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Council Fails Adams on Bus and Bike Lanes as Mamdani Streets Boss Promises More “A 50% is a big, fat F,” one councilmember said after the city repeatedly fell short of mandates.

The city’s woeful attempts to expand the number of lanes reserved for buses and bicycles earned failing grades Tuesday from members of the City Council.

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How NYC Small Businesses Are Putting AI to Work for Them AI-driven job losses dominate the headlines. But with help from training programs, some New York City small businesses and nonprofits are learning to use the technology to work smarter — not leaner.

AI-driven job losses dominate the headlines. But with help from training programs, some New York City small businesses and nonprofits are learning to use the technology to work smarter — not leaner.

Council Fails Adams on Bus and Bike Lanes as Mamdani Streets Boss Promises More “A 50% is a big, fat F,” one councilmember said after the city repeatedly fell short of mandates.

'BIG, FAT F' Pol slaps city with failing grade on meeting bus and bike lane marks

Grilled at City Council hearing, new DOT chief sez city "can and must do better."

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SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect March 1: What New Yorkers Need to Know Starting Sunday, some New Yorkers will need to prove they’re working or studying for at least 80 hours a month or risk losing benefits. The city is scrambling to help people understand the new…

Some New Yorkers receiving food stamps must prove they are working, studying or volunteering for at least 80 hours per month or risk losing the benefit under new federal rules beginning on Sunday, March 1.

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Delinquent Owners Shamed in Council for Snowy Obstacles for the Disabled “The question is not how the streets were plowed,” one official said. “It was whether they could leave their homes at all.”

SNOW WHERE TO GO! Blizzard of criticism for property owners who didn’t clear sidewalks after two NYC winter storms
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SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect March 1: What New Yorkers Need to Know Starting Sunday, some New Yorkers will need to prove they’re working or studying for at least 80 hours a month or risk losing benefits. The city is scrambling to help people understand the new…

Some New Yorkers receiving food stamps must now prove they are working, studying or volunteering for at least 80 hours per month or risk losing the benefit.

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Property Taxes in NYC are a Mess. Here’s Why Even Renters Should Care. They’re the engine of the city’s budget, but unequal and outdated. Here’s your guide on how property taxes work — and how they affect everyone, not just owners.

They’re the engine of the city’s budget, but unequal and outdated. Here’s your guide on how property taxes work — and how they affect everyone, not just owners.

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LISTEN: The Local Politics of America’s War in Iran Get THE CITY sent right to your inbox.

The FAQ NYC hosts discuss the messaging from Zohran Mamdani about America’s new war, the mayor’s meeting with the president days earlier and much more.

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Confusion and Doubt Greet Mamdani’s Property Tax Ploy Grassroots supporters are taking to Albany and city streets to push the mayor’s message that a “last resort” property tax hike would be Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fault.

Grassroots supporters are taking to Albany and city streets to push the mayor’s message that a “last resort” property tax hike would be Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fault.

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Property Taxes in NYC are a Mess. Here’s Why Even Renters Should Care. They’re the engine of the city’s budget, but unequal and outdated. Here’s your guide on how property taxes work — and how they affect everyone, not just owners.

NYC’s complex property tax system affects everyone in the city, not just people who own property. The cost of those taxes affects retail space, how much you pay for rent and how (and where) things get built.

Here’s what to know:
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Property Taxes in NYC are a Mess. Here’s Why Even Renters Should Care. They’re the engine of the city’s budget, but unequal and outdated. Here’s your guide on how property taxes work — and how they affect everyone, not just owners.

Everyone in NYC is talking about property taxes!

Hardly anyone understands the system, but there's widespread agreement the outcomes are inequitable.

We've got a guide to help you make sense of it all, and learn why you should care, even if you don't own property.

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Bellevue Hospital a De Facto Homeless Shelter, as Winter Storms Test City Outreach Dozens of unhoused people have been staying in a warming center at the public hospital for weeks on end and haven’t had any contact with homeless services.

“Bellevue’s south lobby is one of the city’s official warming centers, a temporary place for anyone in need. But many people said they’d been living in the lobby for weeks, with no end in sight — and with no attempt by city homeless outreach workers to contact them.”
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Confusion and Doubt Greets Mamdani’s Property Tax Ploy Grassroots supporters are taking to Albany and city streets to push the mayor’s message that a “last resort” property tax hike would be Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fault.

Why is everyone in NYC talking about property taxes?

Because Mayor Mamdani said he'd raise them if Gov. Hochul doesn't tax the rich -- which lots of allies are in Albany today to push the her to do.

Are people buying the message?

w/@katiehonan.bsky.social

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Blizzard Disrupts City’s Criminal Courts Already Seeing Long Delays The Legal Aid Society told a judge that police and Brooklyn prosecutors were holding people past the 24-hour legal limit — including someone arrested for double-parking.

The Legal Aid Society told a judge that police and Brooklyn prosecutors were holding people past the 24-hour legal limit — including someone arrested for double-parking.

