Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first New York City public school student detained by federal immigration officials during President Donald Trump’s second term, was released Tuesday night after spending 10 months in federal custody, according to his mother and his legal team. Dylan, now 21, was a student
Dylan Contreras, recently released from ICE detention, sits between Power Malu and Candice Braun, two immigration activists. Dylan Contreras had been in a Pennsylvania detention facility for most of the last year [ more › ]
A NYPD officer wears a body-worn camera during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 17, 2023 in New York. The policy formalizes a deadline that had long been unevenly followed. Release times have improved under Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. [ more › ]
Residents at a public housing complex in Yorkville are poised to reject two options to switch to a different financial model that NYCHA said would fund millions in repairs, opting instead to keep their existing funding set-up, according to a preliminary vote total. A mandatory 30-day election period
Because plans to demolish a parking garage could destroy the passageway, here are your afternoon links: Building more housing alone won't drive down rents, a penthouse with a massive slide in it, shoes are too big and more. [ more › ]
Supporters rally outside Columbia University calling for the release of Leqaa Kordia, holding signs and a photo of her during a protest in New York City on March 9, 2026. The New Jersey resident had been held in Texas for more than a year while fighting her immigration case. [ more › ]
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. Javier Lojan, the acting commissioner of the Department of Sanitation, said during a budget hearing Monday that the department
Prosecutors say they're still awaiting autopsy results before potentially issuing more serious charges. [ more › ]
Tenants have complained of chronic hot water problem, major leaks and a three-day one outage at One Blue Slip (center) in Greenpoint. Many of the city’s newly constructed buildings, including swanky digs with top-dollar rents, are mired in violations and complaints. [ more › ]
Usha Mehta credits the India Home senior center in Jamaica, Queens, with with getting her through COVID. They say the city should dedicate $2.3 billion for nutrition, housing, community and other services aimed at older adults. [ more › ]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani releases the preliminary budget. Several business leaders say they talk with the mayor, a democratic socialist who is trying to achieve an ambitious agenda amid signs of a slowing economy. [ more › ]
One of New York’s largest nonprofit homeless shelter service providers is charged with violating federal labor law by threatening to permanently replace IT workers on strike since November, according to new charges filed Wednesday. United Auto Workers Local 2325 accuses CAMBA Inc. of failing to barg
Gothamist visited two sober bars and found that people have many different reasons to visit a non-alcoholic space. [ more › ]
Jason Saft's Collector’s Market is a can't-miss event. [ more › ]
The former Watchtower buildings in Brooklyn would become residential housing under a pending proposal. A developer is looking to convert the largely vacant buildings to more than 600 new housing units. [ more › ]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is getting praise for presenting a budget that estimates expenses more accurately than his predecessor, Mayor Eric Adams. But his plan to balance that budget — which anticipates a Wall Street-driven boost to tax revenues, possible draw-downs of the city’s reserves and an across-
Members of the Hasidic Jewish community gathered outside of the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters, where a man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into a door. Police investigated the incident as a possible hate crime. Some hate crime experts say the new reporting method is less transpa
The city's aggressive push to roll out standardized trash bins has faced some supply chain hiccups. The city plans to begin issuing fines in June ranging from $50 to $200 to homeowners who don’t use official city bins for their trash. But thousands of people who ordered the bins still haven't receiv
Mayor Zohran Mamdani The mayor is ordering a six-month suspension in order to review the controversial system and add homeowner protections. [ more › ]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani A Council bill with majority support would revive the once-controversial "third-party transfer" program. [ more › ]
