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At a City Planning Commission (CPC) review session on July 27, 2026, staff presented the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the 240 Nassau Street rezoning in downtown Brooklyn, which the DEIS said generates significant adverse impacts on open space,… more ›
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City Planning Commission review session on July 27, 2026, included questions about a proposed developer plan to use Transfer of Assistance (TOA) for NICHA residents, how TOA would affect Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) affordability levels, what protections and portability TOA… more ›
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240 Nassau Street finance plan: City Planning Commission review on July 27, 2026 showed the Education Construction Fund (ECF) will issue tax‑exempt bonds, hold title to the new school and part of Building A, and use a 99‑year ground lease… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan for five city-run grocery stores, each offering a 30% discount on essential goods and a request for proposals (RFP) for private operators; he also addressed the Bronx killing of 12-year-old Jacob Reyes, saying the… more ›
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Today’s mayoral announcement and agency materials formalized NYC Groceries: a city-run pilot of five grocery stores (one per borough) that will offer a fixed 30% discount on a core basket of goods, name two confirmed sites — La Marqueta in… more ›
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With the City Council moving a bill to boost pay for public-school paraprofessionals (teacher assistants), the legislation provides a $10,000 stabilization payment to eligible paraprofessionals and was described as a one-time lump-sum payment during Council debate; advocates had earlier urged… more ›
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SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) say they tested 183 cooling towers in an Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster, released addresses for towers that were PCR‑positive, and ordered cleaning… more ›
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SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO Mayor Zohran Mamdani named Tony Shores president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Lena Khan board chair, and the pair said EDC will prioritize five city-run grocery stores, an affordable-housing insurance program and community… more ›
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A City Council zoning subcommittee hearing on July 22, 2026, pushed the Department of Transportation (DOT) to explain how revenue from the proposed Flatiron/NoMad major concession would be tracked, audited and spent — DOT said it will require quarterly reports… more ›
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A City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises public hearing on July 22, 2026 examined a private rezoning application for 47-03 108th Street in Corona, Queens, where the applicant is seeking an M1-4 AR7X/C24 rezoning to build a 13‑story mixed‑use… more ›
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New York City’s mayoral office released a statement on July 22, 2026, saying it reviewed “every avenue available under applicable law” to determine whether the city could carry out an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, concluded… more ›
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Upper East Side residents and City Council members held a July 21, 2026 town hall at Lenox Hill Hospital about the ongoing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, pressing the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) over staffing shortfalls… more ›
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Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak: City Council demanded the Department of Health publish the full list of buildings and a timeline of cooling-tower testing and remediation after a July 21 meeting where Speaker Julie Menin and council members criticized delays… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a package called “OPEN for Small Businesses,” signing an executive order and unveiling more than 50 regulatory reforms for small businesses, and provided an update on the Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster, saying the city ordered… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced “OPEN for Small Businesses,” a package of more than 50 city regulatory reforms and an executive order on July 20, 2026, that makes OPEN permanent, expands the city’s NYC BEST case‑management service, requires inspectors to hand… more ›
