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Approximately 40,000 New York City civil servants, retirees and their dependents may lose in-network coverage at NewYork-Presbyterian’s hospital network as early as next week, as the embattled hospital system continues a drawn-out dispute with insurer EmblemHealth over rates. The United Federation o
Federal investigators are looking into whether Councilmember Farah Louis helped steer shelter contracts to a nonprofit in exchange for benefits. Council Member Farah Louis at a 2024 hearing | William Alatriste/NYC Council Media Unit The city’s migrant shelters are once again at the center of a corru
Give yourself a pat on the back - you made it to Friday! Before you slam your laptop shut until Monday, be sure to check out the latest and greatest of New York City real estate as selected by yours truly. This week we've got not one but two offerings in Carnegie Hill so you can take advantage of th
The rapper Cardi B in a Sept. 2, 2025, file photo. The Bronx native and rapper will judge a city jingle contest around applying for child care seats. [ more › ]
This duplex condo atop Pickwick House at 35 Bethune Street may be in the heart of downtown Manhattan’s coveted West Village, but details like exposed brick and hefty beams give it the feeling of a home in the high desert. Private terraces surrounded by tall grass magnify the desert paradise ef
New Yorkers have a right to access fair and equal housing free of discrimination on the basis of a protected class or characteristic. This right is protected by various city, state, and federal fair housing and anti-discrimination laws - most significantly, the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. So h
New York City baseball fans will find plenty of new food options this season, as both the Yankees and Mets have rolled out updated menus at their stadiums. At Yankee Stadium, offerings include longtime favorites like celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s “Bobby’s Burgers” and Christian Petroni’s “Parm to Tabl
This Bay Ridge apartment has a roomy layout that includes three bedrooms and seven closets. The postwar building at 6665 Colonial Road doesn't have a lot of architectural flourishes, but there is the opportunity for a new owner to put their own design stamp on the co-op unit. Plans for the… R
by Adam Daly, amNY A long-running fight over a proposed men’s shelter in Brooklyn has entered a new phase under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with demolition resuming despite over two years of protests and local officials pressing the new administration to reverse course. The renewed activity at the site on
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In the News NYC Is So Broke, the Brooklyn Bridge Might Get Roommates [NYP] Baby Shooting ‘Person of Interest’ Faces Murder Charge: Cops [NYP] Brooklyn Museum Unveils Community Programming Lineup [BP] Community Devastated After Shooting Death of Baby… Read More >The post Daily Links: East W
A FIFA World Cup advertisement at Newark Liberty International Airport. The proposal comes just months before the games. It would hike taxes in a 30-square mile area centered around MetLife Stadium. [ more › ]
City sanitation commissioner Gregory Anderson met with Chinatown business leaders to go over changes to the city's trash collection rules. The sanitation department has spent nearly seven years working to implement reforms to rein in the city's notoriously dangerous private waste haulers.
New York City is losing jobs, making life more difficult for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he seeks to close a big budget deficit while emphasizing economic justice rather than growth. The city lost 20,000 jobs in 2025 to end the year with employment of 4.823 million, according to revised job numbers rele
When baseball returns to Yankee Stadium on Friday, two elevators at the neighboring subway station will remain on the disabled list — with their return to action still weeks away, according to the MTA. Contractors for the transportation authority have been replacing five elevators at 161st Street-Ya
When the word 'garden' is right there in a neighborhood's name, it's safe to expect some leafiness. But Carroll Gardens takes it even further, especially by New York standards. "The setback for the brownstones from the street is super significant, which makes it very special because a lot of o
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. On the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to take a state mandate to slash class sizes seriously, saying it “will transform our students’ ability to learn.” “The question of compliance has
In a perfect world, all apartments would be safe and happy places to live, rents would always be fair, and repairs would be done quickly and thoroughly. But believe it or not, renting in New York City is not quite so perfect! In reality, renters often have disputes with their landlords and have no i
Assemblymember Micah Lasher, an Upper West Side Democrat, is sponsoring a bill that would keep protests at least 25 feet away from houses of worship. A state proposal would put a 25-foot buffer zone around houses of worship. [ more › ]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 811 immigrants in New York City since August who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of these “collateral” arrests — as the agency calls them — 85% involved people with no criminal history, according to newly obtaine
