With no indication that Albany lawmakers will move to extend the state’s pause on most evictions, New York’s pandemic-era moratorium is set to sunset on Saturday. That means that the nearly 200,000 city eviction cases…
The votes are in for who will make up the next City Council class. But who will lead them? We’ll have an official answer in about a month: At the Council’s first stated meeting, in…
New Yorkers were on track for a new constitutional right to clean air and water, thanks to a ballot proposal that appeared headed for passage. The measure, which had garnered more than 60% of the…
To the nearly 170,000 of you who voted early: Good job! You did it! Enjoy the sticker! This post is not for you (but keep reading!) — it’s for your friends, family and fellow New…
Yes, we’ll choose a new mayor in the general election on Nov. 2. But there are other big city jobs up for grabs on the ballot, too. The city comptroller, public advocate, five borough presidents…
A judge’s ruling scrapping approvals for a planned new jail tower in Chinatown has snarled Mayor Bill de Blasio’s road map off Rikers Island — stalling a key part of City Hall’s borough-based jails plan…