Harlem is a massive neighborhood divided into West, Central, and East. The westernmost part of the neighborhood sits just above Morningside Heights and offers great access to both Riverside and Morningside Parks, Columbia University, and various transit options. The area is also known for its classi
A ball person on the court during a women's doubles match at the 2025 US Open on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 in Flushing, NY “ It really is the coolest summer job that someone could have." [ more › ]
A 2023 takeover of Union Square resulted in chaos. A mall takeover in the Bronx, a snowball fight in Washington Square Park — local leaders say they’re worried about flash mobs. [ more › ]
A sign marks the location of the Rikers Correctional Center in the East River on March 9, 2021 in New York City. The mayor said the move will help the city move toward closing the troubled jail complex. [ more › ]
This cozy 1860s Greek Revival cottage at 85 Suffolk Street in the village of Sag Harbor wraps chic interiors and modern amenities in historic Hamptons curb appeal. Asking $5,350,000, the renovated home has a guest house and a heated pool, ready for all-season living without having to change a thing.
El COVID y el COVID prolongado están lejos de haber terminado para las comunidades latinas. En 2023, los encuestados latinos fueron los que más síntomas de COVID prolongado declararon a la oficina del Censo. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) El mes pasado se cumplieron 6 años desde que la Organización Mundia
During FIFA World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium this summer, parts of Penn Station will be closed for several hours before matches to everyone but ticketholders. As first reported by NorthJersey.com, NJ Transit commuters will not be able to travel on New Jersey-bound trains from Penn for four hours
An affordable housing lottery launched for three new 100 percent affordable Brownsville buildings on formerly vacant city-owned sites. A developer bought the lots for $10 as part of a city-funded project to build deeply affordable apartments, with rents starting at $545 a month. There are 34 studio,
The house at 39 Willow Place has many tales to tell. It was built in 1850, when Brooklyn Heights was transforming from farmland into a planned residential district for wealthy commuters to New York City. The years had seen it fall into some neglect, but a recent renovation ensures that its… R
After receiving approval five years ago, a plan to build a supertall next to Grand Central Terminal is moving forward. Last week, RXR Realty filed the first permits for a 95-story tower at 175 Park Avenue, the site of the former Grand Hyatt Hotel, which the City Council approved in 2021 as part of t
“In the poorest zip codes in the state, from Brownsville to Buffalo, children are languishing on waitlists as their mental health deteriorates, heightening the risk of hospitalization, institutionalization, and even incarceration.” Children’s art on display at a school in the Bronx
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Bay Ridge, Bed Stuy, Cobble Hill, and Park Slope. How did they fare? First up, this brick townhouse in Bay Ridge is tucked away on a private cul-de-sac. It has its original… Read More >The post
Voters are seen at a polling station during the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the United States, on Nov. 5, 2024. Political experts say it’s because the party sees this as a potentially "blue wave" year, plus a shift in ballot formats. [ more › ]
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper Arts Gowanus has announced its 2026 lineup, which is shaping up to be the organization’s busiest art year yet, with more still-secret projects to be revealed in the coming months. Johnny Thornton, executive director of Arts Gowanus, told the Brooklyn Paper the
In the News Prospect Park Project Could Push Local ‘Extinction’ of Birds [NYP] Midwood Mom of Two ID’d After Being Killed by Ambulance [NYP] ‘Born and Buried in Brooklyn’ Celebrates Borough’s Composers [BP] Tree Planting Program Sprouts in… Read More >The post Daily Links: Another Fully Af
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Boarded up windows at NYCHA’s John Haynes Holmes Towers. The City Council will hold an oversight hearing Friday to probe growing vacancies in public housi
Rebecca Jones Gaston is the new commissioner for the Administration for Children’s Services, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday. Jones Gaston served as commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families in President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services and before
Nearly half a million people in New York State are poised to lose health insurance coverage as funding cuts from the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” begin to take effect. On April 1, the state’s Department of Health began sending out notices to New Yorkers who receive coverage on the
After years of delays and cost overruns, the city plans to finally open part of a quarter-billion dollar unit at Bellevue Hospital for seriously ill detainees on Rikers Island, THE CITY has learned. The Mamdani administration also plans to close the North Infirmary Command, the original Rikers
During a sometimes confrontational hearing Monday, City Council members questioned the independence of Nadia Shihata, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s nominee for Department of Investigation commissioner, citing her longtime friendship with a top Mamdani aide and $700 in donations she made to the mayor&
