GeneralGothamist
Mamdani releases long-delayed NYC racial equity plan, even as Trump curbs DEI efforts
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announcing New York City’s first-ever racial equity plan. It calls for the city to improve pay equity in city roles, provide anti-racism training for city staff, and improve data collection across various demographics. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Arya Sundaram","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Curious About the Interborough Express? Learn More at the Transit Museum
With the Interborough Express inching closer to reality, the New York Transit Museum is offering an opportunity to hear more about the proposed light rail project. Utilizing an existing freight line, the proposed mega-project would knit together far-flung locations in Brooklyn and Queens. The 14-mil
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
Guides6sqft
A renter’s guide to Downtown Brooklyn
Since being rezoned 20 years ago, Downtown Brooklyn has transformed into a dynamic mixed-use district, adding roughly 32 million square feet of new development in residential, commercial, cultural, academic, and open spaces. According to the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, since 2004, the area has se
1mo agoby Devin Gannon
Rental MarketBrownstoner
New Gowanus Sanitation Facility Clears Way for Delayed Superfund Tanks
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper A newly constructed Department of Sanitation facility in Gowanus serves two purposes: expanding snow and composting operations to Brooklyn, and making space for a long-delayed part of the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup. The $24 million project, unveiled Thursday
1mo agoby Brooklyn Paper
GeneralGothamist
Early in-person voting begins in NJ special election to fill Gov. Sherrill’s seat
Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway Democrats have an advantage, according to early tallies of mail-in votes. [ more › ]
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GeneralGothamist
Officers shot man with knife outside East Harlem grocery store, NYPD says
Inspector Andrew Natiw and other police officials brief press after officers shot a man the NYPD says was brandishing a knife early Monday morning. Police say the man advanced toward officers. He was in critical but stable condition Monday morning. [ more › ]
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GeneralGothamist
Mamdani administration eyes new effort to steer sale of NYC rent-stabilized apartments
Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a rent-stabilized building on East 103rd St. in Manhattan where a retaining wall collapsed a retaining wall prompted the city to issue a partial vacate order. After failing to influence a previous bankruptcy sale in January, the mayor is trying again to steer troubled re
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GeneralThe City
Eric Adams Power Broker Says He’s the Victim in Multi-Million Insurance Scam
In the months before his pal Eric Adams became mayor and made him chief of staff, Brooklyn attorney Frank Carone was hustling to build up a company he’d created to provide cash advances to doctors awaiting potentially lucrative insurance payouts in no-fault car accident cases. Carone’s f
1mo agoby Greg B. Smith
GeneralThe City
Waymo’s Robot Car Testing Ends in NYC After Permits Expire
Robot cars are no longer being put to the test — for now — on New York City streets. A pair of permits issued last year that allowed Waymo to test its autonomous vehicle technology in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan expired March 31, a Department of Transportation spokesperson confirmed to THE CITY
1mo agoby Jose Martinez
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Clinton Hill Brownstone
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Park Slope co-op, a Prospect Lefferts Gardens row house, and a Greenpoint wood frame. Park Slope and Greenpoint were popular with readers this week. The least expensive property for sale on the list is a Bed Stuy row house at $1.85…
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
GeneralGothamist
NYC's LGBTQIA+ office leader poised to tackle 'entrenched disparities'
Taylor Brown, at an announcement where Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced she would be the first head of the city's new LGBTQIA+ affairs office. Attorney Taylor Brown is the highest-ranking openly trans person in the history of New York City government. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Alec Hamilton","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Brownsville Housing Lottery Launches
Brownsville Affordable Housing Lottery Offers Studio Apartments for $940 An affordable housing lottery has opened for a building in Brownsville that was converted from a two-story brick industrial building into a three-story, 68-unit apartment building. Included in the lottery for 400 Thatford Avenu
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
GeneralGothamist
Second person arrested in shooting death of baby girl in East Williamsburg
Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was arrested Friday in Pennsylvania following a police manhunt. [ more › ]
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GeneralThe City
Why Thousands of City Workers Could Lose NewYork-Presbyterian Coverage
Approximately 40,000 New York City civil servants, retirees and their dependents may lose in-network coverage at NewYork-Presbyterian’s hospital network as early as next week, as the embattled hospital system continues a drawn-out dispute with insurer EmblemHealth over rates. The United Federation o
1mo agoby Claudia Irizarry Aponte
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Councilmember Investigated Over Possible Bribes In Shelter Contracting, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing
Federal investigators are looking into whether Councilmember Farah Louis helped steer shelter contracts to a nonprofit in exchange for benefits. Council Member Farah Louis at a 2024 hearing | William Alatriste/NYC Council Media Unit The city’s migrant shelters are once again at the center of a corru
1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
Rental MarketStreetEasy
NYC open houses for April 4 and 5, 2026
Give yourself a pat on the back - you made it to Friday! Before you slam your laptop shut until Monday, be sure to check out the latest and greatest of New York City real estate as selected by yours truly. This week we've got not one but two offerings in Carnegie Hill so you can take advantage of th
1mo agoby Isabel Galupo
GeneralGothamist
Cardi B pairs with City Hall to push applications for free NYC child care
The rapper Cardi B in a Sept. 2, 2025, file photo. The Bronx native and rapper will judge a city jingle contest around applying for child care seats. [ more › ]
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Rental Market6sqft
This $5.2M penthouse brings a western vibe to the West Village
This duplex condo atop Pickwick House at 35 Bethune Street may be in the heart of downtown Manhattan’s coveted West Village, but details like exposed brick and hefty beams give it the feeling of a home in the high desert. Private terraces surrounded by tall grass magnify the desert paradise ef
1mo agoby Michelle Cohen
GuidesStreetEasy
Guide to the Fair Housing Act for NYC renters and buyers
New Yorkers have a right to access fair and equal housing free of discrimination on the basis of a protected class or characteristic. This right is protected by various city, state, and federal fair housing and anti-discrimination laws - most significantly, the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. So h
1mo agoby Jordi Lippe-McGraw
Rental Market6sqft
See the new food and drink options at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field this season
New York City baseball fans will find plenty of new food options this season, as both the Yankees and Mets have rolled out updated menus at their stadiums. At Yankee Stadium, offerings include longtime favorites like celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s “Bobby’s Burgers” and Christian Petroni’s “Parm to Tabl
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
