Manhattan

Trump Bump at NYC Marriage Bureau as Couples Rush to Tie the Knot

Dec. 9, 2024, 5:01 a.m.Dec. 10, 2024, 1:12 p.m.

Several newlyweds leaving the Marriage Bureau recently told THE CITY that Trump’s retaking of the White House hastened their plans to make their partnership legal.

A baker frosts the six-foot birthday cake honoring the 200th anniversary of Fifth Avenue.

Streets

At Its 200th ‘Birthday,’ Fifth Avenue Looks to The Future With Plans for Revamp

Dec. 9, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 8, 2024, 6:16 p.m.

The milestone was celebrated with car-free streets, food trucks, and a $150 million funding announcement from the mayor.

Workers continued construction on a new jail complex next to Manhattan criminal court.

Jails

Rikers Island Shutdown Plan Progresses With Construction Firms for New Manhattan Jail

Nov. 19, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 21, 2024, 10:50 a.m.

The selection of Tutor Perini and O & G Industries to design and build the White Street lockup represents a final piece in the borough-jails puzzle.

FDNY

Inwood Park Ablaze as Brush Fires Reach Historic Levels Across NYC

Nov. 13, 2024, 5:35 p.m.Nov. 13, 2024, 6:53 p.m.

Firefighters have responded to more than 200 brush fires in the past two weeks, including nearly two dozen in Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx, as the city reckons with an historically dry and fiery season.

Felix Cesar makes a drink inside his Flatbush small business, Sweet Sundays Cafe.

Economy

Restaurant Resurgence Reflects Optimism Post-Pandemic Demand Is Here to Stay

Nov. 5, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 5, 2024, 10:33 a.m.

Employment in bars and eateries is nearly back to pre-2020 levels, with new establishments playing to a wide range of clienteles.

A row of commercial and tenement buildings sat along West 36th Street in the Garment District.

Manhattan

Bigger Apartment Buildings on Deck for Midtown South Under Adams-Council Proposal

Oct. 30, 2024, 3:28 p.m.Oct. 30, 2024, 3:28 p.m.

Taking advantage of new flexibility granted by the state, city planners and local reps unveil zoning plans that will allow new housing construction and conversions at a scale that’s been prohibited for years.

Elections

Trumpists Flood Madison Square Garden as New Yorkers Rush to Polls

Oct. 27, 2024, 8:49 p.m.Oct. 27, 2024, 9:40 p.m.

Trump returned to his hometown for a rally where he thanked Mayor Eric Adams for defending him from charges of being a fascist and said crime in the city is “through the roof.”

Storm troopers take the escalator at Comic Con. October 17, 2024

Art

At Comic Con, New York City Is the Main Character

Oct. 19, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 21, 2024, 11:25 a.m.

In fiction and in reality, the Big Apple looms large.

A runner stretches while looking over Van Cortlandt Park Lake.

Environment

Bronx and Manhattan Get $27M in State Water Grants After THE CITY Exposed Bond Act Funding Drought

Oct. 16, 2024, 5:39 p.m.Oct. 17, 2024, 4:58 p.m.

Projects to unearth a buried stream in Van Cortlandt Park, manage Central Park stormwater and floodproof a public housing project benefit as Albany steps up, after just 2% of state environmental grants went to New York City.

A person wearing a "USA" hat walk in front of 26 Federal Plaza.

Health

Legionnaires’ Disease Reported at Manhattan Federal Building

Sept. 27, 2024, 7:00 p.m.Sept. 27, 2024, 6:52 p.m.

Tenants of 26 Federal Plaza were alerted earlier this month that water testing in the building had found Legionella bacteria in kitchens, locker room showers, drinking fountains and daycare sinks.

Manhattan

Trump Bump at NYC Marriage Bureau as Couples Rush to Tie the Knot

At Its 200th ‘Birthday,’ Fifth Avenue Looks to The Future With Plans for Revamp

Rikers Island Shutdown Plan Progresses With Construction Firms for New Manhattan Jail

Inwood Park Ablaze as Brush Fires Reach Historic Levels Across NYC

Restaurant Resurgence Reflects Optimism Post-Pandemic Demand Is Here to Stay

Bigger Apartment Buildings on Deck for Midtown South Under Adams-Council Proposal

Trumpists Flood Madison Square Garden as New Yorkers Rush to Polls

At Comic Con, New York City Is the Main Character

Bronx and Manhattan Get $27M in State Water Grants After THE CITY Exposed Bond Act Funding Drought

Legionnaires’ Disease Reported at Manhattan Federal Building

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