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At a June 9, 2026 New York City Council Finance Committee hearing on the FY2027 executive budget, Council members pressed the Office of Management (OM) and the Department of Education (DOE) for full copies of DOE contracts after DOE provided… more ›
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New York City Council Finance Committee members pressed the administration on June 9, 2026, after leaders of Brooklyn nonprofit Braggs Home Care were federally indicted in April 2026, yet the city awarded Braggs two new multi‑year shelter and social‑services contracts… more ›
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New York City Council Finance Committee members held a hearing on June 9, 2026, in Council Chambers at City Hall to review Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s FY2027 executive budget and five‑year financial plan, focusing on the state‑authorized pension reamortization (a change… more ›
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New York City Council Finance Committee members and the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) debated competing tax‑revenue forecasts at a June 9, 2026 FY2027 executive budget hearing, with the Council reporting roughly $2 billion more tax revenue for… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani held an ethnic and community media roundtable on June 9, 2026 to answer questions about the city’s new 2K program, confirming that 2,000 free child care seats for two-year-olds will be offered this fall, applications are open… more ›
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Doors Opening: Welcome to New York City is a city-produced visitor PSA (public service announcement) and tourism outreach video released June 8, 2026 that offers practical transit, walking, and museum tips for visitors and directs viewers to NYCtourism.com. Source: https://youtu.be/cNL4W6SHuzQ… more ›
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New York City Council released an oversight report titled “Taken for a Ride” on June 8, 2026, documenting undercover findings of tourist scams involving unlicensed taxis, unlicensed pedicabs, and illicit Statue of Liberty ticket vendors concentrated in Midtown Manhattan, Coney… more ›
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New York City Council released an Oversight & Investigations report titled “Taken for a Ride” on June 8, 2026, documenting tourist scams by unlicensed taxis, pedicabs, and illicit ticket vendors and pressing the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)… more ›
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New York City Council budget hearings on June 5, 2026 focused on how the newly created Office of Community Safety (OCS) will coordinate an expansion of the Be Heard mental‑health crisis response teams, a proposed transfer of Be Heard funding… more ›
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NYC Council FY27 executive budget hearings on June 5, 2026 focused on hundreds of supportive‑housing units the city contracts but that sit empty or offline; Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOH) officials gave unit counts and said most major… more ›
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The NYC Council’s FY27 executive budget hearing on June 5, 2026, included a city announcement that $20 million from the MTA congestion pricing mitigation program will fund a Bronx Asthma Initiative, including $8.9 million for a Bronx Asthma Program and… more ›
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The New York City Council held FY27 executive budget hearings on June 5, 2026 to review the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOH) and NYC Health + Hospitals budgets, focusing on whether the city’s $17.6 million baseline for disease… more ›
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New York City officials outlined layered cyber and operational defenses for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, highlighting joint online threat monitoring, activated emergency operations coordination, expanded law-enforcement and transit security deployments, and contingency transit plans to move fans if rail… more ›
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New York City officials on June 4, 2026 detailed match‑day traffic and security plans for the FIFA World Cup, announcing Midtown street closures, dedicated bus and shuttle lanes, and truck delivery restrictions between 30th and 60th Streets during local match… more ›
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New York City and State officials on June 4, 2026 outlined a contingency plan if Penn Station rail service fails on a World Cup match day, describing staged shuttle buses, street closures in Midtown (33rd, 32nd and 42nd Streets), coordination… more ›
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