Homeless rights and community advocates rally on the steps of City Hall in favor of a pair of bills to increase the number of publicly accessible bathrooms across the five boroughs, Sept. 19, 2024. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) NYC Wants 2,100 Public Restrooms, but City Hall’s Bathroom Strategy Is Backed Up The release of a citywide strategy for building 2,100 public bathrooms will be delayed after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team... News 01 Sep 2026 | 11:37
Fury at Chinatown Jail as city’s own engineering report notes the difficulties of building on the site. ( Photo: NYC DDC) Fury at Chinatown Jail: Locals Warn of Danger, City Set to Build With local fury over the Chinatown jail still sky high even as the city prepares to build the controversial 16-story jail... News 31 Aug 2026 | 11:51
Domincan Day Parade dazzles mega multitudes in Midtown. Mayor Mamani and Adriano Espaillat, in green shirt right, are not talking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Dominican Day Parade Dazzles in Midtown before Trouble in Inwood Hundreds of thousands happy Dominicans and their likewise delighted-to-be-there friends descended on Sixth Avenue on Sunday... News 17 Aug 2026 | 04:20
Fans of the Elizabeth Street Garden celebrate now that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has abandoned city plans to erect low income housing on the neighborhood greenspace. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Elizabeth Street Garden Saved After Long Preservation Fight Over a hundred people gathered at the Elizabeth Street Garden on Saturday to celebrate its permanent preservation after a... News 17 Aug 2026 | 03:58
City Council Speaker Julie Menin (center), who represents an UES district, stands with council members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council Member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. ( Photo: NYC Council) Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that recently plagued the Upper East Side has killed five people as of July 24, with 82... News 09 Aug 2026 | 06:42
“No More 24” Bill Stalls, again, to the ire of protestors on Brodway outside City Hall on Aug. 5. ( Photo: Brian Berger) “No More 24” Bill Stalls: Menin, Mamdani Mocked at City Hall Protest And again, a hunger strike protest by women home health workers decrying the 24-hour workday is over. Ending on its eight... Voices 07 Aug 2026 | 05:53
NYC Council Members on the steps of city hall, announcing a Sept. 30 hearing on e-bike safety. From left to right: Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers, Oswald Feliz, Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, Speaker Julie Menin, Gale Brewer, and Lynn Schulman. Council Members were joined by Jessica Solano, who’s been caring for her sister after she was severely injured by an e-bike while jogging, and Solano’s husband, Brian (right). ( Photo: New York City Council) City Council Proposes 17 New E-Bike Laws, Safety Review After Deadly Crashes Following an uptick in crashes and fatalities involving motorized high-speed e-bikes and e-scooters, a clutch of New York... News 06 Aug 2026 | 11:24
605 East 9th Street Scaffolding ( Photo: Victoria Hneleski) New Scaffolding Rules to be Enforced Starting August 13 One of New York City’s oldest active sidewalk sheds has stood at 605 East 9th Street for nearly 15 years. As the city’s crackdown... News 25 Jul 2026 | 01:15
Pedestrians heading toward a homeless encampment on West 45th Street that occupied the entire sidewalk, forcing people to venture into the street to get around it. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) West Side Shantytown Near Intrepid Renews Homeless Debate The first official complaint to City Council regarding the growing shantytown near West 45th Street between 11th and 12th... News 19 Jul 2026 | 01:56
One fan in Times Square climbs atop a street lights while celebrating. ( Photo: Harrison Cade) The Knicks Win!! Jubilation & Disorder Follows NBA Finals Manhattanites took to the streets in wild celebration on Saturday night, June 13th, after the New York Knicks closed out... News 14 Jul 2026 | 11:07
The first-of-its-kind Parents’ Night Out program which aims to provide children from six to 13 years-old with a range of supervised activities at its debut on Aug. 16, quickly filled up all available slots on the first day of registration. ( Photo: Daniel Avila/ NYC Parks) Mamdani’s First Parents’ Night Out Program Fills Up in Hours Available slots to drop off kids for playground activities in the city’s first ever Parents Night Out program next month... News 13 Jul 2026 | 05:06
Stilt walkers at NYC Pride March. ( Photo: Satish Shahi) Pride Weekend Trifecta: 3 Local LGBTQ Parades Vie for Attention The culmination of Pride Month is Pride Weekend, a two-day span so bursting with complex and sometimes conflicting passions... News 06 Jul 2026 | 11:18
Last year, the Parks Department opened the Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park, replacing the old Lasker Pool and Rink. The pool will be one of Manhattan’s outdoor pool locations offering the free Learn to Swim program this summer although only a handful of the public pools in Manhattan will offer similar programs. ( Photo: Courtesy of NYC Parks Department) Lifeguard Shortages Loom as Public Pools and Beaches Prep for Hot Summer Forecasts for the Northeast suggest that New Yorkers are in for a historically hot summer. As the city sweltered under its... News 03 Jul 2026 | 09:31
The Jalen Brunson street sign at West 11th Street and Seventh Avenue is considerably higher than the honorary signs for his teammates. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) Boulevard of Heroes: City Names Streets to Honor Champion Knicks “New York is back!” That was the reaction of Deshaun Dickerson, 26, a local clothing designer who discovered the street signs... News 01 Jul 2026 | 02:14
Supporters are watching as the votes come in for the 10th congressional district. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) Rep. Dan Goldman focuses on Israel after losing to Lander A few hundred voters, staffers, and volunteers gathered inside the Mezzanine, a rather roomy, well-lit event space on Wall... Home 24 Jun 2026 | 02:28
