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Two charter commissions are fighting over your November ballot, and one of them is technically dead
Two commissions are fighting over your November ballot, and one of them is technically dead.
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NYC Small Business Services held its third-annual Small Business Month Expo at 60 Pine St.
The NYC Department of Small Business Services hosted its third-annual Small Business Month Expo at 60 Pine Street, with over...
Politics
Reynoso vs. Valdez: your guide to the NY-7 Democratic primary to succeed Nydia Velázquez in Congress
Antonio Reynoso and Claire Valdez lead the Democratic primary race to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez in NY-7, covering Bushwick...
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As ICE expands New York operations, Mamdani reaffirms sanctuary status and officials press for accountability
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order reaffirming NYC's sanctuary protections and launched a Know Your Rights campaign as ICE...
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The Israel Day Parade fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping it. A far-right Israeli minister showed up uninvited and changed the subject
The fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping the parade. An uninvited minister changed the subject.
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Bushwick tops StreetEasy’s 2026 buyer list as foreclosures and dealmaking reshape the city
Bushwick ranks as NYC's best neighborhood for homebuyers in 2026 with a $999,000 median asking price down 16.3% and inventory...
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New York told every school how to teach reading and math, then claimed a win the experts say it can’t prove
New York mandated how every school teaches reading and math, then claimed a test-score win experts say it can't yet...
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A coalition of more than 30 groups, plus the Mets, presses Hochul and Mamdani to bring back weekend G train service to Forest Hills
A coalition of 30+ groups including the New York Mets is pressing Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani to restore weekend...
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The World Cup final is coming to the New York area. The city’s own Comptroller says New York will lose money on it
The World Cup final is coming to the New York area. The city's own Comptroller says New York loses money...
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Tri-State Transportation Campaign plans ‘The Art of Mobility’ event in Manhattan
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign will host The Art of Mobility fundraiser on May 14, 2026, featuring NYC DOT Art Program...
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Harlem renamed a subway station for Malcolm X. Brooklyn’s bill for the Utica Avenue stop passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled
Harlem renamed a subway stop for Malcolm X. Brooklyn's bill to rename the Utica Avenue station passed the Assembly 144...
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New City Critics close fellowship with June 17 publication launch at DCTV
Six New City Critics fellows will launch their publication City en Regalia at DCTV in Lower Manhattan on June 17,...
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Albany cut the retirement age for teachers to 58, then quietly moved a chunk of the bill to the 2030s
Teachers got a retirement win. Then the bill quietly moved to the 2030s.
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GOSO honors Loretta Lynch and East Harlem violence-interruption team at 22nd-anniversary gala
Getting Out and Staying Out honored former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and its East Harlem violence-interruption team at its...
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Yemeni merchants group planned East Village vigil for slain bodega worker Abdul Saleh
Yemeni American Merchants Association held a candlelight vigil for Abdul Saleh, a 28-year-old bodega worker fatally shot outside his family's...
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Bushwick Starr co-production ‘A Woman Among Women’ opens at Lincoln Center’s LCT3
The Bushwick Starr co-production 'A Woman Among Women' by Julia May Jonas opens at Lincoln Center's LCT3 through June 28,...
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New York hits 600 licensed dispensaries and $3 billion in cannabis sales five years after legalization
New York State reaches 600 licensed cannabis dispensaries and $3 billion in sales, five years after legalizing adult-use marijuana in...
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CUFFH Action to march in No Kings Day protest against Trump policies
Brooklyn housing group CUFFH Action will join the No Kings Day march on March 28 to protest Trump administration policies...
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Public Advocate Williams launches Build-A-Budget tool letting New Yorkers test city spending choices
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams unveils Build-A-Budget interactive tool letting New Yorkers experiment with balancing the city budget as state talks...
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Donwill’s ‘Almanac of Rap’ podcast taped a live episode at Ludlow House with Mixtape Museum’s Regan Sommer McCoy
Brooklyn rapper Donwill recorded a live episode of his Webby-winning podcast with Mixtape Museum curator Regan Sommer McCoy at Manhattan's...
