Speed Limits and Street Safety: Community Boards Push Mamdani’s DOT to Act
Speed Limits and Street Safety: Community Boards Push Mamdani’s DOT to Act – Neighborhoods across NYC are demanding lower speed limits under the authority of Sammy’s Law
Tag: New York City
Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Bet: A Board Reshaped, a Market on Edge
Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Bet: A Board Reshaped, a Market on Edge – Mayor appoints six to Rent Guidelines Board, moving closer to his signature affordability promise
Mayor Mamdani Addresses NYPD Graduation: A Show of Unity After a Week of Chaos
Mayor Mamdani Addresses NYPD Graduation: A Show of Unity After a Week of Chaos – First Muslim mayor praises officers at graduation ceremony days after Gracie Mansion bomb scare
First Lady Rama Duwaji’s Social Media Past Sparks Controversy
First Lady Rama Duwaji’s Social Media Past Sparks Controversy – Liked posts on Oct. 7 draw criticism; mayor defends wife while opponents demand answers
ISIS-Inspired Terror at Gracie Mansion: Two Pennsylvania Men Charged in Bomb Attack
ISIS-Inspired Terror at Gracie Mansion: Two Pennsylvania Men Charged in Bomb Attack – Federal charges filed after TATP devices thrown at protest outside NYC mayor’s home
Bronx Daycare Owners Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fentanyl Death of Toddler
Bronx Daycare Owners Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fentanyl Death of Toddler – Grei Mendez and Felix Herrera Garcia had been running a drug operation out of a licensed child care center where a 22-month-old boy died
Mamdani Visits Canarsie to Sell 2-K. The Parents Had Questions.
Mamdani Visits Canarsie to Sell 2-K. The Parents Had Questions. – A Brooklyn preschool visit revealed enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure about the child care promise
Supreme Court Blocks NY Redistricting, Hands GOP a Midterm Lifeline
Supreme Court Blocks NY Redistricting, Hands GOP a Midterm Lifeline – In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority preserved Rep. Malliotakis’s Staten Island district and halted a state court’s redrawing order
New York’s First Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds Launches in Four Communities
New York’s First Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds Launches in Four Communities – Washington Heights, Fordham, East Brooklyn, and Ozone Park get 2-K seats first as universal rollout begins
NYC Education Department Brings AI Into Schools: An Uncertain Road Ahead
NYC Education Department Brings AI Into Schools: An Uncertain Road Ahead – From tutoring tools to data analysis, artificial intelligence is entering classrooms — but equity, privacy and teacher training remain unresolved
NYC’s Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown: Tradition and Community Pride
NYC’s Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown: Tradition and Community Pride – The annual parade returns to Manhattan’s Chinatown, celebrating the New Year with dragon dances, firecrackers and community
Cape Fear River Becomes Lower Manhattan for 9/11 Maritime Rescue Film
Cape Fear River Becomes Lower Manhattan for 9/11 Maritime Rescue Film – A film production has transformed a North Carolina river into a historical recreation of the September 11 maritime rescue — the largest sea evacuation in history
Free Buses or Bust: Mamdani’s Most Ambitious Transit Promise Hits the Wall
Free Buses or Bust: Mamdani’s Most Ambitious Transit Promise Hits the Wall – MTA CEO Janno Lieber, a $600 million revenue gap, and a governor who says not yet
Mamdani Blinks on Daylighting. Advocates Who Elected Him Want to Know Why.
Mamdani Blinks on Daylighting. Advocates Who Elected Him Want to Know Why. – A signature pedestrian safety promise retreats to case-by-case review, stunning the street safety community
Mamdani Budget Could Eliminate Lifeline for Homeless Youth
Mamdani Budget Could Eliminate Lifeline for Homeless Youth – A program connecting young New Yorkers to housing and services faces elimination even as youth homelessness climbs
Smiles at the Summit: Mamdani and Hochul Play Nice While the Tax Fight Simmers
Smiles at the Summit: Mamdani and Hochul Play Nice While the Tax Fight Simmers – A joint press conference masked a widening gulf over who pays for New York’s fiscal crisis
From the Bronx Dishwasher to Miami Taco Star: A New York Origin Story
From the Bronx Dishwasher to Miami Taco Star: A New York Origin Story – How a young man from the Bronx’s restaurant industry built one of Miami’s most talked-about taco spots
Staten Island Left Out of 2-K Rollout as Mamdani Marks 100 Days
Staten Island Left Out of 2-K Rollout as Mamdani Marks 100 Days – The borough’s exclusion from free child care sparks questions about equity in the mayor’s first major policy win
Mamdani and the Weeksville Restoration: Preserving What Almost Disappeared
Mamdani and the Weeksville Restoration: Preserving What Almost Disappeared – NYC completes a landmark historic preservation project honoring one of America’s oldest free Black communities
NYC Schools in Flux: Two Top Deputies Exit as Chancellor Samuels Builds His Own Team
NYC Schools in Flux: Two Top Deputies Exit as Chancellor Samuels Builds His Own Team – The departure of top administrators signals a generational shift in how the nation’s largest school system will be led
NYC’s Small Businesses and Nonprofits Wrestle With AI: Opportunity or Threat?
NYC’s Small Businesses and Nonprofits Wrestle With AI: Opportunity or Threat? – From grant writing to customer service, artificial intelligence is changing how small organizations operate in New York — for better and worse
New York’s Climate Law Is Cracking Under Its Own Weight
New York’s Climate Law Is Cracking Under Its Own Weight – Rising bills, aging power plants and a looming legal battle could force Albany to fundamentally rethink the 2019 Climate Act
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