‘Whole Lot of Nothing’: Mamdani’s Vision Zero Plan Dilutes Adams-Era Daylighting
The mayor's new daylighting commitment falls short of his campaign trail promise to implement the safety measure citywide.
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‘Seal the deal’: ALE members rally at City Hall for fair contract for NYC Council staffers
Members of the nation’s largest legislative staff union, the Association of Legislative Employees (ALE), rallied on the steps of City Hall alongside elected officials and labor unions on Sept.
Daily Links: Homeowners Get Millions in Third Party Transfer Settlement
In the News Mamdani Unveils Street Safety Plan to Curb Pedestrian Deaths [NYT] NY Seized Their Property.
NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declined To Punish Cops Who Used Force So Other Cops Could Park Illegally
The top cop's decision came even though the NYPD's patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk.
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Streetsblog Effect
The mayor faces heat from Streetsblog-reading reporters.
FIRST ON amNY: Mamdani sets standard NYC snow shoveler pay at $30 an hour this winter
Get more dough for shoveling snow under Zoh!
Market Shifts, New York’s Uniqueness Mean Mamdani’s Grocery Plan Could Work
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to get the city into the subsidized grocery business.
Mamdani’s COGE launches $1.6M push to explain 5 ‘faster government’ ballot questions
New Yorkers will soon start seeing ads promising “faster government” across the city as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s charter commission launches a $1.6 million campaign Tuesday around five proposed City Charter changes headed…
Mamdani, Here’s How to Do Better on Street Safety, Advocates Plead
As the Mamdani administration ramps up to release its first legally mandated streets plan, advocates on Tuesday will present a roadmap designed to push City Hall to meet its marks.
Mayor Mamdani rolls out ‘Vision Zero Reimagined’ plan to lower speed limits, redesign intersections and more
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday released a new roadmap for reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries across the five boroughs to zero over the next decade.
UPDATE: Mayor Mamdani Offers Bold ‘Vision Zero Reimagined’ But Details Are Few (And NYPD Reveals Its Priority: Bikes)
The administration offers a 104-page vision statement that's a bit hazy on the specifics.
‘Cruelty is the point’: NYC, NY AG challenge Trump rule expanding ‘public charge’ test for green cards
New York City and state Attorney General Letitia James filed parallel federal lawsuits Monday challenging a Trump administration rule and accompanying guidance that would expand the public benefits immigration officers…
Monday’s Headlines: A Predictable Tragedy Edition
In kicking its redesign of "Canal Street East" to 2027, Mamdani's DOT chose political ease over safety.
For These 9/11 Survivors, Newly Published Air Quality Records Bring Answers
The long overdue disclosure of reams of air quality records by the administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani this week offered advocates and survivors some answers for what they knew for the last quarter-century: that the…
‘Simply Wrong’: Menin, Advocates Blast Mamdani for Scaling Back East River Greenway Uptown
The Council leader is not buying the city's excuses for paring back the crucial upgrades.
City Council Approves Mamdani’s Nominee for Key Housing Post, Despite ‘Reservations’
Lawmakers approved John Mangin to chair the Board of Standards and Appeals, following a tense nomination hearing where some criticized him as dismissive to local residents' concerns about new development.
The Biggest Education Questions Facing NYC Mayor Mamdani As School Starts
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.
9/11 victim families rally in Manhattan urging Mamdani to skip Ground Zero memorial service
As Mayor Zohran Mamdani took measures to remember and release records related to September 11, survivor family members at two Downtown rallies asked the mayor not to attend the Ground Zero memorial and protested some of…
Pizzeria-Owning Brothers Plead Guilty in Adams-Era Corruption Case
The sibling owners of an Ozone Park pizzeria charged with bribing a top aide to ex-Mayor Eric Adams pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy charges Wednesday, the first guilty pleas in a case that kicked off a damning…
Mamdani Hires New Early Childhood Education Chief With Free 2-K Program About To Start
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.
Mamdani, Hochul say NYC’s lead pipe replacement program saved homeowners over $10K each
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that the city’s free lead service line replacement program has saved more than 900 homeowners in the Bronx and Queens more than $10,000 each, with…
Mamdani DOT Lays Groundwork for Low-Traffic Neighborhood Around Greenpoint School
Parents hope "long overdue" traffic diverters will keep cut-through traffic off Driggs Avenue and away from P.S.
Vive La Sécurité! Paris-Style Gated School Street Coming To Tribeca
Mayor Mamdani is starting the school year off in safe fashion by slapping a permanent gate on a Tribeca car-free school street, a true French treat.
Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
The War on Cars podcast weighed into the helmet discourse that Mayor Mamdani ignited last month.
New 9/11 records reignite toxic air reckoning, leave Jon Stewart and other advocates fuming that city ‘covered it up to get back to business’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and advocates for 9/11 survivors, including “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart, accused government leaders Tuesday of lying to New Yorkers about the safety of the air after the 9/11 attacks.
LISTEN: 25 Years Later, a Mayor Finally Owns Up To 9/11’s Toxic Dust
There are all of these people who were forgotten, who have health issues or are ticking time bombs with health issues they don’t know about yet.
First Citywide Racial Equity Plan Aims at Rents, Schools
by Adam Daly, amNY New York City plans to incorporate a racial equity review into future budget planning under its first citywide racial equity plan, released last week by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.
9/11 public portal: Mamdani releases first 170,000 pages as records renew questions over air-quality warnings
New York City will make more than 170,000 pages of Sept.
HARTLEY KNOW HIM: Meet the Prolific Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Who Can’t Get a Win
Mayor Mamdani's bike lane projects keep running into the same foe: a retirement-aged Manhattan lawyer and convicted securities fraudster who has sued NYC DOT five times in three boroughs, to little success.
Mamdani puts City Hall behind worker organizing with new office, orders proactive labor probes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is marking Labor Day by announcing a new City Hall office aimed at helping New Yorkers organize at work, while directing several city agencies to more aggressively pursue labor violations —…