DSA-Backed Challenger Says She’s Gaining on Rep. Adriano Espaillat An internal campaign poll has political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier gaining on Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a fast-heating contest in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx.

Challenger’s Poll Shows Soft Support for Espaillat in NY-13 www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/20/e...

Deal Averts Luxury Disaster: A Doorman Strike in NYC More than half a million people live in buildings that were threatened by a walkout of doormen and porters.

Doorman Strike is Off as Union Cuts Deal With Luxury Landlords www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/17/d...

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Insane story: Using facial recognition technology, The New York Knicks apparently tracked the movements of a transgender woman attending a game at Madison Square Garden to ensure she never appeared on the game's televised broadcast

‘Appalling’: Judge Slams City in Gay Couple’s IVF Bias Case A class-action lawsuit wants gay men to receive the same IVF benefits as straight couples, lesbian couples and single women in New York’s municipal health plan.

Judge Slams City in Gay Couple’s IVF Discrimination Case www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/16/g...

Sir Hans Sloane, physician, botanist, Chelsea gardener, born #OTD 1660; benefactor of Chelsea Physic Garden, his collection founded British Museum.
Portrait by Slaughter 1736, National Portrait Gallery London | Hans Sloane Chelsea plate c.1755 Met Museum

Zohran Mamdani’s Watchdog-in-Chief Wins Key Backer Speaker Julie Menin says she’ll support former prosecutor Nadia Shihata as city investigations commissioner amid tensions between the mayor and the City Council.

What Feud? Council Speaker Backs Mamdani’s Watchdog-in-Chief www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/15/z...

Mamdani's Tax the Rich Agenda Isn't Spooking Wall Street Record jobs and fat real estate leases make finance the No. 1 industry again.

Never Mind Mamdani: Wall Street Doubles Down on NYC www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/14/w...

I think the current state of things is that you can delusionally attack the Pope OR post a meme of yourself as Jesus, but not one right after the other

Mamdani Embraces Socialist ‘Pothole Politics’ in Queens Barn Burner The mayor marked his first 100 days on the job in an event aimed at celebrating city workers while extending the energy of his successful campaign — with a surprise appearance by Sen. Benie Sanders.

Mamdani Embraces Socialist ‘Pothole Politics’ in Queens Barn Burner www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/12/m...

A Flaming Skull Screaming "Vengeance, Vengeance!" and the rest of the Channel 12 News Crew, Weeknights at 6:00

They Speak for the Trees: Meet the 'Petal Protectors' Guarding NYC’s Cherry Blossoms www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/11/c...

Will Mayor Zohran Mamdani take the plunge on opening day for public pools?

City Hall reporter Katie Honan asks him this and much more ahead of his rally Sunday celebrating 100 days in office.

reminder: take a walk and look at trees today

Can Mamdani Tame the NYPD? www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/10/n...

With 100 Days Under His Belt, How’s Mamdani Doing? www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/09/z...

Congrats to Gywnne Hogan and Haidee Chu of @thecity.nyc. Their coverage of courthouse immigration arrests is a finalist in two categories at the Deadline Club awards. Bonus: one of the prizes is named for my old boss, the late and great Les Payne. Here's their story:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/11/2...

We Mapped Out Where the Best Spring Blooms Are In NYC A guide to which neighborhoods have the species that are blossoming now, according to city arborists and data.

we made something nice for y’all, enjoy 🌸❤️ the magnolia locator is my fav part

Mamdani watchdog donated to his campaign. Can she be impartial? Councilmembers questioned the independence of Mayor Mamdani’s pick to lead the Department of Investigation. She donated to his campaign and is a friend of the mayor's general counsel.

She Gave Money to Mamdani. Can Nadia Shihata Investigate His City Hall? www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/06/n...

Again, he's addressing children gathered for an Easter Egg roll on the White House lawn, standing next to someone in an Easter Bunny costume, talking about all the people he's killed

Final Planet of the Apes scene with half buried Statue of Liberty on beach.

Artemis II crew returning to Earth.

Job Losses and Wall Street Woes Cloud NYC’s Economic Outlook New jobs numbers are front and center as Albany and City Hall wrangle over tight budgets and Mayor Mamdani’s push for tax increases.

The city lost 20,000 jobs in 2025 to end the year, according to revised job numbers released Thursday by the state labor agency.

Economists for the city, as well as the state and city comptrollers, had expected an increase of about 40,000.

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

Ahahaha oh my fucking god you can't be serious

Claims of 'price gouging' and a scramble to save health access for NYC workers Forty thousand civil servants and their families could lose health coverage at NewYork-Presbyterian amid a bitter dispute between the hospital network and insurer EmblemHealth.

Why Thousands of City Workers Could Lose NewYork-Presbyterian Coverage www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/03/u...

Job Losses and Wall Street Woes Cloud NYC’s Economic Outlook New jobs numbers are front and center as Albany and City Hall wrangle over tight budgets and Mayor Mamdani’s push for tax increases.

New York City is losing jobs, making life more difficult for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he seeks to close a big budget deficit while emphasizing economic justice rather than growth.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/03/j...

Drive-by Detention: 800 New Yorkers Swept Up in 'Collateral' ICE Arrests One in four ICE arrests were of people who weren’t targeted, and three quarters of targeted arrests involved people with no criminal convictions or pending charges.

NEW: Since August, one in four ICE arrests were of people who weren’t targeted, and three quarters of targeted arrests involved people with no criminal convictions or pending charges, data analyzed by THE CITY showed.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/02/i...

Did Trump Tower Predict the East Wing Demolition? YouTube video by Politicon

Dan Morrison, from USA Today, reveals Trump’s pattern of construction in his time as a private real estate developer and explains the White House Ballroom build.

The Golden Age with Andrew Zucker “Did Trump Tower Predict the East Wing Demolition?” with @danmorrison.bsky.social
youtu.be/tmR-tqfT1dk

Join me for a crazy fish tale of unabashed sustainability and business success, with a Texas fisherman straight out of central casting, a marine biologist with a plan, and several hundred million tons of spawning biomass. My latest, at @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat off Venezuela coast The strike marks the fifth deadly strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the region.

Sen. Rand Paul: “what were their names” and “what was the evidence linking them to being part of a gang?”
“The Coast Guard, when they interdict boats, … about 25% of the time the boat that they board doesn’t have drugs on it. So they have made an error, but they don’t kill them.”

The perverse excitement of a cancelled plan.