Person's hand holding various coins including United States pennies It’ll be up to Gov. Kathy Hochul whether to sign it into law. [ more › ]
Wastewater surveillance recorded a recent increase in SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus levels across NYC's sewersheds. Because we still can't be sure, here are your afternoon links: best beaches, POV, Pacha's return and more. [ more › ]
New York City will expand its use of cutting-edge sensor technology to track road usage and inform safer, more data-driven street design. Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn on Tuesday announced that the agency will install privacy-protected sensors, first piloted in 2023, at about
Carefully considered in every detail, this renovation of a vintage row house is a study in pale neutrals and harmonious shapes. The overhaul of the three-story building was planned and executed by architect Jeff Etelamaki, who founded Gowanus-based Etelamaki Architecture in 2002. His clients were ne
A new park with a small beach officially opened in Greenpoint this week, one tiny step toward completing the very delayed Bushwick Inlet Park. The city’s Parks Department on Wednesday celebrated the opening of the new “Motiva” parcel, a roughly 1.7-acre waterfront greenspace with r
“Housing must be treated as a community resource, not a commodity that necessitates profit. Our communities are stronger and safer when everyone has access to decent, stable housing.” Buildings along on 103rd Street in East Harlem. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) Most renters know the feeling o
A sergeant from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office office stole more than $10,000 in camera equipment from a photographer who had to abandon her bag after she was injured during clashes outside an immigrant detention center in Newark, the New Jersey State Attorney General’s office said Thursday. T
The world’s first traveling inflatable art exhibition is opening a permanent location in New York City. The Balloon Museum will open at the historic Tin Building in the Seaport District on July 15, bringing its unique large-scale installations to a 58,000-square-foot space that formerly housed Jean-
An AI-generated video showing Bruce Blakeman dunking on his political foes. AI-generated images of Gov. Hochul and GOP challenger Bruce Blakeman emerge just in time for the Knicks' championship series. [ more › ]
by Lesley Cosme Torres, Bronx Times To commemorate National Homeownership Month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Ahmed Tigani launched the city’s No-Penalty Inspection Program. From June 1 to June 10, New York City homeowners and small property owners can access f
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Fans celebrate after the New York Knicks win Game 1 of the NBA Finals against San Antonio Spurs outside of Madison Square Garden on June 3, 2026 in New York City. NYPD officials said they took seven people into custody near Madison Square Garden around 11:15 p.m., just as the game was ending. [ more
Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie The amendment would remove the state’s anti-gerrymandering prohibitions and allow mid-decade redistricting. [ more › ]
Rep. Espaillat is locked in a tough primary fight with Darializa Avila Chevalier. The unexpectedly tight race represents a role reversal for Espaillat, who a decade ago was the challenger taking on the entrenched establishment. [ more › ]
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.The only way to know if Coney Island’s Eldorado Auto Skooter is actually open is to walk by on Surf Avenue, where the bumper car attraction ha
Six years after the pandemic shuttered businesses across New York, the city’s commercial corridors have not quite recovered, reflected in persistent storefront vacancies. That’s according to a new report by the city comptroller’s office, which for the first time tracked ground-level data — indexing
The MTA is taking another swipe at tapping into technology that can detect when a person, object or animal is about to end up on the subway tracks. The transportation authority is seeking a provider to design, build and test an artificial intelligence-supported track intrusion detection system, acco
WNYC's Michael Hill interviews New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill for "Ask Governor Sherrill" Sherrill made the comments on Wednesday evening on WNYC's "Ask Governor Sherrill." [ more › ]
Los beneficiarios deben demostrar que trabajan un número determinado de horas, realizan labores de voluntariado o participan en cursos de formación cada mes para conservar sus cupones de alimentos. “Es totalmente innecesario, y por eso estamos trabajando duro para combatirlo”, dijo la comisionada de
“Engagement is probably not what it could have been,” said Pedro Suarez, executive director of the Third Avenue BID in the South Bronx. “I do think that [small businesses] are still going to participate in the ways that they can, but it’s a missed opportunity.” A street vendor selling FIFA Wor
