A hand up — not a handout — for public-housing tenants? NYC says ‘no way’

NYPost.com (Opinion) 8/19 11:00P Howard Husock

President Trump wants to give New York City the tools it needs to do something about its public-housing system's dire problems. NYCHA is turning him down flat.

NYC’s deadly e-bike crisis is getting worse — and only Albany can tackle it

NYPost.com (Opinion) 8/18 12:00A Jenifer Rajkumar

Pass Priscilla’s Law — and finally give New York City the e-bike licensing system that residents demand.

A very Mamdani vacation: Mayor gets out of New York City for a week

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/17 5:32A NBC New York Staff

Everyone needs a break sometimes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes his siesta this week. He won’t be going far, though — just in case. Mamdani kept it vague when asked, saying only he’s going “upstate.” He declined to give additional location...

Mayor Klutz — what’s behind Mamdani’s long string of fumbles, failures and fiascos

NYPost.com (Opinion) 8/17 12:00A Post Editorial Board

From stunning incompetence to toxic policies, this is the result of hiring a 30-something nepo baby to run New York City as his first real job.

Mamdani goes after Amazon — and shows off his stunning hypocrisy

NYPost.com (Opinion) 8/16 11:30P Santiago Vidal Calvo

Mayor Zohran Mamdani seeks to prohibit Amazon’s delivery contracting model in New York City — even though the city itself couldn’t function without contracts just like Amazon's.

Police: Officers shoot & kill butcher knife-wielding man on Lower East Side

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/16 7:09P Ida Siegal and Ethan Harp

The New York City Police Dept. provided new details Sunday night after a shooting where they say officers opened fire on a man wielding a butcher knife, killing the man. The suspect’s 75-year-old father was found injured with a cut to the head...

West Nile detected in 89 NYC ZIP codes so far this year. Here's the full list

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/13 8:03A Jennifer Millman

West Nile virus, the mosquito-transmitted infection linked at times to severe illness in humans, is all over New York City. Well, 89 ZIP codes of it, anyway. That’s still more than half of the ZIP codes across the five boroughs. Note: Just...

‘IT ENDS' movie marathon challenges fans to watch for 36 hours straight

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/12 10:33A Brian Price

Money and fame promise to test the butts of movie lovers in New York City.

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for NYC, entire state of New Jersey

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/10 9:49A Eric Braate | Storm Team 4

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the New York City metro area and the entire state of New Jersey through Monday evening, with isolated strong storms possible as the atmosphere over the tri-state area remains...

Bayonne powers through Port Washington to reach LLWS Metro championship game

NYPost.com (Metro) 8/10 9:39A Alex Mitchell

A Little League in the shadows of New York City’s skyscrapers is having its moment in the sun.

The New York City triathlon returns this October: What to know

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/10 3:32A Jon Sosa

A triathlon will take place in New York City on Oct. 10, bringing more than 2,000 athletes on a challenging course through the Hudson River, along the West Side Highway and into Central Park. The last time a triathlon was held in the city was in...

Lawsuits announced against NYC over deadly 2025 Harlem Legionnaires' outbreak

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/6 10:35A Romney Smith and NBC New York St

A group of lawyers, including civil rights attorney Ben Crump, alongside Rev. Al Sharpton are announcing lawsuits on behalf of the 2025 Central Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak victims and their families. In July 2025, New York City health...

No, you won't need an ID to shop at city-owned grocery stores in New York City

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/6 8:05A MELISSA GOLDIN | Associated Pres

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online in posts that claim identification will be required to shop there. The claims are juxtaposed against Democratic resistance to...

NYC resurrects public shaming as a parking enforcement strategy

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/5 6:24A Jennifer Millman and Gaby Aceved

They’re baaaack. The giant stickers of shame that for 25 years publicly lambasted New York City drivers who failed to follow alternate-side parking rules have returned after more than a decade hiatus. The City Council banned the long-used practice...

NYC under flash flood warning as city could be soaked by up to 2 inches of rain per hour

NYPost.com (Metro) 8/3 12:46A Patrick Reilly

New York City was walloped by heavy rain during Monday’s morning commute.