Category: New York City

• 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

  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… 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

  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… more ›

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

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  Jun 5

  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… 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

  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… 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

  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… 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

  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… 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

  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… 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 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… 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 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… 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

  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… 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

  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… 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

  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… more ›

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

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  Jun 4

  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… more ›

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

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  Jun 4

  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… 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

  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… more ›