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  • Mayor Mamdani Launches COGE and Announces $9M Recovered From Amazon in Unpaid Idling Fees — Hearings Set in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn

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    Jun 5
    New York City, NYC Mayor’s Office
    Bronx, Brooklyn, Budget, Business, Environment, Manhattan, Transportation

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his June 4, 2026 “Talk With The People” livestream to launch the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), announce $9 million recovered in unpaid idling fees from Amazon, and schedule public COGE hearings next week in Manhattan,… more ›

  • Mayor Mamdani Announces 2-K Rollout: 2,000 Free Seats for Two-Year-Olds This Fall, 12,000 Expected in 2027

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    Jun 5
    New York City, NYC Mayor’s Office
    Belmont, Bronx, Brooklyn, Brownsville, Budget, Canarsie, East Flatbush, Education, Elections, Fordham, Hamilton Heights, Howard Beach, Inwood, Manhattan, Marble Hill, Morris Heights, Norwood, Ocean Hill, Ozone Park, Queens, Remsen Village, Richmond Hill, Riverdale, Rugby, South Ozone Park, Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Village, Washington Heights, Woodhaven

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani used the June 4 “Talk With The People” livestream to promote the new Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) public hearings and restated the city’s 2-K child care rollout: 2,000 free seats for two‑year‑olds this fall, scaling toward… more ›

  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani Launches Commission on Government Efficiency — 10 Public Hearings Across NYC Begin Next Week

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    Jun 5
    New York City, NYC Mayor’s Office
    Bronx, Brooklyn, Elections, Manhattan, Permits and Licenses, Public Safety, Transportation

    Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani used the Talk With The People livestream to introduce the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), a charter revision commission that will hold 10 public hearings across the five boroughs starting next week and may propose city… more ›

  • Conflicts of Interest Board Seeks $300K for Pay Parity and $1.5M to Replace 2000s Disclosure App; Case-System Migration Has No Timeline

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    Jun 5
    New York City
    Budget

    The Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) told the New York City Council at the FY27 executive budget hearing on June 4, 2026, that it needs $300,000 in personnel funding to achieve pay parity and retain senior staff, and that replacing… more ›

  • DSNY Commits to 100% Trash Containerization by 2031 — Council Warns Garage, Parking and Backloaded Capital Could Stall Rollout

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    Jun 5
    New York City
    Bronx, Brooklyn, Budget, Manhattan, Queens, Sanitation, Staten Island, Transportation

    The NYC Council held FY27 executive budget hearings on June 4, 2026 where the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) defended its plan and budget to achieve citywide trash containerization by the end of 2031, while members pressed DSNY on whether current… more ›

  • DSS Ends McKinsey and Guidehouse Contracts After $9M McKinsey Spend; Adds 13 IT Hires to Insource SNAP AI Tool

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    Jun 5
    New York City
    Budget, Business

    The NYC Council’s June 4, 2026 FY27 executive budget hearing probed the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) recent termination of consulting contracts with McKinsey and Guidehouse, asked for the full cost and procurement history (FY25 and FY26 totals), and sought… more ›

  • City Says Average Invoice-to-Payment Cycle Is 31 Days; HRA On-Time Rate Just 41% as Passport Migration Snags Persist

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    Jun 5
    New York City
    Budget, Business

    The New York City Council’s June 4, 2026 FY27 executive budget hearing pressed the Department of Social Services (DSS), its divisions the Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and the mayoral vendor partners about widespread… more ›

  • DSS Projects $543.5M in FY27 FEPS Savings — Rent-Verification, One-Month Broker-Fee Cap Could Slow Voucher Pickups

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    Jun 5
    New York City
    Budget, Housing, Real Estate

    New York City Council FY27 executive budget hearings on June 4, 2026, focused on the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) implementation of City FEPS cost‑containment measures — including rent‑reasonableness and legal‑rent verification, a one‑month cap on client broker fees, and… more ›

  • NYC Can’t Confirm June SNAP Cuts; HRA Says About 42,500 May Be Impacted as 342,000 Face New Work Rules

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    Jun 5
    New York City
    Budget, Public Safety

    New York City officials told the City Council on June 4, 2026, that they cannot yet confirm how many New Yorkers actually lost SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in June due to the expanded able-bodied adults without dependence (ABOD)… more ›

  • DOT Seeks OK to Expand Flatiron‑NoMad Broadway Concession to 162,345 Sq Ft — Revenue to Fund Plazas, Coordinated with 2028 Reconstruction

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    Jun 4
    New York City, NYC Department of City Planning
    Business, Manhattan, Parks and Recreation, Permits and Licenses, Public Safety, Transportation

    DOT proposes a major concession expansion for Flatiron/NoMad plazas along Broadway, asking the City Planning Commission to approve a single, 162,345‑square‑foot concession boundary between East 19th and West 31st Streets that would let the Flat Iron Nomad Partnership operate revenue… more ›

  • CPC Approves 3.7‑Acre Sawmill Creek Marsh Park Expansion in Travis to Protect DEC‑Regulated Wetlands — Review Fast‑Tracked Under ELERP

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    Jun 4
    New York City, NYC Department of City Planning
    Chelsea, Environment, Parks and Recreation, Permits and Licenses, Real Estate, Staten Island, Travis

    The City Planning Commission on June 3, 2026 approved a site-selection and acquisition application for a 3.7-acre parcel to expand Sawmill Creek Marsh Park in Travis, Staten Island, a DEC-regulated wetland that hosts state-listed endangered and threatened species; the proposal… more ›

  • Staten Island Family Court to Consolidate Into New 8‑Story Hamilton Ave Courthouse; Richmond Terrace and Stuyvesant Place to Be Renovated (Target 2031)

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    Jun 4
    New York City, NYC Department of City Planning
    Permits and Licenses, Public Safety, Real Estate, Staten Island, Transportation

    The City Planning Commission held a public hearing June 3, 2026 on a plan to consolidate Staten Island Family Court operations into a single campus: a new eight‑story courthouse at 10 Hamilton Avenue plus major renovations at 100 Richmond Terrace… more ›

  • FDNY Special Inspections Unit Honored After Exposing Illegal Queens Clinic — Practitioner Arrested at Airport

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    Jun 4
    New York City, NYC Mayor’s Office
    Permits and Licenses, Public Safety, Queens

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani presided over the FDNY Medal Day ceremony on June 3, 2026, where members of the FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention Special Inspections Unit were honored after officers discovered an illegal medical clinic in Queens, found an unresponsive… more ›

  • Lt. Patrick Donlan Awarded Gansy Medal for Life‑Saving Rescue in Bronx Six‑Story Apartment Fire

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    Jun 4
    New York City, NYC Mayor’s Office
    Bronx, Housing, Manhattan, Public Safety

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani presided over the FDNY Medal Day ceremony at the City Hall Steps on June 3, 2026, where Lieutenant Patrick Donlan of Engine Company 75 was awarded the Chief of Department Peter J. Gansy Junior Medal for a… more ›

  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani Honors FDNY, EMS Medal Day Winners at City Hall — New Awards for Dispatchers & Fire Prevention; First Father‑Son Recipients

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    Jun 4
    New York City, NYC Mayor’s Office
    Bronx, Manhattan, Public Safety, Queens

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani presided over the FDNY Medal Day ceremony on June 3, 2026, at the City Hall Steps, where FDNY and EMS medals were presented to firefighters, emergency medical personnel, fire alarm dispatchers, and fire prevention staff for life‑saving… more ›

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