In a raucous auditorium flooded with bright red “Freeze the Rent!” posters and tenants chanting, the Rent Guidelines Board approved a signature campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani: 0% rent increases on one- and two-year rent-stabilized leases. The 7-1 vote on Thursday night was met with deafening cheering as the mayor’s six appointees to the […] The post How the Rent Freeze Will Work for Your Next Lease: A Guide for Tenants appeared first on The City Reporter .
The New York Knicks weren’t the only people who won big when the team defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The week they clinched their first championship in 53 years, sports betting companies lost more than $48 million — the first time the house lost since data has been […] The post How the Knicks Broke the Bookies: Gambling Sites Took a Bath on NBA Champs appeared first on The City Reporter .
Negotiations on the final city budget will go through the weekend as Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council are at an impasse over funding for a housing voucher program. “Right now we are stuck on FHEPS, so that is where we are,” Council Speaker Julie Menin told reporters Friday at City Hall, after rallying […] The post Housing Voucher Impasse Stalls Mamdani Budget Deal appeared first on The City Reporter .
As the U.S. Supreme Court ruling came down ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants Thursday morning, Doudgy Charmant was painting a mural honoring Haitian heritage at the corner of Newkirk and Nostrand avenues in Flatbush, Brooklyn.  The 27-year-old told The City Reporter he had immigrated to the United States as a child […] The post NYC’s Haitian Community Reels in Wake of Supreme Court TPS Ruling appeared first on The City Reporter .
Popsicles, paletas and now rents: all frozen. The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved 0% rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature campaign promises. The vote took place in front of rows of tenants and advocates chanting in four different languages at the auditorium at El […] The post Fulfilling His Promise, Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes Through Stabilized Rent Freeze appeared first on The City Reporter .
This story is part of of Summer & The City, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. Swimmers, rejoice: The city’s dozens of free outdoor pools will open for the summer season on Saturday, with some of the most popular […] The post Public Pools Are Opening!
A pro-landlord member of the Rent Guidelines Board resigned from her post Thursday morning, just hours before the body was scheduled to vote on how much to raise rent on rent-stabilized apartments. Christina Smyth, a lawyer, emailed a three-page resignation statement to reporters that criticized the process of determining a rent increase — possibly a […] The post Landlord Rent Board Rep Resigns, Protesting Mandate to ‘Deliver a Rent Freeze’ appeared first on The City Reporter .
Dolly ًR., a Holocaust survivor in her 90s, knew exactly how much was supposed to be on her food benefits card to get her through June: $224.47. But when she tried to check out at the grocery store in Borough Park, she was in for a shock. There was nothing left on her Electronic Benefits […] The post Stolen Food Stamp Funds Leave Thousands Hungry as New York Sleeps on Reforms appeared first on The City Reporter .
In the span of the past week, Correction Commissioner Stanley Richards has allowed the early release of four people incarcerated in city jails, signaling a willingness to wield a little-used power that previous commissioners employed more sparingly. Under Article 6-A of the State Correction Law, the commissioner can allow people serving sentences of less than […] The post 14 People Released From Rikers By New Jail Boss Using Little-Known Power appeared first on The City Reporter .
A progressive group with a three-letter acronym, fueled by on-the-ground organizing, just helped deliver back-to-back primary upsets to install democratic socialists in City Hall and send two of their own to the U.S. Congress — and it’s not the Democratic Socialists of America. The United Auto Workers, which in New York primarily represents academics and […] The post The United Auto Workers Is New York City’s Unlikeliest Kingmaker appeared first on The City Reporter .
Those Museum of Sex ads plastered on MTA buses are making for rough rides. As Orthodox Jewish critics of the inescapable promotional signs pressed the MTA to expel them from the fronts of buses, the head of the transportation authority conceded Wednesday that some commuters and transit workers have been exposed to crude cracks because […] The post Orthodox Critics Call For MTA to Nix ‘Museum of Sex’ Bus Ads appeared first on The City Reporter .
Members of the NYPD and the FBI searched several homes as part of a criminal investigation into current and former members of the NYPD, according to Commissioner Jessica Tisch.  The joint investigation by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is reportedly looking into bribery allegations that […] The post Current and Former Police Officials Targeted in Joint Raid by NYPD and Feds, Tisch Says appeared first on The City Reporter .
