Those living next to a construction site in Prospect Lefferts Gardens say the vibrations and noise are “as if a train were running through.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/14/p...

With the Long Island Rail Road on the brink of its first strike in more than 30 years, Gov. Kathy Hochul warned Wednesday that the MTA and riders on the country’s largest commuter railroad “have to be ready for whatever happens.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/14/l...

A month before the first World Cup soccer match takes place at Met Life Stadium across the Hudson River, only 25% of the available rooms in New York City hotels have been booked for the six weeks when matches will be held. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/12/w...

The mayor’s use of one-time cash infusions sets the table for a renewed fight over taxing the wealthy next year. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/12/a...

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...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first executive budget proposal pulls off what seems to be a fiscal miracle by closing what in December was projected to be a huge $12 billion budget gap without raising property taxes, dipping into reserves or cutting services. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/12/a...

Will New York State ever pass the budget that was due more than a month ago? Podcast hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel dig into that and much more.

Facing a budget gap, the Mamdani administration is fighting a court battle against laws that expand the CityFHEPS rental voucher.

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.

Councilmember Vickie Paladino and the City Council settled their ethics feud over her anti-Muslim social media posts. The Queens Republican agreed to delete her tweets and remove any mention of her job on her personal accounts.

The city’s Correction Department is set to renew a multimillion-dollar contract with a prison telecom giant that’s bragged of using recordings of detainees’ private phone calls to train its artificial intelligence model.

FIFA predicted the New York area would take in $3 billion from the World Cup. But some official estimates say the city could lose money on the world’s biggest sporting event.

Councilmember Vickie Paladino and the City Council settled their ethics feud over her anti-Muslim social media posts, with the Queens Republican agreeing to delete her tweets and remove any mention of her job on her personal accounts. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/11/v...

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...

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...

THE CITY spoke with multiple experts who study the federal government, local politics and elections to find out how specifically federal representatives can serve their constituents on a local level. Here is what they said:

A new tax break for developers has spurred a rash of buildings with exactly the same number of apartments — and no more.

Councilmember Shahana Hanif formally dropped her support of a bill that would ban 24-hour shifts for home health aides, and other council sponsors say they’ve proposed modifications to ensure people don’t lose crucial care.

LISTEN: From the Pale of Settlement to Occupy Wall Street, With Molly Crabapple www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/10/m...

In the past two years, developers have filed permits for more than 150 residential buildings with precisely 99 apartment units, per city data. Why? Because at that size, savvy builders can take advantage of a relatively new tax exemption program. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/a...

Shahana Hanif, a leading progressive and the chair of the City Council’s disability committee, withdrew her support for the contentious “No More 24” bill. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/2...

In its first vote under a new mayor, the Rent Guidelines Board left the door open for a rent increase despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a price freeze for a million rent-stabilized tenants in New York. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/r...

For New York's rent stabilized tenants, the Rent Guidelines Board approved a range of possible rent levels in its preliminary vote: 0 to 2% for one-year leases and between 0 to 4% for two-year leases. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/r...

Councilmember Shahana Hanif formally dropped her support of a bill that would ban 24-hour shifts for home health aides, and other council sponsors say they’ve proposed modifications to ensure people don’t lose crucial care. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/2...

It’s a clear trend: Developers filed permits for 154 buildings with 99 apartments in them in the past two years, compared to just 13 from 2008-2023.

Some say buildings with 99 apartments are exploiting a loophole to get access to a tax break for build housing, while others say it’s a rational approach to the constraints imposed. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/a...

as we approach the June primaries, consider: what can a Congressional rep do for you, really? your guide from @lillysabs.bsky.social / @thecity.nyc on what these people can actually do on the local level:

As Mayor Zohran Mamdani scrambles to plug a multi-billion dollar budget gap, his administration is looking more closely at the money NYC spends on private school tuition for students with disabilities. Via ChalkbeatNY www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/r...

Update: After Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $268 billion state budget deal Thursday, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie shot back, saying there was no agreement. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/h...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced a $268 billion state budget, with a pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes, investments in universal child care and more money for police officers on the subway. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/h...

City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from overdoses while jail staff ignored them on Rikers Island.

Before voting kicks off in June’s primaries, here is how your federal representative can serve constituents at home.

A new tax break for developers, 485-x, has spurred a rash of buildings with exactly the same number of apartments — and no more. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/a...

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Residents who qualify for the Fair Fares program said affording transit costs is still difficult, according to a new report from the Community Service Society. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/05/f...

Disabled New Yorkers and disability advocates spoke out against a City Council bill that would ban 24-hour home care shifts, saying their own care will suffer. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/06/d...

City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from methadone overdoses while jail staff ignored them on Rikers Island. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/06/r...

A new analysis says the state labor department miscounted job gains, making it impossible to tell if New York is shedding employment. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/06/n...

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

New Yorkers who use the city’s Fair Fares program to ride buses, trains and Access-a-Ride are still struggling to afford transit despite receiving half-off on fares, according to a new analysis. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/05/f...

NEW: Video obtained by THE CITY shows an ICE agent tasing a man several times ahead of this weekend's hospital standoff in Bushwick.

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...

The Housing Authority has ambitious plans to replace a Chelsea complex, but Jin Tao Wu and a handful of other seniors are refusing to move out. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/c...

"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...

A new report details how missed safety checks, contraband drugs and lapses in medical care preceded the deaths of three detainees in late 2025.

Ads from personal injury attorneys blanket the transit system, even as the MTA’s leader disparages them for costly claims that drain the authority’s budget.

While a blueprint for fixing the gang database has been around for years, an analysis by THE CITY found that the NYPD stiff-armed or slow-walked nearly a dozen reforms recommended by the city’s ethics watchdog to address allegations of racial bias.

The New York City Council on Thursday passed a package of bills seeking to do more to educate parents about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines as immunization rates show signs of starting to dip. Via Healthbeat

Colin Jost and Pete Davidson have often joked about just how much of a money pit their non-operational Staten Island ferry has become. Now, they have an option to offload their slowly sinking ship: the state wants to send it to a watery grave.

Speaker Julie Menin reintroduced a bill she first proposed in 2024 that would require the sanitation department to regularly fill dog waste bag dispensers on or next to every public litter basket on city streets.