Mamdani’s Parade Problem: A Mayor Who Skipped Them Now Has to Choose
Mamdani’s Parade Problem: A Mayor Who Skipped Them Now Has to Choose – After marching in the Lunar New Year Parade, every future parade decision carries political weight
Child Care Without a Tax Hike? Mamdani and Hochul Try to Thread the Needle
Child Care Without a Tax Hike? Mamdani and Hochul Try to Thread the Needle – Free 2-K for toddlers is real but how New York pays for it remains the central dispute of the budget season
A Bronx Couple Was Threatened at Gunpoint Over a Parking Spot After a Snowstorm
A Bronx Couple Was Threatened at Gunpoint Over a Parking Spot After a Snowstorm – A man brandished a weapon over a shoveled-out parking spot, highlighting the dangerous consequences of snow parking culture
Section 8 Vouchers and a Court Ruling That Could Change the Equation
Section 8 Vouchers and a Court Ruling That Could Change the Equation – A federal ruling in New York has significant implications for how housing choice vouchers can be used and enforced
East Village Gets a New Grocery Store: When Is the Question
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
Nathan Gusdorf Leaves the Fiscal Policy Institute to Help Mamdani Run the Budget
Nathan Gusdorf Leaves the Fiscal Policy Institute to Help Mamdani Run the Budget – The think tank chief who argued for taxing the rich joins the team tasked with making that argument real
Energy Bills Climb as New Yorkers Struggle Through a Cold Winter
Energy Bills Climb as New Yorkers Struggle Through a Cold Winter – High gas and electric costs have squeezed budgets across the boroughs — and relief may be years away
Mamdani Moves to Expand Metered Parking to Bridge NYC Budget Gap
Mamdani Moves to Expand Metered Parking to Bridge NYC Budget Gap – Deputy Mayor signals new revenue tools as Albany tax fight drags on
NYC Builds an ICE Defense: Mamdani’s Interagency Response Team Is Now Hiring
NYC Builds an ICE Defense: Mamdani’s Interagency Response Team Is Now Hiring – Three new city positions will staff the committee tasked with protecting New Yorkers from federal immigration enforcement
Queens Arson: Father and Son Caught on Their Own Camera Burning Down Richmond Hill Building
Queens Arson: Father and Son Caught on Their Own Camera Burning Down Richmond Hill Building – Federal prosecutors say Narinder Singh and son Jawahar set the fire a day after losing an eviction fight with their landlord
Upper West Side Gets a New $12M Skypad Penthouse: Who Is Buying?
Upper West Side Gets a New $12M Skypad Penthouse: Who Is Buying? – A 46-story SkyPad unit sold for $12 million, raising questions about luxury real estate in a city claiming an affordability crisis
Violence Against Homeless New Yorkers Persists: Years After Chinatown Killings, Little Has Changed
Violence Against Homeless New Yorkers Persists: Years After Chinatown Killings, Little Has Changed – Advocates say the pattern of attacks on unsheltered New Yorkers continues — and reflects deeper failures in the system
Mamdani Builds an ICE Wall. The Federal Government Says New York Is Making Its Citizens Less Safe.
Mamdani Builds an ICE Wall. The Federal Government Says New York Is Making Its Citizens Less Safe. – A sweeping executive order, a Know Your Rights campaign, and a new interagency team signal a city at war with immigration enforcement
East Williamsburg Building Permits Signal New Development Push in Brooklyn
East Williamsburg Building Permits Signal New Development Push in Brooklyn – Permits have been filed for a new building at 392 Leonard Street in East Williamsburg, continuing the borough’s transformation
Greenpoint’s The Drift Bar Closes: Another Sign of Brooklyn’s Changing Neighborhoods
Greenpoint’s The Drift Bar Closes: Another Sign of Brooklyn’s Changing Neighborhoods – The popular bar’s closure reflects the economic pressures squeezing independent small businesses across gentrifying Brooklyn
Bellevue Men’s Shelter Is Closing. Here Is What the City Says Happens to the 250 Men Inside.
Bellevue Men’s Shelter Is Closing. Here Is What the City Says Happens to the 250 Men Inside. – Mamdani administration cites severe disrepair in shuttering 30th Street facility by late April
Mamdani Condemns Iran’s Government While Holding the Line Against U.S. Military Strikes
Mamdani Condemns Iran’s Government While Holding the Line Against U.S. Military Strikes – The mayor navigates a foreign policy tightrope, drawing fire from both sides of the Iran debate
Locked In: Mamdani Puts $25 Million Behind Safe Bike Parking for NYC
Locked In: Mamdani Puts $25 Million Behind Safe Bike Parking for NYC – 500 secure lockers, one Tranzito contract, and a long-overdue win for cyclists
Mamdani and the Muslim Question: Islamophobia, Free Speech and the Price of Being New York’s First Muslim Mayor
Mamdani and the Muslim Question: Islamophobia, Free Speech and the Price of Being New York’s First Muslim Mayor – As the mayor settles into office, the attacks on his faith continue — and so does the community standing behind him
Newsom Warns Mamdani: That Trump Bromance Has a Shelf Life
Newsom Warns Mamdani: That Trump Bromance Has a Shelf Life – California governor draws on hard experience to caution NYC’s socialist mayor
$50 Million for Parks. But Which Parks, and Will It Be Enough?
$50 Million for Parks. But Which Parks, and Will It Be Enough? – Mamdani announces reconstruction funding for 10 NYC parks as advocates demand systemic equity reform
East Village Conversion: Another Former Commercial Building Becomes Housing
East Village Conversion: Another Former Commercial Building Becomes Housing – City approval of a residential conversion at 121 East 7th Street adds density to a changing neighborhood
Mamdani’s Streets Master Plan Revival: Four Projects, 130,000 Daily Riders, and a Break From Adams
Mamdani’s Streets Master Plan Revival: Four Projects, 130,000 Daily Riders, and a Break From Adams – Halted bus lane and bike infrastructure projects restart in the Bronx and Brooklyn as a new DOT era begins
Mamdani Keeps the Heat On: Code Blue, 500 Outreach Workers, and a Plan for the Cold
Mamdani Keeps the Heat On: Code Blue, 500 Outreach Workers, and a Plan for the Cold – NYC activates emergency homeless protocols as the mayor signals a new approach to winter safety
Hot Mic, Racism and a School Saved: The MS 258 Story
Hot Mic, Racism and a School Saved: The MS 258 Story – A professor’s racist comment caught on Zoom may have saved a Harlem school from closing — but parents say that is not enough
Creating the Department of Community Safety: Three Legal Paths, One Political Fight
Creating the Department of Community Safety: Three Legal Paths, One Political Fight – A CityLand analysis lays out the options for restructuring NYC public safety under Mamdani
Mamdani Stacks the Rent Board. A Freeze for 2.4 Million New Yorkers May Be Next.
Mamdani Stacks the Rent Board. A Freeze for 2.4 Million New Yorkers May Be Next. – Six new appointments give the mayor a majority ahead of the June vote that could reshape NYC housing
Mamdani and Hochul Launch Free 2-K Child Care in Four NYC Communities
Mamdani and Hochul Launch Free 2-K Child Care in Four NYC Communities – The first 2,000 free seats for two-year-olds will open this fall in Washington Heights, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens
Cockroach Comment Sparks Reckoning Over Anti-Muslim Hate in New York
Cockroach Comment Sparks Reckoning Over Anti-Muslim Hate in New York – Sid Rosenberg’s slurs against Mayor Mamdani expose a pattern of Islamophobia that predates and outlasts any single election