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Bellevue Hospital a De Facto Homeless Shelter, as Winter Storms Test City Outreach Dozens of unhoused people have been staying in a warming center at the public hospital for weeks on end and haven’t had any contact with homeless services.

Bellevue Hospital’s south lobby is one of the city’s official warming centers, a temporary place for anyone in need to wait out the cold. But many people there who spoke with THE CITY said they’d been living in the lobby for weeks, with no end in sight.

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Pets Are Expensive and Shelters Are Packed. Advocates Say Mamdani Should Help. A new proposal calls on the city to fund spay and neuter surgeries as well as low-cost veterinary clinics and pop-up pet food pantries to help keep animals with their families.

A new proposal calls on the city to fund spay and neuter surgeries as well as low-cost veterinary clinics and pop-up pet food pantries to help keep animals with their families.

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The State of Crime in New York City, 2025 What happened in 2025 and what it bodes for 2026

New York City made progress on public safety in 2025. Shootings and murders fell to historic lows, and most major crime categories declined compared to the year prior. These improvements reflect gains in the city’s most serious forms of violence. Via @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social

Court Halts Demolition of NYCHA's Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses A temporary stay is in place until a court can hear an appeal from public housing tenants who argue that the ambitious redevelopment plan short-circuited a review process.

A Manhattan appeals court on Thursday put on hold one of NYCHA’s most ambitious and controversial projects, its plan to demolish and replace 2,000 units of public housing in the Fulton, Elliott and Chelsea Houses.

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NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement — Again — To End Strike Nurses secured commitments from the hospital to hire more workers and to improve enforceable staffing standards — two of their most sought-after changes.

The New York State Nurses Association reached a tentative agreement with NewYork-Presbyterian on raises, nurse-to-patient ratios and workplace violence, marking the end of a strike that, at 39 days, is the longest of its kind in New York City history.

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Would Raising Taxes on the Richest New Yorkers Drive Them Away? Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his battle to raise income and corporate taxes to the next level, threatening an across-the-board property tax hike if he didn’t get his way. What would happen if he did?

Would increases to the state’s already high taxes send the wealthiest residents and biggest businesses to other states? Or would they just be accepted as part of doing business in the financial capital of the global economy?

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Gateway Work to Restart With Millions Restored by Feds After Trump Cutoff Officials say they now have the full $205 million needed to resume construction on the paused infrastructure project.

BACK ON TRACK: Work to resume on new $16B Hudson River rail link after Trump forks over $$$ owed on project he "terminated"

"This funding freeze was unlawful from the start," sez @newyorkstateag.bsky.social Letitia James.

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Population Growth Stagnant in New York Last Year as Fewer Immigrants Move In Experts cited the high cost of living in the city and state as one of the key factors that deters immigrants from moving here — or deciding not to stay.

After a three-year rise, fewer immigrants decided to call New York State home in 2025.

Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise The new mayor is now able to appoint a majority to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him the numbers for a signature campaign promise.

NEW: Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be able to appoint six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him a majority of appointees to deliver his signature campaign proposal of a rent freeze for rent-stabilized apartments.

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Mamdani Threatens Blanket Property Tax Hike as ‘Last Resort’ Stymied by Albany on tax increases for wealthy individuals and corporations, the mayor proposed a preliminary budget with a 9.5% property tax hike, which he called the “most harmful path."

Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented a “last resort” option of raising the property tax rate to close an estimated $5.4 billion budget gap, as Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to resist raising taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations.

Gateway Work Still Paused as Hardhats and Pols Beg Trump Admin for Full Funds The courts forced the feds to cough up some of the $200 million owed to the tunnel megaproject, but officials say work can’t restart without more.

“These people supported you,” Hochul said. “How can you throw them out of their jobs, how can you tell them to go home?”

Hardhats join NY's governor in her latest jab at President Trump over stalled work on $16B Hudson River rail tunnel

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The nine-member Rent Guidelines Board is appointed by the mayor and each year votes on rent levels for over a million rent-stabilized apartments in the five boroughs.

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Mamdani to Rescind New Rule That Would Have Restricted Shelter Access The rule would have required people to prove they’ve been on the streets or in and out of shelters for at least six months before they can qualify for a safe haven bed.

The rule would have required people to prove they’ve been on the streets or in and out of shelters for at least six months before they can qualify for a safe haven bed.

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Deaths Likely Due to Cold Rise to 22 Including Those Found At Private Residences The updated death count came after hours of testimony on the city’s response to the recent arctic freeze, where 18 people have been found dead on city streets.

The city’s Medical Examiner is investigating 22 deaths attributed to the recent cold snap, a number which includes 15 people found dead outdoors and another seven found at private residences who are also confirmed to have died of hypothermia.

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Nurses’ Union, Mount Sinai and Montefiore Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike The deal is still pending a vote by the union membership and includes modest raises for nurses through 2028 and preserves their healthcare and retirement benefits.

The New York State Nurses Association reached a tentative agreement with Montefiore and Mount Sinai to end its strike.

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