JUN 04 — Crime & Courts
Bragg Indicts 8 in $5M Interstate Cargo-Theft Ring
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced an eight-defendant indictment in a multistate scheme that impersonated shipping carriers to steal nearly $5 million in…
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JUN 04 — Sports
Knicks Reach First NBA Finals Since 1999 Under Mike Brown
New York reached its first NBA Finals in 27 years, then stole Game 1 in San Antonio 105-95 behind 30 points from Jalen Brunson on a 12-game playoff win…
JUN 04 — Transit
Mamdani Restarts 34th Street Busway Paused Under Trump Pressure
Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn revived the 34th Street busway, a car-restricted corridor between Ninth and Third Avenues serving 28,000 daily…
JUN 04 — Health
NYU Langone Plans Long Island's First New Hospital Since 1980
NYU Langone bought a 45-acre Melville site for $135.5 million to build a 500-plus-bed academic medical center — the first new hospital on Long Island in more…
JUN 03 — Education
NYC Gets Two More Years on Class-Size Law, Plus UFT Pay Bumps
Albany gave NYC two extra years to comply with the 2022 class-size law, pushing full compliance to 2029-30, alongside a UFT deal paying teachers in oversized…
JUN 03 — Politics
Mamdani Taps Sadik-Khan, Hartzog for MTA Board to Push Free Buses
Mayor Zohran Mamdani recommended Janette Sadik-Khan and Melanie Hartzog for the MTA board on June 2, 2026, pitching them as votes for faster, fare-free buses…
JUN 03 — Real Estate
Clock Ticks on 485-x: June 30 Deadline for Top Housing Tax Break Tier
Developers racing to start construction by June 30, 2026 can lock in 485-x's longest property-tax breaks — up to 40 years — under the state program that…
JUN 02 — Real Estate
520 Fifth Avenue Tops Out as Tallest Mixed-Use Tower on the Avenue
Rabina's 1,002-foot 520 Fifth Avenue has topped out at 88 stories, the tallest mixed-use building on Fifth Avenue, with sales of its 100 condos roughly 70%…
JUN 02 — Sports
Yankees Sign Bellinger to $162.5M Deal
The Yankees re-signed Cody Bellinger for five years and $162.5 million in the offseason, but an early-season rib fracture to Aaron Judge has reshaped the AL…
MAY 29 — Culture
Mamdani Budget Locks In $31.7M for City's Three Library Systems
Mayor Mamdani's FY2027 executive budget permanently baselines $31.7 million for the city's three library systems, ending the annual 'budget dance' but…
MAY 29 — Real Estate
Bronx Metro-North Rezoning Promises 7,000 Homes — If Trains Arrive
The 2024 Bronx Metro-North rezoning cleared the way for about 7,000 homes around four new East Bronx stations — but the MTA's Penn Station Access project has…
MAY 29 — Transit
Subway Elevator Projects Restart After $156M Funding Delay
MTA accessibility upgrades at Bronx and Manhattan stations are moving forward again after a roughly two-year, $156 million delay tied to a federal funding…
MAY 28 — Business
NYC Economy in 2026: Jobs at a Record, Unemployment at 5.6%
NYS Labor data shows NYC private-sector jobs at a record 4.21 million in April with a 5.6% jobless rate, while NYC Tourism projects 66.3 million visitors in…
MAY 28 — Culture
Broadway Sets a Record Again
The Broadway League said the 2025–26 season grossed $1.91 billion with 14.6 million in attendance — a new annual record, narrowly topping last season's mark.
MAY 28 — Culture
Tribeca Festival Turns 25 With 118 Features and an Earth
The 25th Tribeca Festival runs June 3–14 downtown with 118 features, 103 world premieres and an opening-night Questlove documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire.
MAY 28 — Food
Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Headed to Brooklyn's Hotel Bossert
Union Square Hospitality Group will open its first full-service Brooklyn restaurant at the historic Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights, a 3,200-square-foot…
MAY 27 — Business
NYC's OpenRouter Raises $113M, Doubling Valuation to $1.3B
New York-based AI infrastructure startup OpenRouter raised a $113 million Series B led by Alphabet's CapitalG, more than doubling its valuation to about $1.3…
MAY 27 — Politics
Mamdani Unveils $22B 'Block by Block' Housing Plan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's May 26, 2026 housing plan commits $22 billion in capital over five years to build 200,000 affordable homes, preserve 200,000 more, and…
MAY 26 — Business
NYC's Modal Labs Raises $355M Series C at $4.65B Valuation
New York-based AI infrastructure startup Modal Labs closed a $355 million Series C led by General Catalyst and Redpoint, valuing the serverless compute…
MAY 26 — Culture
Tiler Peck Premiere, Megan Fairchild Farewell Cap NYCB Spring 2026
New York City Ballet's spring season featured a Tiler Peck world premiere with violinist Hilary Hahn, and ended May 24 with Megan Fairchild's farewell after…
MAY 26 — Food
Shaver Hall Food Hall Opens in the Former Lord & Taylor Building
Shaver Hall, a 35,000-square-foot food hall with 11 chef-curated eateries and a Michelin-pedigree omakase, opened June 26 at 424 Fifth Avenue, Amazon's NYC…
MAY 22 — Politics
Levine Warns NYC Is 'Sleepwalking' Into AI, Urges Bigger Reserves
Comptroller Mark Levine's May 21, 2026 report models five ways AI could reshape NYC's economy and urges the city to nearly double its rainy-day fund to 16%…
MAY 22 — Politics
Menin Revives School 'Buffer Zone' Bill After Mamdani's First Veto
