Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

NOT SEEING RED: Former “Redbird” fixtures on numbered lines now recast as work trains for big snowstorms. 📸 by @alexkrales.bsky.social

Sunday's snow storm and the weeklong temperature drop will be first big logistics test of New York’s new mayor. buff.ly/TbyexSz

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For snow and ice removal as well as systemwide emergency response, New York City Transit’s fleet includes 55 diesel locomotives and 39 rider cars to transport crews and 10 snow-thrower units deployed to various subway yards.

Sorry kids, New York City students will still not have a traditional snow day, no matter how many inches fall. Via Chalkbeat New York

The long-delayed Manhattan facility, the final piece of the city’s Rikers closure plan, is slated for completion in 2032.

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...

Construction on the long-delayed Manhattan jail in Chinatown is set to begin, city officials told residents during a heated Zoom meeting Thursday night. The $3.9B facility is the final piece of NYC’s plan to close Rikers Island and it’s expected to open in 2032. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/23/c...

Thousands marching in solidarity with Minneapolis against ICE in NYC. @thecity.nyc

maaaajor photo of our mayor from @alexkrales.bsky.social in which we learn Mamdani is an iced-coffee-in-winter guy HUGE win for that community, congrats!!! (thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)

An analysis of city inspection data found that almost all gas stations in the city failed at least one inspection in the last two years — mostly for not selling the grade of octane advertised at the pump. W/ NYCity News Service www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/20/g...

Nearly six years after the city’s watchdog warned that the Department of Correction’s paper logbooks were so unreliable they obscured hundreds of violent incidents, jail officials announced Tuesday that they are finally testing a digital replacement.

NYSNA, the nurses’ union, said it had submitted a revised set of proposals heading into weekend bargaining with Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian, but talks went nowhere. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/20/n...

The Hudson River Park Trust, a publicly-owned corporation overseen by New York State and the city, will end its longstanding contract with ICE amid growing concerns about the Trump administration’s heavy-handed tactics. buff.ly/r86wdBw

The @hudsonriverpark.bsky.social Trust is ending contract with ICE to stash vehicles at Pier 40 parking lot. The 150K a year contract ends in June, but @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social whose district oversees the park, is calling for the trust to cut out early. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/21/i...

Negotiations between the New York State Nurses Association and three hospital systems broke down again over the weekend, dashing the hopes of a potential resolution to a strike involving 15,000 nurses now in its second week. buff.ly/Hk5nvo7

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...

Nearly 6 years after the city’s watchdog warned that the Department of Correction’s paper logbooks were so unreliable they obscured hundreds of violent incidents, jail officials announced Tuesday that they are finally testing a digital replacement.

So how did Hochul move to become, as one advocate sez, “the best governor for transit in more than a generation”? “I think Janno’s not-so-secret power is that he has been extraordinarily effective in hyping the governor up for this stuff,” sez @egoldwyn.bsky.social. 📸 by @alexkrales.bsky.social

The number of those major crimes in the city all fell sharply last year — with some plunging to their lowest levels in modern recorded history. How much attention should New Yorkers pay to figures like these? Here's what to know:

THE CITY spoke with multiple experts who study crime data and asked what metrics they look at and how they interpret them. Here’s what they said: www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/16/c...

Deep dive into crime and what matters. Murders and shootings? Yes. But also other metrics like OD numbers, suicide rates, and the number of people unhoused. Same with poverty rates. The focus on crime stats fails to address underlying causes, criminologists say. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/16/c...

City inspectors found hundreds of broken or miscalibrated food scales in local supermarkets and grocery stores, records show. But there aren’t enough inspectors to keep up with mandatory annual checks. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/12/f...

A monitor overseeing the Department of Correction described ongoing jail violence and an agency unwilling to cooperate. Meanwhile, a judge has yet to appoint a promised “remediation manager.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/14/r...

The New York City Department of Correction has begun piloting an electronic record system after investigators found handwritten logs masked hundreds of violent incidents.

Anger among New York elected officials grew Tuesday as more details about a City Council staffer’s arrest a day earlier began to emerge. buff.ly/VZBDQyT

Investigators found that handwritten jail logbooks masked hundreds of violent incidents. Years later, the Department of Correction says it’s finally piloting an electronic record system. A 🧵 www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/13/r...

For the first time since 2021, a mayor acknowledged that repeated emergency extensions lacked a path to compliance with the city’s own laws — ordering correction officials to come up with a plan for abiding by long-deferred limits on solitary confinement within 45 days.

What you're paying in produce and meat at the grocery store may not be accurate. Our new investigation — produced with NYCity News Service — reveals that city inspectors found hundreds of broken or miscalibrated food scales at groceries and supermarkets across NYC. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/12/f...

The MTA has begun exploring whether artificial intelligence can be harnessed within the transit system to detect weapons, monitor unattended items or even anticipate subway stampedes. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/s...

Back when he was a longshot Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani said on this podcast that it would be his first interview as mayor, but he didn’t follow through on that promise after his historic win. buff.ly/d8FrdLR

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday signed a new executive order extending the emergency declaration governing the city’s jails and Rikers Island, while requiring Department of Correction leadership to produce a plan to unwind years of suspended jail rules. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/06/r...

Thousands of spectators lined Broadway and filled City Hall Park to celebrate the inauguration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who vowed to push his ambitious affordability agenda for New York City and not shy away from the promises he made during his campaign. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/01/z...

Hochul promised to use clemency on a rolling basis when she took office. In 2025, she has freed just two people.

New Yorkers who rely on the MetroCard for more than swipes and dips are grudgingly bracing for the transit system’s familiar farecard to reach the end of the line.

Meet the Parks Seed Seekers Who Cultivate Spring in the Cold www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/31/p...

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...

“I have cut out the M, because that’s very usable. Another one has the circle with the MTA logo, another compartment has the black stripe.” Thomas McKean clips old MetroCards, storing them in a container that is “kinda like a chop shop” before making collages. 📸 by @alexkrales.bsky.social

“For me, this is a joke. You don’t even treat an animal this way.” Dispatch from Delaney Hall, now the largest ICE detention center in the northeast, where visitors often have to wait more than hour to get inside, no matter the weather.

Do First Amendment rights exist in privately owned public spaces? A retired prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in an attempt to establish those rights, after a clash during an anti-Trump protest.

“There is nothing in the annals of New York political history quite like the scandals that enveloped Adams and his administration — and that’s saying something."

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The City Council Speaker cut the ribbon on a new Downtown Brooklyn trauma recovery center aimed at assisting survivors navigate the psychological, legal and financial wreckage that can linger long after an arrest is made.

“There didn’t appear to be a single Black juror in the room.”

With nearly 1,500 unfilled jobs and demand for public assistance at record highs, New York City’s Department of Social Services is leaning on mandatory overtime to keep up — and that’s before onerous new federal rules kick in. W/ NYSFocus.com www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/11/e...

A throng of supporters and family members cheered the release of home-health aide Aissatou Diallo, who was set free by a federal judge after a charged habeas corpus hearing Friday morning.

Aissatou Diallo, the aunt of Adama Bah, was released Friday after a judge ripped into the Trump administration’s dubious account of her arrest and efforts to deport a woman who’d lived in America for 25 years to a third country to be named later. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/05/a...

A court order issued Wednesday revealed that the city Department of Investigation has an ongoing investigation of whether Mayor Eric Adams violated ethics laws — a probe that is proceeding even after the mayor got his corruption case tossed. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/03/e...

ICE agents arrested a Chinese father and his 6-year-old son, separating the two and sending the father to Orange County Jail while the whereabouts of the son remain unknown as of Tuesday morning. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i...