New York City launched a Fast Track program to cut affordable housing development timelines in half, selecting 784-800 Myrtle Avenue...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announced a 16-step plan to address gambling harm as sports betting and new casinos expand across...
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull received two prestigious AORN awards for preventing surgical errors and maintaining smoke-free operating rooms in Brooklyn.
NYC's largest public employee union District Council 37 endorsed Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for Congress in the 7th District.
Brooklyn rapper Donwill recorded a live episode of his Webby-winning podcast with Mixtape Museum curator Regan Sommer McCoy at Manhattan's...
Brooklyn child care providers plan to rally for higher wages outside the governor's office as state budget negotiations continue, according...
NYC Department of Records researchers uncovered the story of George Rex, officially designated 'The Last Slave,' who froze to death...
Historic Districts Council's 2026 conference examined whether preservation advocates should help save NYC's manufacturing industries alongside the buildings they occupy.
Community media outlets will meet with NYC mayor's press and engagement officials at CUNY forum on March 17 to discuss...
Met Council CEO David Greenfield hosted state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Alex Bores for a public discussion on...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is scheduled to speak Thursday at the NYC Council's Committee on Civil and Human Rights hearing...
Architecture publication Urban Omnibus investigated how Amazon reshapes New York City streets through its delivery network in a new report...
New York's Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board convened in Midtown Manhattan to develop recommendations on allocating settlement money for addiction...
State Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher introduced legislation to cap commercial rent increases and guarantee lease renewals for...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend civil rights events Saturday including a Rev. Jesse Jackson tribute with Al Sharpton and NAACP's...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration launched the city's first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure for 84 affordable homes at 351 Powers...
City Harvest will distribute over 150 pieces of commercial kitchen equipment to Brooklyn food pantries using a $250,000 JPMorganChase donation...
New York State awards $6 million to three communities for behavioral health crisis response pilot programs led by health professionals...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will hold a press conference at City Hall Thursday and visit Emmanuel Baptist Church in Brooklyn with...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will attend a vigil for Amira Aminova and re-raise the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument...
Raya Salter, executive director of the Energy Justice Law and Policy Center, has been appointed to New York State's Permanent...
NYU Langone study finds long COVID patients show enlarged brain structures also tied to Alzheimer's disease, suggesting overlapping brain damage...
Con Edison restored power to 5,007 Middle Village and Maspeth customers by 4:30 a.m. after overnight outage caused by road...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is scheduled to address a Black History Month reception at the Schomburg Center for Research in...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Lisa Gelobter as NYC's chief technology officer and commissioner of the Office of Technology and Innovation...
Brooklyn noise rock band Foreign Body has signed to Brutal Panda Records and released new single "Strung Out" ahead of...
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams scrutinized the city's response to extreme cold weather that killed 18 New Yorkers outdoors during...
The nonprofit photography organization launches spring programs at Brooklyn and Harlem veteran centers, plus Queens schools, offering free classes to...
The Urban Design Forum selected 38 early-to-mid-career professionals for its 2026 Forefront cohort, exploring how to transform NYC public spaces...
Kiki Arts Collaborative, led by David Prize winner Colby Xzavier King, held its first Miss USA Kiki Ball celebration in...
London electronic label Anjunadeep will headline a dance party at Central Park's SummerStage on July 18, bringing progressive house and...
Students from NYC's Journalism for All program presented newsroom plans they developed during intensive community journalism training at a Lower...
NY Attorney General Letitia James recovered $4.7 million from two NYC truck rental companies and their accountant for a decade-long...
2000s pop-punk band Simple Plan will headline a benefit concert at SummerStage in Central Park on August 19, joined by...
NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection penalized 270+ employment agencies for charging illegal upfront fees to immigrant job seekers...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will join Governor Kathy Hochul Tuesday for a Let Them Build event promoting housing and infrastructure...
The American Red Cross helped 387 people across NYC after responding to 32 emergencies between February 2-8, more than double...
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will speak at a City Council education committee hearing on Feb. 10 at 250 Broadway...
Mayor Mamdani reports 18 outdoor deaths during what he called one of NYC's most dangerous cold stretches, as the city...
New York is mandating paid prenatal leave for workers according to a LinkedIn News item, potentially making it the first...
New theater company Diamond Mesh Inc. launches Manifestival, a new-works festival running July 16-August 9 in NYC featuring intimate productions...
Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé has been elected co-chair of the NYC Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus, serving alongside Justin Sanchez from...
A free theatrical reading exploring the life of polio vaccine pioneer Dr. Jonas Salk was presented at Jefferson Market Public...
The Tallichet Freedman Foundation has awarded fall 2025 microgrants to 10 artists, selected from over 200 applications for the competitive...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration job portal received 80,000 applications but only hired 31 people, resulting in a 0.039% success rate,...
The African Union Day Foundation is soliciting artifacts from African ambassadors for a planned Museum of Africa exhibition in New...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will visit a Staten Island EMS station Saturday to thank firefighters and EMS workers for keeping...
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...