NJ Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says depression was cause of monthslong unexplained absence
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returning to Capitol Hill Tuesday. Kean, the son of a former governor, said he's been battling depression much of the year.…
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New York City didn’t invent pizza. Except it sort of did.
On the 250th anniversary of the USA, weβre celebrating New Yorkβs contributions to the country β including the pizza slice. Youβre welcome, America. [ more…
Read full article βMamdani Gets a Budget Deal With New Rental Voucher Funds
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin agreed Tuesday to a $125.8 billion budget, including an additional $175 million for rental help, following…
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Jersey City plans smaller tax hikes after NJ lawmakers approve $120M bailout
Jersey City Mayor James Solomon discussing the budget at a meeting earlier this week. Mayor James Solomon is now calling for a 15% tax increase,…
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City steps up enforcement on motorized two-wheelers amid jump in deaths
The aftermath of a crash involving a delivery worker on a scooter, on Yellowstone Boulevard, Queens, on Aug. 12, 2022. At least 28 people have…
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Mayor Mamdani and City Council strike budget deal that expands housing vouchers
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin shake hands after reaching a budget deal. The two sides fought over a program that helps…
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City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know
Mayor Mamdani and the City Council reached a deal late Monday to expand city-subsidized rental assistance as part of a larger budget agreement. Thousands of…
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Early Addition: It’s crunch time for finding a pied-Γ -terre tax loophole
Because notices are going out at the end of August, here are your early links: NYCHA made a paperwork mistake and sent out hundreds of…
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Bronx teen who was stabbed trying to stop attack on woman recounts ordeal
Google street view of the intersection of East 187th Street and Webster Avenue in Fordham Heights, where the attack occurred. The 16-year-old says he and…
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2 dead, 20 hurt in chain-reaction coach bus crash on Long Island Expressway
The chain-reaction crash happened around 11:45 p.m. as the bus was heading westbound near exit 16 for Greenpoint Avenue and Hunters Point Avenue in Maspeth,…
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It could hit 105 degrees in NYC’s heat wave this week. Here’s what the city is doing.
A girl plays in an fire hydrant at a block party in Bed Stuy. New York City agencies are coordinating a response to the extreme…
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Gothamistβs guide to what NYCβs rent freeze means for you
Searching for the ever-elusive cheap rent in NYC? Want to know if youβre already in a rent-stabilized apartment and just donβt know it? Hereβs our…
Read full article βHundreds Threatened With Eviction in Botched NYCHA Paperwork βCrisisβ
The New York City Housing Authority has mistakenly cut off federal rent subsidies for hundreds of public housing tenants at privately run buildings, triggering hundreds…
Read full article βFirst Subway Elevators Fully Funded by Developer to Open in Midtown
Even before another βBillionairesβ Rowβ tower pierces the Manhattan skyline, the developer of the planned skyscraper is leaving a mark underground. Two new subway elevators…
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Trump administration abandons plan for NJ immigration detention center in Roxbury
People protest against the planned project of converting a warehouse into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey. A court…
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NY pledges $700M for Atlantic Yards, new developers say affordable housing ready by 2031
State officials say the $700M in public funding will cover the cost of building platforms over the Vanderbilt train yards. [ more βΊ ]
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Potential Loophole to NYCβs Green Buildings Law Activates This Summer, Climate Advocates Warn
In the coming weeks, renewable energy credits will go on sale for the first time since Local Law 97βwhich requires most large property owners to…
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63 charged in alleged NJ auto theft ring that shipped luxury cars to West Africa
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport discusses the auto theft trafficking case at a news conference. Prosecutors say the yearlong operation stole more than 90 luxury vehicles…
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‘Nonstop calls and community panic’ in NY after Supreme Court immigration ruling
A person walks past a Toussaint Louverture mural on June 25, 2026, in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Brooklyn. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme…
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Racing against the clock, Mamdani and City Council locked in budget slugfest
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have until the clock strikes midnight on Tuesday to pass a budget. City Comptroller Mark Levine…
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