Speaker Julie Menin introduced a narrowed protest 'buffer zone' bill for K-12 schools in May 2026, weeks after Mayor Mamdani's April 24 veto — his first — of…
MAY 22 — Transit
Best Quinceanera Limo Service NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for quinceanera celebrations in 2026 by court-and-family multi-pickup logistics…
MAY 21 — Culture
Pollock Hammers at $181M as N.Y. Spring Auctions Top $1.8 Billion
Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips combined for roughly $1.8 billion in May's New York sales, led by a $181.2M Jackson Pollock and a white-glove Mnuchin…
MAY 21 — Food
Katz's Reopens Its Ludlow Room, a Dining Space Sealed Since 1949
Katz's Delicatessen reopened the Ludlow Room, a 68-seat dining space closed to the public since 1949 — when it was converted into the deli's giant walk-in…
MAY 21 — Politics
Albany's Late Budget Gives Mamdani Two More Years of Schools
New York's record-late FY2027 budget extends NYC mayoral control of schools through June 2028 — two years, not the four Mamdani and Hochul sought — and…
MAY 21 — Real Estate
Willets Point Commons Opens, Launching Queens' All-Affordable Megaproject
The first 880 affordable apartments at Willets Point Commons opened to residents in May 2026, the leading edge of a 2,500-unit, 100% affordable Queens…
MAY 21 — Transit
G Train Becomes Third Line to Get Modern CBTC Signals
The MTA's $368 million project to replace the G line's 1930s signals with modern CBTC will bring more 2026 weekend closures, with full completion now slated…
MAY 20 — Health
NY Reaffirms Medication Abortion Access After Supreme Court Stay
State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said mifepristone remains available in New York by telehealth, mail and in person after the Supreme Court left…
MAY 19 — Education
The SHSAT Goes Digital and Adaptive This Fall
Starting fall 2026, NYC's specialized high school admissions test moves to a computer-adaptive format that adjusts question difficulty in real time as…
MAY 18 — Business
Wall Street Dealmaking Rebounds: Banking Fees Jump 27% in Q1 2026
Investment-banking fees rose an average 27% across six major U.S. banks in Q1 2026, with industry M&A revenue at a record $11.3 billion and JPMorgan topping…
MAY 16 — Culture
Iris van Herpen's Couture, Including a 'Living' Algae Dress
'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses,' the Dutch designer's first North American survey, opens at the Brooklyn Museum with 140-plus couture works through…
MAY 14 — Culture
Frieze New York Returns to The Shed With 68 Galleries for 2026 Fair
Frieze New York's 15th edition runs May 13–17 at The Shed in Hudson Yards, with 68 galleries from more than 25 countries and a Focus section curated by Lumi…
MAY 13 — Politics
Mamdani Budget Adds $3.2M, 20 Staff to NYPD Watchdog CCRB
Mayor Mamdani's $124.7 billion FY2027 executive budget adds $3.2 million and 20 positions to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the city's NYPD oversight…
MAY 13 — Politics
Mamdani's First Budget: $124.7B Plan Closes $12B Gap, No Cuts
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $124.7 billion FY2027 executive budget erases an inherited $12 billion gap without raising property taxes, while funding childcare and…
MAY 13 — Real Estate
Manhattan Luxury Holds Firm as Pied-à-Terre Tax Looms
Olshan Realty's weekly luxury report shows 133 Manhattan contracts signed at $4 million and up over four weeks through May 10, 2026 — slightly ahead of last…
MAY 12 — Business
Kalshi's $1B Raise Headlines a Resilient NYC Venture Spring
New York prediction-market startup Kalshi confirmed a $1 billion round led by Coatue at a $22 billion valuation — the marquee deal in a spring when NYC…
MAY 12 — Culture
The Met's 'Costume Art' Opens New Condé Nast Galleries With 400 Objects
The Costume Institute's spring show opened May 10, inaugurating the new Condé M. Nast Galleries and pairing nearly 400 garments and artworks across the human…
MAY 12 — Education
Samuels, Mamdani Open Five New Schools, Including a Hip-Hop High
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Mayor Mamdani announced five new public schools opening this fall in the Bronx and Queens, among them a hip-hop high…
MAY 12 — Sports
Nets Finish 20-62, Then Fall to No. 6 in NBA Draft Lottery
Brooklyn's 20-62 tank season produced the third-worst record in the NBA, but the Nets dropped to the sixth pick in the 2026 draft lottery as the Wizards…
MAY 08 — Politics
Rent Freeze on the Table: RGB Sets 0–2% Range in First Vote
The Mamdani-majority Rent Guidelines Board voted May 7, 2026 to put a rent freeze within reach for one million stabilized apartments — but left increases on…
MAY 08 — Transit
Best Casino Car Service NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for casino trips in 2026 by long-haul range to Atlantic City, Foxwoods, and Mohegan Sun, group capacity…
MAY 07 — Politics
Council Bill Would Auto-Enroll New Yorkers in Fair Fares Discount
A City Council bill from Member Crystal Hudson would automatically enroll eligible low-income New Yorkers in Fair Fares using SNAP and Medicaid data — a fix…
MAY 06 — Culture
'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' Lead 2026 Tonys With 12 Nods Each
The 79th Tony Award nominations, announced May 5, put 'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' atop the field with 12 each; the 'Ragtime' revival took 11.