Frank Carone, one of former Mayor Eric Adams’ top aides and a longtime powerbroker with the Brooklyn Democratic machine, was arrested this morning on federal charges related to an alleged bribery scheme involving a migrant shelter contract. Carone, who served as Adams’ chief of staff before leaving City Hall to form a lobbying firm, is […] The post Frank Carone, Top Aide to Mayor Adams, Arrested in Migrant Shelter Bribery Scheme appeared first on The City Reporter .
The Mamdani administration on Wednesday took a step to make its city-backed insurance program for rent-stabilized buildings a reality. The city-backed program is an attempt to drive down the cost of property and liability insurance, which has skyrocketed over the past few years. The city is hoping insurance-related entities will apply to stand up the […] The post Search Begins for Operator of City-Backed Insurance With $100M in Public Funds appeared first on The City Reporter .
Mayor Zohran Mamdani put a lot of his newly won political capitol on the line to try and shift the shape of the Democratic Party in New York City and beyond, and won big — proving his theory of the case didn’t peak with his own election. An hour and a half after the polls […] The post LISTEN: A New Left Is Sweeping Out the Old Democrats appeared first on The City Reporter .
The biggest winner of June’s primary election wasn’t even on the ballot.  In a trio of hotly contested races, candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the DSA-fueled movement that brought him to Gracie Mansion swept the field Tuesday in a political trifecta that left mainstream Democrats humbled.  Political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated incumbent […] The post Mamdani-Backed Candidates Triumph in NYC Democratic Primaries appeared first on The City Reporter .
City health officials late Tuesday confirmed the presence of Legionella bacteria in the water system of an East Village apartment complex called Haven Plaza, where at least two residents have contracted the potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease in the last year. The water system serves 371-units across the complex’s five buildings and was tested after the […] The post Legionella Found in Water at East Village Housing Complex, City Health Officials Confirm appeared first on The City Reporter .
Candidates in four competitive congressional races are making their last-ditch pleas to New Yorkers, with election-day polls open until 9 p.m. The last time voters saw as many contested primaries was in 2012, when redistricting cut the number of seats allotted to New York City and scrambled district lines. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was 20 years […] The post NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely-Contested Congressional Primaries in a Test of Mamdani’s Political Sway appeared first on The City Reporter .
Grieving relatives of a teenage tourist killed in a Central Park horse carriage crash last week pleaded Monday with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to immediately shut down the industry on the eve of the rides resuming. Days after the death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, his loved ones called the planned Tuesday return of the rides in […] The post Family of Teen Killed in Carriage Crash Calls for End of Central Park Horse Rides appeared first on The City Reporter .
New voters failed to show up at the polls during early voting for New York City’s June primary election amid overall low turnout. Only 172,743 New Yorkers cast ballots in the nine-day early voting period that ended Sunday. Of that number, only 11,573 ballots were cast by new — and generally younger — voters, New […] The post Here’s What NYC Early Voting Numbers Show appeared first on The City Reporter .
As the Mamdani administration works toward what it says is a more equitable distribution of homeless shelters throughout the city, advocates in neighborhoods with multiple facilities are going to court to stop the city from adding more to their plate. Fourteen residents of Sunset Park and Greenwood Heights in Brooklyn filed lawsuits recently, claiming the […] The post Brooklynites Sue Over Shelter Burden as City Hall Vows for ‘Fair Share’ Everywhere appeared first on The City Reporter .
I’m using more nonfiction than I ever did before. There’s the old wheeze, “write what you know.” I must have spent about 45 years writing about what I don’t know and that worked out okay, but I figured I’ve had some interesting experiences. If they’re not interesting enough, I can always embellish them a little bit, […] The post LISTEN: Here’s How Comix Icon Kim Deitch Makes Comics appeared first on The City Reporter .
Federal prosecutors unsealed a 20-page indictment alleging massive corruption at Bhrags Home Care, a non-profit that secured millions in no-bid city contracts to operate migrant shelters in New York. The Brooklyn U.S. attorney, FBI, and city Department of Investigation all issued statements on the case.
This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Olivia Killingsworth, an actor and bookkeeper living in Brooklyn, has a rare life-threatening genetic condition for which she sees specialists, limits exercise, takes prescribed medication to lower her blood pressure, and monitors her heart rate […] The post How One Brooklynite Is Grappling With Her Essential Plan Health Coverage Ending appeared first on The City Reporter .
It’s a day for the history books in New York City. Knicks fervor reached a fever pitch Thursday as the NBA champions came up Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes in a celebratory parade that drew hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the region to share in the team’s historic triumph over the San Antonio […] The post Photos: Joyous Fans Herald Champion Knicks Along Canyon of Heroes appeared first on The City Reporter .
