Mamdani wants to change the tax code. Here’s what that could look like.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani The incoming mayor has proposed increasing taxes on large companies and on New Yorkers earning over $1 million. [ more › ]
Baby New Year! Couple welcomes baby girl in Harlem at the stroke of midnight
The city's public health care system's first baby of 2026 was welcomed at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem Thursday morning right at 12:00 a.m.
As shootings fall, Adams honors city’s anti-violence workers
Mayor Eric Adams on Monday heaped praise on the city’s anti-violence workers for helping to bring shootings in the five boroughs to a record low, an achievement he’s often credited to the work of the NYPD and his administration’s tough-on-crime approach. In one of his final appearances...
6 Massive Thrift Stores In New York With Furniture Deals That Stretch A $250...
Looking for affordable furniture treasures in New York that won’t empty your wallet?. These 6 massive thrift stores offer incredible furniture deals and unique home finds that make your $250 budget feel like a fortune!. 1. Big Reuse (Brooklyn) Have you ever walked into a place and felt like...
Adams appointee backs out of Rent Guidelines Board
Mayor Eric Adams’ efforts to stack the Rent Guidelines Board have hit a snag. Lliam Finn, a senior financial advisor with Merrill Lynch, has decided against serving as a public representative on the board less than two weeks after Adams appointed him, three sources with knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Real...
Someone Borrowed, Someone Blue: Mamdani Slowly Builds Team with Fresh and Familiar Faces
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s next mayor on Jan. 1. In the weeks since his win, he’s been slowly building out his administration, although there are some key roles still not filled — including deputy mayor for operations, a schools chancellor, and the head of the Department of Transportation.
Upper West Side bagel hotspot reopens with a new name; Adams touts record in...
Good morning, New York City. Here's what you need to know today. It will be cloudy for most of the day Tuesday, with a chance of some snow flurries in the morning. Highs will be in the 30s. Hourly Forecast | Interactive Radar. Around NYC. 1. New Absolute Bagels: Upper...
Mamdani appoints Ahmed Tigani as DOB commissioner
Zohran Mamdani has added a Department of Buildings commissioner to his incoming administration. The mayor-elect announced on Wednesday the appointment of Ahmed Tigani, Mayor Eric Adams’ acting commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, as the head of the agency. The announcement comes...
MTA’s new ‘modern’ subway gates send unlucky 5-year-old to hospital after head gets stuck
The MTA’s new “modern” fare gates have claimed yet another victim, this time catching the head of a 5-year-old girl, sending her to the hospital with swelling, according to her mother and the FDNY. The kid’s head got stuck between the doors at the Broadway-Lafayette station around 1:40 p.m. on Dec. 19. She was taken...
Why the New Year’s Eve Ball Will Drop Twice in Times Square to Ring...
There will be two New Year’s Eve ball drops during the annual Times Square celebration to ring in 2026. The first will mark the traditional countdown.
