NYC Cyclists Fight Federal Agents Who Keep Parking in the Bike Lane – DEA cars block a freshly painted 10th Avenue bike lane, exposing the limits of traffic enforcement when federal officials are involved
Mamdani Launches Office of Community Safety: What Progressives and Critics Are Both Getting Right – The new public safety office advances a necessary reform but faces real questions about scope, staffing, and police culture
LGL Group and the Legion Capital Partnership: What Defense Tech Investors Need to Know – NYSE-listed LGL Group outlines its defense technology vision ahead of a May investor day at the New York Stock Exchange
Why the 3-3-3 Dating Rule Hits Different in New York City — and Why New Yorkers Need It More Than Anyone A dating framework that went viral on TikTok and…
Bernie Sanders Joins NYC Budget Fight as Mamdani Pushes Wealthy to Pay More – A Bronx rally and an Albany showdown put the national progressive left squarely behind Mamdani’s tax agenda
Mamdani’s Muslim Identity Is Central to His Mayoralty. Critics and Allies Say It Should Be. – A Washington Post opinion debate surfaces the real question: What does it mean for New York to have a Muslim mayor?
NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji Faces Scrutiny Over Art and Social Media Past – Questions mount over vetting and silence as the mayor’s wife becomes a political flashpoint
PBS NewsHour Reports on Mamdani’s Community Safety Office Launch – A national audience gets its first detailed look at the mayor’s scaled-down public safety overhaul
Mamdani, Irish Labor, and the Anti-Colonial Thread Running Through His Mayoralty – The Nation examines how Mamdani’s St. Patrick’s Day stumble reveals a broader philosophy of solidarity politics
A New Film Captures the Jewish Divide Mamdani’s Election Created – Documentary “Scenes from the Divide” shows the painful fractures inside NYC’s Jewish community
Mamdani’s Rikers Iftar Ignites Social Media Storm Over Faith and Justice – A Ramadan fast-break with Muslim inmates draws fierce online reaction and a senator’s 9/11 comparison
Rama Duwaji’s DSA Campaign Art Draws New Scrutiny After First Lady Role Began – An investigation finds she created graphics for a pro-Palestinian socialist campaign before Mamdani took office
Mamdani Wove His Muslim Faith Into Ramadan and Found Both Joy and Backlash – The mayor attended 17 iftars, prayed at Rikers Island, and faced hate speech from a sitting U.S. senator
Mamdani Navigates Eid al-Fitr and 80 Days of a New Kind of NYC Mayoralty – At the end of Ramadan, the city’s first Muslim mayor reflects on prayers, politics, and an unprecedented term
Mamdani’s Eid Prayers Mark a First for New York City – The city’s first Muslim mayor leads public Eid prayers as Ramadan ends and a new political chapter begins
Mamdani’s Community Safety Office Opens Small, Draws Big Scrutiny – A scaled-down launch with two staff members raises questions about whether the mayor can deliver on his boldest campaign promise
The Right to a Bed: Mamdani Confronts New York’s Deepest Homelessness Crisis – From a deadly cold snap to Rikers reform, the new mayor is testing whether housing-first principles can actually work
Mamdani at 80 Days: A Governing Record Full of Ambition and Open Questions – From free childcare to public safety reform, the first 80 days reveal both progress and gaps
Sky News Australia Calls Mamdani’s ISIS Response Virtue Signalling – Australian conservative commentators join a global debate about whether the mayor’s response to a bomb plot was adequate
NYPD and Mental Health: What Mamdani’s Civilian Response Shift Means for Officers – From Police1 to patrol officers, the law enforcement community is watching the new community safety office carefully
Mamdani Estate Tax Plan Sparks Warning of Middle-Class Harm – Critics say slashing the exemption to $750K could reach far beyond the wealthy
Mamdani and the Irish Question: A Mayor Learns Ethnic Politics the Hard Way – A stumbled answer on Irish unification reveals the hidden landmines of New York’s parade season diplomacy
Mamdani Appoints Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor for Community Safety – The administration names its first Black deputy mayor to lead a new whole-of-government safety vision
A Rahm Emanuel Ally Launches a PAC to Fight Mamdani in New York – Next NYC PAC aims to protect moderate candidates as Mamdani-backed socialists target state legislative seats
Hakeem Jeffries Calls Trump-Mamdani Meeting ‘A Great Success’ – House Democratic Leader praises mayor-elect’s White House visit while condemning Trump DOJ as ‘malignant clown show’
Scaffolding Coming Down: Mamdani Targets NYC’s 380 Miles of Urban Blight – New DOB rules push building owners to make actual repairs instead of hiding behind steel sheds
NYC Foie Gras Ban Cleared to Take Effect as Court Rejects Challenge – A years-long legal battle ends with a ruling that upholds the city’s prohibition on force-fed liver products
Scaffolding Coming Down: Mamdani Takes Aim at NYC’s Shadow Economy of Steel – New rules target 380 miles of sidewalk sheds, targeting safety hazards and visual blight
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
