Mazel Tofu: How Chinese-Speaking Jews Found Each Other and Built a New Kind of NYC Community – A WhatsApp group born at a Chabad Purim party in 2024 has grown into a monthly gathering that bridges two ancient traditions in the world’s most diverse city
East Village Gets a New Grocery Store: When Is the Question – The opening of a new food retailer in the East Village is welcome news in a neighborhood that has lost several supermarkets
Islamophobia at the Microphone: The Sid Rosenberg Scandal and What It Reveals About NYC’s Muslim Mayor – A WABC host called Mamdani a cockroach and a jihadist — and the backlash revealed fault lines in the city’s public discourse
NYC Launches 2-K Free Child Care in Four Communities – Hochul and Mamdani commit $73 million to serve 2,000 toddlers this fall
Mamdani Defends Security During Iran Crisis, Confirms No NYC Threats – Mayor assures New Yorkers there are no credible threats while citing historic costs of regime change
Mamdani Inherited a City Being Priced Out of Itself — Here Is the Structural Map of What He Is Up Against – From racialized displacement in Brooklyn to AI-driven job losses hitting college graduates to a climate law that may cost households thousands, the new mayor faces interlocking crises demanding structural solutions
Mayor Mamdani Pushes Universal Child Care Initiative in First 100 Days – Ambitious plan aims to provide free childcare to all NYC families.
Commerford Awards Honor Labor Leadership – NYC legal champions recognized for advancing worker rights and safety
Schools Chancellor Decision Looms as Mamdani Weighs Continuity versus Change – Melissa Aviles-Ramos seeks retention but may face competition for top education position
NYC Achieves Record 12-Day Stretch Without Homicide: Violent Crime Plummets to Historic Lows – City ties 2015 record as shooting incidents reach lowest levels in recorded history under reformed policing approach
The Criminalization of Care: How Trump Uses “Investigations” to Silence Progressive Women – Omar Financial Inquiry Reveals Authoritarian Pattern of Using DOJ as Political Weapon
Capitalism’s Disposable Soldier: How American Imperialism Destroyed an Afghan CIA Fighter Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s story is the story of American imperialism in miniature: extract labor from the Global South, exploit brown…
Mamdani Launches Rental Ripoff Hearings in All Five Boroughs – Mayor seeks tenant testimony to guide housing enforcement strategy
Trump and Mamdani Text Twice Weekly in Unlikely Political Romance That Challenges Ideological Boundaries – Socialist mayor and Republican president engage in surprising back-channel communications on policy and zoning issues
Mamdani Takes Oath as NYC Mayor: Democratic Socialist Pledges to Govern With Audacity and Vision – New Mayor Rejects Calls to Lower Expectations in Inaugural Address at City Hall
Mamdani’s Two-Part Swearing In: Private Midnight Moment, Public Daytime Celebration – Private ceremony at abandoned subway station at midnight, followed by historic public inauguration with Bernie Sanders at 1 p.m.
Bernie Sanders and Letitia James Administer Historic Oaths as Mamdani Becomes First Muslim Mayor – Iconic democratic socialist and state attorney general preside over dual swearing-in ceremonies
Fact, Memory and Politics — The Aunt Story Debate – How a single anecdote became the center of partisan dispute over truth, memory and campaign tactics.
Rental Aid Program Audit Raises Questions About Mamdani Expansion Plans – State Comptroller Identifies Inefficiencies and Cost-Saving Opportunities
Lethal Cold Descends: Frostbite in Minutes as Mayor Orders All-Hands Emergency Response – Extreme wind chills threaten life as temperatures plunge below zero and warming centers overflow
Mamdani Mayor: Power of the Source in New York’s Political Transformation – Analysis of Mamdani’s political ascent, coalition-building, and what his rise signifies for progressive politics
Mamdani’s First Month: Early Assessment Shows Engagement, Approval, but Questions Linger – Forty days into office, independent analysis finds young mayor’s honeymoon intact despite controversies
AI, Media Errors and the De Blasio’ Impersonation – How a botched British interview and an AI-generated impersonation entered the NYC mayoral conversation.
Bernie Sanders, Letitia James to Oversee Historic Mamdani Swearing-In Ceremony – Two major Democratic figures lead inauguration of New York City’s first Democratic Socialist mayor
