A lifeline for NYC domestic violence survivors gains more funding from Uber
New York City was selected as one of the initial places to pilot the HOPE Rides initiative, which is entering its second year. [ more…
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America’s last foie gras farmers say they’ve evolved, want NYC ban overturned
Thousands of ducks crowd in a Hudson Valley barn before they begin a three-week stretch of force-feeding. The future of America's last two foie gras…
Read full article βBottom 90% of New Yorkersβ Incomes Stagnate As Very Richest See 58% Gain Since COVID
New York Cityβs richest earners have gotten richer since before the pandemic, while lower-income earners have struggled to keep up with high inflation, according to…
Read full article βMamdani Appears to Defend City Hallβs Reported Use of Encrypted Influencer Group Chat
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday appeared to defend his teamβs use of Signal to communicate with hundreds of online influencers after a report that his…
Read full article βNYC councilmembers plot next steps on Legionnaires’, hear from a widow
File photo of water cooling towers in Manhattan. Bacteria-tainted water droplets from such towers cause the spread of Legionnaires' disease. The City Council is considering…
Read full article βOpinion: Deed Theft Is a Wake-Up Call for Stronger Protections for Older Adults
"If we wait until an older adult's home has been stolen to ask how they should be protected,Β we have already waited too long." The post…
Read full article βNY sues to block new Trump funding restriction on trans care for minors
Attorney General Letitia James addresses the crowd at Union Square for the Together We Win rally in support of transgender youth held in New York…
Read full article βDocumental βWest Side Familiaβ recoge dΓ©cadas de historia de comunidad puertorriqueΓ±a en el Upper West Side
La documentalista neoyorquina Taylor Hosking empieza su primer documental, βWest Side Familiaβ, con una sencilla pregunta: ΒΏpor quΓ© cada mes de junio se despliega la…
Read full article βSome NYC workers are about to get a childcare perk worth tens of thousands
General view of the The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building in the Civic Center neighbourhood in Manhattan on April 13, 2025 in New York City.…
Read full article βCouncil Grills Mamdani Health Team Over Deadly UES Legionnairesβ Outbreak
City Council members grilled city health officials over the Mamdani administrationβs response to a deadly Legionnairesβ disease outbreak on Manhattanβs Upper East Side this summer…
Read full article βFamily of woman shot to death in Queens seeks justice as NYPD searches for her fiancΓ©
Melanie Apostol at left, and her sister Angelique Apostol Police are looking for Mark Washington in connection with the June murder. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βFrom Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. is calling on the city to purchase the site of an historic burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens, that was…
Read full article βMamdaniβs Zoning Appointee Faces Testy Nomination Hearing
The nomination of city planning official John Mangin, who championed zoning reform and housing supply efforts, reignited debates about NIMBYs, YIMBYs, and community input in…
Read full article βNearly 100 NJ towns have banned data centers. Donβt expect a statewide prohibition soon.
The industrial cooling towers and HVAC infrastructure powering CoreSite's NY2 data center facility in Secaucus Gov. Sherill's taken a more piecemeal approach to controlling their…
Read full article βSeptember concerts in NYC: Dancehall, death metal and Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu at the 2026 Roots Picnic. There's so much music to see as fall music season begins. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βJellyfish Clog Shores and Sting Swimmers as Summer Wanes in Rockaway
The end of summer can sting. And for many beachgoers in the Rockaways, thatβs not a metaphor. A plethora of jellyfish have appeared on the…
Read full article βEarly Addition: Women who drive cabs say the lack of bathroom access is extra tough
Because no driver should have to pee in a water bottle but for women it's basically impossible, here are your early links: Murray Hill is…
Read full article β“Stand Up for Multifaith Democracy”: U.S. Activists, Lawmakers Protest India’s RSS & Hindu Supremacy
Demonstrators gathered outside Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday to protest against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a far-right Indian paramilitary Hindu nationalist…
Read full article β“Went to Sea and Never Came Back”: Families of Fishermen Seek Answers After Deadly U.S. Boat Strikes
A year ago today, the United States bombed a small boat in the Caribbean, killing nine people on board. Two survivors clung to the wreckage…
Read full article βU.S. Empire in Decline: Richard Wolff on Iran War, Rising Inequality, $40T National Debt & More
We speak to Richard Wolff, a prominent Marxist economist, about the economic fallout from the war on Iran, which recently reached the six-month mark. βBecause…
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