K seats this fall
Mamdani Pushes 2-Dollar Childcare Plan as Siena Poll Shows Millionaires Tax Support – New survey data bolsters the mayor’s budget strategy as he visits childcare sites and praises his polling position
NYC Restaurant Scene Blooms: A Guide to Spring 2026’s Most Exciting New Openings – Resy and I Love New York offer a map to the city’s freshest dining experiences as the season turns warm
Who Is in Mamdani’s Cabinet? The Full Guide to NYC’s New Government – A comprehensive guide to every key appointment in the Mamdani administration and what each commissioner signals about the mayor’s priorities
New York’s Historic Nurses Strike: What It Means for Workers and Patients – Thousands of NYSNA nurses walked off the job for 41 days. Here is what they won — and why it matters beyond New York
What Zohran Mamdani Teaches Us About Academic Publishing — and Vice Versa – Times Higher Education asks what a socialist mayor’s battle with institutional power can tell us about transforming entrenched systems
Who Runs New York City? A Guide to the Mamdani Administration – From a DOT commissioner who loves bike lanes to a Corporation Counsel who once represented the homeless, here is who is actually in charge
NYC’s New Free Childcare Zones: A Closer Look at Who Gets Help First – Gothamist maps the neighborhoods receiving 2K seats and asks which families will benefit most
Rosenberg Apologizes But Mamdani Says Time Will Tell – The WABC host walked back his cockroach slur — but the city is still reckoning with what the incident revealed
NYC’s Crime at Record Lows — But What Does That Mean Under Mamdani? – Shooting incidents fell to historic lows in 2025. The mayor inherited good numbers — and complex challenges — on day one