MAY 06 — Transit
Interborough Express Enters Design as MTA Weighs Going It Alone on Funds
The MTA's Brooklyn–Queens light rail is in a two-year design phase, with a draft environmental review due fall 2026 — even as it plans around uncertain…
MAY 04 — Business
Manhattan Office Availability Falls to 15.1% as Class A Space Tightens
CBRE's Q1 2026 figures show Manhattan office availability down to 15.1%, leasing 14% above the five-year average, and prime Midtown vacancy at just 2.9%.
MAY 04 — Food
Queens Taste Returns May 12 to a Long Island City Waterfront Studio
The Queens Taste food festival returns May 12 to Sound River Studios in Long Island City, with about 50 borough restaurants and bars, organized by the Queens…
APR 30 — Crime & Courts
SDNY Charges Sinaloa Governor in Cartel Drug Conspiracy
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton unsealed an indictment charging the sitting governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other officials with conspiring…
APR 30 — Transit
Best Medical Appointment Car Service NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for medical appointment transportation in 2026 by door-to-door reliability, driver-wait hold through an…
APR 30 — Transit
Gateway Awards $1.29B Contract to Bore the Hudson Tunnel
The Gateway Development Commission awarded a $1.29 billion contract to bore the under-river section of the new Hudson rail tunnel, the project's last major…
APR 29 — Culture
A 27-Foot Buddha of Melted Artillery Shells Rises on the High Line
Tuan Andrew Nguyen's 'The Light That Shines Through the Universe,' a 27-foot brass homage to the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, is the fifth High Line Plinth…
APR 29 — Education
NYC Reads Adds a Public Tool to Show What's Taught in Reading
The city launched a NYC Reads Curriculum Finder in April 2026, letting families look up the reading topics and materials their school uses under the…
APR 29 — Politics
Carl Wilson Wins Council District 3 Special Election
Carl Wilson won the April 28, 2026 special election for Manhattan's West Side Council District 3 with about 43% of first-choice votes, defeating Mayor…
APR 27 — Health
NYC Vaccination Rates Slip as Measles Cases Surface in 2026
About one in three NYC 2-year-olds had not completed routine shots as of March 2026, and MMR coverage slipped, prompting a new DOHMH campaign as measles…
APR 22 — Business
American Express Posts Best Spending Growth in Three Years in Q1 2026
Lower Manhattan-based American Express reported Q1 2026 revenue of $18.9 billion, up 11%, with Card Member spending up 10% — its strongest quarterly growth…
APR 22 — Food
Marcel Opens Inside the Breuer Building, Sotheby's New Home
Chef Marie-Aude Rose's French restaurant Marcel opened in spring 2026 on the lower level of the Marcel Breuer building at 945 Madison, now Sotheby's…
APR 21 — Transit
Best Hourly Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC hourly (as-directed) car services for 2026 on published hourly rates, minimum-hour terms, wait-time billing, multi-stop competence, and…
APR 20 — Real Estate
SL Green Posts Q1 Loss but Signs Biggest First-Quarter Leasing Ever
SL Green reported an $84.4M Q1 2026 net loss but signed 929,264 square feet of Manhattan office leases — what CEO Marc Holliday called the biggest first…
APR 20 — Sports
Rangers Miss Playoffs Again, Finishing 34-39-9 in Sullivan's First Year
The Rangers finished 34-39-9, last in the Eastern Conference, missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second straight season in Mike Sullivan's debut behind…
APR 18 — Health
Council Forces Reporting on Mamdani's Mental-Health Response
The City Council passed a bill on April 17, 2026, requiring the Mamdani administration to report on B-HEARD after an audit found a third of eligible calls…
APR 18 — Sports
Liberty Re-Sign Stewart, Ionescu and Jones to Keep Core
The New York Liberty re-signed champions Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones to multi-year deals on April 17, locking up their title core…
APR 18 — Transit
Best Brewery Tour Transportation NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for brewery tours in 2026 by multi-stop taproom routing, Sprinter capacity for groups of eight to…
APR 16 — Business
JPMorgan Posts Record $16.5B Quarterly Profit as Dimon Warns on Risks
Manhattan-based JPMorgan Chase reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $16.5 billion, up 13%, on record trading and stronger dealmaking — even as CEO Jamie…
APR 15 — Business
Morgan Stanley Posts Record $20.6B Quarter on Trading
Midtown-based Morgan Stanley reported record first-quarter 2026 net revenues of $20.6 billion and EPS of $3.43, powered by record equities trading and $118…
APR 15 — Culture
MoMA's Duchamp Retrospective, First in the U.S. Since 1973, Opens
'Marcel Duchamp' opened at MoMA on April 12, the first North American retrospective of the artist in more than 50 years, running through August 22.
