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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered $2 billion in economic activity to New York City this summer, with more than 180,000 soccer fans attending the Queens Fan Festival at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the World Cup group stages in June. Over 150 Queens bars and.
Queens Center, a shopping mall located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard in Elmhurst, recently announced several additions and updates to its retail lineup, including new dining locations Noches De Colombia, Tony’s Tacos and Soft Swerve. The center, owned and operated by Macerich, also rem
A group of disabled transit riders and accessibility advocates want the MTA to push the reservation deadline for its Access-a-Ride paratransit service several hours back, from 5 p.m. until 11:59 p.m., the night before the day of their scheduled trip. One after another, during the MTA Board's New York City Transit Commi
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s re-election campaign and the New York State Democratic Party are heading into the final stretch of election season with more than $33 million combined in cash on hand after raising $8.4 million during the September filing period, according to figures released by Hochul’s campaign Tuesday. Friends fo
The owner of comedy club Q.E.D. Astoria has called on the NYPD to take allegations of harassment more seriously after an individual allegedly spent several months erasing sidewalk chalk art outside the venue and making numerous derogatory statements about her on social media. Hannah Lieberman said she is happy to be th
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting his own stamp on a city office created by his predecessor to combat antisemitism, unveiling a strategy that increases prevention funding while formalizing a break with the Adams administration’s embrace of a single definition of antisemitism. The strategy arrives after months in which Ma
City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued a subpoena Monday to compel Elon Musk’s AI company to testify at next week’s sweeping Council hearing on artificial intelligence, after OpenAI, Google and Anthropic agreed to appear only after being warned they could face their own orders to appear at City Hall. The Council said
PoliticsNY’s latest special edition, Inside Government: Public Schools features the government officials shaping New York’s public schools and overall educational landscape. Today’s Q&A is with New York State Senator Shelley Mayer. Senator Mayer is chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Education and represent
A new Japanese restaurant, Jazkaya, has made its way to Astoria, blending fresh sushi and hot ramen bowls with live jazz music in the space once home to the popular Creole and Cajun restaurant, Sugarfreak. “Jazkaya is an inspiration of Japanese [cuisine] that blends with the New York taste and the melting pot around As
The Mamdani administration stopped automatically sending police officers to investigate 311 complaints about homeless encampments this week, shifting the initial response to homeless outreach workers. The change took effect Sept. 22, according to both the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the NYPD. “[A]ll homeles
LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City is preparing the future workforce in renewable energy and sustainable technology sectors as Climate Week NYC continues to bring awareness to the escalating climate crisis. The college partnered with Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn to deliver a five-day, hands-o
There’s no better place to celebrate Halloween than in New York City. Whether you’d like to celebrate Halloween by attending the world’s largest parade, visit the zoo or go to a local Halloween function, NYC is the best place to spend a memorable Halloween month. Here are some events to celebrate Halloween in NYC. Batt
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