The City Council voted unanimously to approve a one-time $10,000 payment to most of the public school paraprofessionals on Thursday, an effort to boost retention and recruitment for the badly-needed – but low-paying –…
Council also passes legislation to provide workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals CITY HALL, NY – Today, the New York City Council voted to approve major land use projects that will collectively…
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised about $301,000 during the opening month of his 2029 reelection campaign and has decided not to participate in New York City’s public matching-funds program — allowing him to accept larger…
Hundreds of workers representing low-income defendants in Brooklyn and Queens walked off the job Thursday morning, after failing to reach a deal with management on wages and benefits before an 8 a.m.
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"The mayor deserves high praise for making food affordability a priority—but the approach is wrong.
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Home care workers have embarked on a two-week sit-in protest in front of City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s home in an effort to ramp up pressure to pass Intro.
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The report provides a roadmap for how the Mamdani administration plans to strengthen enforcement, improve housing quality and make the market fairer, officials said.
The court-appointed remediation manager overseeing Rikers Island has ordered the city to overhaul key parts of the troubled jail system, calling for hiring new investigators to police officer misconduct, a $50 million…
Trash cans overflowing with empty Modelo bottles.
Join Streetsblog as we check out one of the mayor's signature World Cup transit improvements helping thousand of riders get to and from an airport named for another Democratic Socialist.
A Democratic bill comes at a crucial time for high-speed rail projects that are struggling to get off the ground.
The Bronx is getting a better bus route on Tremont Avenue.
The court-appointed federal oversight official tasked with fixing the failings of New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex issued his first report on Tuesday, detailing a month-by-month plan to resolve the…
"This will likely be a prolonged event, and we might see even worse air quality tomorrow," Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton told reporters Wednesday.
Queens City Council Member Vickie Paladino is in another legal battle over statements she made.
Two Democratic Assembly candidates declared victory Wednesday after manual recounts in two tight Manhattan and Queens races that remained unresolved for more than three weeks after primary day.
Advocates want the city to convert one of the roadway lanes on the fabled span now that 16,000 fewer daily drivers are using it.
Good news, except that 22.5 percent more pedestrians were killed in 2025 by car and truck drivers than in 2015.
Another lawsuit against a good DOT project.
Horse-drawn carriages in Central Park moved much closer to becoming a thing of the past on Tuesday after City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced her support for a proposed ban — saying “neigh” to allowing the more…
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Tuesday that paused certain state environmental permit applications for New York’s largest new or expanding data centers while her administration develops new rules for the…
Speaker Menin becomes first sitting Council speaker to publicly support legislation to end horse-drawn carriages in Central Park Ahead of Health Committee hearing, Speaker calls for transition that protects public…
The waiting game continues for the most dangerous part of Canal Street.
"The outcomes of the recent primary election, which will send a wave of younger, progressive candidates to the November ballot, give New Yorkers an unprecedented opportunity for bold change," the author writes.
A former top aide for ex-Mayor Eric Adams sued the city over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to end the city’s taxpayer-funded representation of him in four sexual assault, retaliation and improper conduct cases that…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday that the City Council will receive hundreds of NYC public school contracts it has sought for months “in the coming weeks,” offering a public timeframe in an escalating transparency…