“I was forced to use the local gym to shower. I was forced to climb up and down the stairs in the middle of the night — risking a fall — to use the bathroom.”

The city is moving full speed ahead on the makeover of a deadly Greenpoint street after Manhattan prosecutors charged last year that the project was slowed by political power players.

How to file a pro se habeas petition for a detained immigrant who may not have an attorney:

Not-so-good news for Bronx commuters ...

A 40-year-old Rikers Island detainee died Tuesday morning, marking the second death in city jail custody in less than 24 hours, THE CITY has learned.

A total of four people have died from the Inwood fire, including one who had been hospitalized for critical injuries.

We're back to summer weather tomorrow, New York. Are you ready?

The city housing department has repeatedly sued the owners of a Manhattan building where three people died in a blaze last week, alleging “immediately hazardous” conditions at properties in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/10/c...

As Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes a transit agenda centered on speeding the country’s slowest buses, he has less than a month to fill a pair of longstanding vacancies on the MTA board. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/11/m...

Demolition isn’t so clear cut under New York’s Good Cause legislation. The gray area is one of the few reasons a landlord can evict rent-paying tenants in unregulated apartments under the 2024 tenant protections law. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/13/g...

The primary election is quickly approaching on June 23 when New Yorkers will decide who will be their voice in Congress.

Our first summer newsletter edition, in case you missed it! Interview with a beach water tester, weekend forecast, free things to do and more:

LIRR chief Rob Free sez “fair deal for the employees” was essential for riders on country’s largest commuter rail system. “We’re back to doing what we do best.” 📸 via ace lenswoman @alexkrales.bsky.social 📸

This Voucher is Supposed to Help New Yorkers Leave Shelters. A Majority of Them Don’t Qualify. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/05/h...

"One detainee was found dead with 66 pills in his cell. Another lay in distress for five minutes during an apparent overdose before staff administered Narcan. A third was left locked in his cell, unsupervised, for nearly 1/2 hour as he spiraled into a medical crisis." www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/01/r...

NEW: An ICE agent tased a man several times while another agent tried to forcefully drag him out of his car as the man screams in pain and begs for help, as captured in a video obtained by THE CITY. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...

Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...

specific request, for journalism: looking to talk to New Yorkers who got a local problem solved (OR NOT) through their House rep's office ... who's gone to their federal district office to try and get help? were you successful? would love to talk about it for a story. thank you!

Nearly 2,000 employees at member firms of the big business Partnership for New York City donated to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign — while CEOs spent millions opposing him. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/24/m...

“For me, this is a joke. You don’t even treat an animal this way.” I spoke ppl visiting loved ones detained at Delaney Hall, now the largest ICE detention center in northeast, who often have to wait more than hour outside before they can enter. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/22/d...

10 years ago, Prince left this planet and it hit me like a truck. I still miss him all the time. in his honor, I’ll be listening to housequake on repeat. please do something sexy in remembrance, he would love that ☔️

"'The hours are so long and the conditions can be dangerous and risky,' said Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Worker Alliance. 'All of that makes it more difficult for women who are usually primary caregivers.'” www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/21/w...

“Everybody was like, ‘Oh my god, a woman cab driver!’” recalled Dorothy Leconte, a taxi driver since 1987. “Until today, I still hear that.” 🚕 🚘 🚙 As Midori Valdivia takes the wheel of NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission, 6% of all TLC trips are by women drivers. NEW: www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/21/w...

From behind the wheel to leadership roles in NYC’s for-fire vehicle industry, women are making inroads in the sprawling field that carries many New Yorkers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📸 snaps in @thecity.nyc by @alexkrales.bsky.social & @fractenberg.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Housing Authority says it will find space in senior-only buildings for 24 holdouts who refuse to be transferred out of a Chelsea building slated for demolition. Mayor Mamdani backs the plan.

The five boroughs are home to at least 47 varieties of cherry and cherry-esque blossoms, 15 varieties of magnolias and 26 varieties of crabapples. Check out our map to see where they’re blooming near you.

Meet the petal protectors of Roosevelt Island making sure visitors don’t shake the blooming cherry blossom trees.

The Prudence Ferry has been abandoned for years, but will get a second life in the waters off Fire Island this summer. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/20/a...

New in @thecity.nyc: Only 42% of likely NY-13 voters support re-electing Rep. Adriano Espaillat, per an internal poll from the @darializaforny.bsky.social campaign. Take it with a grain of salt, but it’s the first look at where voters stand ahead of the June primary www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/20/e...

In Albany this week, lawmakers are debating legislation that would restrict collaboration between ICE and local governments. Court records reviewed by @thecity.nyc showed 3 dozen cases where local authorities were alleged to have helped in a handoff to ICE. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/16/l...

The rest and e-bike charging base at City Hall Park opened its doors on Tuesday, nearly five years after officials first promised to build it. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/07/d...

Big promises, great expectations: Mayor Mamdani has made headway on free childcare, while a promised rent freeze won’t happen before the summer — if at all. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/09/z...

What’s blooming near you? Use our map to find out: www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/s...

NEW: ICE Racially Profiling New York Immigrants, Lawsuit Says www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/09/i...

One hundred days into Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty, crime is down, the police union is suspicious, the DSA is impatient — and key promises are unfulfilled. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/10/n...

A change in policy proposed by the Mamdani administration this week could make it easier for New Yorkers to cancel subscriptions. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/09/m...

🌺 💮 NYC IN FULL BLOOM 💮 🌺 My colleagues Haidee Chu and the aptly named Lilly Sabella mapped out all the 🌸 hotspots - 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/2026/04/08/s...

I am so proud of this! <3

Robot cars are no longer being put to the test — for now — on New York City streets. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/06/w...

About 450,000 New Yorkers are set to lose their health insurance July 1. Here’s what experts say you should do to prepare now.

The long-awaited rest and e-bike charging base at City Hall Park opened its doors on Tuesday, nearly five years after officials first promised to build it. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/07/d...

What the Warnings About NYC’s Bond Rating Do and Don’t Mean www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/01/m...

The two elevators that service the No. 4 line’s platforms will not be open for several weeks, the MTA said. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/02/y...

[[earnest alert]] THE CITY has been publishing for seven whole years as of this morning. very proud to be one of the originals. journalists working independently on a nonprofit model without a paywall are endangered species these days, so each year we make it, I thank my lucky stars www.thecity.nyc

“I’m out of breath and I have asthma,” Cola Capers, 65, said after taking the station stairs up to 161st Street shortly before one surface-level elevator went back into service. “But maybe I’ll be using the train more now.” 📸 by ⭐️shutterbug @alexkrales.bsky.social 📸

ICE has released details on "collateral" arrests for the first time, through data obtained by @deportationdata.org. In NYC, more than 800 since August were deemed "collateral," about a quarter of arrests. reporting w/ @haidee.bsky.social for @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/02/i...

A retired New York City police sergeant was among four people charged Tuesday in connection with a bribery investigation that also involves a City Council member and a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to a report and documents. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/31/b...

Wednesday marks the 115th anniversary of the fire there that 146 workers perished in. Now, NYU students research fruit flies and ant brains on the building’s upper floors. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/25/t...

The plan to replace the Fulton, Elliott and Chelsea Houses would put all their tenants in new apartments while creating additional affordable and market-rate housing. But a group of seniors aren’t budging. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/25/n...

it’s the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the site of which — it’s easy to forget — is an active classroom building our Lilly Sabella went there to talk to professors and students about what it means to study on the same floors where the fire took place