1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1344+ words) While seated behind the wheel of his green cab at East 125th Street and Park Avenue, Bakary Kane recalled how optimistic he felt more than seven years ago when he became the owner of a so-called Boro Taxi. But with the…...

6+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1306+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani won City Hall on a pledge to make New York City more livable and affordable." His promises of a rent freeze for stabilized tenants, no-cost universal childcare, and fast and free buses resonated with more than a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (644+ words) Manhattan City Councilmember Gale Brewer is drafting legislation to force public tracking of complaints from Rikers Island made through the city's 311 system, aiming to bring transparency and accountability to a largely opaque process. The proposal follows reporting by THE CITY…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1643+ words) Springtime in New York City is always magical "but perhaps more now than ever after the coldest, sludgiest winter in years. April showers are rejuvenating eager buds while the warmer weather invites them to open up. Blooming cherry blossoms and…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1044+ words) The idea came to Sergio Gustavo Ajche in the darkest days of the pandemic, when food delivery was in high demand and rest stops for delivery workers were scarce. Ajche, who lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, was working in Lower Manhattan…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (495+ words) Today's SCOOP is brought to you by'our members. Nearly half a million people will soon lose their low-cost state health insurance thanks to billions of dollars in health cuts in President Donald Trump's signature 2025 tax and spending law. On April…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (683+ words) Rebecca Jones Gastons is the new commissioner for the Administration for Children's Services Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday." Jones Gaston served as commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families in President Joe Biden's Department of Health and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1735+ words) Nearly half a million people in New York State are poised to lose health insurance coverage as funding cuts from the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" begin to take effect. On April 1, the state's Department of Health began sending…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1182+ words) After years of delays and cost overruns, the city plans to finally open part of a quarter-billion dollar unit at Bellevue Hospital for seriously ill detainees on Rikers Island, THE CITY has learned." The Mamdani administration also plans to close…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (786+ words) During a sometimes confrontational hearing Monday, City Council members questioned the independence of Nadia Shihata, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's nominee for Department of Investigation commissioner, citing her longtime friendship with a top Mamdani aide and $700 in donations she made to the…...