A 27-Hour Wait for a Hospital Bed? Why Delays Are Growing at New York Hospitals
How long does it take to go from the emergency room to a hospital bed at the cityβs public hospitals? It depends on where you…
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NYC public schools to ban AI for teaching students below 9th grade
The Mamdani administration is placing strict limits on the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms. The restrictions were released just over a week before the…
Read full article βOpinion: Manning Marable Was Right About the 13th Congressional District
What the 2026 Democratic primary reveals about demographic change, coalition politics, and unequal political participation. The post Opinion: Manning Marable Was Right About the 13th…
Read full article βShort-Term Rental Registrations Surpass 3,500 for First Time Since City Overhaul
It's been three years since the city began requiring hosts of short-term rentals to register them with the city, an effort to weed out illegal…
Read full article βDHS Chief Says βRotten Appleβ Crackdown Is Over, Slams Mamdani and Hochul
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin came to New York City on Tuesday to announce the completion of βOperation Rotten Appleβ after targeting 2,100 immigrants across…
Read full article βWestchester confirms first human West Nile Virus case of 2026
A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is known to be a vector associated with transmission of the West Nile Virus. County health officials are looking into whether…
Read full article βPete Davidson, Colin Jost to host free comedy show on their Staten Island Ferry
The new ferry will be a Staten Island Ferry but it won't use actual Staten Island Ferries The decommissioned vessel will turn into the Snapple…
Read full article β5 Years After Ida, NYC Is Still Struggling To Deal With Extreme Rain and Deadly Flooding
The remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled through New York City five years ago, dumping unprecedented amounts of rain on the city and resulting in 13…
Read full article βBig day for subway fans: MTA sells old MetroCard vending machines for more than $2K
A few dozen MetroCard vending machines are getting a second life thanks to devoted subway fans. The MTA may have retired the MetroCard last year,…
Read full article βCrunch for NYC Restroom Access Is a βCrisisβ for Taxi, Uber Drivers β Especially Women
For-hire drivers in New York City pleaded at a public hearing Tuesday for expanded access to parking while on the road, saying the search for…
Read full article βWith Dueling Plans, Mamdani and NYC Council Tackle Legionnairesβ Prevention
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The Mamdani administration and City Council are laying out…
Read full article βWoman NYPD killed after Times Square stabbings had long mental health struggle, brother says
Her family became concerned when she missed their regular weekly gathering β the next time they saw her was one the news. [ more βΊ…
Read full article β‘A whole new world’: New Jersey eases restrictions on residential solar panels
Balcony solar panels are widespread in cities like Berlin. The Garden State Balcony Act lets homeowners and renters install "plug-in" panels that could allow for…
Read full article βMamdani releases a plan for addressing racial inequality across NYC
File photo of pedestrians in New York City. The policies prescriptions target a broad spectrum of issues, from education to employment. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βSeptember at the movies in NYC: Occult scenes, concrete dreams
John Wilson in "The History of Concrete." Here are eight of the best films to catch this month on the big screen. [ more βΊ…
Read full article βMamdani unveils new measures to halt Legionnairesβ after outbreak kills 11
Aerial view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park and the Upper East side of Manhattan. The initiatives come ahead of a City Council…
Read full article βEarly Addition: It’s the 25th anniversary of the city putting bollards everywhere
Mayor de Blasio announces the installation of more bollards in Times Square in January Because the Sept. 11 attacks prompted New York to erect loads…
Read full article βNo Netflix, shared Ubers: How New Yorkers are stretching every dollar to live here
A new report by the Community Service Society looks at the ways New Yorkers navigate financial insecurity. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βQueens woman found dead with stab wounds in an abandoned house
The NYPD has long fought the release of information regarding retired officers' pensions Police did not immediately consider her death suspicious. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βAmid Severe Water Crisis & Drought, Puerto Rico Marks 10 Years of “La Junta” Oversight
Juan Carlos DΓ‘vila reports from Puerto Rico as the island grapples with a severe water crisis. A record-breaking drought has led to severe shortages and…
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