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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will speak at Black History Month events in Queens and Brooklyn this weekend, including appearances in...
The Greenpointers newsletter rounds up a 400-artifact NYC transit exhibition, Super Bowl and Valentine's guides, and Phil Collins Day's return...
NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for throwing a cooler at Eric Duprey on a motorized scooter...
NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services announces new civil service exam openings for February across health, education, and safety positions.
NYC Economic Development Corporation released a $4 million request for proposals to build modular public restrooms across all five boroughs...
Broadway actor Andrew Keenan-Bolger published his debut YA novel Limelight, a queer coming-of-age story set in musical theater, with NYC...
New York State parks agency launches Enslavement to Freedom initiative documenting Black history from 1627-2027, featuring traveling exhibitions statewide.
Hunter College swept Baruch in both men's and women's games at the 20th Battle of Lexington, with NCAA leading scorer...
Harvard's Nieman Lab newsletter examines whether worker-owned journalism cooperatives like Hell Gate offer viable business models or add operational burdens...
Pink Fang theater company has launched a redesigned website showcasing 50 years of director Ping Chong's transformative interdisciplinary productions in...
New York City Ballet premiered "The Naked King," its 500th original work, as part of the "Contemporary Choreography II" program...
Manhattan's most famous shopping districts like Upper Fifth Avenue and Times Square account for 60 percent of all the borough's...
A Holocaust survivor addressed students at MS 447 in Brooklyn after being initially barred over Israel-Gaza tensions, speaking without offering...
Analysis finds NYPD will likely remain primary responders to mental health crises despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani's promised Department of Community...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will host his administration's first annual Interfaith Breakfast on Friday, Feb. 6, followed by a winter...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared a post from local politics influencer Carla Marie Davis, signaling his administration's strategy of using...
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation announced six free freshwater fishing days for 2026, allowing anglers to fish without licenses...
NY Office for the Aging Director Greg Olsen told lawmakers Gov. Hochul's FY2027 budget includes historic investments in older adults,...
An unnamed artist will launch a Valentine's Day pop-up art installation at West 4th Street–Washington Square subway station starting February...
Hye House staged Kef Time Brooklyn, featuring live Armenian music and dance at 53 Scott in Bushwick on February 7,...
New York Press Club will gather journalists Feb 24 to discuss the mayoral handoff from Eric Adams to Zohran Mamdani...
The Brooklyn Democratic Party withdrew its endorsement of Gov. Kathy Hochul days before the state party convention, breaking with the...
NYC Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg outlined the Mamdani administration's housing strategy featuring developer incentives, land use changes and property tax...
The North Brooklyn Parks Alliance is leading efforts to create a Northside Improvement District to bring supplemental funding to the...
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom as executive director of the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism to address...
The dispute and its resolution were filed on the same day, raising questions about what the creditors won behind closed...
The Dubai-backed nightlife brand takes over the shuttered Bushwick venue after a bankruptcy fight that nearly killed the deal Demolition...
New York State announces a $2.5 million initiative to recruit and train mental health workers statewide, including a new job...
State Senator Julia Salazar announced her support for three legislative proposals from Governor Kathy Hochul aimed at limiting cooperation between...
The New York Knicks and YMCA of Greater New York held a free basketball clinic for 100 youth participants at...
Weeks after a Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative investigation revealed that Instacart had been charging different customers different prices for...
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation awarded $142 million in year-end grants to 399 organizations across New York State for healthcare...
With Intro 1135 now in effect, a look back at the corporate lobbying campaign and internal City Hall dynamics that...
Progressive campaign endorses NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's directive requiring city agencies to name chief savings officers as alternative to budget...
St. Patrick Catholic Academy middle schoolers competed in a STEM Olympics featuring science and math challenges during Catholic Schools Week...
With Intro 1135 now in effect, a look back at how delivery workers and their allies secured the two-thirds majority...
Thirsty Girl Productions stages Filthy Gorgeous Valentine's Spectacular burlesque revue at Le Poisson Rouge on February 14 with VIP tickets...
CUNY's Center for Community Media introduced VERDAD, an AI tool tracking misinformation on Spanish-language radio stations during a recent journalism...
The Office of the New York State Inspector General celebrated its 40th anniversary with a public program at the State...
The Bushwick Starr presents world premiere of 'Gooey's Toxic Aquatic Adventure,' a puppet musical about gentrification opening Feb. 4
When Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his $4 million public bathroom expansion program on January 10, he was stepping into a...
The Public Theater hosted an eight-hour solidarity demonstration on January 31, featuring Broadway actors and elected officials protesting state violence.
Berkley will release "The Jellyfish Problem," debut novel by Tessa Yang about a marine biologist and giant jellyfish threatening a...
The Office of the New York State Inspector General held a special event at the New York State Museum in...
New York lawmakers introduced legislation to raise the statewide minimum wage and eliminate all subminimum wages at a Capitol rally...
The Center for Community Media at CUNY's journalism school invited publishers and journalists to discuss Mayor Mamdani's engagement with their...
A coalition of 50+ NYC advocacy groups released the first-ever scorecard to track mayoral commitments to building and maintaining the...
American Red Cross assisted 562 residents across NYC after 25 emergencies in one week, including a deadly Bronx gas explosion...
NYC launches Funds Finder, a free marketplace connecting small businesses to vetted loans, grants and financial guidance through the Department...
Distressed Fest transformed a Williamsburg warehouse into a marketplace for vintage clothing, bringing together 50 vendors selling distressed denim and...