Street vendors in The Bronx received 29% more tickets from sanitation than they had from DCWP in the year prior — even as the number issued citywide decreased by 22%.

No other borough saw an increase.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/12/ven…

Evictions and how much landlords can raise rents is going to get stricter in NYC, after Albany passed their version of 'good cause' policy.

But there's a slew of exceptions on who qualifies so we broke it down:

thecity.nyc/2024/04/22/ten…

Last June, Gov. Hochul announced a $200 million fund to finance legal dispensaries run by New Yorkers most impacted by drug laws.

But THE CITY has learned the state signed off on a lopsided deal benefitting private equity.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/24/can…

Gov. Kathy Hochul called the package of housing proposals approved by the Legislature as part of the state budget “a once in a lifetime housing deal.”

But much of the future remains cloudy, from getting vacant units back online to building out basement.
thecity.nyc/2024/04/23/kat…

It’s been 10 years since a federal judge approved the agreement that saw NYCHA committing in writing to aggressively remedy the mold scourge found in public housing.

Since then clean ups have gotten faster, tenants say, but work is still needed.

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Mayor Eric Adams’ $111.6 billion proposed budget restores some of the cuts made since last November, including to the 3-K and pre-K programs.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/24/ada…

Six pregnant MTA bus drivers are suing NYC Transit, charging that the agency is not providing them with appropriate light-duty options — something they say is available to subway train operators and conductors.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/17/mta…

Two Ecuadorian migrants working in a Queens factory packaging loose “grabba” tobacco sold by a popular New York-based street brand have filed wage theft complaints to the state labor department.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/23/tob…

The saga of a Brooklyn Heights co-op building’s switching from oil to electric heat tells both a success story and a cautionary tale about what it takes to reinvent a century-old residence for a greener new era.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/25/ele…

The city is making moves toward complete trash “containerization.” If implemented correctly, it could transform your curbside.

But there is a long way to go:
thecity.nyc/2024/04/16/tra…

Advocates fear that as the permanent shelter denials begin kicking in, NYC could see a massive surge in street homelessness.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/26/mig…

Citizens Budget Commission President Andrew Rein joins hosts Katie Honan and Harry Siegel to break down what we know about the nearly quarter-trillion dollar state budget, and what to expect from the city’s ongoing budget negotiations.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/22/new…

The MTA is planning a one-year pilot program that will gauge rider reaction to announcements aboard trains and to some that will, at select stations, play paid advertisements for sporting and entertainment events.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/26/sub…

“If you hear someone like Jimmy Fallon or Jerry Seinfeld, your ears are going to perk up.” 

Notable New Yorkers may voice record on-train announcements for one-year MTA test that aims to boost transit agency’s bottom line.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/26/sub…

Some exceptions may be made for single adult migrants as the city rolls out a stricter shelter policy.

But migrants must prove that “extenuating circumstances” warrant another shelter placement, or that they’ve made “significant efforts” to move out.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/26/mig…

NYC will have more power to crack down on illegal cannabis shops, in a deal that will also empower the state to revoke liquor, tobacco and lottery licenses from businesses selling illegal weed.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/19/ill…

A new report from the city's comptroller's office found that poor communication, staff shortages and out-of-service equipment hampered the city’s response to the torrential rainfall that flooded parts of the city last September

thecity.nyc/2024/04/22/tro…

The saga of a Brooklyn Heights co-op building’s switching from oil to electric heat tells both a success story and a cautionary tale about what it takes to reinvent a century-old residence for a greener new era.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/25/ele…

Last June, Gov. Hochul announced a $200 million fund to finance legal dispensaries run by New Yorkers most impacted by drug laws.

But THE CITY obtained documents that show the state signed off on a lopsided deal benefitting private equity.
thecity.nyc/2024/04/24/can…

Two migrants working in a Queens factory packaging loose “grabba” tobacco sold by a popular New York-based street brand have filed wage theft complaints to the state labor department, alleging thousands of dollars of unpaid labor and overtime.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/23/tob…