Boroughs in Brief

Chestnut tree giveaway in NYC aims to bring plant back from brink of extinction.

3 things to do in NYC this weekend

NY is mailing out 'inflation refund' checks

New report finds that tech is driving the NYC Economy.

NYC car crashes have been declining

Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent?

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

Few Have Left Prison Under Hochul Early-Release Push

Congestion pricing brings in $45 million in March

Staten Island City Council candidates align on key neighborhood issues

Amtrak is charged with rebuilding Penn Station.

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

Drug-related deaths have dropped in NYC's shelter system

Push to ban trash bag piles from NYC sidewalks in limbo

Feds threaten NYC highway money if MTA doesn't shut down congestion pricing

Sanitation Pauses Fines for Failing to Compost

5 things to do in NYC this (Easter) weekend

NYPD invests in new tech to combat drones used for 'nefarious' purposes

Cuomo Mayoral Campaign Denied Millions in Matching Funds

NYC preschool pilot program may run out of money

Mayor Adams still backs helicopter tourism; Jersey City Mayor Fulop says it has to go.

5 things happening in NYC this weekend

Should NYC voters be able to remove Mayor Adams for misconduct?

The Governor proposes a primary change

Unprovoked attacks in subway are front and center in NYC mayor’s race

Policy change allows NYC to fund pilot programs with little oversight

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Surged Again in 2024

NYC lawmakers push ‘super speeder’ bill

Mayor Eric Adams’ attorney urges federal judge to decide his criminal case this week

Working Families Party endorses 4 NYC mayoral candidates

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

Would universal after-school help families stay in NYC?

NYC leaders divided over involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illness

City Contracts Director Resigns Suddenly

The Governor Digs in on Home Care Switch

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

Eric Adams’ Latest Campaign Haul Pales in Comparison to the Competition

City Tests New Shelter Rules

New Jersey is entering an especially risky wildfire season

Flu cases are finally dropping in NY

5 things happening in NYC this weekend

NYPD Commissioner Touts Tougher Discipline for Officers Who Commit Misconduct

Hundreds of research grants at Columbia canceled following Trump edict

NJ city's $350M plan to turn historic hospital into luxury housing

Andrew Cuomo Gets an Endorsement From the City Government Workers’ Union

5 things to do in NYC this weekend...

Mayor Adams fends off Democrats' attacks in House hearing on sanctuary cities

Rivals Pile on as Cuomo Enters Mayor’s Race

Mayor Adams issues social media rules

Cuomo officially declares run for NYC mayor

4 things to do this Weekend in NYC

A new report finds that one in four New Yorkers lives in poverty

NYC tries to contain rising threat to affordable housing

NYC closing Roosevelt Hotel migrant intake center

The Governor makes pro-congestion pricing pitch to President Trump

5 Things to do in NYC This Weekend

Trump moves to stop congestion pricing tolls in New York City

Governor Hochul Meets Key Leaders to Decide Whether to Fire Mayor Adams

Three Adams Deputy Mayors Quit

The Barclays Center's controversial history revisited

5 things to do this (Valentine's Day) weekend in NYC

Baby girl born on NYC subway train

Efforts to revive Airbnb in NYC are sputtering

NYC slated to get another 267 fast-chargers for electric vehicles

Comptroller Audit: City Hall Contracts Lag Got Worse

5 things to do this (Super Bowl) weekend in NYC

NYC schools brace for deportations

A Mystery Donor Funds $10 Million Campaign Against the Governor's Home Care Plan

NY law lets doctors leave their names off abortion pill bottles

Con Ed floats a double-digit hike in NYC's utility rates

New Yorkers are getting burned by heating costs

MTA reports dip in fare evasion as NYPD arrests skyrocket in subway system

Liberal mayoral candidates ditch 'defund police'

The city opens applications for e-bike trade-in program for food delivery workers.

The ‘fraud’ fueling NYC special education spending

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

$400,000 in fire donations remains unspent in the Bronx

Budget Update: The Governor pitches a school cellphone ban

Biden grants presidential pardon to NYC immigrant rights leader

Are judges undermining bail reform?

4 things happening in NYC this weekend.

