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Category: New York City, NY
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NYC September 21, 2026: New York City is preparing for heightened security, road closures and heavy traffic as world leaders arrive for the United Nations General Assembly, which begins Monday.
New York City is preparing for heightened security, road closures and heavy traffic as world leaders arrive for the United Nations General Assembly, which begins Monday. Motorcades traveling through Manhattan are expected to cause traffic disruptions, particularly around the East Side. A flight restriction around the UN for the duration of the General Assembly also…
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NYC August 17, 2026: long battle over Elizabeth Street
The decade-long fight over Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan has ended: the development team behind the scrapped Haven Green senior housing project dropped its lawsuit against the city in exchange for rights…
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NYC August 10, 2026: Legionnaires outbreak victims, pied-à-terre levy Gothamist
New York City, NY this week: More than 50 Harlem residents are suing New York City, its health department, and contractors over last summer’s; and New York State is using the city’s new pied-à-terre tax rolls to hunt for residents who…
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NYC August 3, 2026: tough job Janno Lieber is, worrying Some wonder if own, NY migrant children face having, and more
New York City, NY this week: Janno Lieber, MTA chair since July 2021, becomes only the fourth person to hold the role for five years, a tenure; and After a partial structural collapse at a MetroLoft office-to-residential conversion in…
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NYC July 27, 2026: Is That Kitchen Renovation Just, Publicly funded NYC homeless youth, Indie Films Opening July 24
New York City, NY this week: AI-staged listing photos have become a pervasive deception in New York City’s rental market, luring apartment; and Covenant House New York, the city’s largest homeless-youth nonprofit, is facing accusations…
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NYC July 20, 2026: Mamdani moves forward, Sensible New Yorker’s Guide, MTA hosting IBX pop up, and more
New York City, NY this week: Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revived the shelved Tremont Avenue busway in the Bronx, with construction set to begin this; and A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases on the Upper East Side has expanded to 76…
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Mamdani’s New Bus Czar Is Focusing on ‘Fast’
New York City, NY this week: Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Elizabeth Adams as senior adviser for fast and free buses, releasing the city’s; and This matters for New York City, NY because it gives a concrete current signal to track…
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NY pledges $700M for Atlantic Yards, new developers say affordable housing ready by 2031
New York state has pledged $700 million toward a $5 billion plan to build 5,600 apartments over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards train tracks, with the first affordable units expected by 2031.
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Mayor Mamdani Expands Emergency Heat Measures to Protect New Yorkers During Historic Holiday
Mayor Mamdani announced expanded emergency heat measures, including more cooling centers and extended pool hours for New Yorkers during the historic holiday weekend.
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Mayor Mamdani Expands Emergency Heat Measures to Protect New Yorkers During Historic Holiday
Mayor Mamdani announced expanded emergency heat measures, including more cooling centers and extended pool hours for New Yorkers during the historic holiday weekend.