A Third Delaney Hall Detainee Has Died, New Jersey Congressman Says
A third detainee died after being held at Delaney Hall, according to Rep.
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Crown Heights Block Reclaims Throne as Greenest Block in Brooklyn
“You can make a planter out of anything,” longtime gardener Perri Edwards told an admirer of her MoMA-inspired heads sculpted from milk cartons, with leaves of different shades and species sprouting like hair.
What We Know About Trump’s New Public Charge Rule—Including Common Misconceptions
Advocates see the change as an effort to spur confusion and scare immigrants from using public programs.
City Council Leaders Call on State to Emulate New Jersey’s Flawed E-Bike Law
Council Speaker Julie Menin wants Albany to pass its own version of the Garden State's flawed, one-size-fits-all e-bike registration law.
Thousands waitlisted as NYC awards its first free 2-K seats
About 2,000 New York City children received offers Tuesday for the city’s first free 2-K seats, while roughly 3,700 applicants were placed on waitlists as a new report estimated that providing universal child care could…
Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members to Launch Sweeping Review of E-Bike and E-Scooter Safety
Hearing to include over a dozen legislative proposals and oversight of existing laws as Council plans comprehensive action to improve safety for pedestrians and riders NEW YORK, NY — Today, the New York City Council…
The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities
Billions of dollars could flow to proactive jurisdictions that build more homes
Port Authority Payroll Passes $1.2B as 20 Employees Collect $400k+
Twenty Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees collected more than $400,000 each in total pay last....
Deadline Extended as Thousands Seek Exemptions From Pied-à-Terre Tax
by Adam Daly, amNY Roughly 2,000 applications for an exemption from New York City’s new second-home tax have been completed by applicants, according to the city’s Department of Finance.
Demand for Free Childcare Seats for 2-Year-Olds Far Exceeds Supply in NYC Pilot
Nearly three families applied for each free childcare seat for 2-year-olds in New York City’s program rolling out next month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov.
Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Three Sold, One Still Available
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Crown Heights, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, and Bay Ridge.
Daily Links: Owners of Caputo’s and Miriam’s Partner on Park Slope Bagel Store
In the News Mamdani May Need $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care [NYT] Brooklyn Nets Owners Clara Wu Tsai and Joseph Tsai Divorcing [NYP] Caputo’s Owner Back With Park Slope Bagel Shop [Eagle] Social Justice Fund…
Block-By-Block Walking App Hit With Cease and Desist by NYC
Heyyy, they’re walkin’ here! The city’s Transportation Department has hit an app that tracks New Yorkers’ block-by-block walking routes with a cease-and-desist letter.
City and Insurer to Pay $53 Million Over Retiree Copay Lawsuit
The Mamdani administration and a major insurer agreed to pay up to $53 million to reimburse retired civil servants who said they’d been wrongly charged copays for medical visits.
Mental Health Courts Help Divert People From Jail. Why Don’t More NY Counties Have Them?
Despite efforts to expand the system, more than half of the state’s counties still lack courts that serve people with serious mental illness.
Mamdani Stands By NYPD’s ‘Overkill’ In Policing Summer Streets
The NYPD's justification for filling this weekend's car-free Summer Streets with patrol vehicles isn't adding up.
By George! Could A ‘Land Value Tax’ Fund The Interborough Express?
New York could raise billions of dollars for the proposed IBX by taxing the increase in property values from the new rail line.
New York City’s Buses Are About to Grow Up
It’s time to make bus rapid transit a reality in the five boroughs.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Oprah Winfrey Edition
What's with all the city officials getting chauffeured around.
Opinion: Rent Stabilization Isn’t Means Tested—And It Shouldn’t Be
"This line of argument can appear sound—why shouldn’t the poorest New Yorkers get sole access to rent-stabilized apartments?—but it is ultimately a distraction from the real dynamics at play in the rental housing…
PODCAST: ¿Qué se sabe del cierre del programa de defensa legal para menores inmigrantes no acompañados?
El 31 de julio expiró el contrato federal con organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro para que presten asistencia jurídica a más de 25.000 menores inmigrantes no acompañados en el país.
Grand Park Slope Brownstone With Encaustic Tile, Mantels Asks $5.75 Million
This impressive Park Slope brownstone has been divided up into five units, but the listing photos show there are still some 1880s details visible on the interior.
Salvadoran Man Held at Delaney Hall Dies in ICE Custody
A Salvadoran man held for the past six weeks at Delaney Hall, the largest ICE detention center in the New York metro area, has died, his mother and attorneys say.
Striking Bronx Defenders union says management left attorney no choice but to cross picket line for immigration hearing where client risks deportation
As the city’s longest public defender strike since 1982 bleeds into its second week, one immigration attorney will be crossing the picket line to return to work Tuesday in what her union has called an “impossible” and…
LISTEN: Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Pressure Play Is Paying Off
As the mayor’s push to trumpet the collection of his new pied-à-terre tax and confront quiet money with loud politics got off to a bumpy start, he’s standing his ground and playing for time to smooth things out.
Ex-Rep. George Santos to pay $35K to settle illegal trading probe
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, whose 87-month federal prison sentence for fraud and identity theft was commuted by President Donald Trump in October, has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a federal…
Thousands seek exemptions as NYC rolls out new second-home tax
Roughly 2,000 applications for an exemption from New York City’s new second-home tax have been completed by applicants, according to the city’s Department of Finance.
Monitor Point Will Bring Three Towers, at Least 1,324 Units to Greenpoint Waterfront
A major rezoning that will allow the Monitor Point development to move forward on the Greenpoint waterfront has been approved by the New York City Council, paving the way for a developer to build three towers with as…
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 3-10
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 08/03/26
This week: Adams’ Charter Revision Commission Concludes; Security Cameras at the Polls; Onondaga County Term Limits Compromise?; New York City’s Newest New Yorkers- A Report; Webinar/Learn About the Census Bureau’s…