The Governor's ‘last, best chance’ to save her political skin

The Governor wants a cop on every overnight NYC subway train

N.Y. state Senate Democrats propose new bills

NYC Cannabis Store Operators Call for Loan Forgiveness

5 things happening in NYC this weekend

Comptroller Report: Nonprofit jobs in New York declined over five-year period

Prosecutors say Mayor Adams could face more criminal charges

New Yorkers say they're eager for safer subways

Congestion pricing launches in NYC

5 things to do this weekend in NYC

NYE in NYC: 6 things to do for the new year

NYC Holiday Navigation Guide

4 things happening in NYC this weekend

5 bills still sitting on the Governor's desk

Governor calls for end of Electoral College

NYC real estate group sues to stop new broker fee protections for tenants

The Mayor’s Chief Advisor Departs City Hall Abruptly

3 things happening in NYC this weekend

Should electric bikes have license plates?

NYC schools act ahead of Trump’s inauguration

A $150M plan to transform 5th Avenue

Mayoral candidates weigh in on freezing the rent

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Ice Skating Rinks in NYC

2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in NYC

2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Holiday Light Shows

2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Tree Lighting Ceremonies

5 things to do in NYC this weekend

Where to take your NYC holiday houseguest...

Borough Groups Oppose Cross-Bronx Expansion Project

City Council to discuss bills expanding mental health support in public schools

Mayor Adams, NYC Council strike last-minute deal on sweeping housing plan amid historic crisis

NYC's new police commissioner

How parents and officials hope to bring New York universal child care over 5 years

New York City under 'drought warning' for first time since 2002

MTA plans to raise NYC's congestion pricing toll to $15 in 2031

What's happening in NYC this weekend...

No more broker fees for NYC renters

Majority of New Yorkers want Adams to resign

New Yorkers on the Trump transition team (so far...)

Mayor Adams' girlfriend retires amid a ‘No-Show’ Job Investigation

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand cruises to reelection in New York

NYC breaks record with more than 1 million New Yorkers voting early

Mayor Adams’ corruption trial set for April 2025

Former Governor referred to prosecutors by GOP House panel.

Top NYC City Hall officials got double-digit pay hikes

NYC Democrats upset Mayor Adams’ Trump defense undermines key Harris message

FDNY to host national symposium on e-bike lithium-ion battery fires

Mayor Adams says Trump is not a ‘fascist’

What to know about Mayor Adams' traffic camera contract

NYC Mayor Adams says reelection bid won’t be derailed

More than 700 New Yorkers signed up for the ‘City of Yes’ housing plan hearing

Mayor Adams’ office scraps online engagement form for elected officials

Federal prosecutors oppose Mayor Adams’ motion to dismiss bribery count

Who is Melissa Aviles-Ramos, the incoming chancellor of NYC public schools?

Who will pay the lawyers amid Mayor Adams’ indictment

NYC Department of Investigation reeling from staff shortage

Hochul satisifed with high-level resignations in Adams administration

NYC Mayor Adams fundraiser drew cash from ‘Turkish Trump’

Interim NYPD Commissioner expected to step down, Jessica Tisch in line for job: sources

Lawsuit: NYC Dept. of Education failing to help students with emotional disabilities attend classes

NYC crime drops for ninth straight month

NYC Deputy Mayor Phil Banks resigns

HBCU-focused high school coming to NYC

Mayor Adams real estate honcho had phone seized at JFK: sources

Mayor Adams may face more charges in sweeping corruption probe

Mayor Adams accuses feds of leaking information about criminal investigation

Mayor Adams files motion to dismiss in federal corruption indictment

Mayor Adams federal corruption indictment alleges pattern of deception to conceal contributions, bribes

What would happen if Mayor Adams is removed or resigns?

Mayor Adams indicted in federal investigation

NYC Schools Chancellor plans to resign amid federal investigation

Kamala Harris will skip Al Smith dinner in New York

New Interim NYPD Police Commissioner Donlon says feds raided his homes

NYPD appoints First Amendment protest supervisor

Adams offers different response to questions about probes

Details on the city’s annual management report

Advocates release priorities to overhaul New York school aid formula

Mayor Adams’ administration facing serious questions after FBI raids

NYPD Police Commissioner resigns amid federal investigation

9/11 survivors sue NYC over long-sealed Ground Zero environmental studies

Mayor Adams pulls Randy Mastro’s nomination for top lawyer job

FDNY firefighters urge Congress to fund long-term care for 9/11-related illnesses