APR 15 — Food
Mamdani Names La Marqueta as First Site for City-Run Grocery Stores
Mayor Mamdani named La Marqueta in East Harlem as the first site for his planned network of five city-owned grocery stores, one per borough, targeted to open…
APR 15 — Real Estate
City Planning Approves 1,000-Unit Bjarke Ingels Tower in Gowanus
The City Planning Commission approved a 27-story, roughly 1,000-unit Bjarke Ingels-designed development at 175 Third Street in Gowanus, with about 250…
APR 14 — Business
Goldman Sachs Posts $5.6B Profit on Record Trading and Dealmaking
Lower Manhattan-based Goldman Sachs reported first-quarter 2026 net earnings of $5.63 billion, its second-highest revenue quarter on record, as volatile…
APR 14 — Transit
Best Prom Limo Services in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for prom 2026 by multi-borough pickup coordination, parent-update protocols, photo-stop routing across the…
APR 14 — Transit
Best Sweet 16 Limo NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Sweet 16 nights in 2026 by multi-pickup family-and-friend coordination, photo-stop routing across the…
APR 13 — Culture
Brooklyn Mirage Rebuilt as Pacha New York
The shuttered Brooklyn Mirage is being demolished and rebuilt as Pacha New York, with opening-weekend shows by Michael Bibi and Black Coffee set for June…
APR 13 — Sports
Islanders Fire Roy, Miss Playoffs as Schaefer Stars
The Islanders fired coach Patrick Roy in early April and named Peter DeBoer his replacement, missing the playoffs again even as rookie No.
APR 09 — Real Estate
Manhattan Q1 2026: Prices Up, Listings at a Five-Year Low
Manhattan's Q1 2026 quarterly reports show median sale prices up and inventory at a five-year first-quarter low, with apartments selling in about 110 days —…
APR 08 — Real Estate
RXR Leads $500M Recap of 55 Broad Office-to-Residential Conversion
Scott Rechler's RXR is leading a roughly $500 million recapitalization of 55 Broad Street, joining Silverstein Properties and Metro Loft on the FiDi…
APR 07 — Food
Edgar's Cafe to Close After 38 Years on the Upper West Side
Edgar's Cafe, a no-laptops European-style coffeehouse at 650 Amsterdam Avenue, will close April 30 after 38-plus years, with its owner citing unaffordable…
APR 02 — Business
NY Cannabis Sales Top $3.3B as NYC's Bottleneck Shifts to Real Estate
New York's legal cannabis market has crossed $3.3 billion in cumulative sales with 610 licensed dispensaries open, but in New York City the constraint on new…
APR 02 — Culture
PEN America Awards $350K to Writers at Town Hall Ceremony
PEN America gave out nearly $350,000 in literary prizes at its 62nd awards March 31 at The Town Hall, with Cannupa Hanska Luger winning the $75,000 Jean…
APR 01 — Crime & Courts
SDNY Charges Maryland Man in $53M Uranium Finance Crypto Hack
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say Jonathan Spalletta drained Uranium Finance of more than $50 million in 2021 and spent millions on rare collectibles.
MAR 30 — Transit
Best Funeral Transportation NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for funeral and memorial transportation in 2026 by procession coordination, family-group Sprinter and…
MAR 30 — Health
NYC Lays Out Opioid Settlement Spending as Payouts Climb
The city plans to dispense $48 million in opioid settlement money in FY 2026, with funds flowing to syringe programs, naloxone and overdose prevention…
MAR 29 — Sports
St. John's Repeats as Big East Champ
Rick Pitino's St. John's won a second straight Big East Tournament title, beating UConn 72-52, earned a No.
MAR 27 — Sports
NYCFC Tops Out Etihad Park, NYC's First Soccer Stadium
NYCFC installed the final steel beam at Etihad Park in Willets Point on March 25, completing the structural frame of New York City's first soccer-specific…
MAR 26 — Politics
Five Staffers for 3 Million Immigrants: Council Presses City Hall
At a March 25, 2026 budget hearing, City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams pressed for more funding as the Mayor's Office of Immigrant…
MAR 26 — Sports
WNBA, Players Reach New CBA in Manhattan, Avoid Lockout
After marathon Manhattan bargaining sessions, the WNBA and its players union ratified a seven-year CBA on March 24, raising the cap to $7 million and…
MAR 24 — Culture
New Museum Reopens With OMA-Designed Building and 'New Humans' Show
The New Museum reopened March 21 with an OMA-designed addition that doubles its footprint, and an inaugural show of 732 objects by more than 200 contributors.
MAR 23 — Business
Meta Opens Five-Story 'Meta Lab' Flagship on Fifth Avenue
Meta opened its first Manhattan flagship, a 15,000-square-foot Meta Lab store at 697 Fifth Avenue, on a 10-year lease with Vornado Realty Trust to showcase…
MAR 23 — Real Estate
Isaacs Houses Tenants Vote to Stay in Traditional Public Housing
Residents of Manhattan's Stanley Isaacs Houses voted to remain in traditional Section 9 public housing rather than join NYCHA's Preservation Trust or the…
MAR 20 — Business
NYC Eyes 66.3M Visitors in 2026 as Hotel Rates Hit $334 a Night
New York City projects 66.3 million visitors in 2026 after tourism generated $84.7 billion in economic impact in 2025, with hotel occupancy and room rates…
MAR 20 — Politics
Mamdani Names Renita Francois Deputy Mayor for Community Safety
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Renita Francois deputy mayor for community safety on March 19, 2026, and signed an executive order creating a new Mayor's…
MAR 19 — Transit
Mamdani Ends Criminal Summonses for E-Bike Riders
Starting March 27, the NYPD stops issuing criminal summonses to cyclists and e-bike riders for minor traffic offenses; violations move to the same…
MAR 18 — Crime & Courts
Freed After 19 Years: Brooklyn Vacates Windley Robbery Case
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez moved to vacate Kenneth Windley's 2007 robbery conviction after two other men confessed — the office's only exoneration of 2025 as…
MAR 13 — Transit
Best Night Out Car Service NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for a night out in 2026 by hourly as-directed hold across dinner-bar-club legs, late-night reliability…
MAR 12 — Culture
Whitney Biennial 2026 Opens With No Theme and a Question
The 82nd Whitney Biennial opened March 8 with 56 artists, duos and collectives, curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer. It runs through August 23.
