NYC Pride defends allowing hospitals in march after calls for ban over trans youth care
Members of the Sirens MC NYC ride down the route during the NYC Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, June 29, 2025. Organizers say keeping…
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Opinion: The Housing Lottery Promised Stability. Then The Rent Went Up.
"For working-class families, seniors, people with disabilities, and fixed-income New Yorkers, those yearly increases can slowly erode the very stability affordable housing is supposed to…
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‘A betrayal of our values’: NY reacts to Supreme Court ruling backing Trump immigration measure
A Haitian flag flaps in the wind on June 25, 2026, in the Little Haiti neighborhood of the Brooklyn in New York City. In a…
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As COPA Makes a Comeback, What Does it Mean for Land to be Communally Owned?
The revised Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, which now has a majority of sponsors in the City Council, aims to strengthen community land trusts and…
Read full article βPublic Pools Are Opening! Your Guide to Swimming in NYC for Summer 2026
This story is part of of Summer & The City, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy β and survive β the hottest time…
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Mamdani allies protest his NYPD policies: ‘Make true on your campaign promises’
An array of groups aligned with Mayor Mamdani protested his NYPD policies near City Hall. As the demonstration got underway, Mamdani delivered remarks at a…
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Gov. Hochul halts disruption to childcare vouchers, says parents wonβt lose coverage hours
A woman and her child stand on the street in New York City. New York City parents working part time wonβt lose part of their…
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Brooklyn DA indicts 22 alleged gang members accused of involvement in 26 shootings
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez stands with Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny to announce the indictment of 22 people. The…
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Legionella bacteria confirmed in East Village housing complex water supply
Older residents at Haven Plaza have been advised to avoid showering and to bathe with buckets. [ more βΊ ]
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‘Wait for my wife to die?’: Delaney Hall detainees sue ICE over medical neglect
The view outside the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 12, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey. Anti-ICE protesters have massed outside the facility, while…
Read full article βLandlord Rent Board Rep Resigns, Protesting Mandate to βDeliver a Rent Freezeβ
A pro-landlord member of the Rent Guidelines Board resigned from her post Thursday morning, just hours before the body was scheduled to vote on how…
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What’s a pickup truck doing inside MoMA PS1?
Playwright Georgica Pettus' "Truck" brings a lot of horsepower to the Queens museum. [ more βΊ ]
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Is the city’s tap water as good as New Yorkers claim? We looked into it.
We brought in a water sommelier (yes, they exist) to test NYCβs water against tap water from Baltimore, Cincinnati, Washington, D.C. and Jersey City. […
Read full article βStolen Food Stamp Funds Leave Thousands Hungry as New York Sleeps on Reforms
Dolly ΩR., a Holocaust survivor in her 90s, knew exactly how much was supposed to be on her food benefits card to get her through…
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NYC landlord rep accuses rent board of crossing a ‘legal line’ β quits ahead of major vote
Protestors at Rent Guidelines Board vote in April. Christina Smyth, who represents owners on the Rent Guidelines Board, stepped down in protest. [ more βΊ…
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Police reformers call on Mamdani to rein in NYPD’s quality of life crackdown
When he took office at the start of 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani opted to keep on Jessica Tisch as NYPD Commissioner. A new letter from…
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over ‘sanctuary’ policies in 4 NJ cities
Police hold a barricade as protestors push outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center, in Newark,…
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“How to Think About AI”: Cory Doctorow on Big Tech, Understanding AI, Labor Automation & More
Democracy Now! speaks with science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow about AI and his latest book, The Reverse Centaurβs Guide to Life After…
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Prairieland Nine: Texas ICE Protesters Get Up to 100 Years in Prison as Trump Targets Anti-Fascists
A group of anti-ICE protesters in Texas were sentenced to 30 to 100 years in jail on Tuesday, after federal prosecutors accused them of being…
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“Utter Devastation”: Thousands Feared Dead in Venezuela After Double Earthquakes
Thousands are feared dead in Venezuela after back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck the country Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital Caracas and surrounding areas. Venezuelaβs…
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