ICYMI: I made an interactive map for yall to explore all the cherry blossom, magnolia and crabapple hotspots across NYC! 🌸 with @lillysabs.bsky.social! bonus: there's also a tool in here to search how your neighborhood ranks in terms of flowering tree density www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/s...

The Mamdani administration wants to know what NYC renters deal with. A tenant hotline gets an earful from hundreds of callers each week. “People call us, and we’re sort of the first line of defense.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/26/r...

Bellevue Hospital’s south lobby is one of the city’s official warming centers, a temporary place for anyone in need to wait out the cold. But many people there who spoke with THE CITY said they’d been living in the lobby for weeks, with no end in sight. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/25/b...

Everyone in NYC is talking about property taxes! Hardly anyone understands the system, but there's widespread agreement the outcomes are inequitable. We've got a guide to help you make sense of it all, and learn why you should care, even if you don't own property. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/25/p...

it's gonna get reeeeeally cold outside again this weekend, and i'm thinking again about the four unsheltered new yorkers who so generously shared with me what it's been like to navigate this cold spell. so ICYMI: www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/c...

A hopeful story about the diligent horticulturists at the NYC parks dept's Plant Ecology Center and Nursery on Staten Island. Always read @haidee.bsky.social for thoughtful, humane reflections on life in NYC! From @thecity.nyc

NEW: The request to ‘pretermit’ is an effort to toss a person’s asylum claim, leaving them defenseless against deportation to a country they are not from and may have never even entered before: Honduras, Ecuador and Uganda. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/18/a...

An investigation by THE CITY has found more than 14,200 housing code violations in RAD developments since January 2021. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/10/n...

people arrested in nyc under the current trump admin are also far more likely to be deported than those arrested during the biden admin more data findings here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/05/i...

“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you." www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...

"I was trying to help my mom,” said 13-year-old Jayleane, shaking, as tears streamed down her cheeks. “I saw they were pulling her hair. They had the gun in front of me. I was scared.”

At just 34 years old, Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election. He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City. buff.ly/7kOwKhb

you've got to click around on this map, and the graphics here ... it's astounding. @haidee.bsky.social did such a great job with this:

First pass at the chaotic scene that just happened in Lower Manhattan. Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...

Dear friends, especially those in journalism & fellow New Yorkers, while I appreciate the comic gesture, going forward please desist from sending me bags of Sour Cream & Onion potato chips. I done already done had Herr's. In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate

brb, gonna start asking all my aunties now why my chinese new year red pockets never came in a bag of chips www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...

‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/12/i...

While other cities like LA are being put through outdoor ICE raids, NYC is the nation's capital of ICE immigration courthouse arrests, new data analysis shows. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/11/2...

Numbers run by @haidee.bsky.social & @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reflect remarkable contrast between ICE in LA (immigration raid spectacles on the streets) and NY (arrests at court or office check-ins). Sparing NYC's mayor a mess as he runs for reelection.

helloooooo, new Summer & THE CITY drops this afternoon! this week's edition is a great one from @katiehonan.bsky.social about the long-running municipal softball league for government workers trivia: which agency plays as "the Greenbacks"? subscribe!

Family Reunions for Mexican Immigrants Persist in the Shadow of Immigration Enforcement W/ Documentedny.org

NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC. No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space. gothamist.com/news/theyre-...

“Today, eight months after launching this campaign with the vision of a city that every New Yorker could afford, we have won,” said Zohran Mamdani during his speech to supporters. Our full coverage here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m... Photos: Alex Krales

currently making me laugh: all the people from way outside of NYC being like "why the hell do I care so much about the mayoral race" A THREAD 🧵

Always obsessed with how the family living in the Commandant's House in the Navy Yard can turn their whole district one color, this time just one of them voted for Brad Lander in the primary

LOOKING FOR HOW HE DID IT? we covered it!

For a REAL detailed map of how NYC voted, check our map out 😎 www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...

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Hour by hour, outside the ICE check in office today, for @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/04/i...

Almost every NYPD cop charged with excessive force during the George Floyd protests escaped serious discipline, a review by THE CITY found

“Three women who also received the message and came to the office on Tuesday told THE CITY they were instructed to return on Wednesday — but this time to bring their children with them.” harrowing new reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social:

“This was my home that I built, and it was this incredible gathering space. So many people were in and out of there, and there were so many wonderful experiences.” Great reporting by @haidee.bsky.social on struggling Brooklyn homeowners facing lien sales. www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/l...

There is no one post or piece that can capture the force that was @tommyrobb.bsky.social, but my colleagues and I at @thecity.nyc did our best. Thank you, Tom, for your relentless focus on leaving the world better than you found it, knowing It’s not only possible to change things, but imperative.

Dispatch from 26 Federal plaza where plain clothes federal agents detained at least 7 people leaving immigration court, plus a priest attempting to observe the arrests. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/i...

I spent some time at lifeguard training classes this year, where prospective guards are ready to hit the city's beaches and pools -- but first have to make it through 16 weeks of laps, rescue exercises, and CPR. With great photos from @fractenberg.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/22/l...

😎 OUR SUMMER NEWSLETTER IS COMING BACK TOMORROW 😎 and for the first edition, we want to here your best summertime tips, hot spots and coping mechanisms: HELP YOUR FELLOW NEW YORKERS OUT ⬇️

Where do the mayoral candidates stand on issues such as housing, public safety, schools and the federal government? Take our Meet Your Mayor quiz, in partnership with @Gothamist.com, to see which candidate you best match with. projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...

We built this for you, the NYC voter. Because elections are about your views and your opportunity to express them. Who should you rank on your ballot to be the next mayor of New York City? Take the same quiz the candidates did and find your closest match. projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...

Dante Garcia, 28, was waiting to be called up to a counter with a birth certificate in hand — albeit one with jagged edges resembling bite marks. “My dog ate it,” said Garcia, referring to Mochi, his 4-year-old Shiba Inu. Good stuff on Real ID @haidee.bsky.social. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/07/r...

The longtime director of the WTC Health Program, Dr. John Howard, was not brought back as the administrator & the program has stopped providing treatment & stopped enrolling new responders and survivors, per advocates - www.renew911health.org/press-statem... www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/9...

"An increasing number of migrant children are making immigration court appearances without the assistance of attorneys, which they say will lead to more children getting deported." gothamist.com/news/4-year-...

NEW: Across Chinatown, cultural mainstays like medicinal herbalists and dried seafood purveyors say they’re already feeling the pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/c...

FEMA: Here's money to feed migrants. Also FEMA: Actually, we're taking those away because you fed migrants and they could be "illegal" so maybe you're breaking the law. In the meantime, a food pantry scrambles to meet the needs of hungry New Yorkers. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/17/t...

"Countless residents of city shelters, including many who had been here lawfully until the Trump administration changed the rules, were told to self-deport within a week or take their chances." — @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reports www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/17/m...

Where do subway cars go to die? Where do new trains come from? And how old are the orange-seat train cars anyway? These and other burning questions about the subway fleet:

Applications for Home Energy Assistance Program's cooling assistance opened Tuesday. But with federal staff cuts and delayed funding limiting access to the program, consumer advocates are sounding the alarm as the heat of summer approaches. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/15/h...

At least 2.5 million pounds of food and produce deliveries to the city have been paused by the federal government, while a program that brought in-state produce to pantry visitors has been axed even as demand is surging.

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