Brother of top NYC official who is ensnared in federal probe has clients with city contracts

FBI raids homes of Adams administration officials, feds seize electronic devices

New York City opens 24 new public school buildings this fall

Former Governor Hochul aide charged with working as agent of China

NYC to pay $12M to former Wall Street trader paralyzed in 2020 police shooting

Judge orders NYC to make all new taxis wheelchair-accessible

MTA showcases stepped-up fare enforcement on buses

Sarah Palin granted new defamation trial against NY Times

Mayor Adams backs off proposed NYC school cellphone ban

Back-up for Brooklyn families shut out of afterschool won’t be solution for all

Governor holds campus safety meeting with hundreds of New York college leaders

Mayor Adams’ lawyer calls sexual assault claim ‘fictitious’

Afterschool programs lose state funding and Brooklyn families desperate for help

NYC landlord used fake repair scheme to overcharge tenants

More Migrant Families are Subject to 60-Day Shelter Limit

Documents show UAE paid for Adams adviser’s visit

Mayor Adams unfazed over not being given speaking slot at DNC

Mayor Adams has not been told he’s a target of FBI Turkish campaign probe

George Santos pleads guilty to charges of money laundering, identity theft and fraud

NYC Council approves $500M East Bronx rezoning plan

NYC Mayor Adams believes he ‘did nothing wrong’ after being subpoenaed in FBI probe

NYC Council Speaker still unsure about the mayor's top lawyer nomination

Mayor Adams heading to DNC to talk immigration

Court ruling kicks RFK Jr. off New York State ballot

Robert Tucker appointed new FDNY commissioner

NYC Mayor Adams gets latest rat infestation ticket tossed

NYC starts applying for more preschool special ed classes

NYC wasted millions in migrant spending

NYC gets state funding to help homeowners build unconventional apartments on their properties

Adams blames coverage of improperly documented campaign spending on ‘leaked’ report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he once dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park

MTA projects budget deficit amid fare evasion, congestion pricing confusion

Adams administration says 750 NYC smoke shops shuttered so far in crackdown on illicit weed

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander announces 2025 Mayoral run

Mayor Adams touts housing gains in NYC as critics push back

Mayor Adams' emergency order

Lawsuits say NY Gov. Hochul had no right to stop MTA congestion pricing plan

Insurance giant seeks to question Adams adviser in ‘money laundering’ lawsuit

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez resigning from office

New Yorkers on Biden bowing out of presidential race: ‘The right thing for the country’

New York pols react as Biden drops out of 2024 race

Two state maximum security prisons to close in November

FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh explains why she’s stepping down

What happens to Senator Robert Menendez’s seat after guilty verdict?

Scott Stringer appears primed to challenge Adams with mayoral run

An increasing number of NYPD cops are citing the Bible to keep their beards

NYC Comptroller poised to formally announce mayoral campaign

Rudy Giuliani warned by judge at chaotic bankruptcy hearing

NYC’s deputy chancellor of early childhood education stepping down

Chancellor Banks’ former chief of staff to return to Education Department as deputy chancellor

Legal challenges slowing campaign to shutter unlicensed NYC cannabis shops

Schools Chancellor taps NYC schools point-person on parent tensions as chief of staff

Mayor Adams backs decision not to fire the cop who lied about getting COVID vaccine.

Mayor Adams takes victory lap over NYC budget reversing his library cuts

NYC Council passes $112.4 billion budget in down-to-the-wire vote

Most state Assembly incumbents from NYC poised to keep seats after Tuesday primaries

NYC poised to ban student cellphone use during the school day

The Mayor shrugs off NYC teachers union

City public schools launching new division aimed at migrants, students with disabilities

Too much weed: NYC Sheriffs stowing seized pot anywhere they can

Governor Hochul signs restrictions on teens’ social media feeds into law

Legal weed sales up in N.Y. amid crackdown on unlicensed shops

City Comptroller files open records request for detail on Hochul congestion pricing reversal

NYC Mayor Adams backs mask ban

NYC Campaign Finance Board backs expanding straw donor enforcement powers

Texts show how NYC Mayor Adams tried to pacify ‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead in feud with top adviser

