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.
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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.
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.
Die-Hard New Yorkers Blanch at Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre J’Accuse
By Katie Honan, The City Reporter This article was originally published on July 28 at 6:23 p.m.
Two Years After Federal Raids, an Eric Adams Power Couple Seeks Podcast Fame
In the predawn darkness of Sept. 4, 2024, city and federal law enforcement agents knocked on the heavy wooden door of the ornate Hamilton Heights townhouse Schools Chancellor David Banks and his then-fiancée, First…
NYC Deputy Chancellor Departs as Mamdani Looks To Expand Childcare for 2-Year-Olds
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.
AOC helps secure federal funding to remove abandoned vessels from NYC waterways
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura on the shores of Flushing Bay in College Point on Wednesday, July 29, to announce over $2 million in federal funding to remove abandoned…
Mamdani appoints veteran mayoral advisor Jennifer Jones Austin to lead the NYPD’s civilian watchdog panel
For the first time in nearly six years, the NYPD’s independent oversight entity, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has a permanent chair in Jennifer Jones Austin, an anti-poverty champion and advisor to…
Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak is Quelled, Health Commissioner Says
New York City health officials said Friday that the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, killing seven people on the Upper East Side, is over.
The Mamdani Administration Wants to Build Housing Here. And Here. And Here.
See the 100 city-owned lots where the mayor plans to develop 50,000 units of affordable housing, taking advantage of reforms that the administration hopes will make it easier to build.
A Push to Accelerate Kids’ Asylum Cases Will Hasten Deportations, Attorneys Fear
The Trump administration has scheduled a flurry of asylum interviews, leaving children and attorneys scrambling to prepare.
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Critical Parking’ for Cops Edition
A deputy mayor defended the inclusion of "critical parking" for cops in a planned affordable housing development.
Mamdani’s multi-borough NYC Open Play partnership scores big with Big Apple soccer fans
NYC Open Play, a citywide partnership with New York City FC, NYC Footy, NYC Parks and the Hudson River Park Trust gave thousands of New York sports fans a chance to hit the field during late-night hours with…
City launches tracker for 50,000 affordable homes planned on city-owned land – but little vacant land remains
Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched an online tracker on Thursday mapping more than 100 city-owned sites where his administration says roughly 50,000 homes are planned in an effort to give New Yorkers a clearer view of the…
Richards unveils Flushing Meadows Corona Park Task Force to tackle ‘chronic disinvestment’ in Queens park
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards unveiled a new Flushing Meadows Corona Park Task Force to rectify "longtime injustice" and "chronic disinvestment" as elected officials and community members gathered in the…
Mamdani Eases Adams-Era Curriculum Mandate for NYC Early Childhood Education
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.
¿Dónde los neoyorquinos denunciaron robos de cupones de alimentos por clonación de tarjeta?
A lo largo de 10 meses del año pasado, la ciudad recibió 34.532 denuncias por robo de prestaciones del programa SNAP, de las cuales la gran mayoría —el 92,9 por ciento— no fueron reembolsadas.
After COGE: Further Consideration of City Government Reporting Requirements
By Stephen Louis On May 28, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of a charter revision commission that he called the Commission on Government Efficiency (“COGE”).
Q and A: New MTA Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan Yaps With Streetsblog
Mayor Mamdani's newest MTA Board representative on what she hopes to bring to the transit discussion at 2 Broadway.
Who owes NYC’s second-home tax? Outdated records and co-op questions cloud rollout
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration acknowledged on Wednesday that some of the records used to identify possible payers of the city’s new pied-à-terre tax may be outdated, while finance officials said they are still…
Mamdani Appoints More Than a Dozen People to School Oversight Panel
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.
Mayor Tells Agencies to Slash 2.5% Ahead of $6 Billion Gap Next Year
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has directed every city agency to identify 2.5% in savings ahead of an estimated $6 billion budget hole next year, launching his first full cost-cutting initiative weeks after he and the City…
Die-Hard New Yorkers Blanch at Mamdani’s Pied-A-Terre J’Accuse
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration last week set off a wave of anxiety when it published a list it stated was “related” to a new pied-a-terre tax on luxury second homes in New York.
Mamdani sends NYC agencies hunting for savings again as multibillion-dollar gap looms
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is directing every city agency to find an additional 2.5% in savings in the current fiscal year, with the same target extending into Fiscal Year 2028 and the later years of the city’s financial plan.
City Comptroller Calls for Solar Panels on City-Owned Properties
by Adam Daly, amNY New York City owns nearly 15,000 parcels covering roughly 14 percent of the five boroughs, but as of 2025, only about 31 megawatts of solar power had been installed across 187 city-owned facilities,…
Daily Links: Coney Island Developer Goes Large With Plans for 28-Story Towers
In the News NYC Publishes Names and Addresses of Pieds-à-Terre Owners [NYP] Mamdani Announces Plan for 30 Percent Grocery Discounts at City-Run Stores [BP] Emelyn Stuart Brings Mini Theater to ‘Burg, Full Cinema to…
Mamdani says Jewish safety is a priority as he stands by Netanyahu criticism
Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted on Monday that his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directed at a political leader rather than Jewish New Yorkers.
‘New sheriff in town’: NYC’s first Haitian sheriff sworn in as TPS expires
Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared that “there’s a new sheriff in town” on Monday as Edwin Raymond was sworn in to lead New York City’s Sheriff’s Office.
Mayor Mamdani announces plan for 30% grocery discounts at future city-run stores
Standing inside The Campaign Against Hunger’s East New York distribution hub, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a new initiative Monday aimed at reducing grocery costs for New Yorkers, announcing plans to…
Bronx Tenants Are Suing to Get Their Landlords Out. Under Mamdani’s ‘Fix the City’ Plan, More Could Get the Boot.
The group’s lawyers are using a rare tactic, called 7A—which the Mamdani administration has endorsed—to sideline negligent landlords and compel repairs.