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'Now is our moment': Councilmember details decision to extend Madison Square Garden's permit 5 years
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
On Monday, a City Council committee voted to extend the arena's permit for five years.
Weekly Music Roundup: Mon Laferte, jaimie branch, and Say She She
Monday, August 28, 2023
New Sounds
This week, Prince through the looking glass, Mon Laferte’s trip-hop bolero, and a posthumous stunner from trumpeter jaimie branch. Plus new discodelica from Say She She, and more.
Gov. Hochul turns up heat on President Biden over migrant crisis
Thursday, August 24, 2023
The Democratic governor delivered a rare statewide address to highlight her call for federal assistance.
Political musical chairs: As Codey retires, party leaders pick entire legislative district ticket
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Reformers say the machinations after Richard Codey's retirement announcement show New Jersey politics are about back-room deals and not democracy.
Fireflies are under threat, so NY scientists are trying to count how many are left
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
There’s a movement underway to understand how imperiled firefly populations are and safeguard the charismatic beetle beloved for its bioluminescent abdomen.
Weekly Music Roundup: Dolly Parton, Polo G., and Black Market Brass
Monday, August 21, 2023
New Sounds
This week: Dolly Parton, rock star; Polo G’s moving ballad; and Amore Muere’s dark debut. Plus, ambient pop by Vines (Cassie Wieland) and Afropop-leaning music by Black Market Brass.
Jails union boss Norman Seabrook, 6 months out of prison, is looking for a job in politics
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The once formidable head of the correction officers union has returned from two years in prison with $19 million in debt and a new perspective on incarceration.
NYC's eviction hotspots: Tracking the 10K removals since moratorium ended
Thursday, August 10, 2023
While evictions have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels, they’re steadily on the rise and concentrated in central Brooklyn, portions of the Bronx and parts of Staten Island.
Adams weighs plan to set up migrant tents in Central Park, other major green spaces
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
The plan comes as scores of migrants have been forced to sleep outside a Midtown intake cente
Minimum Wage -- and Other Rights -- For Food Delivery Workers
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Tens of thousands of gig food delivery workers were about to get a pay increase...until a judge blocked NYC's new minimum wage law a day before it was set to take effect.
LI architect who worked in NYC charged with multiple Gilgo Beach murders, Suffolk DA says
Friday, July 14, 2023
The series of killings has gone unsolved for more than a decade.
New York ordered to redraw congressional maps, which could decide control of US House
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The state’s top court is now expected to take up the case, which could have enormous implications for who controls the House of Representatives.
Adams administration faults state air quality forecasts at heated NYC Council hearing
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
At a New York City Council hearing on Wednesday, municipal agency heads were grilled about what they knew and when they acted during the wildfire smoke crisis in
What can the rapid reopening of I-95 in Philadelphia teach us about the BQE rebuild?
Monday, July 10, 2023
Interstate 95 reopened in Philly less than two weeks after a deadly collapse, thanks to the construction of an interim roadway. Can a similar plan work on a crumbling stretch of the BQE?
NYC Council finance chair on new city budget
Friday, June 30, 2023
Bay Ridge Council Member and Finance Committee Chair Justin Brannan on New York City's new $107 billion budget.
Weekly Music Roundup: Big Freedia, Elisapie, and Wye Oak
Monday, June 26, 2023
New Sounds
This week, a NOLA party with Big Freedia, celebrations of Indigenous culture from Elisapie and Saltwater Hank, and new singles from Palace and Wye Oak.
NY lawmakers passed nearly 900 bills. Now it’s Gov. Hochul’s turn to act.
Friday, June 23, 2023
The state Legislature approved more than 600 bills in the month of June alone. Now the real negotiations begin.
Councilmember pushes bill to improve quality of life for NYC sex workers
Friday, June 23, 2023
New York City has been changing its approach towards sex workers for years. Now, new legislation hopes to make life easier for New Yorkers participating in it.
Pushed by Council, Mayor Adams agrees to help shelter residents apply for housing
Friday, June 16, 2023
Advocates have criticized the mayor for dragging his feet on eliminating a critical barrier to those seeking to leave city shelters.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell resigns after year and a half on the job
Monday, June 12, 2023
The commissioner did not provide any explanation for her departure or information about what she’ll do next.
