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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul on July 8, 2026 launched the city-state “Fast Buses, Better Service” action plan to speed buses on 50 priority corridors, funded by joint city and state commitments and including center-running lanes, automated enforcement… more ›
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We want outdoor dining to be YEAR‑ROUND. Here’s our plan. City Council members and small‑business representatives outlined a proposed bill at a July 9, 2026 meeting to make outdoor dining year‑round in New York City, citing steep declines in curbside… more ›
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New York City announced July 7, 2026 that Gotham FC will make Etihad/Eddiad Park in Queens its permanent home beginning in 2028, to be a shared, soccer-specific stadium with New York City Football Club (NYCFC); the mayor and club leaders… more ›
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City Council members took part in a Pride Parade event on July 2026 where they were quizzed on queer history and voiced support for LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers, but the parade appearance itself did not include new policy announcements; the council… more ›
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The City Council held a public hearing on a bill to codify a quadrennial advisory commission’s recommendation to raise pay for New York City elected officials by 18.2%, make that increase retroactive to January 2026, and change how future salary… more ›
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The City Planning Commission’s June 29, 2026 review session examined the Sjourer Truth–Mapes rezoning in Bronx Community District 6 and featured repeated commissioner questions about what enforceable, legally binding protections the developer will provide to relocate and return the 91… more ›
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City Planning Commission review session on June 29, 2026 examined mitigation for open‑space and pedestrian impacts tied to a Park Avenue rezoning, including whether sidewalk widenings, Taffy Playground capital work, or on‑site open space will be committed in writing or… more ›
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New York City activated a Code Red heat emergency and expanded street outreach ahead of a July 3–5 heat surge, sending teams, cooling vans, LinkNYC kiosk directions and hundreds of cooling centers to reach people outdoors — but the June… more ›
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New York City activated its heat emergency plan ahead of the July 3–4 weekend and Mayor Zohran Mamdani pointed to a June executive order expanding worker heat protections — directing city agencies to publish employer guidance, require agency heat‑illness plans,… more ›
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New York City activated its heat emergency plan ahead of an extreme-heat stretch over the July 3–5 weekend, opening hundreds of cooling centers (including the Javits Center July 3–5) and urging residents to find day-by-day, neighborhood-level listings at nyc.gov/beattheheat or… more ›
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A July 1, 2026 NYC heat-briefing reiterated that delivery and other outdoor workers have existing bathroom access rights and that the city’s recently signed executive order directs agencies to publish heat-illness guidance, enforce current bathroom-access rules, and review enforcement and… more ›
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New York City officials held a July 1, 2026 heat‑preparedness briefing as a historic heat wave approached, activated hundreds of cooling centers, urged New Yorkers to stay indoors with air conditioning, and described city coordination with utilities and outreach teams… more ›
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A Mayor’s Office heat‑emergency briefing on June 30, 2026 announced 15 Health + Hospitals “cool vans” and expanded street outreach as New York City prepared for an extreme heat wave; officials directed New Yorkers to find indoor cooling centers at… more ›
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Sojourner Truth/Mapes Court developers tell the City Planning Commission they will preserve current rents for the 91 Mapes Court households during relocation, memorialize the promise in a regulatory agreement with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a 250th‑anniversary Fourth of July address at City Hall that included a naturalization ceremony; the official video and transcript show newly naturalized people standing with the mayor but do not identify how many, their names, or… more ›
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