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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is already reshaping the city’s long‑running fight over retiree health care, pulling back from a controversial Medicare overhaul that helped define the mayoral race. His shift on retiree coverage is more than a tactical tweak, it is a test of how far a self‑styled progressive...

Brooklyn Council Member Rita Joseph introduces historic resolution to honor Haiti’s national rhythm in the five boroughs. New York, NY – December 4, 2025 In a landmark moment for the Haitian diaspora, Brooklyn Council Member Rita Joseph (D-40) stood before the City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs on November...

The gift from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation was announced at the Lehman College Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx on Thursday morning.

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. With less than a month until Zohran Mamdani takes office, he has yet to reveal one of his biggest personnel decisions: the leader of the nation’s biggest school system. Hiring a schools...

Twelve Starbucks workers were arrested protesting outside the Empire State Building, which houses the coffee company's Midtown corporate headquarters.

The latest news from the MTA has New Yorkers bracing to lose another ten cents—but, thankfully, gain plenty of fresh material for daily complaints. Beginning January 4th, 2026 , subway fares will increase from $2.90 to $3 , with changes coming to LIRR and Metro North fares as well. This marks roughly the 20th fare...

The NYPD released surveillance images Thursday of a man wanted for punching a 14-year-old girl in the face in Queens.

Mangione's attorneys have argued that the police violated his constitutional rights as they seek to have some evidence suppressed

Residents of a luxury apartment building in Hoboken say they are facing cascading rent hikes, sudden five-figure “balances” and the threat of eviction after a years-long fight over whether the property is subject to rent control. The dispute, now the subject of multiple court cases involving the city,...

The office of State Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced that it will not pursue criminal charges against two NYPD officers who last year shot and killed a 19-year-old who was experiencing a mental health crisis in his Queens home. Within two minutes of arriving at the teen’s home in Ozone Park on...