City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from methadone overdoses while jail staff ignored them on Rikers Island. The settlements come amid a sharp rise in claims and a dramatic spike in taxpayer-funded payouts by the Departme
Disabled New Yorkers and disability advocates spoke out against a City Council bill that would ban 24-hour home care shifts, saying their own care will suffer. The bill, which was stalled in the Council, would replace the 24-hour shifts with 12-hour shifts performed by two separate workers. Bu
There’s nothing like summer in New York City, when friends meet up to enjoy the sun in the park or on a front stoop — or, if they’re lucky, a friend’s patio. If you dream of being that friend with private outdoor space, know that it doesn’t have to come with a seven-fig
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 › ]
“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
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
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
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
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 › ]
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
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
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…
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
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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 › ]
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
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
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
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
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
