New York City

Prosecutors in Florida are seeking the death penalty for Shahidul Islam, a deported Bangladeshi national indicted in the first-degree murder of his sister-in-law, Monica Islam, who was found dead with a gunshot wound after disappearing on May 2, 2025. Islam, who had been deported three times, fled to New York City after the killing and was later extradited to Lake County for prosecution.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani disclosed the amount Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce paid to New York City to cover the cost of resources for their Madison Square Garden wedding.

Chefs and conservationists are promoting an 'ocean-to-table' campaign to raise awareness for protecting marine ecosystems, focusing on Hudson Canyon, an underwater landscape 100 miles southeast of New York City's Rockaway Peninsula.

Dozens of buildings on NYC's Upper East Side have tested positive for Legionella bacteria, causing Legionnaires' disease. Twenty-two people are hospitalized after multiple New Yorkers fell ill.

New York City expanded its 3-K preschool program, offering 1,700 families preschool seats closer to home, reducing commute times and improving accessibility. The expansion, supported by a $1.2 billion state investment, aims to make childcare more accessible across all five boroughs, with notable improvements in Staten Island, Manhattan, and the Bronx.

New York City has refused to tear down a trash-filled homeless encampment near the Intrepid Museum in Hell's Kitchen, a decision that has earned Mamdani positive reviews from the homeless. The encampment has been a source of frustration for business owners and passersby for months.

MetroLoft, a developer involved in converting an old Pfizer office building, has multiple projects with construction-related violations, according to city records. The developer lists four active Manhattan projects, including 111 Wall St. and 767 Third Ave.

Anthropic is leasing a 16-story Manhattan building to expand its New York workforce, planning to double headcount to over 1,000 employees by year-end. Airbnb purchased a six-story Gramercy building for $81.5 million to serve as a major New York hub, defying warnings from critics like Bill Ackman and Ken Griffin about the city's business climate.

New York City's new 'junk fee' ban aims to save residents an estimated $162 million annually by simplifying the process of canceling unwanted subscriptions.

The USS Arlington, an active US Navy amphibious transport dock, opened for public tours in New York City to celebrate America's 250th birthday. The event included access to areas like the flight deck and hangar bay, with security measures in place and photography restrictions.

New York City voted to freeze rents for over 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. A member of the Rent Guidelines Board highlighted concerns about the buildings affected by the policy.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has added more preschool slots, reducing average distances for families on Staten Island. He visited Little Scholars to discuss his campaign promise of Universal Child Care with educators and business leaders.

New York City's Health Department conducts annual unannounced inspections of restaurants, assigning grades and highlighting establishments with repeated sanitary violations. The article references a list of restaurants cited for such violations.

The article discusses the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City, focusing on symptoms and prevention methods. N.J. Burkett provides the latest updates on the situation.

New York City is ranked third as the most expensive city in the U.S. for staying fit, with high costs of living and examples like a $15,000 gym membership cited as reasons.

Mamdani announced the 'Click to Cancel' rule to address subscription traps and junk fees in NYC. The rule requires businesses to make subscription cancellation as easy as the sign-up process.

A Billionaires’ Row tower in New York City at risk of 'raining chunks of concrete' will begin facade repairs this month. A large apartment at 432 Park Ave. is being sold for significantly less than its asking price.

New York City's Mamdani administration plans to implement a rule starting October 1 that bans deceptive subscription practices for services like streaming and gym memberships. Companies failing to provide easy cancellation could face fines of up to $525 per user subscription.

New York City is implementing a rule targeting deceptive subscription practices by companies offering gym memberships, streaming services, and other recurring charges. The Mamdani administration’s policy, effective 1 October, imposes fines of up to $525 per user subscription for businesses that fail to provide a simple cancellation process.

