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LISTEN: Is ‘Urban Supremacy’ Killing New York City?

Published Nov 23, 2024 08:25PM

LISTEN: Is ‘Urban Supremacy’ Killing New York City?

What is New York for, in an era when people can live, work, learn, shop, play and connect with virtually anyone, anywhere? Alyssa Katz, executive editor at The City, has been asking that question to thinkers, leaders and creators as a guest host of FAQ NYC Off Cycle episodes since the pandemic. She’s joined for […]
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Plan for City’s First Public Celestial Observatory Comes C

A city known for producing stars just lost a project to let New Yorkers see them. The Amateur Astronomy Association, a nonprofit volunteer group, will no longer be following through on its plan, announced in January, to bring the city’ ... Read more

City Investigators Probe Eric Adams Protege Jesse Hamilton a

The city Department of Investigation (DOI) is looking into the actions of a longtime associate of Mayor Eric Adams whom the mayor put in charge of city leases, including a last-minute decision to rent space from a big donor to the mayor’ ... Read more

Rampant Lack of Oversight Led to NYCHA Contract Corruption,

The New York City Housing Authority did little to follow up on apartment repairs by hired vendors and in dozens of cases could not provide evidence that the work they paid for had actually been done, the city comptroller alleged Wednesday. The ... Read more

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

Published Nov 19, 2024 10:13PM

About 1,000 children — or nearly 15% of the 7,600 kids living in migrant shelters whose families got notices to leave city shelters since the end of June — have left the public school system, representatives of the city’s Office of Asylum Seekers disclosed at a City Council hearing Tuesday. Molly Schaeffer, the head of […]
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Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Housing Agenda Ekes By Council Co

A sweeping zoning change pushed by the administration of Mayor Eric Adams and approved by key City Council committees Thursday is expected to accelerate housing construction and make a dent in the city’s housing crisis. Despite concess ... Read more

Mayor Adams Announces Budget Adds — and New Head of NYPD

Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday unveiled a modified budget that includes funding for 1,600 new police officers and money for rental vouchers — and then introduced a new police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, in a surprise announcement. The Novemb ... Read more

City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Mig

City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learned, including those housing asylum-seeking immigrants. The plan comes after two years of operating an ad ... Read more