NYC getting $27M in settlement against e-cig maker Juul

Broker fee battle touches off City Hall rally controversy

Governor Hochul adds doula care to Medicaid, expands paid prenatal leave

Governer Hochul's congestion pricing flip-flop panned as political gambit for suburban N.Y. congressional seats

NYC Council votes to expand ‘advice and consent’ oversight of mayoral hires in face of Adams objections

Governor Hochul halts NYC congestion pricing

Mayor Adams praises Biden’s new border policy

Mayor Adams agrees to reverse $127M in school cuts

Cuomo amping up rhetoric taking aim at NYC problems amid talk of mayoral run in 2025

NYC bracing for another round of Canadian wildfire smoke this summer

Mayor Adams still looking into revoking Sean “Diddy” Combs key to the city

NYC Health Department to rely on donations for research journals amid budget cuts

NYC relaxes lifeguard test as staff shortages force closures of some beach stretches

Cuomo hitting up key unions as he lays the groundwork for potential NYC mayoral run

NYC Council introduces bill to expand oversight of mayoral hires amid City Hall power struggle

Labor leaders say Kathryn Garcia making potential NYC mayoral run rounds, but Garcia denies it

The top things to watch during 2024 Jets OTAs this spring

Donald Trump won’t testify at hush money trial as defense rests its case

Rudy Giuliani served indictment at 80th birthday party ...and more news

City Council members comply with Speaker Adams’ ban on desk signs

City Council pushes for more spending on affordable housing in Adams budget

NYC shutters 75 illicit weed shops in first week of crackdown

Council members offered private meets with Randy Mastro as Adams pushes to make him top NYC lawyer

Governor Hochul vows reform, leadership shakeup at Office of Cannabis Management

NYC bungled shelter-stay limits for migrant families

Department of Investigation launches probe into NYPD officials’ social media use

Judge knocks New York abortion rights measure off fall ballot

Mayor Adams traveling to Rome, will meet with Pope Francis

NYC politicians demand Mayor Adams discipline NYPD Chief over ‘dangerous’ tweets

New data shows many outsiders arrested in Columbia, CCNY Gaza protests

Millions of New Yorkers facing rent hikes of up to 4% for 1-year lease

Mayor Adams’ new engagement form system subject to transparency laws

Mayor Adams kicks off “City of Yes” housing plan

NYC sees surge in gun permit applications

UPDATE: No imminent plans for NYPD to clear CUNY City College pro-Gaza campus encampment

Mayor Adams’ budget plan restores NYPD funding, but won’t reverse $58M cut to NYC libraries

NYC government workers of color paid less than white colleagues: study

Mayor Adams defense trust returns $22K in improper donations

N.Y. State lawmakers pass $237B budget nearly 3 weeks late

Cannabis enforcement deal is locked down in State budget

Council Progressives will try to block Mayor Adams’ plan to tap top lawyer

NYC could save $3.5 billion on migrant costs with housing vouchers

Critics slam potential New York State housing deal

Report on mayoral control of NYC public schools adds a new wrinkle to the debate

Senator Schumer announces $15M to replace Brooklyn’s Grand St. bridge

Adams defends against report of Turkish Airlines upgrades...demures on specific details

Key report on mayoral control of NYC public schools finds parents, teachers feel shut out

NYC taps lawyer for Mayor Adams sex assault lawsuit

Upstate NY braces for massive influx of eclipse tourists

Mayor Adams welcomes Texas Governor to NYC

Biden critics claim 12% of NY Democratic voters cast blank ballots to protest Gaza war

Ex-NYPD deputy inspector sentenced in Mayor Adams campaign straw donor scheme

Biden critics push for blank ballots in New York’s Democratic primary to protest Gaza war

Data for at risk cops flagged for retraining missing from NYPD report

NYC to allow test rides of driverless cars — with drivers behind the wheel

New York State budget expected to be late

MTA plans final congestion pricing vote: What you need to know

NYC Council announces appeal of ruling that invalidated city’s noncitizen voting law

What to know as New York approaches state budget deadline

Mets owners donate $116M to community college facility

Top NYPD brass defend controversial use of social media at Council budget hearing

Adams vows to not be distracted by sex assault claim

Hochul orders ‘top-down’ review of New York marijuana licensing process

NYC yellow taxi demand still slow post-pandemic

Number of unlicensed Upper West Side weed shops has jumped 104% since 2022

Governor Hochul suggests that Cuomo did not warn her before resignation

Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams launch task force cracking down on ‘ghost cars’

