Mall Shakeup: List of Stores Closing in New York Malls in 2026
The retail landscape in the Empire State is shifting dramatically in 2026. While New York City often sees a constant churn of storefronts, this year brings a specific wave of “fleet optimization” from national chains that affects the suburbs as much as the boroughs. From the final days of an Upstate mall anchor to...
The Second Avenue subway line is going to expand west with three new stations
New York’s most famously “almost” subway is inching toward a very real new chapter: Governor Kathy Hochul says the Second Avenue subway is poised to stretch west across 125th Street, adding three new stations and finally giving Harlem a crosstown link that isn’t dependent on a bus.
N.Y. weather: Forecaster details latest on 2 weekend snow systems in NYC region; temps...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City residents can expect a relatively mild impact from two snow systems moving through the region this weekend, according to AccuWeather. The first system is expected to arrive early Saturday morning, AccuWeather meteorologist Chad Merrill told the Advance/SILive.com. “You’ll get a...
Bargaining sessions resume as NYC nurses strike enters fifth day
Friday is the fifth day of the strike that includes 15,000 nurses at the five private hospitals.
Communities Drink In Alter Rebbe’s Chassidus on His Yahrtzeit
Thousands of chassidim from heimishe communities came out on Chof Daled Teves, the yahrzeit of the Alter Rebbe, to browse and purchase seforim of chassidus from the traveling Chassidus truck. The sale, organized by Ohr HaChassidus, brought the truck to Williamsburg, Borough Park, Monsey, and Kiryas Yoel, offering...
Several Major Northeastern Cities Across I-95 Corridor Could Be Impacted By Snow Over Holiday...
Much of the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor has seen below-average snowfall so far this winter. But two separate weather systems could bring light snow accumulations from Washington, D.C., north to Boston through the holiday weekend and into Martin Luther King Jr. Day. An Arctic cold front is expected to...
Hochul and Mamdani have become unlikely allies. How long can it last?
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Since Governor Kathy Hochul endorsed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in September, the unlikely allies have presented a united front. That dynamic continued during and...
N.Y. leaders invoke MLK, warn of a civil rights backslide
On what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 97th birthday and the 40th anniversary of MLK Day as a federal holiday, people packed Riverside Church in Morningside Heights. It’s a place deeply tied to his legacy. Dr. King spoke there exactly one year before he was...
Hochul wants homeless people forced out of NYC subways. Mamdani urges softer approach.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today. This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and...
Snow coming to NYC area as 2 systems enter region this weekend
Get ready for more winter weather in the Tri-State Area because we're tracking two chances for accumulating snow this weekend.