MAR 10 — Business
Saks Global Closes 15 More Stores in Bankruptcy Restructuring
New York-headquartered Saks Global will shut 12 more Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 3 Neiman Marcus locations as it works through a Chapter 11 filing driven by…
MAR 09 — Food
Gabriel Kreuther Opens Wood-Fired Brasserie Saverne in Hudson Yards
Two-Michelin-star chef Gabriel Kreuther opened Saverne, an Alsatian-inflected, live-fire brasserie, on March 2 at 531 West 34th Street, at the base of the…
MAR 06 — Education
City Opens 2,000 Free 2-K Seats as Mamdani Childcare Push Begins
Hochul and Mamdani are launching free child care for two-year-olds with 2,000 '2-K' seats this fall in four high-need areas, backed by $73 million in state…
MAR 02 — Real Estate
Worldwide Plaza Foreclosure Fight Pits Barnett Against SL Green
Senior CMBS lenders filed to foreclose on SL Green and RXR's Worldwide Plaza in February 2026 as Extell's Gary Barnett pressed a separate mezzanine…
FEB 24 — Politics
Mamdani Resumes Curbside Composting Fines, Reversing Adams Pause
The Mamdani administration restored fines for failing to separate food scraps starting January 1, 2026, issuing 330 noncompliance summonses in the first…
FEB 22 — Health
NYSNA Nurses End Historic 41-Day Strike With 3-Year Deal
Roughly 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian ended a 41-day strike on Feb.
FEB 20 — Culture
Met Opera's 2026–27 Season Opens With 'Macbeth
The Metropolitan Opera unveiled a 2026–27 season with five new productions, opening on Verdi's 'Macbeth' and premiering Missy Mazzoli's 'Lincoln in the…
FEB 19 — Politics
CUNY Lands Record $25M in Federal Funds for 21 Projects on 15 Campuses
CUNY secured a record $25 million in federal fiscal 2026 appropriations for 21 projects across 15 campuses, funding AI and cybersecurity workforce programs…
FEB 17 — Transit
Best Point-to-Point Car Service NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for point-to-point car service in 2026 by published flat-rate P2P pricing, no-surge posture, fleet tier…
FEB 15 — Transit
Best NYE Car Service NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for New Year's Eve 2026 by Times Square closure-perimeter routing, midnight-surge avoidance, multi-pickup…
FEB 13 — Health
NYC Logs Worst Single Flu Week Since 2005 in Brutal Season
The city recorded more than 32,000 flu cases in one week in late December — the most since 2005 — and passed 146,000 cases for the season, with four…
FEB 12 — Real Estate
Vornado Leans on Penn District as Manhattan Office Leasing Rebounds
Vornado said 2025 was its busiest Manhattan office-leasing year in over a decade, with the Penn District driving demand, as the landlord projected flat 2026…
FEB 12 — Transit
Best JFK Airport Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for JFK airport car service in 2026 by flight tracking, meet-and-greet protocol, fixed-rate transparency…
FEB 10 — Transit
Best Graduation Limo Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC graduation limo and group-transport operators for 2026 on group capacity, flat-rate pricing, ceremony-day timing across venues like Radio…
FEB 09 — Crime & Courts
NYPD Updates Facial-Recognition Rules as Drone Flights Surge
The NYPD published revised POST Act impact-and-use policies on Feb. 4 governing facial recognition and drones, amid a 3,200% jump in drone flights since 2022.
