By Stephen Louis Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s charter revision commission, known as the Committee on Government Efficiency (COGE), has put forth proposals in five yes-or-no questions to appear on this fall’s general election…
Incumbent state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Republican challenger Joseph Hernandez are expected to participate in the debate.
Two City Council members entered a homeless veterans shelter in Queens against the staff’s orders Thursday as they and other lawmakers ramped up pressure on the Mamdani administration to explain why it rejected federal…
New York Attorney General Letitia James and City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Thursday they will formally oppose the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of the 2030 Census and are preparing for another legal…
Speaker Menin will submit public comment with Council Members advocating against proposed Census overhaul, highlighting importance of accurate count NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, New York State…
A new fast-track process for affordable housing will take effect in 12 community districts next year, after the Mamdani administration on Thursday identified the neighborhoods where the voter-approved changes will apply.
Mayor Mamdani plans to run a temporary highway bypass over part of the Brooklyn Bridge for at least a decade as the city rebuilds the BQE.
What do the Upper East Side, Maspeth and the middle of Staten Island all have in common?
Brooklyn nonprofits that help new and expecting parents can once again apply for funding to throw community baby showers, as Borough President Antonio Reynoso renews his Community Baby Shower Fund for a third year.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has received his federal security clearance after a months-long review that stretched into the ninth month of his administration, he said Wednesday.
MTA officials warned Wednesday that “high and unpredictable” tariffs brought on by the Trump administration could jack up the cost of new trains and buses by $1 billion by the end of this decade.
It may be back to the drawing board for Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the rollout of his pied-à-terre tax after a Staten Island judge ruled Tuesday the tax’s debut was mishandled and that the mayor must start over.
The highest bus speeds in four years come as DOT and the MTA embark an on ambitious plan to improve bus service across the city.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent rollout of the pied-à-terre tax is facing yet another legal challenge.
A Staten Island judge on Tuesday ordered the Mamdani administration to cancel thousands of notices sent to property owners warning them that they faced a second-home surcharge and to restart the vetting process that…
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s re-election campaign and the New York State Democratic Party are heading into the final stretch of election season with more than $33 million combined in cash on hand after raising $8.4 million…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting his own stamp on a city office created by his predecessor to combat antisemitism, unveiling a strategy that increases prevention funding while formalizing a break with the Adams…
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History was made Sept. 24, when Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso — the first citywide Beep with Dominican roots — welcomed Luis Abinader, president of the Dominican Republic, to Brooklyn Borough Hall,…
An administration that says it wants its streets to be the envy of the world allows Bedford Avenue to be a fatality waiting to happen.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is opening a permanent walk-in jobs center in Lower Manhattan where New Yorkers can get help navigating public-service hiring, as city agencies continue to carry more than 14,000 vacant authorized…
A federal grant rejected by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration that would have funded shelter for homeless veterans in New York City included clauses prohibiting the promotion of “gender ideology” and “denial of the…
The Mamdani administration stopped automatically sending police officers to investigate 311 complaints about homeless encampments this week, shifting the initial response to homeless outreach workers.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is returning to Brooklyn for a week of special broadcasts from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, with a lineup that includes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Bruce…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump met at Gracie Manion this week to take their Sunnyside Yards housing discussions to "a new level."
It might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is pulling out of a federal program meant to help veterans transition out of homelessness, alleging the Trump administration would have required New York City to discriminate…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Mayor Zohran Mamdani an anti-semite during a contentious speech at the U.N.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu singled out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a direct attack from the United Nations General Assembly podium Thursday, calling him “the antisemitic mayor of New York” and accusing…