House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is opposing Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s proposal to significantly expand the party’s executive committee ahead of a fight over who will lead the…
Building on three earlier forums held this spring, the events are a chance for public housing residents to tell officials their concerns directly, City Hall said.
We obtained party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s plan to upend an upcoming leadership vote.
Can a makeover make scaffolding, a ubiquitous feature at thousands of buildings across the city, less of a nuisance?
Long Island may be New York’s strongest case that money matters in education — and also its strongest warning that,....
En el estado de Nueva York, el programa Head Start atiende a 43.300 niños y 900 mujeres embarazadas, y ofrece a las familias con bajos ingresos —incluidas aquellas sin hogar, en hogares de acogida (Foster Care) o que…
The serene white rooms of this Civil War-era townhouse, with their gleaming wide plank floors and impeccable moldings, weren't always this way.
A fight over pollution along the Queens-Long Island border is boiling over, as residents from one side of the dividing line accuse a concrete recycling plant on the other of spoiling their bayfront air — and see an…
A rare affordable housing lottery has opened for the sale of 16 one-, two-, and three-bedroom co-op apartments in two new Bushwick buildings, giving buyers the chance to become first-time homeowners.
Miles of water, scenic views and natural coastline await you around Jamaica Bay, which has shaken its past as a dumping ground for the city and resurged in recent years as a wild landscape.
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The city needs 700,000 new homes over the next 10 years to catch up with current demand and accommodate future growth, officials announced Wednesday.
IBOTU pays its bosses millions, and employers use it to fend off more aggressive unions.
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A dock shortage is turning Greenpoint into a Citi Bike nightmare.
The price is "astronomical," said one Council Member.
Williamsburg mainstay The Exley inaugurated a new car-free pedestrian plaza in a BQE-adjacent slip lane that was until recently occupied by cars.
Assembly Member Chantel Jackson said it took a public shaming to get the city to fix several ADA curb ramps in her district.
"Federal leaders are shifting funding toward shelters and outdated programs that make housing conditional on sobriety.
After four children had elevated levels of lead in their blood, NYCHA tested all the childcare centers in its buildings built before 1978, when lead paint was banned—and most were positive for the toxic metal.
NEW YORK – Today, the Mamdani Administration filed a lawsuit against the RESPECT Check Act, which would require the City to issue workforce stabilization payments totaling up to $10,000 to paraprofessionals employed by…
In a 1930s Art Deco building in Ditmas Park, this spacious one-bedroom exhibits the original details of the period along with an updated kitchen and bathroom.
The state agency continues to face a rocky transition to electric buses.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration sued the New York City Council on Wednesday over its newly enacted bill to pay paraprofessionals one-time $10,000 payments, saying it both runs afoul of a state law that restricts…
City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Wednesday rejected calls for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from the 25th anniversary commemoration of the Sept.
New York City needs to build 700,000 new housing units over the next 10 years, the Mamdani administration said Wednesday, a figure larger than previous estimates.
The MTA’s plan to convert to a zero-emissions bus fleet by 2040 has hit enough roadblocks that the target date is “in jeopardy” of not being met, a new report from New York state’s top fiscal watchdog warns.
An affordable housing lottery has opened for a six-story development rising on the site that formerly held the Wythe Diner.
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