Levine, taking reins of powerful comptroller’s office, will push for more honest budgeting

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 11/18 6:16A Nick Garber

Mark Levine’s ascent to the powerful city comptroller’s office has been overshadowed by Zohran Mamdani’s rise to City Hall. But New York’s incoming chief fiscal officer gave some clues about his approach to the job at a wonky event on Tuesday,...

Friendly reminder: DSNY wants to pay you money to rat on your neighbors

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 11/18 5:48A NBC New York Staff

New York City’s Department of Sanitation wants to remind you they’re willing to pay you money to out illegal dumpers, and with a summons uptick ahead of the holidays, they’re hoping for some takers. With illegal dumping summonses up more than 20...

AOC throws cold water on fellow lefty’s primary challenge to Hakeem Jeffries

NYPost.com (Metro) 11/18 5:43A Matthew Fischetti

Progressive stalwart Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is pouring cold water on a lefty New York City lawmaker's attempt to unseat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

City budget gap shrinks as Mamdani prepares to enter office

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 11/17 9:49A Nick Garber

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will inherit a city budget in better shape than expected, with tax revenues running ahead of projections and an upcoming gap shrinking modestly — though watchdogs warn that federal cuts and chronic under-budgeting could...

Eric Adams meets with Netanyahu on taxpayer-funded Israel trip as he rips Mayor-elect Zohran...

NYPost.com (Metro) 11/17 6:56A Ronny Reyes

Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as part of his multi-day trip to the Jewish state — as he slammed his successor Zohran Mamdani's incoming tenure as concerning for Jewish New...

Resorts World to ask New York to reconsider casino tax rates after bid

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 11/17 6:54A Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg

Resorts World, one of three bidders for a casino license in the greater New York City area, will ask the state to reconsider the company's tax proposal after offering to pay far more than two other possible projects, a person with knowledge of...

With no accountability for school lockdowns, freedom’s foes soldier on, a new doc reveals

NYPost.com (Opinion) 11/17 5:39A Natalya Murakhver

I was just a New York City mom with two public-school kids in March 2020. An immigrant from the Soviet Union who arrived at age 6 in 1977, I knew what it means to escape tyranny and find freedom in America. I knew what public education means for...

On Politics: Does Elise Stefanik have a shot at becoming governor?

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 11/17 4:48A Ross Barkan

Now that Elise Stefanik, the Republican congresswoman from the North Country, has entered the race for governor, the question is whether she can actually win. Political insiders see real strengths to her candidacy. Republican operatives, both...

Judge rules NYCHA can’t relocate seniors from Chelsea apartments set for demolition

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 11/17 4:36A Aaron Elstein

A judge last week blocked the New York City Housing Authority from forcing two senior citizens to immediately vacate Chelsea apartments slated for demolition, a ruling that could delay the authority’s $2 billion plan to raze and rebuild the...

Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says we'll ‘work something out'

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 11/17 4:28A Michelle L. Price | The Associat

President Donald Trump is indicating that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and says they’ll “work something out."

The best food scene you don’t know about is in Buffalo

CrainsNewYork.com (Health Care) 11/16 11:48P Adam Reiner, Bloomberg

Buffalo might be synonymous with hot wings, but there’s a less heralded bar staple that represents the city even better. The locally beloved roast beef on a caraway-seed-studded kümmelweck roll is a legacy left over from German immigrants who...

Zohran Mamdani confirms he reached out to Trump White House to arrange a meeting: ‘Anyone and...

NYPost.com (Metro) 11/16 9:53P Matthew Fischetti, Vaughn Golden

President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they’ll “work something out,” in what could be a detente for the Republican president and Democratic political star who have...

Incoming NYC business group head torches Mamdani’s proposed corporate tax hike: ‘Absolute suicide’

NYPost.com (Metro) 11/16 3:29A Carl Campanile, Craig McCarthy

The incoming head of New York City s premier business group said it would be absolute suicide for Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature to enact Mayor-elect Zohran s proposed corporate tax hikes. This proposal is absolute suicide for NYC and...

City comptroller greenlights new insurance contract for municipal workers amid lawsuits

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 11/14 7:44A Amanda D Ambrosio

Comptroller Brad Lander greenlit a contract Thursday that switches roughly 750,000 city workers and their dependents to a new health insurance plan for the first time in decades. Lander’s decision to register the contract, the final step of the...

NY Governor weighs corporate tax hike to help fund Mamdani plans

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 11/14 6:40A Laura Nahmias , Nacha Cattan

(Bloomberg) --New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering raising corporate taxes as part of broader efforts to close a potential budget shortfall and help fund some of Zohran Mamdani’s agenda as New York City mayor, according to a person with...