Another Unrealistic Sales Pitch for AlbanyCare
Proponents of establishing a single-payer healthcare system in New York State are making a fresh set of unrealistic claims about....
Latest 2,292 stories
Brooklyn Brewery Readies for Move to Wythe Avenue in Greenpoint
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn Brewery is preparing to leave its longtime home for greener pastures just a few blocks away.
Daily Links: Old WNYC Building Could Be Restored for Transmitter Park Concession
In the News Three Innocent Bystanders Shot in Brooklyn Within 48 Hours [NYP] NYC Ramps Up War Against Rats With New Inspection Rules [NYP] Cyclist Fatally Struck by Truck Driver in Cypress Hills [NYDN] Coney Island Sand…
This New York Union Gives Millions to Its Bosses, Pennies to the Rank-and-File
Employers have sought out the family-run IBOTU to fend off more aggressive unions.
Team Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre No-Show Has Lawmakers Fuming
A bipartisan group of City Council members excoriated the Mamdani administration on Tuesday for ditching a gripe-filled hearing on the botched rollout of the mayor’s new pied-à-terre tax.
Brooklyn Cyclones Admit They Dropped the Ball on Worker Tips
Brooklyn Cyclones management acknowledged they had failed to pay employees the appropriate amount of tips and reimbursed at least one employee for lost wages, following a recent investigation by The City Reporter.
Shallower, Smaller Stations Could Cut 125th Street Subway Costs In Half: Report
Is cut-and-cover the future of the MTA’s subway expansion?
Trump’s New ‘Roadway Safety Strategy’ Leaves Out The Good Parts
The Trump administration’s new blueprint for improving the nation’s poor road-safety record ignores well-established safety measures and leaves vulnerable road users completely out of the picture.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Fatal Hit-and-Run Edition
Cops are looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a 29-year-old e-bike rider commuting to work in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Two Sold, One in Contract
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Bed Stuy, Park Slope, and Windsor Terrace.
English-Only Classrooms, Spending Cuts: How Federal Changes to Head Start Could Impact Kids in NY
In New York State, Head Start serves 43,300 kids and 900 pregnant women, providing low-income families—including those experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or receiving public assistance—with free childcare, early…
Bay Ridge’s Visitation Academy and Monastery Being Sold to Developers
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Two years after Visitation Academy closed its doors, the school and attached monastery are set to be sold to developers for $42.25 million in a deal locals say was kept secret until…
Mamdani administration skips pied-à-terre tax rollout hearing as Council members fume over unanswered questions
Five days after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was confident his officials could juggle a City Council hearing with an ongoing lawsuit over the pied-à-terre tax rollout, his administration declined to show up Tuesday,…
Rep. Ritchie Torres, George Latimer demand answers on medical staffing shortage at Delaney Hall
Rep. Ritchie Torres and Rep. George Latimer are calling for an independent investigation into medical staffing at Delaney Hall, after three people died in the Newark immigration detention facility in less than a year.
Rep. Meng leads federal push to rein in ICE with new accountability bills
Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng is condemning ICE activity as the Feds have continued to flood the borough over the last several weeks.
Teamsters Hit Amazon Over Delivery Worker Layoffs, With Millions at Stake
Amazon and more than a dozen of its subcontractors in New York City and the suburbs face union allegations they flouted a state law that protects employees from mass layoffs or closures.
Speaker Menin and Council Member Oswald Feliz Announce $24 Million Investment to Transform Ittner Place into State-of-the-Art Park and Greenspace
Council launch the start of the Park-Webster Avenue Neighborhood Plan The plan will kick off engagement process to develop community-driven vision for needed neighborhood investments and potential housing growth THE…
Speaker Julie Menin, Bronx Councilmembers Justin Sanchez and Amanda Farías announce $25M plan to transform Hunts Point fish market
Tucked away behind the beltway highways and surrounded by a steady stream of large delivery trucks, the Fulton Fish Market Cooperative, operating within the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center supplies fresh and frozen…
Opinion: 57,000 Empty Apartments and Not a Word of Apology
"Short-term rental income was, for many of these families, not a luxury.
Lend Your Voice to a Marathon Reading of ‘The Power Broker’
Several hundred readers are needed to reach the goal of a live reading of the entirety of Robert Caro's weighty work "The Power Broker." The dense and authoritative volume, published in 1974, tracks the rise of Robert…
Survey: We Want to Hear From New York Teachers About AI and Ed Tech
If you’re a K–12 educator in New York, we want to know how you feel about technology in the classroom.
‘An abuse of power’: Elected officials and community groups rally against reported surge in ICE raids in Queens
A number of Black and Latino elected officials and community leaders gathered in East Elmhurst Monday evening to rally against what they described as a surge in ICE activity in the surrounding area in recent weeks and…
Daily Links: Williamsburg Arteries Grand, Metropolitan Could Go One-Way
In the News This Is How Parents Spent Mamdani’s Parents Night Off [NYT] Coastal Resiliency Project Hurts Red Hook Businesses [RHS] Ready for Our New 51-Story Neighbor?
PODCAST: ¿Cómo se llegó a un nuevo récord de población indocumentada y con protección temporal en 2024?
En 2024, el número de personas sin documentos y con protección temporal llegó a un nuevo récord de 15.8 millones, dice el nuevo informe del Migration Policy Institute (MPI por sus siglas en inglés).
Mamdani Wants To Speed up NYC Government. He Could Tackle Cumbersome Agency Reports.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has frequently spoken about his hopes of streamlining city government, cutting through the red tape and bureaucratic roadblocks that stymie progress.
Komanoff: Congestion Pricing Was Never About Air Quality
A new report from the city Dept. of Health should put to bed misplaced concerns about congestion pricing’s impact on regional air quality.
DSNY Eyes Top-Loading Garbage Trucks For Better Curbside Waste Collection
Top-loading collection trucks could offset a potential vehicle mileage increase from the Big Apple's "trash revolution."
Tuesday’s Headlines: Mike Flynn Edition
Mayor Mamdani's DOT commissioner says community engagement can't get in the way of progress.
LISTEN: Here’s What It Takes to Keep NYC Moving
Chrissy, Katie and Harry take a summer week to consider Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political winning streak as a new poll shows he’s more popular now than when he was elected mayor, and to note what his approach does, and…
Hochul appeals to Trump over TPS, warns ‘hundreds of essential employees’ could lose jobs
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she, like Mayor Zohran Mamdani, personally appealed to President Donald Trump over Temporary Protected Status, warning that its rollback could force state and local governments to dismiss hundreds…