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The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. The city’s own court records say 76 percent had no criminal record
The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. Court records say 76 percent had no...
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Child care providers to rally for wage increase at governor’s office, Make the Road says
Brooklyn child care providers plan to rally for higher wages outside the governor's office as state budget negotiations continue, according...
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Historic Districts Council conference asked whether preservation has a role in saving NYC manufacturing
Historic Districts Council's 2026 conference examined whether preservation advocates should help save NYC's manufacturing industries alongside the buildings they occupy.
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Community media outlets to question mayor’s press and engagement officials at CUNY forum
Community media outlets will meet with NYC mayor's press and engagement officials at CUNY forum on March 17 to discuss...
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Met Council convenes Gounardes and Bores for AI conversation in Manhattan
Met Council CEO David Greenfield hosted state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Alex Bores for a public discussion on...
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Public Advocate Williams to speak at City Council civil rights hearing
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is scheduled to speak Thursday at the NYC Council's Committee on Civil and Human Rights hearing...
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New York’s opioid settlement board meets in Midtown to weigh how to spend settlement money
New York's Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board convened in Midtown Manhattan to develop recommendations on allocating settlement money for addiction...
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Mamdani to join Sharpton for Jackson tribute, address NAACP on Saturday
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend civil rights events Saturday including a Rev. Jesse Jackson tribute with Al Sharpton and NAACP's...
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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams to speak at Schomburg Center Black History Month reception
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is scheduled to address a Black History Month reception at the Schomburg Center for Research in...
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Josephine Herrick Project expands free photography programs to new veterans centers and schools this spring
The nonprofit photography organization launches spring programs at Brooklyn and Harlem veteran centers, plus Queens schools, offering free classes to...
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Urban Design Forum names 38 fellows to 2026 Forefront cohort focused on public space
The Urban Design Forum selected 38 early-to-mid-career professionals for its 2026 Forefront cohort, exploring how to transform NYC public spaces...
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Anjunadeep to headline a SummerStage dance party in Central Park
London electronic label Anjunadeep will headline a dance party at Central Park's SummerStage on July 18, bringing progressive house and...
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Student journalists from Journalism for All to present school newsroom plans in Lower Manhattan
Students from NYC's Journalism for All program presented newsroom plans they developed during intensive community journalism training at a Lower...
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Simple Plan, 3OH!3 and Bowling for Soup to play SummerStage in Central Park on Aug. 19
2000s pop-punk band Simple Plan will headline a benefit concert at SummerStage in Central Park on August 19, joined by...
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Free reading on Jonas Salk’s life comes to Jefferson Market Library
A free theatrical reading exploring the life of polio vaccine pioneer Dr. Jonas Salk was presented at Jefferson Market Public...
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NYCEDC opens $4 million bid for modular public restrooms across the five boroughs
NYC Economic Development Corporation released a $4 million request for proposals to build modular public restrooms across all five boroughs...
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger debuts YA novel Limelight with two New York events
Broadway actor Andrew Keenan-Bolger published his debut YA novel Limelight, a queer coming-of-age story set in musical theater, with NYC...
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Pink Fang relaunches website framed around 50 years of Ping Chong’s theater
Pink Fang theater company has launched a redesigned website showcasing 50 years of director Ping Chong's transformative interdisciplinary productions in...
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Manhattan’s marquee retail corridors hold most of the borough’s empty storefronts, newsletter argues, citing REBNY
Manhattan's most famous shopping districts like Upper Fifth Avenue and Times Square account for 60 percent of all the borough's...
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Mystery artist plans Valentine’s pop-up at West 4th Street subway station
An unnamed artist will launch a Valentine's Day pop-up art installation at West 4th Street–Washington Square subway station starting February...
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Public Theater announces ‘People’s Filibuster’ protest
The Public Theater hosted an eight-hour solidarity demonstration on January 31, featuring Broadway actors and elected officials protesting state violence.
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Reverend Billy’s Church of Stop Shopping says it protested JPMorgan Chase over climate investments
Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping staged a protest at JPMorgan Chase's Manhattan headquarters over the bank's fossil...