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New Yorkers will soon start seeing ads promising “faster government” across the city as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s charter commission launches a $1.6 million campaign Tuesday around five proposed City Charter changes headed to voters this November. The Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) is set to kick off its “Vote
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to release on Tuesday a new roadmap for reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries across the five boroughs to zero over the next decade. The 50-page plan, entitled "Vision Zero Reimagined," commits to advancing or building upon many of the strategies the city has already embraced for makin
New York City and state Attorney General Letitia James filed parallel federal lawsuits Monday challenging a Trump administration rule and accompanying guidance that would expand the public benefits immigration officers can consider when deciding certain green-card applications. The rule is scheduled to take effect Frid
Why are New York City taxi drivers dying on the job? A 52-year-old cabbie was found dead in his car Friday night — the third death of its kind in as many months, prompting the union representing the city's for-hire-vehicle drivers to demand action on Monday. The union — the NY Taxi Workers Alliance… Read More
Queens Night Market will return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park this Saturday for the start of its fall season, with events planned every Saturday evening through Halloween. The popular weekly food market, which runs from 4 p.m. until midnight near the New York Hall of Science, is returning following a two-week hiatus
Long before Andrew Macchio’s singing became part of the lore of Ground Zero, many New Yorkers knew him by the rich baritone drifting down the street behind his sanitation truck. The notes he carried from block to block along his route could bring pedestrians “to a standstill.” Some applauded, while others went looking
One- and two-family homeowners in Queens have lost more than $100 million in short-term rental income in the three years since Local Law 18 went into effect, according to a report from Airbnb. Since the law was enacted, Queens has the second-highest amount of money lost by one- and two-bedroom home hosts among all New.
A citywide entrepreneurial growth accelerator for established minority- and women-owned businesses has launched applications for its exclusive 12-week initiative, operated by the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) and funded by a $1 million grant from the New York City Council. The 12-week initiative is des
U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez are criticizing Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman after he endorsed a congressional candidate who has said “9/11 was an inside job,” while other campaign associations involving 9/11 conspiracy theories are also drawing scrutiny. The criticism comes days before
Pahua – a Mexico City-based singer, producer, percussionist and DJ – will turn the historic Flushing Town Hall into a dance floor, bringing a genre-bending mix of cumbia, Afrobeat, Latin folk and electronic music on Thursday, Sept. 24. The show – which starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. – will feature a half-hour pre-show ta
Workers at a Chili’s restaurant in Glendale say they are sick and tired of unpaid wages, denial of sick days and meal breaks, and poverty-level pay from the restaurant chain — especially as Chili’s surge in popularity is pushing employees to the brink. Former workers rallied with the current employees in front of the r
The Interborough Express (IBX) — a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens — will take at least five years to complete, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week. The transit boss floated the rough timeline for building the IBX to reporters while dropping by a Wednesday evening pop-up event at… Read More
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