Mayor Eric Adams has joined the chorus of voices demanding a carriage horse ban. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons, raduranga) Mayor Adams: I, Too, Want To Ban Horse Carriage Trade The movement to ban the use of carriage horses has gained an interesting high-profile ally: Mayor Eric Adams. On September... News 22 Sep 2025 | 05:06
Walden’s Unity Poll Idea: More Symbolic Than Impactful Even As Cuomo Vows Active Indie Bid Long-shot mayoral candidate Jim Walden has recently proposed a so-called “unity poll,” in the five-candidate race in order... Voices 14 Jul 2025 | 04:20
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral primary based in large part on campaign promises tied to the cost of living, which voters say is their top issue even ahead of public safety. ( Photo: Madison Stewart, Zohran for New York City ) Mamdani Tops First Poll in Five-Person Sprint to November Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani officially won the Democratic primary as of July 1 after the third round of ranked-choice voting,... News 07 Jul 2025 | 02:01
Young attendee wears the craft project she created at the Museum Mile Festival on Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: Christine Butler for MCNY) Fifth Avenue Transformed into a Cultural Playground for Museum Mile Festival Fifth Avenue shut down to cars but came alive with art, music, and crowds on the evening of June 10 as the 47th annual Museum... News 16 Jun 2025 | 04:46
A marcher is carried away by police officers at an anti-ICE protest in Lower Manhattan, June 10, 2025. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) NYPD Arrests Dozens as Thousands of New Yorkers Join L.A. in Protesting ICE Raids Thousands of New Yorkers flooded the streets of Lower Manhattan the evening of June 10 protesting the Trump administration’s... News 11 Jun 2025 | 11:36
Patis Bakery, a popular French-American pâtisserie chain, shut several of its stores following a bankruptcy in 2024 but reopened two East Side locations. Now one on Lexington Ave. between 88th and 89th is closed as is another near Grand Central. It still has about a dozen scattered around downtown, Chelsea, and the UWS. ( Photo: Patis.com) Campaign Board Flyers Contain Errors; UES Senior Residences Thrive; Bakery Opening/Closing On May 22 I opened my apartment building mailbox to find the 2025 Primary Election Voter Guide sent by the New York City... Voices 07 Jun 2025 | 09:14
WNBC streamed the first major New York City Democratic mayoral debate, June 4, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) NYC Mayoral Candidates Battle Each Other — and Trump — in Chaotic Nine-Way Debate The nine Democratic candidates for mayor squared off Wednesday in the first televised debate of a long campaign season, with... News 05 Jun 2025 | 05:33
Hundreds of bike protestors started a rally at Union Square on May 30 to protest the NYPD’s recent criminalization drive against bikers. ( Photo: Christian Spencer) Cyclists Protest NYPD Criminalization Push Against Bikers for Traffic Infractions Cyclists Demand ‘Hands Off Our Bikes!’ as They Flood Manhattan Streets Protesting NYPD Crackdown on Undocumented Delivery... News 03 Jun 2025 | 06:49
Federal agents wait in the lobby of 26 Federal Plaza to detain people after immigration hearings, May 28, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) Migrants, Protesters, and a Pastor Arrested Inside and Outside Manhattan Immigration Courthouses Federal agents inside a Manhattan immigration court building on May 28 made numerous arrests of migrants and observers, including... News 02 Jun 2025 | 07:15
Rendering of the proposed pedestrian-friendly Fifth Avenue of the Future, which calls for 230 trees, doubling the size of sidewalks, and reducing traffic lanes from five to three. ( Photo: City Hall) Adams’s $115B Budget Proposal Contains Manhattan Surprises and Boosts for Police, Education Mayor Eric Adams released his final $115-billion record-setting budget proposal for next year on May 1 with some big surprises... News 03 May 2025 | 12:27
Council Member Sandy Nurse at a City Hall rally on April 10 for her new bathroom bill. ( Photo: @cmsandynurse Instagram ) Can You Hold It a Little Longer? Currently, New York City has one public restroom per 7,820 residents. That’s merely 1,100 public toilets for an urban population... News 16 Apr 2025 | 04:04
A devastated Joan Camprubi Montal, brother of Merce Camprubi Montal, prepares to toss flowers into the Hudson River near the site where his sister, her husband Agustin Escobar and their three children perished in a helicopter crash on April 10. The helicopter pilot was also killed in the crash. ( Photo: Justin Persaud/Mayoral Photography Office) Flowers on Hudson for Six Killed in Deadly Helicopter Crash Less than 20 minutes after boarding a sightseeing helicopter on April 10 at the Skyport in downtown Manhattan, six people,... News 15 Apr 2025 | 04:50
The DSNY began enforcing the city’s new composting mandate, and violators will now be charged a fine for disregarding the new regulations. For the first six months, the law was voluntary. Now it is mandatory. ( Photo: @nycsanitation Instagram) Over 2,400 Fines Handed out by Sanitation for Compost Violations; Some Council Members Object The city appears to be escalating its crackdown efforts against building owners who violate the new composting law even as... News 12 Apr 2025 | 01:08
The special brown compost bin where residents are now required to place their food scraps and lawn clippings. Mandatory fines for failing to separate food waste from other trash kick in as of April 1. ( Photo: NYC DSNY) Citywide Composting Kicks In April 1. So Do the Fines Curbside composting rules will be widely enforced citywide beginning on April 1, meaning that Department of Sanitation (DSNY)... News 31 Mar 2025 | 02:19
Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at Greek Independence Day Parade, March 30. ( Photo: Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office) Greek Independence Day Parade Spreads Democracy up 5th Ave Zito I ellada! That’s the shared sound of elation: Long Live Greece!, transliterated and resounding along Fifth Avenue as... News 31 Mar 2025 | 12:35
