The statistic was quietly posted online in a department report in recent days.

Attorneys asked the judge to let them amend the complaint, a common practice in lawsuits, but the state, represented by the office of Attorney General Letitia James, argued (in a filing that misspelled the judge’s name) that the typos created a “jurisdictional defect.” nysfocus.com/2025/12/22/p...

Stuck at home for Christmas: A broken elevator means house arrest for New Yorkers with disabilities NYC elevator complaints have soared over the past 4 years, even as the number of buildings with broken elevators has decreased @wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/strande...

Five years after it was introduced, the City Council passed a revised version of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, which supporters say will give mission-driven groups a leg up when affordable and distressed buildings come up for sale. citylimits.org/nyc-passes-b...

In immigration court today DHS lawyers moved to toss peoples' asylum claims en masse, arguing they should seek asylum in countries they may have never set foot in instead. h/t to @hellgatenyc.com who first reported on the Trump administration's latest tactic. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/18/a...

NEW: Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social pledged to “Freeze The Rent” for tenants in 1M rent-stabilized apartments Mayor Eric Adams is making that goal a lot more difficult Adams is adding 2 new members to the Rent Guidelines Board and reappointing 2 others gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...

AAAAHHHHH www.nj.com/essex/2025/1...

The City Council will NOT be voting on a bill to loosen short-term rental restrictions for 1- and 2-family homeowners at tomorrow’s final meeting Al Sharpton, a bill supporter issued a blistering statement criticizing presumptive Speaker Julie Menin for working behind the scenes to kill the bill:

This week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social is not to be missed, as usual — especially @micahloewinger.bsky.social’s conversation with a Pentagon reporter who agreed to the new restrictions www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy — www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...

Investor activity and rising prices continue to push homeownership further out of reach for many New Yorkers. This issue isn’t new. But our latest data shows the gap is widening. Coverage via @davidfbrand.bsky.social for @gothamist.com

An investigation by @nysfocus.bsky.social & @gothamist.com found a widespread irregularity in NY’s court system — one costing homeowners facing foreclosure millions. All under the noses of judges, court referees & regulators nysfocus.com/2025/12/03/n... w/ @davidfbrand.bsky.social

"the cuts resulted in the Food Bank for New York City receiving 10 million fewer pounds of food this year" and "Children’s Aid eliminating a program delivering weekly bags of food to 1,000 people" gothamist.com/news/nyc-non...

90.7 FM in NYC Happy Thanksgiving!

Mamdani names his transition team housing committee

Generational run for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social right now

May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”

Mayor Adams notably took office without a sweeping policy goal that could leave a permanent imprint on NYC Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning Will his reforms make NYC more affordable? @wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...

In the greatest city of the world, voters approved all 3 contentious initiatives that will change the power dynamics of building housing in NYC. @davidfbrand.bsky.social with a good summary at gothamist.com/news/nyc-vot... (10)

Today: - All 3 mayoral candidates, Mamdani, Cuomo & Sliwa, will join during the 10 o'clock hour, & we'll take your election day exit polls on the air; - @nancysolomon2.bsky.social on NJ's elections; - @mschmidtrva.bsky.social on Virginia's governor's race Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org

Get out of the way, the street sweepers must feed: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/hegK9D

Mamdani says our story from last week helped him decide to vote no on prop 6, read it here: nygroove.nyc/proposition-...

Mamdani says this morning that he voted YES on the housing ballot measures gothamist.com/news/zohran-...

I guess rents really are gonna go down

Something to think about when you consider how to vote on the housing ballot proposals here in NYC: "Local opposition to new housing from individual councilmembers can turn whole neighborhoods into “no-go zones” for development." gothamist.com/news/see-whe... via @davidfbrand.bsky.social

Mayor Adams could appoint six new members to the Rent Guidelines Board before leaving office Could the next mayor just ... fire them? I dug in for @wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/could-z...

“This is the type of people that come to work in this country, they die for this country,…We are not criminals. We are hardworking people coming to build a better life.” gothamist.com/news/worker-...

Catch the first of TWO recaps of last night's mayoral debate. First up, @davidfbrand.bsky.social and @brigidbergin.bsky.social. Take a listen: www.wnyc.org/story/the-la...

“Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recorded its deadliest year since the early 2000s as agency officials push to increase the number of people in its custody. According to a review of deaths by NPR, at least 20 people have died in ICE custody so far this year.” — www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

Today: - Recap last night's mayoral debate with @davidfbrand.bsky.social, @brigidbergin.bsky.social & later, @elizabethkim.bsky.social - 30 Issues: ICE in NYC with @errollouis.bsky.social - NewsQuiz: Can you identify famous parents? - Keeping pet birds Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org

"New Rochelle put the entire build-out plan through state environmental review in one shot. That spared individual proposals the political and legal grind that often slows things to a halt." This is the way. www.governing.com/magazine/get...

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Michael McKee, a relentless advocate for tenants and housing justice. His decades of leadership shaped fair housing policy and inspired generations of organizers. May his memory continue to inspire all who fight for the right to a home.

The Cuomo campaign posted and then quickly deleted an “AI parody” video of de Blasio and Mamdani as Dr. Evil and Mini-me made in collaboration with the meme account “ @ FatCamp” on Instagram This is the only screenshot I have before it disappeared

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

NYC 'No Kings' protest gets underway in Times Square, throughout the boroughs https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-no-kings-protest-gets-underway-in-times-square-throughout-the-boroughs

Coffee prices have gotten so out of control that it is now cheaper to get a bag of coffee as part of a @wnyc.org membership than it is to buy a $20 can of Folgers at the grocery store pledge.wnyc.org/support/wnyc...

Trump says he's commuting George Santos' 7-year sentence for fraud https://gothamist.com/news/trump-says-hes-commuting-george-santos-7-year-sentence-for-fraud

Trump commutes George Santos’ prison, saying he was moved by Santos’ account of being in solitary confinement. A reminder: many people are left in solitary confinement all over the county, sometimes *for years*, without a direct connection to the president. Some of their voices:

MGM Resorts ends bid to bring full-scale casino gambling to Yonkers https://gothamist.com/news/mgm-resorts-ends-bid-to-bring-full-scale-casino-gambling-to-yonkers

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

The groundbreaking legislation banning broker fees has resulted in just three fines paid, @davidfbrand.bsky.social reports gothamist.com/news/nyc-ten...

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.” Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

Last summer, I was reporting on evictions at LeFrak City in Queens when I noticed court records showing that many tenants were being charged for water — a seeming violation of NY housing law On Friday, NY announced a $3.1M penalty over the illegal water charges gothamist.com/news/one-of-...

NEW: The militarization of American cities isn’t happening with a parade of tanks. It’s a slow drip of troop deployments that are probing courts’ willingness to give unlimited deference to the commander in chief — and testing workarounds when they don’t. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Smell Something. Say Something. Before a boiler explosion collapsed a corner of a 20-story Bronx public housing building, multiple tenants say they smelled gas gothamist.com/news/definit...

How newly registered NYC voters are helping fuel Zohran Mamdani's campaign https://gothamist.com/news/how-newly-registered-nyc-voters-are-helping-fuel-zohran-mamdanis-campaign

"ICE agents assaulted amNewYork’s own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of individuals attending immigration court proceedings at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan." -- www.amny.com/immigration/...

The HUD website right now

Why an avocado can cost 25 cents or $3 — and what it says about grocery shopping in NYC https://gothamist.com/news/why-an-avocado-can-cost-25-cents-or-3-and-what-it-says-about-grocery-shopping-in-nyc