The education challenges the Mamdani administration faces
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will soon assume control of the nation’s largest school system where he will confront a bevy of challenges ranging from teacher recruitment to enrollment declines to significant federal funding cuts. Leading that effort in his administration will be Kamar Samuels, who Mamdani announced as...
Ready for 2026? These 5 new laws will change how you work, drive and...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As we bid farewell to 2025, it’s time to look forward to 2026 and all the new laws slated to go into effect in the new year. Here’s what you need to know to step confidently into 2026:. New York’s minimum wage boost...
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 › ]
NYS reports 47% increase in road repairs & 19% increase in bridge fixes in...
New York says it made significant progress improving roads and bridges in 2025. The state Department of Transportation reports over 4000 highways were improved, 3700 bridges were either replaced or repaired, and over a million potholes were filled. Central New York saw 191 lane miles repaved and 419 bridges addressed.
Where to watch the ball drop in Times Square
NEW YORK (PIX11) — New Year’s Eve in Times Square is officially here, along with Nexstar’s Coast to Coast Countdown to 2026 rocking across the country. The most iconic moment of the New Year’s Eve celebration is the moment the ball drops in Times Square. This time around, the ball will drop twice; once to […]
Gov. Hochul: 2025 was ‘best year on record’ for subway accessibility upgrades
CITYWIDE — THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL 4/5, CHURCH AVE. B/Q AND BAY RIDGE 95TH ST. R STATIONS ARE AMONG 10 subway and LIRR stations where accessibility projects were completed during 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Crews installed new street and platform elevators, replaced stairs and...
Law to Give Some “Mentally Unfit” Crime Suspects Long-term Psych Care
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, as well as two local Manhattan politicians, are celebrating the signing of a law that intends to ensure long-term psychiatric help for people found mentally incapable of standing criminal trial in New York. The “SUPPORT Act”—that’s Support and Provide Psychiatric Outreach and...
Morning Briefing: Attorney accused of witness tampering, crews handling outages and how to watch...
Good morning, New York. Here's what you need to know today. We have temperatures in the teens and 20s this morning with highs reaching near 30 this afternoon, and we are only a touch breezy compared to recent days. Mostly cloudy skies prevail along with occasional snow showers today. Expect a round of widespread,...
Jack Martins: Locked out: the rent stabilization charade
How broken is New York’s approach to housing and fundamental fairness? Broken enough that an independently wealthy former assemblyman earning a six-figure salary occupies a rent-stabilized apartment meant for low-income families. Worse still, New Yorkers have just elected him mayor. That simple fact about New York...
The roadblocks to Mamdani’s banner campaign promises
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is weeks away from possibly enacting the most progressive policies the largest city in the United States has ever seen. But it won’t be easy for him. Many of the ambitious plans will require outside approval from powers more moderate than he is. Although his promises helped...
