A comptroller review finds NYC Public Schools serve about 935,000 meals daily but donate little and send contaminated organics to compost. The report urges centralized tracking and targets.

Neighbors watched as ICE arrested a 23-year-old DoorDash rider outside his East Harlem home, raising fresh questions about the limits of the mayor’s sanctuary order.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced seven reopened early‑childhood centers and a broader expansion that will add roughly 1,000 more preschool seats this fall, with sites in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

A PYMNTS Intelligence survey finds 48.5% of U.S. adults would struggle to cover a $1,000 surprise, underscoring rising paycheck‑to‑paycheck fragility nationwide.

Several Williamsbridge buildings have been without gas for more than two weeks as neighbors say a moldy, rodent‑infested meter room is blocking Con Edison repairs.

At Hunters Point South, recurring elevator failures have left seniors trapped and pushed tenants to demand stronger inspections and lasting repairs. The building has a long record of complaints and violations.

An 11th‑hour tentative deal between 32BJ and building owners averts a doorman strike as the contract deadline nears; membership ratification is next.

Bright red posters calling to "Boycott the Bezos Met Gala" have surfaced around Manhattan and Brooklyn, challenging the couple's role as lead sponsors.

Two years after major campus protests, Columbia’s Morningside gates are still closed — neighbors and merchants say detours and lost foot traffic have become the new normal. A lawsuit and persistent rallies are pushing the university and the courts to decide who gets to use College Walk.

Rep. Ritchie Torres asked the Community Preservation Corporation to step in and stabilize several Parkash‑owned buildings in foreclosure to protect tenants and affordable units.

Concessions staff from UBS Arena rallied outside the NHL’s Manhattan office to demand higher wages after negotiations stalled and a contract lapsed in October 2025.

Neighbors near Woodycrest Ave and W. 163rd St report 'cat-sized' rats and filed 16 311 complaints; community gardeners have set traps and call for bigger bins.

Tenants at two Sheepshead Bay buildings say years of roaches, rats, mold and broken appliances have gone unaddressed while management and the city fail to act.