GeneralGothamist
Trump immigration czar pledges punishment if NY lawmakers limit cooperation with ICE
Border czar Tom Homan said he'll "flood" New York with ICE agents if lawmakers pass a sanctuary state law. “We're going to flood the zone. You're going to see more ICE agents than you've ever seen before,” Border czar Tom Homan said. [ more › ]
20d agoby {"#text":"Jimmy Vielkind","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: The Rockaway Whale Is a Warning New York Can’t Ignore
“We live in an ocean city: New York is built on islands, and has over 500 miles of coastline,” the author writes. “In this, as in many things, we’re a major global hub—a world leader. We must act like it, and take our marine responsibilities seriously.” A humpback whale photo
20d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Rental Market6sqft
This year’s 14th Street Busway mural urges New Yorkers to ‘get outside’
With spring weather finally blossoming in New York City, so has the annual mural on Union Square’s 14th Street Busway. Now in its sixth year, the corridor has received a vibrant makeover, this time featuring artist Shantell Martin’s “Get Outside,” a mural encouraging viewers to reconnect with the ou
20d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental Market6sqft
New York kicks off planning for 100-acre Aqueduct Racetrack redevelopment
New York is moving forward with the redevelopment of the sprawling Aqueduct Racetrack site in South Ozone Park. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced the start of the community engagement and planning process for 100 acres of the state-owned Queens racetrack, which will close this summer before mov
20d agoby Devin Gannon
GeneralThe City
The Bronx and Queens Get New Public Schools, Including One for Hip-Hop
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Five new schools are expected to open this fall in The Bronx and Queens: Two will exclusively serve students with significant disabilities, three will have an arts focus, and all promise to incorpo
20d agoby Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat and Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat
GeneralGothamist
NYPD transfers Brooklyn captain seen badmouthing Mayor Mamdani on video
NYPD officers respond to anti-ICE protesters outside out of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. The officer, Capt. James Wilson, was captured criticizing the mayor while on the scene of an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Bushwick on Saturday night. [ more › ]
20d agoby {"#text":"Ben Feuerherd","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental Market6sqft
Lottery opens for 51 low-income units at Midtown East supportive housing project, from $1,122/month
A new 21-story Midtown East building combining affordable and supportive housing for unhoused women launched a lottery this week for 51 low-income apartments. Located at 225 East 25th Street, in between Grand Central and the United Nations headquarters, Willow Tree Residences has 130 residential apa
20d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
East New York Affordable Housing Lottery Opens With Rents Starting at $761
An affordable housing lottery has launched for a new 14-story development on Atlantic Avenue in East New York. The 233-unit building replaced neighborhood icon Mrs. Maxwell's Bakery and its parking lot. Included in the lottery for the project, dubbed 2700 Atlantic Avenue Apartments and located at 27
20d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Three Sold, One Still Available
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Boerum Hill, Crown Heights, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. How did they fare? First up, this renovated Park Slope brownstone has a roof deck and landscaped rear yard. This former Open…
20d agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketBrownstoner
DOT Seeks Feedback for Network of Bike Storage Hubs Planned Across Five Boroughs
by Barbara Russo-Lennon, amNY New Yorkers with tiny apartments will soon have room to own a bike on the street, thanks to a new program launched by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday. DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the Secure Bike Parking Program, in which workers will build
20d agoby amNY
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Developer Files to Rezone East Flatbush Site for Mega Development
In the News A Way to Slow Down ‘Super-Speeders’ Who Keep Breaking the Law [NYT] Inspector Faked Asbestos Inspection to Speed Shelter Plan: Pol [NYP] Brooklyn’s 2026 People’s Ball Celebrates Inclusivity [BP] Tensions Brew at Brooklyn Marine Terminal… Read More >The post Daily Links: Develop
20d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Data & InsightsGothamist
Migrant children are being detained longer, fewer in NYC are being released under Trump
A Gothamist data analysis shows children who cross the border without a parent or guardian have been kept in federal custody nearly four times as long. [ more › ]
20d agoby {"#text":"Joe Hong","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Data & InsightsThe City
New Yorkers Still Struggle to Afford Transit Rides Despite Help From the City
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. Fair Fares is a city-run program that reduces the cost of transit rides by half for adults under 65 who m
20d agoby Lilly Sabella
GeneralThe City
This Voucher is Supposed to Help New Yorkers Leave Shelters. A Majority of Them Don’t Qualify.
The city’s main voucher program, CityFHEPS, has been a lifeline for many homeless New Yorkers who have secured permanent homes with the rental subsidy. But a broad swath of people in New York’s shelters are not eligible, cutting them off from a key avenue out of homelessness, according to data from
20d agoby Samantha Maldonado
Tenant RightsCity Limits
More New Yorkers Are Forgoing Food Stamps Amid Federal Overhaul
From January 2025 to February 2026, New York State saw a 6.2 percent drop in SNAP participants, more than 180,000 people—in line with a nationwide decline that anti-hunger advocates say stems from federal changes to the program, rather than a drop in need. Produce for sale in Corona, Queens. (Adi Ta
20d agoby Daniel Parra
Tenant RightsCity Limits
PODCAST: ¿Cómo USCIS se convirtió en una agencia de control migratorio?
Durante décadas, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) actuó como el brazo administrativo del sistema de inmigración del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Con la llegada de la segunda administración de Donald Trump, esto ha cambiado. Una ofi
20d agoby Daniel Parra
Tenant RightsCity Limits
NYC Housing Calendar, May 5-11
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. A Rent Guidelines Board’s meeting in 2024. The board will cast a preliminary vote Thursday on whether to adjust rents this year for rent stabilized tenant
20d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Tenant RightsGothamist
Inwood apartment landlord cited for ‘fire hazards’ days before fatal blaze
Property records show that 207 and 209 Dyckman Street are owned by JanJan Realty Corp. The Department of Housing Preservation sued the building owner on April 27, citing "fire hazards" and a campaign to harass tenants. [ more › ]
21d agoby {"#text":"David Brand","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Most popular sale of the week May 4, 2026
Every week, we share the most popular sale listing of the week in NYC, as selected by you, our StreetEasy users. The most popular sale for May 4, 2026 is an unbelievable Upper West Side 2-bedroom condo with easy Riverside Park access. Upper West Side 2-bedroom near the park asks $1.595M Location: 53
21d agoby Isabel Galupo
GeneralGothamist
Queens principal could see sexual abuse charges dropped under deal with prosecutors
The Academy of American Studies in Queens. Principal William Bassell was alleged to have been the subject of complaints for more than a decade. [ more › ]
21d agoby {"#text":"Jessica Gould","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
