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 […]
The post What Doom Loop? Healthy Office Rentals and Tax Assessments Show Manhattan’s Strength. appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
... 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

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

Why It Feels Like Everyone in New York is Sick Right Now: Vi


This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnelly’s community publ ... Read more

Being Mayor Is Eric Adams’ Reelection Campaign Strategy

Published   Jan 17, 2025 10:00AM

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 fact, he might have to give $10 million back to the Campaign Finance Board, […]
The post Being Mayor Is Eric Adams’ Reelection Campaign Strategy appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
... Read more

Lander Leads in Campaign Funding, as Mayoral Race Heats Up


New York City Comptroller Brad Lander now boasts more in his campaign coffers than the embattled incumbent Eric Adams in this year’s race for mayor, according to filings made to the City’s Campaign Finance Board this week. The field’s fi ... Read more

CUNY Braces Undocumented Students for Second Trump Era


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 ... Read more

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