Beloved Brooklyn metal bar Saint Vitus to reopen in Bushwick

Against Me! perform at the original Saint Vitus in 2014. The Greenpoint venue closed in 2024. [ more › ]

NYPD says detective shot in Brooklyn may have been hit by friendly fire

Members of the NYPD crime scene unit process the scene where an NYPD officer was shot in the vest in the area of Nostrand Avenue…

LISTEN: A 78 Degree Meltdown About Mamdani

When Zohran Mamdani urged New Yorkers to set their air conditioners to 78 degrees, echoing what mayors before him have advised during heat waves for…

Climate change: United States vs. China

NYC Housing Calendar, July 6-13

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC…

Inside Manhattan DA Bragg’s effort to prosecute police accused of abusing power

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stands with members of his staff at a news conference following the conviction of former U.S. President Donald Trump in…

Early Addition: A whale crashed the Sail4th afterparty off Staten Island

Because a whale hit and sank a New Jersey fire rescue boat, here are your early links: Knicks murals everywhere, 57,000 vacant rent-stabilized apartments, rich…

More than 8K NYC renters evicted so far this year, as affordability crisis grows

City data shows there were an average of 1,345 monthly evictions in the first half of 2026. [ more › ]

Meet Rafael Rubio, NY City Council Employee Released from Delaney Hall After 5 Months in ICE Jail

A New York City Council employee who was detained at the Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, New Jersey, for more than five months was…

Record Heat Waves Are Preview of Our Future on a Warming Planet: Climate Writer David Wallace-Wells

A massive heat dome settled above the eastern half of the United States over the Fourth of July weekend, bringing triple-digit temperatures, disrupting travel and…

Trump’s Corruption, Birthright Citizenship & Olympian Charged w/ Touching Reflecting Pool: Norm Eisen

A grand jury in Washington, D.C., has indicted former U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn on a felony charge for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial…

Heavy rain set to snarl morning commute across New York City

People walk through the rain along 5th Avenue in Manhattan on June 22, 2026 in New York City. The heaviest rain is expected during Monday’s…

One of the Bronx’s oldest subway stations gets a $123M makeover after years of delays

Mott Avenue doesn't exist anymore, but the station named after the street still serves thousands of riders each day. South Bronx locals said the MTA's…

‘Yes, this does suck’: NYC health officials brace for new Medicaid work rules

Newly appointed Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin speaks at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2026, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the background. The new…

NYC Legionella inspections rose only gradually before latest Legionnaires’ cluster in Manhattan

A Gothamist analysis of city data shows only a slight uptick in inspections since last year’s deadly outbreak in Central Harlem. [ more › ]

Fear, Hate and Few Consequences for N.Y. Prison Officers, State’s Review Finds

A state-commissioned outside probe of New York’s prison system found a culture of fear, poor oversight and outdated training as incarcerated people and correction officers…

Rate of Vacant Stabilized Apartments on the Rise After Pandemic-Era Spike

The number of empty, rent-stabilized apartments is on the rise across the city. In 2025, there were about 57,000 vacant rent-stabilized apartments reported by landlords…

Separate shootings in Coney Island, Crown Heights cap July Fourth Celebrations

No fatalities were reported but victims include four children and a police detective. [ more › ]

Restored 1813 portrait of George Washington is back where it belongs at Capitol

Joseph Madeira, Office of General Services director for Curatorial and Visitor Services, speaks at an event marking the restoration of the George Washington portrait on…

Meet the mussels doing the dirty work of cleaning up Newtown Creek

Gus Perry, restoration and marine projects coordinator for the Newtown Creek Alliance poses with TINA, a 600-gallon tank filled mussels. The Newtown Creek Alliance hopes…