Opinion: Deed Theft Is a Wake-Up Call for Stronger Protections for Older Adults
"If we wait until an older adult's home has been stolen to ask how they should be protected, we have already waited too long."
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Documental ‘West Side Familia’ recoge décadas de historia de comunidad puertorriqueña en el Upper West Side
La documentalista neoyorquina Taylor Hosking empieza su primer documental, “West Side Familia”, con una sencilla pregunta: ¿por qué cada mes de junio se despliega la bandera puertorriqueña en un semáforo del Upper West…
Downtown Brooklyn man gets 13 years for four-day gunpoint robbery spree
A Downtown Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after authorities said he carried out three gunpoint robberies across the neighborhood in just four days.
Crown Heights Condo With Patio, Concrete Floors Asks $1.05 Million
With a typical new-construction floor plan, this Crown Heights two-bedroom is not huge but it has some interesting modern-design touches and is organized around outdoor space.
Vestal Point Capital Takes 12K SF at Rockrose Development’s 11 East 26th Street
Investment firm and hedge fund manager Vestal Point Capital is relocating its offices within New York City.
NYC Human Resources Administration Extends 174K-SF Lease in Midtown
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) extended the lease for a government agency in Midtown South.
Subway, bus, and commuter rail riders should prepare for Labor Day weekend service tweaks: MTA
As Labor Day approaches, the MTA on Wednesday advised transit riders to prepare for service shakeups over the coming three-day weekend.
Council Grills Mamdani Health Team Over Deadly UES Legionnaires’ Outbreak
City councilmembers grilled local health officials over the Mamdani administration’s response to a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on the Upper East Side this summer that killed 11 people and ranked among the…
AI gets a timeout: Mamdani puts one-year moratorium on generative AI for younger NYC students
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the nation’s largest public school system will impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) from 2-K through eighth grade, while…
From Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on the city to purchase the site of a historic burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens, that was turned into a parking lot and transform it into a memorial for the enslaved…
Mamdani’s Zoning Appointee Faces Testy Nomination Hearing
The nomination of city planning official John Mangin, who championed zoning reform and housing supply efforts, reignited debates about NIMBYs, YIMBYs, and community input in land use decisions.
Opinion Poll – Tort Reform
Executive Summary New Yorkers are dissatisfied with New York’s litigation environment and broadly favor changes to the state’s liability laws.....
Park Slope Super Stoop returns this fall with bargains on every block
A day of bargain hunting and community gathering will return this fall with the second annual Park Slope Super Stoop event.
Missing Chunk of Fort Greene Bike Lane Has Been Restored
by Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY The city Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that it has finally filled in a crucial link missing from Brooklyn’s bike lane network for years: A protected bike lane on Ashland…
Manhattan Housing Seasonality: When the Borough Sees Its Peaks and Valleys
School calendars, holidays and even the weather can all have an impact on housing market activity across the borough of Manhattan.
Keeping Cool Isn’t Just a Summer Activity
After a summer's relentless scorching heat waves, we’re finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Jellyfish Clog Shores and Sting Swimmers as Summer Wanes in Rockaway
The end of summer can sting. And for many beachgoers in the Rockaways, that’s not a metaphor.
Daily Links: Foundations Go In for Last Williamsburg Wharf Towers
In the News Carbon Monoxide Evacuations in Brooklyn Heights After Fire [Eagle] Bensonhurst’s Santa Rosalia Feast Holds Cannoli-Eating Contest [BP] Pols Demand Action on 3rd Avenue Redesign After Another Hit-and-Run [BP]…
COMPLETE VIDEO: 204th CityLaw Breakfast with NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels
On September 2, 2026, NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels spoke at the 204th CityLaw Breakfast.
Op-Ed | In order to learn, children need to be healthy, so put your child’s health at the top of your back-to-school checklist
Our kids only get one opportunity at a good education, but without good health that opportunity is wasted.
A 27-Hour Wait for a Hospital Bed? Why Delays Are Growing at New York Hospitals
How long does it take to go from the emergency room to a hospital bed at the city’s public hospitals?
Mamdani Ends Adams’s Chromebook Spending Spree
New York Focus had spotlighted the T-Mobile contract, which cost the city $3.5 million a month to equip Chromebooks with cell service.
Opinion: Manning Marable Was Right About the 13th Congressional District
What the 2026 Democratic primary reveals about demographic change, coalition politics, and unequal political participation.
Short-Term Rental Registrations Surpass 3,500 for First Time Since City Overhaul
It's been three years since the city began requiring hosts of short-term rentals to register them, an effort to weed out illegal listings which officials say took options away from residents amidst a housing shortage.
Brooklyn to Lose More of Industrial Past With Demo of Historic Linotype Buildings
A 2.6-acre Clinton Hill block recently slated for a mega-adaptive reuse project has been taken over by a new developer who plans to demolish more than half of its historic industrial buildings for a new mixed-use…
DHS Chief Says ‘Rotten Apple’ Crackdown Is Over, Slams Mamdani and Hochul
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin came to New York City on Tuesday to announce the completion of “Operation Rotten Apple” after targeting 2,100 immigrants across the state for arrest in the past month, he…
NYC’s first racial equity plan sets new framework for future budget decisions
New York City plans to incorporate a racial equity review into future budget planning under its first citywide racial equity plan, released Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.
5 Years After Ida, NYC Is Still Struggling To Deal With Extreme Rain and Deadly Flooding
The remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled through New York City five years ago, dumping unprecedented amounts of rain on the city and resulting in 13 New Yorkers’ deaths.
A slice for a good cause: Grimaldi’s Pizzeria brings back annual No Kid Hungry campaign for 14th year
A Brooklyn-born pizza tradition is giving back once again.
Park Slope’s Super Stoop Event Returns This Month
A day of bargain hunting and community gathering will return this fall with the second annual Park Slope Super Stoop event.