Mamdani has received support from Gov. Kathy Hochul in his childcare ambitions; she has put $1.2 billion towards an expansion in coverage. ( Photo: Photo: nycmayorsoffice, Flickr) Mamdani Proclaims “New Era in Childcare,” Even as Preschool Enrollment Remains Flat Around 100,000 New York City students received public preschool offers this year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on May 19,... News 22 May 2026 | 04:26
Manhattan politicians such as NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin (left) and Council Member Harvey Epstein (right) are collaborating on a new legislative priority: eliminating stray dog poop from NYC. ( Photo: NYC Council, Flickr ) SCOOP Act Takes on Formidable, Foul Foe: NYC Dog Poop New York City is planning on cutting the crap, with the City Council seeking to pass a suite of bills that will address the... News 19 May 2026 | 07:06
Storage units where bikes will be held. Each unit will hold several bikes. ( Photo: Tranzito) DOT: 500 Outdoor Bike-Parking Stations Coming to a Street Near You The New York City Department of Transportation is pairing with mobility company Tranzito to design and build 500 secure bike-parking... News 14 May 2026 | 06:25
The NYC Ferry Dream Boat at rest in Brooklyn, ready to make another run to Manhattan. ( Photo: Brian Berger) NYC Ferry Route Changes Take Effect: What Do They Mean? All aboard, ferry people! Your boat is departing in about one minute but, due to some notable route changes that took effect... News 15 Dec 2025 | 01:28
Council Member Gale Brewer celebrated the discovery that a Key Food supermarket would soon fill an UWS vacancy near the intersection of West 88th Street and Broadway, left by the delivery app company Jokr. Photo via Gale Brewer’s Twitter The Problem With Chain Stores On the Upper West Side, vacant storefronts mark the spots where chain stores died. Council Member Gale Brewer can easily... News 05 Jan 2023 | 02:24
UWS Council Member Gale Brewer (at podium) announced her intent to revitalize the “Schoolyards to Playgrounds” program outside of P.S. 9 on Tuesday. Photo: Abigail Gruskin What If Schoolyards Stayed Open? Schoolyards in all five boroughs boast precious outdoor real estate, with a catch: an overwhelming number aren’t open beyond... News 19 Oct 2022 | 01:03
Mayor Eric Adams (center) with delivery workers’ rights activists on Monday. Photo via the Mayor’s Office’s YouTube ‘Hubs,’ A Haven For Delivery Workers Wearing a light puffy jacket on Monday, in the midst of the season’s first days-long stretch of heavy skies and chilly temps,... News 06 Oct 2022 | 01:06
Dr. Ashwin Vasan, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene commissioner, presented on monkeypox at a City Council town hall on Monday, July 18. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Monkeypox Is Here Hundreds in New York City have now likely come down with a fever and body aches not caused by COVID-19. They may have suffered... News 21 Jul 2022 | 04:14
