New York
Gothamist
- Sixth person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
File photo of the Upper East Side of Manhattan where a sixth person has died in a Legionnaire's disease outbreak. The city health department says 90 people have been sickened in the outbreak and six remain hospitalized. [ more › ]
- NY social media users face age authentication requirement starting in January
New social media rules signed into law by Gov. Hochul and crafted by State Attorney General Letitia James go into effect in January. Apps are barred from sending notifications to minors between midnight and 6 a.m. [ more › ]
- Queens public defender cofounder gets prison for looting nonprofit
Lori Zeno, second from left, leaves the federal courthouse in Queens with her attorney and loved ones on Tuesday. The former director and her ex-husband spent the organization’s money on a 85-inch TV, a penthouse apartment and other luxury items. [ more › ]
- MTA plans to fix Brooklyn's worst subway bottlenecks, IDs 70 congested spots in system
The model board at the DeKalb Avenue station coordinating train traffic on the B, D, N, Q and R lines in Brooklyn. For decades, subway service has been strained by train congestion and track intersections. The MTA has for the first time published a systemwide plan to fix those pain points. [ more › ]
- The iconic Herald Square Macy's sign is down, laying history bare
The Macy's building, with and without its iconic sign. The building is a famous "holdout." [ more › ]
The City
- Die-Hard New Yorkers Blanche at Mamdani’s Pied-A-Terre J’Accuse
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration last week set off a wave of anxiety when it published a list it stated was “related” to a new pied-a-terre tax on luxury second homes in New York. The list included more than 900,000 properties and was so broad it included the Flushing, Queens, home of […]
- As NYC Probes Legionnaires’ Outbreak Source, Survivors May Have ‘Difficult’ Recovery
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Melinda Baron has a story for New Yorkers worried about the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak: She survived after contracting the disease seven years ago and is grateful for the […]
- ‘We Can Hear Chinese Anywhere Now’: Behind Staten Island’s Immigrant Boom
When Pingzhu Wan, 77, bought her condominium on the northeastern tip of Staten Island more than 40 years ago, hers was the only Chinese family among the 100-odd units in the apartment complex. Her neighbors were mostly Italian and Jewish, and the nearest Chinese grocery store was across the […]
- LISTEN: ‘40,000 New Yorkers Lost Their Protections Today’
“We are all going to be the worse off for Temporary Protected Status ending, and specifically Haitians in New York City. 40,000 New Yorkers are going to be losing their protections, their work authorization and their legal protections today, and it is just gutting. It is a community that has been […]
- Major Metro-North Connector Rebuilt 5 Years Early Thanks to Prefab Pieces
The rebuilding of an East Harlem rail structure from the 1890s has arrived at its destination five years ahead of schedule, officials announced Monday — without disrupting passenger service along Metro-North’s main artery in and out of Grand Central Terminal. Gov. Kathy Hochul donned a hardhat […]