Category: New York City
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New York City Council announced a legislative inquiry on Aug. 13, 2026 into four trading and cryptocurrency platforms — Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase and Gemini — over marketing and advertising practices… more ›
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New York City and New York State announced new legal-aid money this week to help immigrants after federal funding and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) changes; state officials pledged more than… more ›
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Mayor Mamdani and the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) launched a citywide lottery offering more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets for high school students, open now through Monday, Aug. 17 at… more ›
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City Planning Commission public hearing on Aug. 12, 2026 examined the 100‑12 Queens Boulevard rezoning; Fontaine Co‑op residents urged the commission to require a recorded restrictive declaration guaranteeing a minimum… more ›
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The City Planning Commission (CPC) met on Aug. 12, 2026, to review several rezonings and mixed‑use development applications that include Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) requirements; applicants described a proposed Queens… more ›
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Tremont Avenue busway announced to speed the BX36 in the Bronx will begin daily restrictions on Sept. 19, 2026, with painted and reinforced sidewalk extensions, new lane configurations, and limits… more ›
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Mayor Mamdani announced the city has begun work on a dedicated Tremont Avenue busway for the BX36, to start operating September 19, 2026, with officials projecting up to 60% faster… more ›
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The Department of Finance (DOF) told the City Council Finance Committee that the $25 million ECB (Environmental Control Board) amnesty number appears in the adopted FY2027 budget, but officials did… more ›
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The City Planning Commission on Aug. 10, 2026 reviewed a private rezoning at 515 West 57th Street in Hell’s Kitchen/Clinton that would remap an M1-5 manufacturing district to C6-12, add… more ›
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The City Planning Commission review session on Aug. 10, 2026 examined a Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) application to grant Con Edison a permanent subsurface easement under the eastern… more ›
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A joint Mayor–MTA announcement on Aug. 10, 2026 launched a feasibility study and renovation work at the Chamber Street / Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall subway complex to test a pilot thermal… more ›
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Thierry Henry told Mayor Zohran Mamdani in an August 8, 2026 interview that he has not found a restaurant in New York City that serves Guadeloupean or Martinique-style food, saying… more ›
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Thierry Henry told Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani in a July 2026 Mayor’s Office interview that he loves New York City, remembers arriving in 1995, and described scoring on his loan… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order in June directing city agencies to expand extreme-heat protections to outdoor and heat-exposed workers and to publish employer guidance, review construction rules, step… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani convened an August 7, 2026 ethnic and community media roundtable at City Hall to brief New Yorkers on extreme-weather readiness and announce more than $40 million for… more ›
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