FEB 04 — Food
City Council Overrides Adams Vetoes, Expanding Street Vendor Licenses
The City Council on Jan. 29 overrode former Mayor Eric Adams' vetoes of a street-vendor reform package, clearing 2,200 new food-vendor licenses a year…
FEB 02 — Business
IBM Posts 12% Revenue Growth as Mainframe and AI Drive Best Year in Decades
Armonk-based IBM reported Q4 2025 revenue of $19.69 billion, up 12% and ahead of forecasts, powered by its z17 mainframe and a generative-AI book now topping…
JAN 30 — Politics
Council Overrides Veto, Locks ICE Out of Rikers in 44-7 Vote
The City Council voted 44-7 on January 29, 2026 to override a veto and enact the Safer Sanctuary Act, barring ICE from operating an office on any Department…
JAN 28 — Crime & Courts
Judge Names Nicholas Deml to Take Control of Rikers Island
Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain named Nicholas Deml, former head of Vermont's prison system, as the court-appointed remediation manager who will run Rikers…
JAN 24 — Sports
Mets Land Ace Freddy Peralta From Brewers
The Mets traded two top prospects to Milwaukee for two-time All-Star Freddy Peralta and signed reliever Devin Williams, remaking the front of their pitching…
JAN 22 — Real Estate
Inside SoMA: Lottery Opens at the Country's Largest Office Conversion
A 330-unit affordable-housing lottery opened at 25 Water Street — the 1,320-apartment SoMA conversion in the Financial District billed as the largest…
JAN 21 — Real Estate
5 Times Square Begins 1,250-Unit Office-to-Residential Conversion
RXR, SL Green and Apollo have started converting the vacant 5 Times Square tower into 1,250 apartments, with 313 permanently affordable — one of the first…
JAN 21 — Transit
Best Group Transportation NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for group transportation in 2026 by Sprinter and shuttle capacity from 8 to 30 passengers…
JAN 21 — Transit
Best Madison Square Garden Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Madison Square Garden car service in 2026 by post-event surge protection, pickup-and-staging logistics…
JAN 20 — Culture
Met Museum Staff Vote to Unionize With UAW by 76% Margin
Metropolitan Museum of Art staff voted 542–172 to join UAW Local 2110 in a January NLRB election, organizing conservators, curators, librarians and other…
JAN 17 — Politics
Menin's First Big Move: A Five-Point Plan to Combat Antisemitism
City Council Speaker Julie Menin, the council's first Jewish speaker, unveiled a five-point antisemitism plan in January 2026 — including a contested…
JAN 16 — Crime & Courts
AG James, Tisch Charge Florida Man in Ghost-Gun 'Iron Pipeline'
A 71-count indictment accuses Orlando resident Lawrence Destefano of mailing serialized firearms and ghost-gun kits into Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County.
JAN 08 — Transit
NYC Traffic Deaths Hit Lowest Level Ever Recorded in 2025
New York City recorded 205 traffic deaths in 2025, the fewest in more than a century of record-keeping, NYC DOT said, down 19 percent from 2024.
JAN 06 — Crime & Courts
NYPD: 302 Murders in 2025, Fewest Shootings on Record
NYPD year-end CompStat figures show murders fell from 380 in 2024 to 302 in 2025, with shooting incidents and victims the fewest in the department's recorded…
JAN 03 — Transit
Best Late Night Car Services in NYC (2026)
After eight months tracking late-night NYC ground transportation, we ranked nine operators by 24/7 dispatch reliability, surge posture, and post-2AM coverage…
DEC 29 — Transit
Best Anniversary Car Service in NYC (2026): Who Runs the Night Out
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for anniversary car service in 2026 by chauffeur professionalism, flat-rate transparency, dinner-and-show…
DEC 28 — Transit
Best Newark Airport Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Newark (EWR) car service in 2026 by flight tracking, cross-Hudson routing and tunnel-toll…
DEC 27 — Transit
Best Party Bus Rental in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for party bus and group-celebration rentals in 2026 by group capacity, flat-rate transparency, chauffeur…
DEC 22 — Crime & Courts
Subway Crime Hits 16-Year Low as State Adds $77M for Patrols
Gov. Hochul and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch say major transit crime in 2025 fell to its lowest level in 16 years, and committed $77 million for 2026…
DEC 21 — Transit
Best Executive Sedan Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for executive sedan service in 2026 by flat-rate transparency, chauffeur vetting and professionalism…
DEC 19 — Transit
Subway Crime Hit a 16-Year Low in 2025 — Then January Ticked Up
Hochul said 2025 subway crime was the lowest in 16 years and pledged $77M more for NYPD patrols. NYPD data show a 6% rise in transit felonies in January 2026.
DEC 18 — Culture
Music Hall of Williamsburg to Lose Its Lease at the End of 2026
Bowery Presents told staff the landlord at 66 North Sixth Street declined to renew the lease on the 650-capacity Brooklyn venue.
DEC 15 — Crime & Courts
Queens DA Charges 13 in $2.2M Home Depot Theft-Ring Indictment
A 780-count indictment accuses 13 people of stealing more than $2.2 million in merchandise from 128 Home Depot stores across nine states and reselling it.
DEC 11 — Health
DiNapoli Warns Federal Cuts Threaten NYC Public Hospitals
State Comptroller DiNapoli warned Dec. 10, 2025, that federal Medicaid cuts could cost NYC Health + Hospitals up to $622M in DSH funding as the city braces…
DEC 11 — Education
G&T Kindergarten Applications Open for 2026 Under Hybrid Model
NYC's Gifted & Talented kindergarten applications run Dec. 9 to Jan. 23, using a nomination-based model with no standalone entry test and offers due March 31.
DEC 10 — Education
CUNY Reconnect Draws 16,500 Adults to Free Community College
New York's free-tuition push for adults 25-55 in high-demand fields drew more than 16,500 applicants in its first term across CUNY and SUNY community…
DEC 10 — Real Estate
City of Yes: One Year In, Permits Up 23% as First Projects Move
On the first anniversary of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the city reports housing permits up about 23% in 2025 and more than 100 developments…
DEC 10 — Transit
NYC Ferry Launches First Direct Brooklyn–Staten Island Route
An optimized NYC Ferry map launched Dec. 8 with the system's first direct Brooklyn–Staten Island service, linking St.
