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Death of Buffalo refugee spurs NY lawmakers toward immigrant protections
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (787+ words) Published Mar 1, 2026 at 11:01 a.m. ET New York state lawmakers are moving forward on a package of immigration bills with new urgency following the death last week of a blind refugee who was left outside a closed coffee shop by federal agents…...
New York's energy research agency says the state's landmark climate law is infeasible
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (644+ words) Published Feb 27, 2026 at 2:04 p.m. ET The agency tasked with boosting New York's clean energy transition sent Gov. Kathy Hochul a letter on Thursday calling the state's climate law infeasible and overly expensive to implement. NYSERDA is the latest group to raise…...
Early Addition: People just love lounging at the credit card bar
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (97+ words) Published Feb 26, 2026 Good Thursday morning in New York City, where it's unclear if a jury would convict someone for hitting a cop with a snowball. Influencer Gusmane Coulibaly now faces a misdemeanor count of obstructing government administration and a harassment…...
Mamdani's proposed budget cuts funding to NYC parks he previously called 'neglected"
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (811+ words) Published Feb 26, 2026 at 11:24 a.m. ET This column originally appeared in The Politics Brief, our weekly newsletter on the people, power and policies that shape New Yorkers' lives. Parks advocates say Mayor Zohran Mamdani has failed to fulfill a campaign promise to…...
Early Addition: Hochul stops DMV from revoking a man's pee joke license plate
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (100+ words) Published Feb 25, 2026 at 10:01 a.m. ET Good Wednesday morning in New York City, where a falling chunk of ice would really hurt if it hit you. Make it easier to follow Gothamist's reporting You can personalize your search results to see more…...
NY prisons still staffed by National Guard amid ongoing vacancies a year after strike
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (734+ words) Published Feb 25, 2026 at 7:01 a.m. ET New York's troubled prison system still has the same number of vacancies as it did a year ago, when thousands of officers walked off the job in an illegal three-week strike. As a result, there are…...
How fast does ice falling from NYC rooftops go? Faster than you think.
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (577+ words) Published Feb 25, 2026 at 6:01 a.m. ET Slick sidewalks and slushy crosswalks are the most obvious menaces after this week's storm, but New York City officials have another warning: Watch your head. The same wet, packable snow that made for easy snowmen and…...
Mamdani called NYC 8th grader to announce snow day. She says he should announce another.
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (362+ words) Published Feb 23, 2026 at 4:57 p.m. ET Eighth grader Victoria Mompoint got the scoop on New York City schools closing Monday before any other New York City student, from none other than the mayor himself, who videocalled her on Sunday and posted a…...
Proposed NYC restrictions on protests fuel concern over free speech
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (1061+ words) Published Feb 23, 2026 at 6:31 a.m. ET Civil liberties groups are warning that possible changes to the city's laws regulating protests, including a measure that would create a 100-foot buffer zone outside of schools and religious sites, could infringe on New Yorkers' First…...
New York lawmakers seek rent control to protect small businesses
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (599+ words) Published Feb 22, 2026 A coalition of state lawmakers and small business groups want to build on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's campaign pledge to "freeze the rent" and extend rent control to commercial properties like bodegas and mom-and-pop shops. A…...