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Local Law 129 offers a one‑time, non‑pensionable $10,000 emergency “stabilization” payment for New York City public‑school paraprofessionals; the City Council passed the measure and Council leaders say distribution and timing depend on the mayor and any collective‑bargaining outcome. Source: https://youtu.be/lwsrcQSNhu0&t=509… more ›
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New York City Council Committee on Public Safety held an oversight hearing on NYPD crime statistics on Sept. 16, 2026, where NYPD officials testified that grand larceny auto (GLA) incidents have more than doubled since 2019, cited key‑fob and vehicle‑design… more ›
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NYPD officials testified at a New York City Council Committee on Public Safety oversight hearing on Sept. 16, 2026, that felony assaults remain well above pre‑pandemic levels, driven mainly by domestic violence, assaults on public‑service workers and repeat offenders; the… more ›
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NYPD officials told the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety on Sept. 16, 2026, that New York City is seeing historic lows in murders and shootings and credited the department’s “precision policing” — CompStat, summer violence zones and crew takedowns… more ›
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New York City began installing 17 modular public restrooms this month under a one-year, $4 million pilot announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with Throne Labs operating the units and entry available by text, QR code, the Throne app or a… more ›
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New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Sept. 15, 2026 about the Department of Education’s (DOE) new screen‑time and ed‑tech guidance, pressing officials on how the DOE will monitor minutes of device use, what principals and superintendents must… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled Vision Zero Reimagined on Sept. 15, 2026, a 10-year street‑safety blueprint that pledges new enforcement tools, a “super speeder” program, expanded hardened daylighting at intersections, and a forthcoming DOT streets plan update due later this year.… more ›
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New York City and New York State announced joint litigation on Sept. 14, 2026, challenging the federal “public charge” rule with a 100‑page complaint that argues the rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act, exceeds federal agency authority, and unlawfully expands… more ›
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New York City held its first-ever Remembrance Ruck on Sept. 13, 2026, a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge honoring post‑9/11 fallen service members that ended with a resource fair at Surrogates Court where the city’s Department of Veterans Services (DVS)… more ›
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A short Rosh Hashanah children’s lesson appears in a video posted by the NYC Mayor’s Office on September 11, 2026; the recording shows kids saying “apple and the honey” and “Shanah tovah,” but it does not identify who organized the… more ›
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SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO Family members read names and delivered tributes at the 25th‑anniversary September 11 commemoration on Sept. 11, 2026, while relatives demanded a formal “day of atonement” and dignitaries including Vice President Vance attended; Mayor Zohran Mamdani had signed executive… more ›
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2026 9/11 commemoration: family members at the 25th‑anniversary ceremony publicly demanded release of “unredacted files” they said implicate Saudi Arabia; the city launched an online portal with 170,000+ documents days earlier and the City Council secured $4 million for a… more ›
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DCP briefs practitioners on how it will work with DOB/DOB Now to stop temporary building identification numbers (TBINs/BINs) from being deleted mid-review and blocking permits, TCOs, and CFOs as the city transfers address-assignment duties to the Department of City Planning… more ›
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New York City Department of City Planning says it will standardize address-assignment fees across all five boroughs and move address-assignment and city map functions into a single, digitized system — changes that take effect in stages beginning January 1, 2027… more ›
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New York City Council’s Sept. 10, 2026 stated meeting included votes and floor statements opposing the confirmation of John Mangen as chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), with several council members citing his past role in designing… more ›