DEC 03 — Transit
Best Queens Car Service (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Queens car service in 2026 by JFK and LaGuardia airport coverage, intra-Queens and cross-borough…
DEC 01 — Business
Omnicom Closes $13B Interpublic Deal
New York-based Omnicom completed its acquisition of crosstown rival Interpublic Group on November 26, 2025, creating the world's largest…
NOV 30 — Transit
Best Brooklyn Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Brooklyn car service in 2026 by borough-wide coverage, flat-rate transparency, chauffeur vetting…
NOV 26 — Transit
Best Bachelorette Party Transportation NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for bachelorette party 2026 by multi-borough pickup logistics, Sprinter and party-bus capacity, Hamptons…
NOV 24 — Transit
Best Bar/Bat Mitzvah Transportation NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Bar and Bat Mitzvah weekends in 2026 by multi-pickup family-and-friend coordination, Shabbat-aware…
NOV 24 — Transit
Best Black Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC black car services for 2026 on flat-rate pricing, airport-transfer reliability, fleet condition, dispatch responsiveness, and chauffeur…
NOV 22 — Food
Sushi Sho Earns Three Michelin Stars as Masa Falls to Two
The 2025 Michelin Guide to New York promoted Sushi Sho to three stars and stripped Masa of one, keeping the city's three-star count at four.
NOV 22 — Transit
Best Sprinter Van Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC Sprinter van services for 2026 on group-passenger capacity, flat-rate pricing, multi-stop dispatch competence, fleet condition, and…
NOV 21 — Crime & Courts
Long-Term Study: NYC Bail Reform Lowered Re-Arrest Rates
A John Jay study tracking defendants for 50 months finds New York City releasees under bail reform were re-arrested less often than comparable detainees.
NOV 20 — Food
Ess-a-Bagel to Move to the Buchanan in Midtown East
The 1976-vintage bagel institution Ess-a-Bagel will leave 831 Third Avenue and open a new flagship at the Buchanan, 160 East 48th Street, in the fourth…
NOV 20 — Food
Michelin 2025: Bridges, Huso and Yamada Among New York's New One-Star Picks
Beyond Sushi Sho's leap to three stars, the 2025 Michelin Guide for New York handed first stars to a Chinatown bistro, a Tribeca caviar room and a kaiseki…
NOV 20 — Politics
Tisch Stays: Mamdani Keeps Jessica Tisch as NYPD Commissioner
Jessica Tisch agreed on November 19, 2025 to remain NYPD commissioner under incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a continuity pick across a deep policy divide…
NOV 10 — Health
Hochul Releases NY's First Maternal Mental Health Report
The state's first-ever maternal mental health report lays out recommendations to confront perinatal depression, backed by FY 2026 funding for up to 17…
NOV 06 — Transit
Best Winery Tour Transportation NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for winery tours in 2026 by full-day North Fork and Hudson Valley range, multi-stop vineyard routing…
NOV 05 — Education
NYC Schools Lose 22,000 Students as Charters Keep Growing
NYC traditional public school enrollment fell about 22,000 students, or 2.4%, this year — the steepest drop in four years — even as charter enrollment…
NOV 05 — Politics
Voters Pass Housing Fast-Track Ballot Measures
On November 4, 2025, New Yorkers approved four city charter ballot proposals — three to speed affordable-housing approvals plus a digital City Map — while…
NOV 03 — Food
Basta Pasta, Flatiron's Japanese-Italian Mainstay
Basta Pasta, the Flatiron restaurant famous for parmesan tossed tableside in a wheel of cheese, served its last meal at 37 West 17th Street on October 30…
NOV 03 — Transit
Best Hamptons Car Service from NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Hamptons car service in 2026 by long-distance flat-rate transparency, chauffeur vetting, vehicle…
NOV 03 — Sports
Obiri Smashes Course Record as NYC Marathon Becomes World's Largest
Hellen Obiri broke a 22-year course record to win the women's race and Benson Kipruto took the men's title by 0.03 seconds as the 2025 NYC Marathon drew a…
OCT 30 — Transit
Best Bronx Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Bronx car service in 2026 by borough-wide coverage, airport-run competence, flat-rate transparency…
OCT 29 — Transit
Best Cruise Terminal Transfers in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC cruise terminal transfer operators for 2026 on luggage capacity, flat-rate pricing, terminal-specific dispatch across Manhattan, Brooklyn…
OCT 27 — Transit
Best Corporate Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for corporate car service in 2026 by account-billing infrastructure, duty-of-care and chauffeur vetting…
OCT 21 — Health
NYC Overdose Deaths Fall 28%, First Drop in a Decade
City health officials reported 2,192 overdose deaths in 2024, down from 3,056 in 2023 — a 28% drop and the first substantial decline after nearly a decade of…
OCT 17 — Health
Hochul Pledges $2.6B to Six Safety-Net Hospital Partnerships
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more than $2.6 billion on Oct. 16, 2025, for six safety-net hospital partnerships, including NYC Health + Hospitals teaming with…
OCT 17 — Transit
Best LaGuardia Airport Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for LaGuardia car service in 2026 by flight tracking, terminal-specific curb logistics across the rebuilt…
OCT 13 — Transit
Best Manhattan Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Manhattan car service in 2026 by dispatch density in the core, flat-rate transparency through the…
OCT 11 — Transit
Best Holiday Lights Tour Transportation in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for holiday lights tours in 2026 by multi-stop route competence, group capacity, flat-rate transparency…
OCT 10 — Food
Four NYC Bars Make World's 50 Best 2025
At the World's 50 Best Bars 2025 ceremony in Hong Kong, four New York bars made the global top 50, led by Superbueno at No.