This story was produced as part of a partnership between The City Reporter and NOTUS. Two of the biggest progressive stars in the country are taking a split path on endorsements in messy Democratic primaries, leaving some Democrats reading the tea leaves for what it means for their political futures. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani […] The post Zohran Mamdani and AOC’s Split Endorsements Are Raising Eyebrows appeared first on The City Reporter .
The Knicks’ first NBA championship in more than half a century left one subway train fleetingly looking like a 1970s throwback. Photos and videos obtained by The City Reporter show multiple cars on the Q line in the paint, coated in orange and blue graffiti spelling out KNICKS on the sides of multiple cars — […] The post In the Paint! Knicks Graffiti Takes Subway Train Out of Service Amid Finals Fervor appeared first on The City Reporter .
Massive crowds turned out early Thursday in Lower Manhattan for the New York Knicks’ inaugural ticker-tape parade celebrating the team’s first NBA championship in 53 years. The surge of people clad in orange and blue gear was so intense that the NYPD said the viewing pens along the parade route on Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes […] The post Tsunami of Knicks Fans Overtakes Lower Manhattan for ‘Surreal’ Championship Parade appeared first on The City Reporter .
Twenty-one New Yorkers died last year as a direct result of heat — the highest number of such fatalities in a decade. And nearly 500 New Yorkers on average die annually from causes related to heat, with the vast majority occurring on days that may not raise alarms for city dwellers: hot, but not sweltering, […] The post Heat Killed 21 New Yorkers Last Year. It’s the Highest Tally in a Decade.
It’s one of the most expensive congressional races, in one of the wealthiest districts in the country, with more than half a dozen candidates vying for the seat. Tens of millions of dollars have been spent – sometimes from the candidates’ own pockets – to overcome voter apathy. But in NY-12, which covers a wide […] The post The Multi-Million-Dollar Race to Beat ‘Undecided’ in Manhattan appeared first on The City Reporter .
Knicks fever has overtaken the city. Suburbanites aren’t safe either. Gabrielle, born in New York City, raised on Long Island, and now raising her kids in Westchester, has a severe case — and there’s no question she’ll be at the team’s ticker-tape parade.
Democrats on the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security held a forum in Newark on Wednesday highlighting the grim medical conditions facing detainees inside Delaney Hall detention center following weeks of national scrutiny. The facility, operated by the prison contractor GEO Group through a 15-year, $1 billion contract, has become a flash point for the […] The post House Dems Slam Poor Conditions at Flashpoint ICE Detention Center appeared first on The City Reporter .
A week ago, Noureddine Bitat watched helplessly on West 36th Street as rowdies trashed his yellow taxi following a Knicks win — and worried about how he would keep making a living. “The crowd was really wild,” he said in Arabic through a translator. “I was scared.” On Wednesday, the father of three sat in […] The post Cabbie Knocked By Knicks Mob Thanks Donors to $75,000 Fund to Help Him appeared first on The City Reporter .
An upscale fashion designer allegedly stole approximately $54,000 in unpaid wages from nine employees at her Garment District atelier, according to a 16-count indictment unveiled by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday. Andrea Mary Marshall, the founder of Salon 1884, was arraigned Wednesday morning in Manhattan Supreme Court, according to the district attorney’s office. […] The post Luxury Designer Charged With ‘Sweatshop’ Wage Theft appeared first on The City Reporter .
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Teachers union officials filed a lawsuit this week to block Success Academy, New York City’s largest charter network, from handing one of its charters to CEO Eva Moskowitz’s husband.
A pregnant woman from the Dominican Republic suffering from severe stomach pains was denied prenatal care for a month. A Guatemalan man diagnosed with leukemia grew sicker after missing two months of treatments. A Haitian woman had a throat tumor that obstructed her breathing; it became so painful she could no longer speak.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will give the ceremonial key to the city to New York Knicks players on Thursday following a ticker-tape parade that’s expected to draw record crowds. He’ll debut a newly-designed key that focuses on the city’s nickname as The Big Apple, incorporating a touch of the mayor’s own campaign aesthetic.  It’s the first […] The post Knicks’ Keys To the City Have a Mamdani Campaign Touch appeared first on The City Reporter .
One day, New Yorkers will talk about sunset-colored, bucket-shaped subway seats the same way they do the 9 train, $2.50 bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, and Metro Cards. But on Wednesday, the commuters’ amber-toned reprieve will be celebrated with artwork – from oil paintings to tattoos – at the New York Transit Museum in its […] The post Orange Subway Seats Will Soon Kick the Bucket. This Museum is Hosting a Memorial.