Wealthy Americans are leaving high-tax states like New York City, resulting in a $922 million loss in adjusted gross income for Manhattan between 2022 and 2023. IRS data shows significant outflows from New York and California counties, with many taxpayers relocating to lower-tax states such as Florida and Texas, impacting state finances and political dynamics ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Wealthy Americans are leaving high-tax states like New York City, resulting in a $922 million loss in adjusted gross income for Manhattan between 2022 and 2023. IRS data shows significant tax filer outflows in New York and California counties, with many relocating to lower-tax states such as Florida and Texas.

Unsettled weather with a stationary front will affect the region, leading to mostly cloudy skies and afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High temperatures in New York City will reach 87 degrees.

Police in New York City are searching for a suspect who raped a 15-year-old boy. The suspect is described as having a medium complexion, medium build, and long black hair, with multiple pictures released by authorities.

A free app for New Yorkers to save money on groceries by automating savings through card cashback, weekly coupons, and CPG rebates. The app, powered by an AI tool using a trained LLama model, is NYC-only with coverage of ~690 stores and offers no-login access. The creator seeks feedback on prioritizing data coverage or freshness when working with messy, multi-source retail data.

Construction at the old Pfizer building in Midtown could be halted for months as New York City officials investigate a construction 'failure'. A partial stop-work order has been issued by the Department of Buildings, according to Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg.

The Central Park Conservancy advocates for banning horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, citing a poll indicating New York City residents support the ban. The poll highlights strong passion among respondents favoring the prohibition.

Evacuees are returning to buildings near a buckling high-rise in Midtown NYC, though frustrations persist due to ongoing closures. A group of Scottish tourists was among those allowed to return to the area.

New York City plans to hire a $250,000 BQE fixer to address a crumbling stretch of tiered highway. The article humorously refers to the appointment as 'getting an official troll.'

FunPass is a new service designed to simplify New York City trip planning by consolidating ticket price comparisons, attraction bookings, and itinerary coordination. It aims to reduce stress and save money for travelers by streamlining the planning process.

The article maps cooling towers in the NYC area affected by a Legionnaires’ outbreak, highlighting the last inspection dates and Legionella test result reports from building owners.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, American Express, and Silverstein Properties broke ground on 2 World Trade Center, a 55-story building that will serve as American Express’s global headquarters and complete the World Trade Center’s commercial redevelopment. The project, expected to create over 2,000 union construction jobs and 3,200 total jobs, is scheduled for completion in 2031.

Airbnb, based in San Francisco, has purchased its first New York City office building despite ongoing challenges with local politicians who have imposed restrictions on the home-sharing platform.

Residents in New York City's basement apartments are being warned to prepare for potential flooding as rain and thunderstorms are expected to bring up to 1-2 inches of rainfall per hour between Thursday and Friday. The hazardous weather poses a risk for flooding, prompting calls for higher ground.

Extra Space, a storage company, was using bait-and-switch schemes by advertising affordable and clean self-storage spaces but delivering high prices and rat-infested units. The company is now forced to pay back NYC renters affected by these practices.

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City has sickened 28 people, with health officials testing building cooling towers for bacteria. Experts link the outbreak to the climate crisis, warning that rising temperatures are increasing exposure to the bacteria.

New York City is waiving civil service exam fees for high school students and first-time test takers, announced Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Commissioner Yume Kitasei. The policy aims to make the city job application process more accessible.

New York City faces a growing dog waste problem with over 600,000 dogs producing 80,000 tons of waste annually. The proposed expansion of the SCOOP Act aims to address this by replacing plastic bags with compostable ones and establishing dedicated dispensers, citing Battery Park City's successful composting model as a scalable solution.

Jose Rivera was arrested and charged with hiding a skeletal body under piled-up junk on a couch in Crown Heights, NYC. The discovery was made Thursday morning at a building on Union Street near Utica Avenue.

Workers filed lawsuits alleging dangerous conditions at the former Pfizer building in Midtown before it partially collapsed. Court records and Department of Buildings complaints cited unsafe conditions, including a worker falling six feet.

Heat and humidity are returning to the tri-state region, with thunderstorms possible on Thursday. The heat index is expected to rise into the 90s by Friday as humidity levels increase.