New York City

In its first vote under a new mayor, the Rent Guidelines Board left the door open for a rent increase despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a price freeze for …

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As Mayor Zohran Mamdani scrambles to plug a multi-billion dollar budget gap, his administration is looking more closely at …

They’ve popped up all across the city, scores of new building plans by different companies in very different neighborhoods, with one thing in common: They all have exactly 99 apartments. …

Disabled New Yorkers and disability advocates spoke out against a City Council bill that would ban 24-hour home care shifts, saying their own care will suffer.  The bill, which was …

City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from methadone overdoses while jail staff ignored them on …

When the Independent Budget Office and the city comptroller released their annual economic and budget review late last year, they projected that New York City would add about 40,000 jobs …

New Yorkers who use the city’s Fair Fares program to ride buses, trains and Access-a-Ride are still struggling to afford transit despite receiving half-off on fares, according to a new …

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Five new schools are expected to open this fall in The Bronx and Queens: Two will …

The city’s main voucher program, CityFHEPS, has been a lifeline for many homeless New Yorkers who have secured permanent homes with the rental subsidy. But a broad swath of people …

Zohran Mamdani’s first political endorsement since becoming mayor predictably didn’t pan out, but Lindsey Boylan wasn’t the candidate he’s betting his political capital on.  https://feeds.fireside.fm/faqnyc/rss?roulette The FAQ NYC hosts discuss …