OCT 04 — Transit
Best Birthday Party Transportation in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for birthday party transportation in 2026 by group capacity, multi-stop competence, flat-rate…
OCT 02 — Transit
Best Bachelor Party Transportation NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for bachelor party 2026 by multi-borough pickup logistics, Sprinter and party-bus capacity for groups of…
SEP 29 — Food
Time Out Market Opens in Union Square as the Tin Building Collapses
Time Out Market's smaller-format food hall opened at 124 East 14th Street on September 26, 2025; months later the Tin Building shut after reportedly losing…
SEP 25 — Transit
Best Staten Island Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Staten Island car service in 2026 by borough-wide coverage, airport and bridge-run competence…
SEP 17 — Transit
Best Wedding Transportation in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for weddings in 2026 by whole-day timeline coordination, guest-shuttle logistics, photo-stop routing…
SEP 12 — Food
NYC Extends $21.44 Minimum Pay to Grocery Delivery Workers
After a veto override, New York's minimum pay law now covers grocery-delivery couriers on apps like Instacart and Shipt — closing a four-year gap with…
SEP 09 — Sports
US Open Draws Record 1.14M Fans to Flushing Meadows
The 2025 US Open drew a record 1,144,562 fans to Flushing Meadows, paid out a record $90 million in prize money, and crowned Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna…
SEP 09 — Education
Free Meals for All, Compost in Every Cafeteria as Schools Reopen
New York requires free school meals for all students in 2025-26, while NYC has extended curbside composting to all 1,950-plus public schools five days a week.
SEP 03 — Transit
Queens Bus Redesign Finishes — the Largest Overhaul in the Country
The MTA completed its boroughwide rebuild of the Queens bus network on Aug. 31, 2025, touching nearly every route serving 800,000-plus daily riders.
AUG 19 — Food
Elephant & Castle Closes After 52 Years in the West Village
The West Village brunch institution Elephant & Castle served its last meal on August 17, 2025, ending a 52-year run at 68 Greenwich Avenue.
AUG 18 — Transit
Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Awards $1.97B Tunnel Contract
The MTA awarded a $1.97 billion tunneling contract to extend the Q train into East Harlem, the biggest step yet toward the long-promised Phase 2.
AUG 15 — Real Estate
Council Approves Midtown South Rezoning, Clearing Way for 9
The City Council voted 43-0 in August 2025 to approve the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, rezoning 42 Manhattan blocks for roughly 9,500 new homes — the…
AUG 12 — Education
NYC Schools Go Phone-Free as Statewide Bell-to-Bell Ban Lands
New York's first-in-the-nation statewide bell-to-bell smartphone ban takes effect this fall, with NYC's 1.1 million-student system the largest to comply.
AUG 08 — Education
Monitor Finds NYC Still Out of Step on Special Ed Court Order
Two years after a federal judge ordered 51 fixes to speed special education services, a court monitor found NYC had implemented just 21, leaving families…
JUL 07 — Real Estate
Council Clears Financing for Hudson Yards' Western Railyards
The City Council approved the financing that lets Related build the second half of Hudson Yards over the West Side rail yards — about 4,000 homes, 625 of…
JUN 22 — Transit
MTA's $68.4B Capital Plan Clears Albany
The Capital Program Review Board greenlit the MTA's record $68.4 billion 2025–2029 plan, backed by a higher metro-area payroll mobility tax.
JUN 18 — Food
New York Sweeps Top James Beard Awards
At the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago, Jungsik Yim won Outstanding Chef and Atomix took Outstanding Hospitality, among several New…
JUN 02 — Real Estate
Council Adopts Atlantic Avenue Plan, Clearing 4
The City Council voted 49-0 on May 28, 2025 to adopt the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a 21-block Central Brooklyn rezoning projected to deliver about…
JUN 02 — Transit
Ground Breaks on the $10B Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement
Governors Hochul and Murphy broke ground May 29 on the first stage of a new Midtown bus terminal, backed by a $1.9B federal loan.
MAY 12 — Crime & Courts
New York Rewrites Discovery Law in FY26 Budget Deal
Governor Hochul and the Legislature narrowed New York's 2019 discovery-reform statute in the FY26 budget, aiming to curb automatic case dismissals while…
MAY 12 — Education
State Budget Freezes CUNY, SUNY Tuition, Adds $307M in Aid
The FY2026 state budget holds resident undergraduate tuition flat at CUNY senior colleges and SUNY campuses while adding $307 million in new state support.
MAR 07 — Real Estate
Foreclosures Begin on Signature Bank's Rent-Stabilized Loan Book
The venture that bought a stake in failed Signature Bank's rent-stabilized loan portfolio filed its first foreclosures — six actions over eight buildings…
FEB 19 — Food
New York's Ban on Reservation Scalping Takes Effect
The Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act took effect February 17, 2025, barring third-party platforms from reselling tables without a restaurant's written…
JAN 21 — Health
NY's Medicaid Waiver Starts Paying for Food, Housing and Rides
Nine regional Social Care Networks launched Jan. 1, 2025, letting Medicaid cover home-delivered meals, rent help and transportation under the state's $7.5…