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The nearly-Olympic-sized Red Hook Pool in Brooklyn can hold more than 4,400 people, but only one would-be bather turned out for a meeting Thursday night where Parks officials explained why the neighborhood’s summer lifeline has failed to open on time.  “This is not something you can foresee — this building is 90 years old, and […]

Two years ago, Jessica Kaplan had about three months to move her entire theatrical scenery shop. The building where Sightline Fabrication had operated since 2008 had been sold, she said, and the landlord needed Kaplan and her partner out. In a frenzy to find a new place, Kaplan toured 30 alternative spaces, but none were

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at https://www.healthbeat.org/newsletters. As the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tries to identify the source of the Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side, elected officials and residents are raising questions about the enforcement of a new law seeking to curb the spread

The second largest bank in the country. The biggest cosmetics company in the world. Two of the top 50 U.S. law firms. And a score of AI companies ranging from industry leader Anthropic to scores of small startups. What they all have in common is that in the last three months they signed long-term leases

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested at least five people inside New York City immigration courts in recent weeks, despite two federal court orders banning the practice in most cases.  Advocates are asking a federal judge to step in, saying the arrests may violate those orders. In response, in court filings this week, ICE justified

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In his first six months in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued a steady stream of announcements and policy initiatives in the three areas that powered his affordability-focused campaign: childcare for kids 5 and younger, transportation, and housing. But when it

Brian Kendall was 16 when Brooklyn detectives arrested him for a fatal shooting outside a Flatbush video game parlor, despite eyewitnesses describing an older, heavier gunman and telling police the teenager wasn’t the shooter. Twenty-five years later — after his murder conviction was overturned when prosecutors concluded he was “likely innocent” — Kendall is suing

Local lawmakers called for the city and state to compensate hungry New Yorkers who have had their SNAP benefits stolen after an article in The City Reporter detailed the prevalence of the food benefits scheme.  Citing The City Reporter’s article, legislators noted how California had successfully reduced the crime and demanded information on what the

City officials received complaints about unsafe conditions at the Midtown tower at risk of collapse as far back as spring of 2025, The City Reporter has learned, as officials scramble to secure the area spanning a busy stretch of Manhattan near Grand Central Station. The office tower at 235 E. 42nd Street was undergoing construction

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Student OMNY cards are going digital this fall, at least for some New York City students, Chalkbeat has learned. New York City’s Education Department is launching a pilot program for virtual student OMNY cards at seven schools, officials confirmed on Monday. Officials declined to