Category: New York City

• NYC Council OKs $10,000 One‑Time Bonus for Paraprofessionals; Mayor Controls Distribution

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  Sep 18

  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… more ›

• Grand Larceny Auto Up 140% Since 2019 to 8,524 YTD in NYC — NYPD Blames Key‑Fob Flaws and Cross‑State Theft Rings

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  Sep 18

  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… more ›

• Felony Assaults Soar to About 21,500 YTD in NYC — NYPD Says Domestic Violence, Attacks on Public‑Service Workers Driving Spike

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  Sep 18

  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… more ›

• NYPD: Murders and Shootings at Historic Lows in NYC — Council Presses for Proof That ‘Precision Policing’ Caused the Drop

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  Sep 18

  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… more ›

• NYC launches $4M pilot installing 17 modular public restrooms across five boroughs — access by text, QR, app or tap card

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  Sep 18

  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… more ›

• NYC Council Grills DOE Over New K–8 Screen-Time Caps and AI Moratorium — Who Will Track Minutes?

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  Sep 18

  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… more ›

• Mamdani unveils 10-year ‘Vision Zero Reimagined’ — super‑speeder crackdown, 1,000 hardened intersections/year and 800 slow zones by year‑end

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  Sep 18

  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… more ›

• New York City and State File 100‑Page Lawsuit to Block Federal “Public Charge” Rule — Seek Vacatur Before Sept. 18, Warn Millions Could Lose Benefits

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  Sep 15

  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… more ›

• NYC Holds First Remembrance Ruck on Brooklyn Bridge (Sept. 13, 2026) — DVS Resource Fair Connects Veterans to Housing, Benefits and Mental-Health Support

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  Sep 15

  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… more ›

• NYC Mayor’s Office Posts Rosh Hashanah Children’s Video — Kids Say “The Apple and the Honey,” “Shanah Tovah”; Organizer, Location Not Listed

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  Sep 14

  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… more ›

• Families Call for a ‘Day of Atonement’ at 9/11 25th; Vice President Vance Attends as Mayor Mamdani Signs Annual Sept. 11 Remembrance Order

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  Sep 14

  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… more ›

• 9/11 25th: Families Demand Release of ‘Unredacted’ Files Alleging Saudi Arabia Links — City Posts 170,000+ Docs, Council Pledges $4M for DOI Report

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  Sep 14

  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… more ›

• DCP and DOB Now Coordinate to Prevent Deleted BINs/TBINs From Halting Permits, TCOs — Two-Step Address Workflow Starts Jan. 1, 2027

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  Sep 11

  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… more ›

• DCP to Standardize NYC Address-Assignment Fees and Digitize City Map — Rollout Begins Jan. 1, 2027; CityPay Payments Planned

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  Sep 11

  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 —… more ›

• Council members oppose John Mangen’s BSA confirmation, citing his role in land‑use overhaul and FastTrack affordable‑housing concerns

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  Sep 11

  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),… more ›