As France and Senegal faced off at a much anticipated World Cup game, Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a brief stop at the city’s last remaining large-scale migrant shelter Tuesday afternoon to join residents watching the game. The mayor was greeted with fanfare at the South Bronx shelter on Bruckner Boulevard, where staff hung flags and […] The post Mamdani Makes World-Cup Stop at Shelter Plagued by Complaints About Bed Bugs, Poor Food appeared first on The City Reporter .
The union that represents Central Park carriage horse drivers charged Tuesday that a horse who dropped dead last week may have been doomed after chomping on toxic plants in the park. But the Central Park Conservancy quickly countered that a park rule bars horses from causing “any damage” to shrubbery and eating any vegetation in […] The post Who Killed Deniz? Yew’s to Blame, Union Sez After Central Park Horse Drops Dead appeared first on The City Reporter .
Is the Knicks win after more than 50 years a good omen for summer? Co-host Katie Honan talks with Rachel Holliday Smith, the managing editor of The City Reporter, about summer 2026 and our weekly (and free!) summer newsletter. Then she speaks with Janet Fash, a longtime New York City lifeguard whose memoir “Lifeguard: A […] The post LISTEN: A Knicks Win to Kick Off Summer appeared first on The City Reporter .
The New York cabbie who was drummed out of driving for a living after rowdies trashed his cab following a Knicks win in the NBA Finals is getting a lift from boosters that include a rap superstar and a Canadian influencer. After being yanked out by his neck and punched at the corner of 36th […] The post French Montana Backs Fund Set Up for Cabbie Bashed After Knicks Game appeared first on The City Reporter .
Just before midnight on Saturday, the New York Knicks won the NBA championship for the first time in more than 50 years, transforming the city into an orange and blue utopia all weekend. While New Yorkers were still celebrating — loudly, and sometimes getting rowdy — Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a simple message to X: […] The post Your Guide to the Knicks’ Historic Ticker-Tape Parade appeared first on The City Reporter .
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. The New York Knicks’ victory this weekend over the San Antonio Spurs, cementing their first NBA championship since 1973, brought joy to fans across the five boroughs.
It’s a battle for the soul of New York that’s created strange bedfellows, drawn national interest, and pitted rivals against each other to dramatic effect this weekend. We don’t mean the NBA Finals or the FIFA World Cup. We’re talking, of course, of this summer’s Democratic primaries.
New York should not stop at city-owned grocery stores when the need for a robust city-owned pharmacy network is even more compelling, argues a new proposal from a progressive policy group that will test the Mamdani administration’s appetite for challenging for-profit sectors of the economy. But in a twist designed to broaden the plan’s appeal, […] The post Mamdani Meds? Think Tank Pitches City-Owned Pharmacies to Lower Drug Prices appeared first on The City Reporter .
The wheels came off during scenes of violent mayhem that followed the Knicks’ first NBA championship in more than half a century, with rowdies vandalizing MTA buses and torching shuttles used to ferry soccer fans to World Cup games, authorities said Sunday. The ruckus that resulted in more than 60 arrests, a shooting and four […] The post Rowdy Knicks Fans Set School Buses Ablaze as Violence Mars Post-Game Celebrations appeared first on The City Reporter .
The New York Knicks pulled off another victory in San Antonio on Saturday, outscoring the Spurs in the final minutes of the game to win their first championship since 1973, to the elation of fans across the city. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced soon after the win that a ticker-tape parade will be held Thursday, June […] The post It’s the First Ticker-Tape Parade Ever for the Knicks — Here’s Why appeared first on The City Reporter .
Noureddine Bitat went from the end of a 13-hour shift behind the wheel of a yellow cab to being dragged onto the street by a mob in the wake of Wednesday night’s win by the Knicks — then watched helplessly as the taxi was trashed. The 59-year-old Algerian cabbie became engulfed in the wild scenes […] The post ‘I’m Thinking of Quitting,’ Says Cab Driver Bashed in Knicks Brawl appeared first on The City Reporter .
BANG, BANG — and it’s Knicks in five! The New York Knicks secured their first NBA championship since 1973 late Saturday, after beating the San Antonio Spurs in Texas in Game 5 of the best-of-7 finals, 94-90. Their victory sent fans into a state of exhilaration following an epic postseason run that brought New Yorkers together […] The post Knicks in 5!