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Child poisoned as NYC special education classrooms lag in lead-paint inspections

The building that houses The Bronx School for Continuous Learners, According to a Gothamist analysis, classrooms serving students with disabilities are less likely to be inspected for lead paint, despite a higher risk. [ more › ]

2 hours ago

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Child poisoned as NYC special education classrooms lag in lead-paint inspections

Gothamist

Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse

City officials said the former Pfizer headquarters that was being converted into residential apartments is at risk of collapse. The Department of Buildings inspected 180 other worksites in the aftermath of the structural failure at a Midtown office-to-housing project. [ more › ]

15 hours ago

Gothamist

Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse

Gothamist

ICE pepper-sprayed NYC woman, 72, in the face. Gov. Hochul is peeved.

A video on social media shows the officer pepper-spraying the woman in the face, turning and then walking away. [ more › ]

16 hours ago

Gothamist

ICE pepper-sprayed NYC woman, 72, in the face. Gov. Hochul is peeved.

Gothamist

1 out of 3 NYC families who applied for 2-K will get a seat. Parents find out today.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani interacts with Pre-K students at Friends of Crown Heights Education Center on November 13, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. The Mamdani administration said 5,700 families applied for the city’s inaugural ...

20 hours ago

Gothamist

1 out of 3 NYC families who applied for 2-K will get a seat. Parents find out today.

Gothamist

NYC closes most beaches to swimming as dangerous rip currents threaten coast

People sit on a boardwalk bench on July 24, 2026, in Coney Island. Only Orchard Beach remains open for swimming. [ more › ]

1 day ago

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NYC closes most beaches to swimming as dangerous rip currents threaten coast

Gothamist

Whale watchers identify 500th individual humpback prowling NYC waters

A humpback whale breaches off Rockaway. A confluence of factors has made the region more attractive to humpback whales, but the animals also face danger in one of the nation’s busiest waterways. [ more › ]

1 day ago

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Whale watchers identify 500th individual humpback prowling NYC waters

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NYC home care workers urge end to 'torture' of 24-hour shifts

But some policy advocates say doing so could harm the elderly and people with disabilities. [ more › ]

2 days ago

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NYC home care workers urge end to 'torture' of 24-hour shifts

New York Times

How High Could the Bill for Free Child Care Go?

A report from the Center for New York City Affairs projected that Mayor Zohran Mamdani might have underestimated the cost of expanding the current 3-K and pre-K programs.

1 day ago

How High Could the Bill for Free Child Care Go?

New York Times

Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care

A new report by the Center for New York City Affairs projected that a child care system for all children under 5 could cost the city about $9 billion a year.

1 day ago

Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care

New York Post

Former child pop star sues airline after chicken skewer allegedly damages vocal cords

The singer turned yoga instructor claims her vocal cords were damaged during a Singapore Airlines flight to Los Angeles when she "unknowingly swallowed a jagged wooden splinter."

15 minutes ago

Former child pop star sues airline after chicken skewer allegedly damages vocal cords

New York Times

N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge

While the ruling dealt a blow to New York’s efforts to rein in ICE, a ban on formal cooperation with local police officers will move forward.

1 day ago

N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge

Gothamist

ICE’s presence in New York is surging, immigrant rights activists say

Jean Aurilio and Jesus Carrión at a Peruvian restaurant in Albany. In NYC, reported sightings of ICE activity more than doubled in July compared to June, advocates say. Such sightings quadrupled in parts of Upstate New York during the same period. [ more › ]

1 hour ago

ICE’s presence in New York is surging, immigrant rights activists say

Gothamist

Second detainee dies after being held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center

A storm passes over the Delaney Hall Detention Facility as activists continue to protest outside. The family alleges Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo was denied needed medication while detained. ICE says he received appropriate medical care and prescribed medication. [ more › ]

1 day ago

Second detainee dies after being held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center

Gothamist

Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in November 2025 in New York City. Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officials. [ more › ]

1 day ago

Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks

New York Post

Why Mamdani’s team botched the deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak

The bug killed seven New Yorkers last year in Harlem, but the Health Department still didn't have its act together in 2026, six months after Mamdani's inauguration.

1 hour ago

Why Mamdani’s team botched the deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak

Gothamist

Heavy police presence at Summer Streets marks latest NYPD surge under Mamdani

Summer Streets-goers said police went overboard using vehicles as barricades at points along the car-free route. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has responded to large gatherings with unprecedented deployments of police. [ more › ]

20 hours ago

Heavy police presence at Summer Streets marks latest NYPD surge under Mamdani

Gothamist

Early Addition: More than 50 Mamdani appointees are getting chauffeured around town

Because that's a lot of black SUVs on the road, here are your early links: Eric Adams selling data centers, mysterious cheap tickets to Olivia Rodrigo, Luigi Mangione wants his trial broadcast live and more. [ more › ]

24 hours ago

Early Addition: More than 50 Mamdani appointees are getting chauffeured around town