Posted inHousing
Landlords in Deadly Inwood Blaze Cited for Blocked Fire Escapes
Prosecutors have charged a building resident with criminally negligent homicide in the May 4 blaze that killed three people.
Manhattan
Posted inHousing
Landlords in Fatal Fire Racked Up More Than 1,000 Violations Across NYC
The city housing department has repeatedly sued the owners of a Manhattan building where three people died in a blaze last week, alleging “immediately hazardous” conditions at properties in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
Posted inHousing
He Survived Japanese Occupation and Mao’s Cultural Revolution. At 93, He’s Fighting NYCHA.
The Housing Authority has ambitious plans to replace a Chelsea complex, but Jin Tao Wu and a handful of other seniors are refusing to move out.
Posted inElections
Carl Wilson Defeats Mamdani’s Choice in Council Special Election
Wilson’s victory over Lindsey Boylan in a district that includes the West Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen showed the limits of a popular mayor’s endorsement.
Posted inManhattan
NYC Yanks AI-Themed High School and Shelves Plans To Close UWS Middle Schools
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is reversing course — for now — on four controversial proposals that drew intense backlash from parents.
Posted inPublic Safety
Unions Met With Mamdani Team Over Protest ‘Buffer Zone’ Bill
The mayor is under pressure to veto a controversial Council bill calling for security perimeters to keep protesters away from schools and educational facilities. A related bill targeting religious sites passed with a veto-proof majority.
Posted inEconomy
Mamdani’s Municipal Grocery Faces Basket Full of Challenges
Despite paying zero rent, the mayor’s Manhattan supermarket may struggle to deliver low prices, experts say.
Posted inJails and Prisons
Mamdani’s New ‘Rikers Czar’ Helped Design Plan to Close Jail Complex
Dana Kaplan will be the mayor’s point person on opening new jails to replace crumbling facilities on Rikers Island, sources told THE CITY.
Posted inDevelopment
A Superluxury Condo Sold for $87.7 Million. Will NYC’s New Pied-à-Terre Tax Apply?
The way the city measures value for high-end condos and co-ops radically underestimates their worth, raising questions about how a new proposal from the Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani would tax them.
Posted inPolitics
Challenger’s Poll Shows Soft Support for Espaillat in NY-13
An internal campaign poll has political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier gaining on Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a fast-heating contest in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx.