Posted inCampaign 2025
Who’s Running for Borough President — And Why You Should Care
Borough presidents are like mini-mayors. What they do in office depends a lot on who they are.
Posted inCampaign 2025
Special Interests Spend Big to Reshape City Council
Airbnb, Uber and the Real Estate Board of New York are among the major power players looking to pick winners in the election.
Posted inConflicts of Interest
De Blasio Sued City Hall and Lost. Here’s How Much It’s Costing Us
The former mayor apologized to New Yorkers and agreed to pay for his past NYPD protection on the presidential campaign trail. But taxpayers still paid to defend a "meritless" lawsuit he filed to avoid paying for the police detail.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated
Feds’ Files on Eric Adams Reveal Uzbek Influence Campaign That Yielded Election Cash
FBI agents probing the mayor surface text exchanges with a proxy of the central Asian government — with Adams demanding contributions while boosting a repressive regime’s image.
Posted inCampaign 2025
Cuomo, Who Cut Public Worker Pensions, s Mayoral Candidates Calling to Boost Them
More than a decade after reducing benefits for newly hired “Tier 6” public workers, the ex-governor says the city can afford to lower the retirement age. Workers and budget watchdogs remain skeptical.
Posted inSubway
OMNY Complaints Mount as MTA Still Working Out Bugs in New System
Commuters say they are running into delays on being billed for transit trips. The MTA insists kinks will be ironed out by the end of the year.
Posted inHousing
Open Newsroom: A Talk on Property Fraud, Deed Theft and Speculation in Brooklyn
THE CITY met with New Yorkers in Bedford-Stuyvesant to facilitate a conversation between people seeing property challenges firsthand and advocates and experts working to combat the issue.
Posted inInfrastructure
Are You Traveling Over Troubled NYC Bridges?
Some 118 sections of local spans of all types were found by inspectors to be in poor condition in 2024, records show. See how the bridges you use fared.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Under a Remediation Manager, Who Will Actually Control Rikers Island?
Multiple former Department of Correction officials and government insiders told THE CITY that a federal judge’s decision to create the role sows confusion.
Posted inZoning
City of ‘Not Yet’ on Staten Island as Backyard and Basement Apartments Sprout
Department of Buildings pauses the first few accessory dwelling unit projects under Mayor Eric Adams’ 2024 zoning overhaul, after it approved them in error.