GeneralThe City
Mayor Rips ‘Unrealistic’ City Council Plan to Balance Budget Without Hiking Property Taxes
The City Council released its own plan for filling the city’s $5.4 billion budget deficit over the next two fiscal years, mostly through reestimating the city’s revenues and spending – a proposal Mayor Zohran Mamdani said would require cutting city services instead of bringing in new revenue. The sa
1mo agoby Katie Honan
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Annual ‘Blessing of the Rides’ Marks Start of Coney Island’s 2026 Season
by Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price, Brooklyn Paper The crowds returned to Coney Island on Sunday as its famed amusement parks officially opened for the season. It was a little chilly at The People’s Playground on Palm Sunday, but the sun was shining and the sky was blue as dozens of locals… Read More
1mo agoby Brooklyn Paper
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Annual ‘Blessing of the Rides’ Marks Start of Coney Island’s 2026 Season
by Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price, Brooklyn Paper The crowds returned to Coney Island on Sunday as its famed amusement parks officially opened for the season. It was a little chilly at The People’s Playground on Palm Sunday, but the sun was shining and the sky was blue as dozens of locals&hellip
1mo agoby Brooklyn Paper
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Funding Comes Together for Coney Island Mermaid Parade
In the News Four Tied to NYC Shelter Contractor Charged in Corruption Inquiry [NYT] Read More > The post Daily Links: Funding Comes Together for Coney Island Mermaid Parade appeared first on Brownstoner.
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Funding Comes Together for Coney Island Mermaid Parade
In the News Four Tied to NYC Shelter Contractor Charged in Corruption Inquiry [NYT] Recluse Clinched $29.1 Billion Deal for Food Wholesale Empire [NYP] Ex-NYC DOB Supervisor Took Bribes to Fast-Track Deals: DA [NYP] Sheepshead Bay Shelter Plows… Read More >The post Daily Links: Funding Com
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: SNAP Incentives Don’t Match How New Yorkers Actually Shop
“Updating these programs to reflect how people actually buy food would allow a promising idea to finally operate at the scale New York’s food insecurity requires.” A supermarket Corner of 207th Street and Vermilyea Avenue in Upper Manhattan. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) More than 1.7 million
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Tenant RightsCity Limits
How NYC Closed Tens of Thousands of ‘No Heat’ Complaints Without Conducting an Inspection
Record numbers of New Yorkers called 311 to report heat and hot water outages during this winter’s cold snap. But a quirk of the city housing agency’s response procedure meant that buildings with multiple complaints saw thousands of them closed without direct follow up. The Mamdani administration th
1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
Data & InsightsThe City
A Fifth of NYC Built on Bygone Water Now at Risk: Study Maps City’s ‘Blue Zones’
Peering at New York City’s landscape more than 400 years in the past — when the marshes, ponds and streams crisscrossed our string of islands — can help planners and policymakers better understand the city’s flooding future. Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden looked at where water used to
1mo agoby Samantha Maldonado
GeneralThe City
What the Warnings About NYC’s Bond Rating Do and Don’t Mean
The big four rating agencies aren’t happy with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, Fitch and Kroll, which each assign a letter grade to the bonds New York City sells to finance its debt, have warned they may reduce their rating because Mamdani intends to dip into the city’s r
1mo agoby Greg David
Tenant RightsCity Limits
How NYC Closed Tens of Thousands of ‘No Heat’ Complaints Without Conducting an Inspection
Record numbers of New Yorkers called 311 to report heat and hot water outages during this winter’s cold snap. But a quirk of the city housing agency’s response procedure meant that buildings with multiple complaints saw thousands of them closed without direct follow up. The Mamdani administration th
1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
GeneralThe City
NYC Student Detained by ICE Returns to School After 10 Months
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Dylan Lopez Contreras sat waiting for a copy of his class schedule in a sunny fourth-floor room of his Bronx high school as his counselor walked in, wearing a “Free Dylan” button attached to the s
1mo agoby Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
GeneralThe City
NYC Student Detained by ICE Returns to School After 10 Months
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Dylan Lopez Contreras sat waiting for a copy of his class schedule in a sunny fourth-floor room of his Bronx high school as his counselor walked in, wearing a “Free Dylan” button at
1mo agoby Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Updated Bed-Stuy 2BR duplex asks $799K
Bedford-Stuyvesant has quite the mix of housing stock, from prewar brownstones to brand new buildings at a variety of price points. But what if you want the best of both worlds? Those looking for an industrial, vintage-chic space that boasts modern upgrades can end their search here — just take a lo
1mo agoby Erika Riley
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Updated Bed-Stuy 2BR duplex asks $799K
Bedford-Stuyvesant has quite the mix of housing stock, from prewar brownstones to brand new buildings at a variety of price points. But what if you want the best of both worlds? Those looking for an industrial, vintage-chic space that boasts modern upgrades can end their search here — just tak
1mo agoby Erika Riley
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: Helping Formerly Unhoused Older New Yorkers Age With Dignity
"Supportive housing has given me so much. I take comfort in knowing that if I have a problem, there’s someone I can go to right away. Every senior deserves the safety and security that my building provides, along with the privacy to receive care in our own homes." The post Opinion: Helping Formerly
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: Helping Formerly Unhoused Older New Yorkers Age With Dignity
“Supportive housing has given me so much. I take comfort in knowing that if I have a problem, there’s someone I can go to right away. Every senior deserves the safety and security that my building provides, along with the privacy to receive care in our own homes.” A supportive housing bu
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Data & Insights6sqft
23 fitness essentials for better at-home workouts
According to Pew Research Center data, 79 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions that focus on health, exercise, or diet. At-home fitness equipment and tech can help achieve some of your health, exercise, and fitness goals. The convenience of working out at home eliminates the need to make it
1mo agoby Terri Williams
Data & Insights6sqft
23 fitness essentials for better at-home workouts
According to Pew Research Center data, 79 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions that focus on health, exercise, or diet. At-home fitness equipment and tech can help achieve some of your health, exercise, and fitness goals. The convenience of working out at home eliminates the need to make it
1mo agoby Terri Williams
GeneralThe City
Ex-NYPD Sergeant and 3 Others Arrested in Bribery Probe Linked to City Council
Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday alleging the operators of city-funded migrant shelters skimmed $1 million from their no-bid contracts, and pocketed kickbacks from subcontractors they brought in to handle security and food. The charges filed by U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella in Brooklyn are
1mo agoby Katie Honan
GeneralThe City
Ex-NYPD Sergeant and 3 Others Arrested in Bribery Probe Linked to City Council
Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday alleging the operators of city-funded migrant shelters skimmed $1 million from their no-bid contracts, and pocketed kickbacks from subcontractors they brought in to handle security and food. The charges filed by U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella in Brooklyn are
1mo agoby Katie Honan