GeneralGothamist
NYPD arrests Bronx man in Queens car takeover, 7 still sought
NYPD released video showing a car spinning in circles during a large street takeover in Queens. Police say drivers did donuts around a ring of fire and damaged an NYPD cruiser. [ more › ]
19d agoby {"#text":"Charles Lane","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental Market6sqft
Brooklyn Public Library releases list of 250 influential books for America’s 250th anniversary
Ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary this summer, the Brooklyn Public Library released this week a list of 250 notable books on American history. “250 for 250” features titles published between 1776 and 2025 and reflects a wide range of perspectives on American history and story
19d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
Son of NY federal judge sentenced for secretly filming sex in Upper East Side apartment
The criminal courthouse in Manhattan. Daniel McAvoy was sentenced to 30 days at Rikers but avoided having to register as a sex offender. [ more › ]
19d agoby {"#text":"Jon Campbell","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralThe City
Unions Met With Mamdani Team Over Protest ‘Buffer Zone’ Bill
City Hall officials met last week with union and labor leaders who are pushing Mayor Zohran Mamdani to veto a controversial City Council bill that would establish anti-protest “buffer zones” around schools and educational facilities. A representative of Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su met
19d agoby Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Katie Honan
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Williamsburg Loft Condo With High Ceilings, Terrace Asks $1.425 Million
In a converted factory building, this Williamsburg loft has the expected high ceilings and banks of big windows, but instead of steel and brick, the finishes are warm and modern with wide plank floorboards, wood cabinetry, and creamy walls. It is on the first floor of 242 South 1st Street,… R
19d agoby Susan De Vries
Rental Market6sqft
David Bowie’s former Central Park South home asks $4.95M
This $4.95 million, three-bedroom condo at 160 Central Park South was the one-time home of rock icon David Bowie and model Iman, and views of the park and Manhattan from its windows are just as iconic. Built in 1929, the Essex House is the rare Art Deco residence that offers condominium convenience
19d agoby Michelle Cohen
Rental Market6sqft
‘Before New York’ pop-up exhibition recreates NYC’s landscape as it looked 400 years ago
A new traveling pop-up exhibition from the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) will recreate New York City’s natural landscape as it appeared 400 years ago. Running Saturday, April 25 through November 15, “Before New York” will be on display in every borough, featuring digital renderings, l
19d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental Market6sqft
Judge halts plan to move men’s homeless intake shelter to East Village after lawsuit
A state judge has paused Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to relocate a men’s homeless intake shelter from the shuttered Bellevue facility in Kips Bay to the East Village after residents filed a lawsuit. Judge Sabrina Kraus issued the order on Wednesday, blocking the city from opening the int
19d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
The Insider: Crown Heights Reno Burnishes Landmark Townhouse
The four-story townhouse had pedigree, to be sure. It was designed around the turn of the 20th century by prolific Brooklyn architect Axel Hedman, and retained a substantial amount of its original oak woodwork. "The house had been maintained but never updated," said architect Kimberly Neuhaus, "and
19d agoby Cara Greenberg
Tenant RightsCity Limits
City To Close Second Homeless Facility in Midtown East
The Department of Homeless Services will not renew a contract for Mainchance, a homeless drop-in center on 33rd Street, after reports that the facility turned clients away in violation of city rules. Its closure would come shortly after the city shutters nearby Bellevue, the main intake center for s
19d agoby Patrick Spauster
Rental MarketBrownstoner
NYC Rooftops Redefined: The Future of Urban Solar
Homeowners are finding creative ways to bring clean energy to some of the most architecturally complex, historically sensitive, and space-constrained rooftops across the five boroughs. From landmarked brownstones to high-performance Passive Homes, no roof is too complicated for solar, as Brooklyn So
19d agoby Brian Keith
GeneralGothamist
Outgoing NY Rep. Stefanik keeps academia in her crosshairs with ‘Poisoned Ivies’ book
Outgoing NY Rep. Elise Stefanik has written a new book about her clashes with Ivy League universities. Stefanik traces her path from Harvard undergrad to antagonist, devotes a chapter to Columbia University and declares American higher education is beset by “moral rot.” [ more › ]
19d agoby {"#text":"Jimmy Vielkind","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralGothamist
An all Wallace Shawn film festival comes to the Lower East Side
A new film festival at Metrograph looks to display the actor's full range, from character actor to leading man. [ more › ]
19d agoby {"#text":"Walter Wuthmann","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Group Made a Mint Off Illegal Airbnbs With Fake Hosts, City Alleges
by Max Parrott, amNY The city is seeking to throw the book at the landlord of a portfolio of allegedly illegal Brooklyn Airbnbs in a lawsuit seeking millions in penalties. Owner Chananya Bineth and his team of family members and associates allegedly raked in $1.3 million in payouts since April 2023
19d agoby amNY
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: More Than 6,200 NYCHA Units Are Empty, With Long Turnaround Times
In the News Councilman Arrested at Bed Stuy Protest Against Deed Theft [NYT] A Modern Living Room With Reminders of the Past [NYT] Prince Street Pizza Opens Carroll Gardens Outpost [Eagle] Number of Vacant NYCHA Apartments Increases [ABC] Thousands of Curbside ‘Empire’ Trash Bins Coming to NYC [amNY
19d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Rental MarketCity Limits
While Many NYCHA Residents Remain Skeptical of Private Management, This Red Hook Tenant Leader Sees An Opportunity
NYCHA told City Limits that it anticipates moving forward with the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program at Red Hook West. Tenant Association leader Karen Blondel hopes to leverage the initiative to advance an ambitious redevelopment plan—and lock in guarantees for tenants. New
20d agoby Tareq Saghie
GeneralGothamist
How the MTA lost control of the Penn Station rebuild — and $74M in the process
MTA Chair Janno Lieber tried and failed to lead a Penn Station rebuild before the federal government took over the project. The MTA in 2022 commissioned a $74 million plan for the train hub that ended up on the shelf after President Donald Trump seized control of the project. [ more › ]
20d agoby {"#text":"Ramsey Khalifeh","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Data & InsightsThe City
Mamdani’s Municipal Grocery Faces Basket Full of Challenges
As she surveyed the packed aisles of her local supermarket on 116th Street in East Harlem, Chelssy T. cast a longing eye towards a vacant lot under the Metro-North tracks that’s the first announced site for one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-owned grocery stores. “Prices have gone up so much,” said
20d agoby Greg David and Lilly Sabella
Rental MarketLucid Rents
Williamsburg: What the Hype Costs You in 2024
Williamsburg has been 'up and coming' for two decades. Here's what actually living there looks like now.
20d agoby Lucid Rents Newsroom
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Most popular rentals of the week April 22, 2026
Each week, we bring you the most popular rental listings, as determined by StreetEasy users like you. As always, there's a wide array. This week, 1-bedrooms dominate with options in Long Island City, Prospect Park, and the Lower East Side, but we’ve also got a great 2-bedroom in the East Villa
20d agoby Adrienne Gaffney