NYC’s daily care cost per migrant household hits $388

NY appeals court reinstates bribery charges against former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin

Governor Hochul once again grasps for command of crime debate ahead of November elections

Hochul sends 750 National Guard troops to NYC subways

‘No indication’ Mayor Adams is target of criminal probe after latest FBI raids: lawyer

Mayor Adams unveils $50M fund to help minority-owned real estate developers

The City Council projects $3.3B more in tax revenue than Adams’ team, paving way for brutal budget debate

FBI raids Bronx homes of Mayor Adams aide

Mayor Adams rolls out new plan to create jobs, address climate change

Lander report slams Mayor Adams on migrant contract spending

Biden visits New York City for campaign trip, second this month

NYC lawmakers make yet another bid to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops

DOT claims more red light cameras save lives in New York City

Mayor Adams cancels next round of NYC budget cuts, but will slash migrant spending

41% of N.Y voters want someone other than Biden, Trump

NYC mulls e-bike safety crackdown

The city sues social media giants to hold them ‘financially responsible’ for youth mental health crisis

Low-income New Yorkers sue Mayor Adams over refusal to expand rental voucher access

Mayor Adams denounces state bill seeking to ban migrant stay limits

NY lawmakers propose bill aimed at Mayor Adams’ migrant shelter stay limits

20 NYC migrant shelters to face new 11 p.m. curfew

City Council OKs legal action against Mayor Adams in housing voucher feud

City Council to clear way for legal action against Adams admin in housing voucher battle

Mayor Adams asks NY lawmakers to shoulder half of migrant costs

Ringleader in 2021 straw donor scheme tied to Mayor Adams’ campaign pleads guilty

2026 FIFA World Cup final to be held at MetLife Stadium

NYC takes next major step toward getting trash off streets and into containers

NYC library use surged before Adams budget cuts

City Council overrides the Mayor's criminal justice vetoes

Mayor Adams defends ‘How Many Stops’ veto

City Council leaders call on mayor to open more migrant ‘reticketing centers’

Mayor Adams investing $40M to give NYC women a greater leg-up

Mayor Adams delivers his State of the City speech

NYC to include migrants in annual street homelessness census

NYC officials and advocates demand an end to Mayor Adams’ migrant shelter limits

Mayor Adams vetoes ‘How Many Stops Act’ and solitary ban bill

ICYMI The Key takeaways from Mayor Adams’ budget plan for NYC

Former City Comptroller launches committee to explore mayoral run against Adams

A look at Mayor Adams’ reelection campaign contributions

Takeaways from New York Governor Hochul’s state budget plan

Mayor Adams has raised $650K for legal defense trust since FBI raid at his campaign aide’s home

New York Gov. Hochul to unveil state budget proposal on Tuesday

Mayor Adams rolls back cuts to trash pickup and jobs training program

Mayor Adams reversing some NYPD and FDNY cuts

Governor Hochul’s State of the State address centers on public safety, mental health, and affordability

What would NYC Council’s ‘How Many Stops Act’ actually do?

Pushback growing over mayoral control of NYC schools with renewal up for debate in Albany

NYC teachers’ union, Staten Island borough president sue to stop congestion pricing

Governor Hochul proposes statewide phonics-based reading program

Mayor Adams fails to register his Brooklyn rental property with NYC housing agency again

NYC murders and shootings down in 2023 for second year in a row

Mayor Adams dismantling ‘disruptive’ NYC task force accused of heavy-handed raids at bars, venues

Mayor Adams sets strict limits on when migrant buses can arrive in NYC

Governor Hochul uses Christmas address to condemn hate crime spikes in N.Y.

UFT sues to block Mayor Adams’ NYC education budget cuts

New York Democrats renew push to boot Trump from ballot

Mayor Adams threatens to limit press access at City Hall to one reporter per outlet

US stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Monday, with the Dow inching for another record even as Federal Reserve officials tried to rein in high expectations for interest rate cuts.

CUNY orders deeper spending cuts

Trio of N.Y. state lawmakers urge state to establish right to counsel for immigrants

NYC’s largest municipal union, suing Mayor Adams’ admin over budget cuts

Adams open to rolling back some budget cuts

Governor Hochul launches minimum wage awareness campaign