Posted inZohran Mamdani
How Mamdani Won, By the Numbers
Every NYC neighborhood saw more voters show up to vote for mayor than in the last election. See who put the winner over the top.
Haidee Chu
Haidee Chu is a Queens-based reporter for THE CITY. She writes human-interest features and combines data analysis with shoe-leather reporting to document the way public policies and programs impact everyday New Yorkers.
Posted inElections, Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani Makes History With Victory in Mayor’s Race
More than 2 million New Yorkers cast a ballot in a high-stakes election that smashed recent turnout levels.
Posted inPolitics, Zohran Mamdani
Explore How Different New Yorkers Voted for Mayor
See how voters turned out for Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in every neighborhood in the city — and by income, housing and transit preference.
Posted inUncategorized
4 Early Voting Takeaways in NYC, By The Numbers
Newly registered voters, like the ones who helped power Zohran Mamdani to his primary win, turned out in droves — while voters who aren’t registered with a party were much less likely to vote early.
Posted inNYPD
ICE Vows More Raids Coming After Chinatown ‘Counterfeit’ Incursion Sparks Backlash
The NYPD stressed it had no role in Tuesday's Canal Street raid of street vendors — while ICE said more will be coming.
Posted inTrump Administration
Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors
Spontaneous protests were met with an armored military vehicle and assault rifles in a crackdown that escalated the Trump administration’s focus on NYC.
Posted inParks
How Queensbridge’s “Baby Park” Became an Orphan and a Battleground for LIC Rezoning
Public housing residents want to bring back a once beloved, New Deal-era strip of playgrounds under the Queensboro Bridge. Local Councilmember Julie Won said she won’t approve the rezoning plan without it.
Posted inVendors
Council Overrides Mayoral Veto of Street Vendor and Delivery Worker Protection Bills
A bill that eliminates all criminal penalties for licensed street vendors was approved by the Council, although some lawmakers flipped their positions in a close vote.
Posted inDevelopment
Bronx and Queens Casino Bids Spark Clashing Testimony
With weeks left before local boards recommend gaming sites to the state, neighbors of Ferry Point Park and Citi Field lined up to make competing cases for construction jobs and against gambling.
Posted inSummer & THE CITY
Squeeze in more sunsets, fireworks and music
☀️ The best of summer, by and for New Yorkers ☀️ Hey New Yorkers, Happy (almost) Labor Day weekend! This is usually the time of year when my premature grief for the end of summer starts to creep up on me. I linger in sunny spots for a little longer as the weather cools, and […]