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...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appealed a court ruling that requires the city to expand the hugely popular — but massively expensive — city-funded housing voucher program called CityFHEPS. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/24/c...

New York University reached a tentative agreement with the union representing approximately 950 non-tenure track faculty on raises, better job security and more, the union and the university announced Wednesday morning. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/25/n...

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

Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be forced to defend its detention practices inside holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza in a trial slated for the end of May www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/25/i...

More than 5,000 households receiving federally funded housing vouchers from NYCHA are in limbo. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/24/t...

Thousands of New Yorkers received word from New York City Public Housing Authority that their federally funded Emergency Housing Vouchers, which cover a portion of their rent, are set to expire by the end of the year, with no replacement in sight. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/24/t...

One possible factor as to why hotel bookings have been meager for the World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium: Trump’s policies abroad and at the border. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/w...

A Dunkin Donuts and Taco Bell franchisee has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle an investigation by the city that found the coffee giant systemically violated local scheduling laws at 24 Manhattan and Queens locations. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/d...

The MTA outlined plans Monday to keep the extension of the Second Avenue Subway to East Harlem on track — even as it battles the Trump administration in federal court over funding. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/m...

Mamdani’s New York Is Starting to Take Shape www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/m...

A Trump-appointed federal judge in New York’s Southern District denied a City Council staffer’s request for release from immigration detention Monday, ruling his pending Temporary Protected Status didn’t shield him from arrest and deportation. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/r...

Manhattan federal court Judge Laura Swain says it could take up to seven years to turn around Rikers Island after she recently appointed a former Vermont prisons chief to lead the overhaul. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/24/r...

The MTA outlined plans Monday to keep the extension of the Second Avenue Subway to East Harlem on track — even as it battles the Trump administration in federal court over funding for the $7 billion project. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/m...

The MTA outlined plans Monday to keep the expansion of the Second Avenue Subway to East Harlem on track — even as it battles the Trump administration in federal court over funding for the $7 billion project. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/m...

Approximately 950 non-tenure track faculty at New York University walked off the job on Monday, after their union and the university failed to reach agreement on raises and better job security. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/n...

Property taxes are the engine of New York City’s budget, amounting to about $33 billion of the $112.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2025. But how does the system work and why should renters care? We broke it down: www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/25/p...

Street vendors are still being slapped with criminal summonses — despite a city law that went into effect on March 9 requiring the NYPD to issue civil charges instead. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/s...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday came out with specific measures she’ll propose to state lawmakers in a bid to weaken the state’s climate law as part of the budget process.

Electricity demand in the state could increase by nearly 70% by 2030, thanks to the expansion of electric heat as well as large projects like data centers. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/d...

With less than three months before the tournament starts, hotels have fewer advance bookings than they did this time last year when there were no special events. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/w...

A Dunkin Donuts and Taco Bell franchisee has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle an investigation by the city that found the coffee giant systemically violated local scheduling laws at 24 Manhattan and Queens locations. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/d...

After campaigning on the creation of an ambitious $1.1 billion new department, the mayor announced he’s launching a three-person office for community safety in which he called a “first step.”

After years of hard-fought battle, the city may finally be entering an era of rat harmony — or closer to it.

Dog poop is everywhere, city sanitation officials acknowledge. But when it comes to ticketing offending pooch owners, enforcement officers may be barking up the wrong tree.

The city promoted a modular restroom at Fort Washington Park Park as a prototype for quicker construction. But nearly four years later, the project remains stalled in bureaucratic red tape.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development has launched new resources to help homeowners add ADUs to their properties — and began once again accepting applications for a program to finance the projects.

The expansion of data centers without adequate upgrades to New York's grid and enough energy supply could jeopardize the reliability of power. But the cost of investing to accommodate data centers could end up being passed to consumers.

Police have hit street vendors in Manhattan and Brooklyn with at least seven criminal summonses for vending since a new law went into effect 10 days ago that’s supposed to eliminate such charges.

Why have hotel bookings been so meager for the World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium? One factor could be the Trump administration’s policies abroad and at the border, although officials are reluctant to broach the subject.

Just over a week after the most recent head of the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission accepted a job with Empower — the ride-hailing app that’s been branded as “illegal” by TLC — former Commissioner David Do is opting against joining the company. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/e...

Last week, NYC's former taxi chief said "I do" to a new job with a ride-hailing hailing company that the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission says is illegal. 🚕 🚨 This week, David Do says the deal with Empower is dead. 🚨 🚕 NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/e...

Gov. Kathy Hochul came out with specific measures she’ll propose to state lawmakers to weaken the state’s climate law. “While I am still committed to working toward our targets ... New Yorkers expect their elected officials to prioritize affordability.” buff.ly/Bfr0xNm

Today @governor.ny.gov proposed some (not very detailed) ways she wants to revise the climate law during state budget negotiations. Reactions: 1. Hell no/skepticism - keep the law as is. 2. Hell no/skepticism - the entire law has to go. 3. Agreement with Hochul. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/c...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Friday that it’s important for all New Yorkers to see him fully taking part in Ramadan, not just Muslims. “And that belonging is not something that should be exclusive to any religion or any one community, but for all of us.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/z...

NYPD officers have hit street vendors in Manhattan and Brooklyn with at least seven criminal summonses for vending since a new law went into effect 10 days ago that’s supposed to eliminate such charges. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/s...

About 30 projects that could become possible data centers requested connections to the grid between 2020 and the end of 2025, according to an analysis by THE CITY of data from NYISO. The average size for each of those projects is nearly 300 megawatts. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/d...

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With less than three months before the first World Cup soccer match at MetLife stadium, hotel bookings for the event are disappointing, suggesting that the predicted $3 billion economic boost will be far less. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/w...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday appointed Renita Francoise, a veteran of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration, as his deputy mayor for community safety with the job of crafting the new office. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/19/p...

With less than three months before the tournament starts, hotels have fewer advance bookings than they did this time last year when there were no special events.

Electricity demand in the state could increase by nearly 70% by 2030, thanks to the expansion of electric heat as well as large projects like data centers. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/d...

The Mamdani administration is following a pattern set under former Mayor Eric Adams by calling for the collection of $313 million in charges imposed on the Water Board to lease the city’s water and sewer system. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/19/w...

The incoming commissioner will have to oversee the continued rollout of mandatory bins with lids as the city moves to fully containerizing its residential trash. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/18/g...

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development on Wednesday launched new resources to help homeowners find out which ADUs — sometimes called granny flats — are allowed on their properties. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/18/a...

The Board of Elections has ignored most of a watchdog’s recommended reforms for the agency and its leader, Michael Ryan, is now the subject of a new civil rights lawsuit.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to appoint Gregory Anderson, who is currently the deputy director of state operations in Albany, as the city’s next sanitation boss, officials confirmed with THE CITY. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/18/g...

NEW: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to appoint Gregory Anderson, a state-level operations official as the city’s next sanitation boss, officials confirmed with THE CITY. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/18/g...