ICY OBSTACLE COURSE: Commutes slowed by frozen piles still blocking bus lanes — with another NYC freeze on the way 🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊 Check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/05/s...

Facing a looming Saturday shutdown of work on a new Hudson River rail tunnel, the Gateway Development Commission is suing the federal government for an alleged breach of contract that may result in the potential loss of 1,000 jobs. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/03/g...

This is very cool. Actually it’s FREEZING! 🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊 From @gwynnefitz.bsky.social and 📸 ace lenswoman 📸 @alexkrales.bsky.social on the Ice Age beat. 🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊 It’s good stuff as they say in the trade. Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/n...

“I want to be very direct about what we’re facing here: this transportation crisis is a five-alarm fire, nothing short of that." With fate of $16B Hudson River rail tunnel in flux, Trump is targeted by pols & union leaders at Gateway meeting. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/27/g...

“We’ll be all right as long as they don’t run us over.” In the aftermath of NYC's biggest snowstorm in 5 years, bus riders wait in the street at snowed-in bus shelters — about half of which had been cleared by Monday AM. New in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/26/b...

Memories of snowstorms past. (Believe this one is from 2018). 💀

REDBIRDS TAKE FLIGHT AGAIN: Repurposed and repainted yellow, once-distinctive red subway cars will resurface as work trains during projected weekend snowstorm “Of course, it’s a second life.” NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/23/m...

🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE Wx INFORMER OUTLOOK 🌐

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Transit trivia: What do Keith Hernandez and Car RD340 have in common?

“We’re just running the same race, it’s been going on three years now. The same answers for the same thing: How many times do you gotta go through this?” An MTA station cleaner’s long wait for justice after a 2022 beatdown in The Bronx. New in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/21/s...

HARDHAT HOCHUL: Guv’s transit ambitions could put MTA on track for biggest expansion in decades “She’s building a transit legacy for herself.” NEW Sunday read in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/18/t...

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨 ❄️❄️ High-ranking sauces are now confirming that it is, indeed, snowing. ❄️❄️

That’s a lot of bread. 🥖 💰 🥖 💰

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ That’s a wrap… on the R train.

MTA explores if AI can spot weapons, flag “unusual” behavior, even predict subway stampedes. But critics sound alarm on rising use of the tech in transit. “These uses of AI are not like Netflix telling you what movie you should watch next.” NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/s...

WHO’S THE MAM?! Why, it’s your new mayor, NYC From all-hours ace @katiehonan.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/01/m...

"We're going to use our credit cards, our phones or whatever will replace MetroCard. But definitely, we will miss some kind of art.” From 2017, a fun story we did on a MetroCard collector who even then was dreading the card’s inevitable demise. Happy new year, all! ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

New York City 2025: The Year in Photos 📸 📸 📸 Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from ace shutterbugs @fractenberg.bsky.social & @alexkrales.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/29/n...

SWIPE OUT! As the MetroCard exits, artists & collectors who count on the plastic sliver sorry to see it go. “I had to buy an OMNY card and I felt brokenhearted,” one artist sez. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/29/m...

HIZZONER’S HAT: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Going back to his days as Brooklyn BP, I’ve admired his ability to put his name on hats, shirts, jackets, etc.

HIZZONER DIZZONER: As Adams exits, mayor leaves chaotic wake “There is nothing in the annals of New York political history quite like the scandals that enveloped Adams…” “Absurd coda to 4 years of chicanery…” By @yoavgonen.bsky.social & @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/24/e...

We're hiring! THE CITY is looking for our next executive editor, two other editors, a finance associate and spring intern. Take a look:

⭐️⭐️ CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️⭐️ The world famous CONGESTION RELIEF ZONE sign on the UWS is weeks from its first birthday.

MTA chief rails over subway surfing videos that linger online - as dad of 12-year-old victim says 'My life is ruined.' “If it were child pornography, they would figure out how to shut it down," Janno Lieber sez. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/17/s...

HIZZONER'S GREATEST HITS: Adams tries to set record straight with time capsule showcasing his term at City Hall Mini trash can, prism & a vinyl record tucked into metal box set to be unearthed in a decade. WHATTA FOLO from @katiehonan.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/16/e...

