This story is part of Summer & The City, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. New York City is home to nearly 500 species of birds, making it a destination for birders all over the world. For that, you can thank the cit
One of the last remaining vacant waterfront parcels in Long Island City will become nearly 1,000 new homes, a majority of which will be priced below market rate. The city on Wednesday announced that Slate Property Group, The Hudson Companies, and Volunteers of America-Greater New York will build The
One of the last remaining vacant waterfront parcels in Long Island City will become nearly 1,000 new homes, a majority of which will be priced below market rate. The city on Wednesday announced that Slate Property Group, The Hudson Companies, and Volunteers of America-Greater New York will build The
A lo largo de 10 meses del año pasado, la ciudad recibió 34.532 denuncias por robo de prestaciones del programa SNAP, de las cuales la gran mayoría —el 92,9 por ciento— no fueron reembolsadas. La mayoría de las denuncias fueron presentadas por residentes de East New York, en Brooklyn, un barrio con
A lo largo de 10 meses del año pasado, la ciudad recibió 34.532 denuncias por robo de prestaciones del programa SNAP, de las cuales la gran mayoría —el 92,9 por ciento— no fueron reembolsadas. La mayoría de las denuncias fueron presentadas por residentes de East New York, en Brooklyn, un barrio con
City officials said the former Pfizer headquarters that was being converted into residential apartments is at risk of collapse. The city is requiring the owner of the Pfizer building to commission a structural review of its neighboring project on East 42nd Street. [ more › ]
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The Bx36 bus crawls along Tremont Avenue, if it runs at all. A new plan from the city aims to change that. The city transportation department plans to make East Tremont Avenue a premier destination for the Boogie Down's bus riders. [ more › ]
Flushing Meadows Corona Park is the largest park in Queens, home to the Unisphere, soccer fields, two lakes, two museums, a theater, and a zoo. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards thinks the borough’s crown jewel needs some extra shine. On Thursday, he’s set to announce increased funding for t
Flushing Meadows Corona Park is the largest park in Queens, home to the Unisphere, soccer fields, two lakes, two museums, a theater, and a zoo. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards thinks the borough’s crown jewel needs some extra shine. On Thursday, he’s set to announce increased funding for t
It's refreshing to see a listing whose photos are not virtually staged using AI. Taking up the garden floor of a brownstone in the Fort Greene Historic District, this studio isn't huge but it has some beautiful details, a separate kitchen, and a shared landscaped rear garden. The front greenery, inc
It's a rainy week in NYC, but there's sunshine ahead and bright days will be even brighter in a new apartment. In addition to the many, many rentals on StreetEasy you can look through, here are five that are user favorites. If you're leaning toward Manhattan, we have well-priced offerings both uptow
It's a rainy week in NYC, but there's sunshine ahead and bright days will be even brighter in a new apartment. In addition to the many, many rentals on StreetEasy you can look through, here are five that are user favorites. If you're leaning toward Manhattan, we have well-priced offerings both uptow
“New York City currently operates without a comprehensive plan to guide its growth and development—making it an outlier among major American cities, which routinely use such frameworks to balance citywide needs with local ones.” (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) The Coalition
“New York City currently operates without a comprehensive plan to guide its growth and development—making it an outlier among major American cities, which routinely use such frameworks to balance citywide needs with local ones.” (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) The Coalition
No other American sport can brag that it has more stories, statistics, and trivia than baseball. Batting averages, team members and positions, games played, stadiums past and present, World Series wins and dramatic losses, scandals and triumphs -- that’s all a part of baseball. Much has been written
Police put up crime scene tape as members of the Hasidic Jewish community gather outside of the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters. Dan Sohail admitted to intentionally damaging the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights after repeatedly driving his car into the synagogue during a mem
New York’s courts are reckoning with a second consecutive summer of strikes by public defenders and legal staff who are employed by a constellation of private non-profits represented by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325. The ongoing strikes at Neighborhood Defender Service
New York’s courts are reckoning with a second consecutive summer of strikes by public defenders and legal staff at a constellation of private nonprofits who are represented by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325. The ongoing strikes at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem