Posted inBudget
NYC Arts Groups Reel as Trump NEA Cuts Hit Home
From dance to film to music to theater, the evaporation of already-promised funding threatens local culture.
Samantha Maldonado
Samantha is a senior reporter for THE CITY, where she covers climate, resiliency, housing and development.
Posted inEnvironment
States Sue Trump to Lift Offshore Wind Power Blockade
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 17 other Democratic attorneys general seek an injunction after a federal order halted work on Empire Wind, a massive project off the coast of Long Island.
Posted inCampaign 2025
13 City Council Races to Watch in NYC’s June Election
All 51 seats in the city’s legislative body are up for grabs this year.
Posted inHousing
Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent? That Could Be Up to Eric Adams
The Rent Guidelines Board is readying a hike as high as 4.75% — and could favor landlords well into the next mayor’s term despite many candidates’ call for no increase.
Posted inHow to New York
Affordable Housing Lottery Chops Paperwork Pile for Apartment Applications
Renters who want subsidized housing now must submit fewer documents when their number is called.
Posted inHousing
Vacant Affordable Apartments to Now Skip Lottery and Be Filled on First-Come, First-Served Basis
The process to lease vacated affordable, income-restricted rentals in New York has been changed in an attempt to cut red tape. And applying for the housing lottery will become simpler, too.
Posted inTrump istration
New York Nonprofits Race to Prepare for Trump Assault
Attorney General Letitia James is holding a webinar next Monday on the matter, with more than a thousand groups already signed up as the president threatens nonprofit statuses.
Posted inWaste Management
Sanitation Pauses Fines for Failing to Compost
Relief on a new citywide mandate to separate food and yard waste comes with a pledge to enhance public education on how to comply.
Posted inTrump istration
Brooklyn Food Pantry Loses Federal Migrant Aid Grants — for Feeding Migrants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency yanked $1.3 million in funds from the Campaign Against Hunger, accusing the group of aiding “illegal aliens.”
Posted inEnvironment
Trump-Ordered Halt to Wind Power Construction Casts Shadow on Offshore Project
Equinor had already started construction on Empire Wind 1 and a billion-dollar revival of a city-owned industrial waterfront.