June 2026

A pregnant woman from the Dominican Republic suffering from severe stomach pains was denied prenatal care for a month. A Guatemalan man diagnosed with leukemia grew sicker after missing two months of treatments. A Haitian woman had a throat tumor that obstructed her breathing; it became so painful she could no longer speak. These are […]

One day, New Yorkers will talk about sunset-colored, bucket-shaped subway seats the same way they do the 9 train, $2.50 bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, and Metro Cards. But on Wednesday, the commuters’ amber-toned reprieve will be celebrated with artwork – from oil paintings to tattoos – at the New York Transit Museum in its

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will give the ceremonial key to the city to New York Knicks players on Thursday following a ticker-tape parade that’s expected to draw record crowds. He’ll debut a newly-designed key that focuses on the city’s nickname as The Big Apple, incorporating a touch of the mayor’s own campaign aesthetic.  It’s the first

As France and Senegal faced off at a much anticipated World Cup game, Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a brief stop at the city’s last remaining large-scale migrant shelter Tuesday afternoon to join residents watching the game. The mayor was greeted with fanfare at the South Bronx shelter on Bruckner Boulevard, where staff hung flags and

The union that represents Central Park carriage horse drivers charged Tuesday that a horse who dropped dead last week may have been doomed after chomping on toxic plants in the park. But the Central Park Conservancy quickly countered that a park rule bars horses from causing “any damage” to shrubbery and eating any vegetation in

Is the Knicks win after more than 50 years a good omen for summer? Co-host Katie Honan talks with Rachel Holliday Smith, the managing editor of The City Reporter, about summer 2026 and our weekly (and free!) summer newsletter. Then she speaks with Janet Fash, a longtime New York City lifeguard whose memoir “Lifeguard: A

The New York cabbie who was drummed out of driving for a living after rowdies trashed his cab following a Knicks win in the NBA Finals is getting a lift from boosters that include a rap superstar and a Canadian influencer. After being yanked out by his neck and punched at the corner of 36th

Just before midnight on Saturday, the New York Knicks won the NBA championship for the first time in more than 50 years, transforming the city into an orange and blue utopia all weekend. While New Yorkers were still celebrating — loudly, and sometimes getting rowdy — Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a simple message to X: