President Donald Trump and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held a surprisingly cordial meeting in the White House on Nov. 21. ( Photo: Truth Social) The Clock’s Already Ticking on the Trump-Mamdani Bromance What were they doing there? What might have they discussed? What will the time they spent together mean for New York, for... Voices 01 Dec 2025 | 03:08
Sitting at the bottom of a staircase in Gracie Mansion with a portrait of his late mom next to him, Eric Adams announced on Sunday that he was ending his bid for re-election as an independent candidate in the mayoral race. ( Photo: Eric Adams campaign) What’s Next As Eric Adams Suspends Race for Mayor? Trailing badly in the polls and barred from obtaining matching funds, Mayor Eric Adams made the bombshell announcement he... News 29 Sep 2025 | 12:49
Zohran Mamdani has started to rack up endorsements beyond the progressive wing of the Democratic party as the latest mayoral campaign shows him with a 20-point advantage over his nearest challenger, former governor Andrew Cuomo. ( Photo: Bryan Berlin/Wikimedia Commons) Sliwa Levels Bribe Claim at Cuomo; Anti-Mamdani Super PACs Ready Attack Ads A bare-knuckle brawl is about to get a whole lot nastier in the New York mayoral race. The latest poll shows Democratic nominee... News 26 Sep 2025 | 05:38
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (at mic) says the Trump administration wants to get shovels in the ground on the Penn Station rebuilding effort by the end of 2027, before Donald Trump leaves office. He is flanked by Deputy Transportation Secretary Steven Bradbury (left) and Andy Byford, the Amtrak executive who was appointed to oversee the rebuild. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Penn Station: Full Steam Ahead but Any Plan to Bulldoze Block to the South on Hold–for Now The physical expansion of Penn Station, which could require the destruction of the block immediately to the south, is “absolutely... News 29 Aug 2025 | 08:57
Gabriel Magahey, now an 82-year-old great-grandfather of five, was once labeled the “leader of the IRA in America.” He says the Trump administration is trying to force him out of the country some 37 years after he finished his federal prison sentence and in violation of a deal brokered by President Clinton. He was at Ernie O’Malley’s Pub on East 27th Street on July 9. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Feds Seeks to Deport 82-year-old Great-Grandpa Once Dubbed ‘the Leader of the IRA in America’ Gabriel Megahey was dubbed “the leader of the IRA in America” by prosecutors when he was convicted in 1983 of gunrunning... News 10 Jul 2025 | 02:23
People enter and leave Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, May 22, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) House Budget Bill Deals Big Blows to New York This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning.... Voices 23 May 2025 | 02:06
Some state and local officials were coming up with plans on how to spend the money that the MTA could save now that the federal government is taking over the rebuilding of Penn Station. But the Trump administration is now saying they don’t plan to foot the entire bill. ( Photo: MTA) Not So Fast: Trump Admin Says It’s Not Footing Entire Cost to Renovate Penn Station When the Trump administration seized control of plans to renovate Penn Station, Gov. Hochul said New Yorkers had won a major... News 28 Apr 2025 | 12:20
The federal government wants to take over the long-stalled Penn Station redevelopment plan, taking over from the MTA. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Feds Take Over Penn Station Renovation Plan The Trump administration took over planning for the renovation and possible expansion of Penn Station, shoving the MTA aside... News 20 Apr 2025 | 07:30
A crowd estimated at over 1,500 people marched from Bryant Park to Madison Square Park on April 5 as part of nationwide “Hands Off” demonstrations protesting policies of the Trump administration. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Thousands Protest Trump Policies at ‘Hands Off’ Demonstration in Midtown Thousands crowded the Bryant Park area on a cold, drizzly day April 5 as part of the nationwide “Hands Off” protest against... News 07 Apr 2025 | 12:23
Governor Kathy Hochul, speaking at a Congestion Pricing Rally on March 21, has sent a letter to top Republicans in the Trump administration calling for the state to receive its “fair share” of federal mass transit funds. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy wants Hochul to turn off the congestion pricing cameras. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Hochul Pleads for More Fed Funds for MTA; US DOT Pushes to End Congestion Pricing Tolls It looks like a standoff. Top elected Democratic leaders in New York in late March pleaded with the federal government for... News 02 Apr 2025 | 05:14
Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was one of the first in the nation to raise her hand to take the BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, delivered by Michelle Chester, DNP. ( Photo: Northwell Health) Communicating the Pandemic (Part 2) How you perform in a crisis is all about what you prepared before the crisis Preparing for the next pandemic includes many... Voices 23 Mar 2025 | 10:12
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church on Seventh Avenue and West 30th Street would be spared now that Gov. Hochul no longer wants to demolish the city block where it sits to accommodate an expanded Penn Station. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Hochul’s Retreat on Penn Station Expansion Will Spare Entire Block from Demolition Gov. Kathy Hochul pulled the rug out from under Amtrak’s hope to double the capacity of Penn Station by tearing down the... News 22 Mar 2025 | 05:38
NYC Transit president Demetrius Crichlow, donning an orange safety vest at the Mother Hale Bus Depot, helped out on National Transit Employee Appreciation Day March 18, by changing a bus’s broken mirror, under the guidance of a Hale Bus Depot mechanic. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Wild Week for Mass Transit It was a whip saw week for NYC Transit, rosy optimism at mid-week and gathering storm clouds–all within one 24-hour period.... News 20 Mar 2025 | 12:01
Protesters descended on Gracie Mansion on March 12 after Mayor Adams refused to take a stand on the arrest by ICE agents of Mahmoud Khalil, a spokesperson at last summer’s pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. P ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Protests Continue Across City in the Wake of the Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil A week of protests was capped by the arrest of 98 people inside Trump Tower on March 13 over the continuing detention of... News 16 Mar 2025 | 05:39
Grand Penn Alliance’s chief architect, Alexandros Washburn, who led the creation of the Moynihan Train Hall, outlines the plan for a new Penn Station that would move Madison Square Garden across Seventh Avenue and in its place create a green park leading to the nation’s busiest rail hub. ( Image: Michael Oreskes) New $7.5B Penn Plan–This One Pushed by Trump Allies The time has come to make Penn Station great again. That not particularly subtle message to Donald J. Trump—who routinely... News 15 Mar 2025 | 09:35
