What Doom Loop? Healthy Office Rentals and Tax Assessments Show Manhattan’s Strength.

Published   Jan 22, 2025 10:00AM

In 2022, Columbia University professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh argued that the rise of remote work would put cities into what he called “an urban doom loop.” The value of office buildings would plummet, taxes paid by those buildings would slide and cities would be forced to cut services, sending residents and businesses fleeting. In June […]
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Internal Memos Instruct New York City Government Employees t


As President Donald Trump repealed years of precedent strongly discouraging immigration raids in schools, houses of worship, hospitals and other “sensitive locations,” Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday declined to explain how the city will respo ... Read more

Being Mayor Is Eric Adams’ Reelection Campaign Strategy


He has no known campaign office or website, and few if any staff.  Mayor Eric Adams also hasn’t appeared in any candidate forums, saying he’s too busy. And he may not qualify for any city-funded matching-funds to help his campaign. In ... Read more

How Extremely Online Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Learne


It was New Year’s Day on Coney Island, where the annual Polar Bear Club Plunge drew out some of the city’s more daring characters: a group of friends dressed as rubber duckies, a couple in Spiderman and Wonder Woman costumes and Assemblyme ... Read more

CUNY Braces Undocumented Students for Second Trump Era

Published   Jan 17, 2025 10:59PM

The CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York. The City University of New York, which enrolls more than 16,000 students who aren’t citizens, is readying the community for potential immigration enforcement as President Donald Trump returns to the White House.  Staffers with the university’s Undocumented and Immigrant Student […]
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What to Know About the 2025 Elections in New York City


Local leadership is on the ballot in 2025, from City Hall down to your neighborhood Councilmember. And it’s set to be a doozy, even by the raucous standards of New York politics. Mayor Eric Adams is seeking reelection while under indictment ... Read more

Faith-Based Immigrant Helpers ‘Unclear’ and Uninspired A


Faith leaders and other advocates working with the city’s migrants and asylum seekers are bracing for enforcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement once incoming President Donald Trump takes office — and the message from Mayor Er ... Read more

Adams Legal Defense Fund Almost $1 Million in Debt as Donati


Mayor Eric Adams’ legal defense fund raised just $2,200 from two donors over the last three months, even as his expenses to battle federal corruption charges mount ahead of an expected April trial, new filings show. The donors include Tzvi O ... Read more