BURIED TREASURE? New time capsule next to City Hall to mark Adams' stint as Hizzoner Nobody — and I mean nobody! — goes deeper than @katiehonan.bsky.social on time-capsule coverage. Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/c...

Minus big-bucks lifelines, some U.S. transit systems are facing disaster. 🚇 🚍 But the MTA is *adding* subway and bus service, not cutting it — and has dodged layoffs. 💰 💰 “This is a remarkable turnaround just from a few years ago.” NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/12/m...

“You’re fired… wait, I’m just getting word here that this may not be the case.” A @katiehonan.bsky.social & @reuvenblau.bsky.social 🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/11/c...

NYC is set to get three new casinos — two in Queens, one in The Bronx. We took a look at what this means for the MTA’s bottom line. From October 22 in @thecity.nyc 🎲 🎰 🃏 💰 www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...

⭐️ 🎈CELEB SIGHTING 🎈⭐️

Rx FOR SUBWAY GRIME WAVE: Midtown stations get more track cleanups with holiday-season junk surge MTA shifts cleaning plan at 13 stations after 20-30% boost in 🗑️ & uptick in 🔥 at Rockefeller Center stop during holidays. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/t...

OLD NEWSSTAND, NEW BEAT: NYPD sets up shop in West Fourth Street station’s long-vacant platform kiosk NEW story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/25/n...

The mayor-elect’s much-touted online portal has received 70,000 -plus applications from people seeking “roles across City agencies and offices.” But that’s not the real path to landing a city job. Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @reuvenblau.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/25/c...

“Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.” @reuvenblau.bsky.social is a BIG on the NYC jails beat. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...

Who doesn’t love some good old-fashioned family drama? Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...

"Federal agents busted into an Elmhurst apartment early last Thursday morning and pointed guns at a woman and her four children, according to video and an account from the family. " Quite a tale here from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...

During the sentencing, the mayor was hours away from jetting off to Uzbekistan, a particularly rich coincidence. Bahi, once the mayor’s liaison to the Muslim community, had admitted that he’d orchestrated the straw donation scheme through an Uzbek contractor based in Brooklyn.

“The challenges that we’ve had with the technology…” It’s the last thing I heard from Janno “It’s A Fair Question” Lieber before the @wnyc.org livestream cut off on my computer. Funny.

“He has talked the talk, let him bike the bike, let him stroll the stroll.” We spoke with former DOT bigs and some advocates about Zohran Mamdani’s opening to reshape NYC streets. From @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/s...

The quotation marks around the SOMOS “day of service” in the first paragraph… 😂

This is such a good @katiehonan.bsky.social tale. Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...

MONEY FOR NOTHING: $55 million spend by NYC big wheels to prop up Cuomo’s also-ran campaign The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 himself, Mr. @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social delivers the goods in @thecity.nyc. Check it out, check it out, check it out. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ A subway map jacket spotted on a northbound No. 2. But this jacket? It’s No. 1!

Sauces are saying… ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

How NYC voted in Election 2025 — district by district, filter after filter. Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...

For half a century, many NY judges passed on a little-known mandate to visit a state prison every four years. A new proposal would strengthen that requirement and make the visits yearly. NEW story in @thecity.nyc from @reuvenblau.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/b...

“He went for one dog and he never came back.” The aftermath of New York City's latest sudden soaking — which flooded basements and left two men dead. @clauirizarry.bsky.social & @smaldo.bsky.social report in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/31/f...

This is a terrific story by @yoavgonen.bsky.social. The tale of a pedicab operator's death and the broader pedicab indusry is deeply reported, sharply written and worth your time. It's good stuff, as they say in the trade. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/30/p...

So, how does Curtis Sliwa say “freaky deaky” or “looney kazooney” in Polish? The Guardian Angels big and mayoral contender taps into his Polish power. Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from Mariia Fedorova in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/s...

MTA bigs laying out efforts to protect the system from climate change, rising temperatures. They flicked at potential use of geothermal technology being explored to cool two Upper Manhattan stations. ICYMI: From last month in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/m...