A 64-story Link Apartments tower is rising in the Financial District, planned to bring 462 rental units and ground-floor retail to a long-vacant lot near the World Trade Center.

Neighborhood monitors and reporting show PM2.5 hotspots near the Port Authority and busy avenues, highlighting persistent air‑quality hot spots in Hell's Kitchen.

Scott Stringer told CBS New York that raising taxes may be on the table as the city weighs how to close multi‑billion‑dollar budget gaps. He urged straight talk about trade‑offs.

A former staffer’s federal complaint says smutty cartoons and a 'balloon penis' were part of a lewd culture at the comptroller’s Manhattan office; the case settled in 2024.

Julie Menin marched through Chinatown on Sunday as the neighborhood celebrated the 28th annual Lunar New Year parade and the Year of the Fire Horse. The City Council shared a post from the event.

State senators passed a bill to curb PFAS in consumer goods, including PTFE nonstick cookware; the measure now heads to the Assembly. Industry and public‑health groups are lining up for a fight.

Committee filings show Empower NYC paid more than $1 million to little-known LLCs and vendors — one payee is tied in reporting to indicted ex-aide Tony Herbert.

New York topped the Northeast in hotel deals in 2025 as regional transaction volume jumped from about $3 billion to $4.4 billion. Industry data show the city outpaced a 10‑year investment average.

DOJ asked the Supreme Court to lift a judge’s block on ending TPS for Syrians, a move that could strip protections from thousands and set an early March deadline.

A Long Island Rail Road repairman says a train’s black‑water tank discharged raw sewage onto his head at the Hillside Maintenance Facility; he has sued the railroad, alleging safety failures.

Diya Vij is set to lead New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, a post that controls hundreds of millions in arts funding and programs across the five boroughs.

A state filing shows The Washington Post will eliminate 33 of 108 positions at its Flatiron office by May 8, 2026, part of companywide staff cuts announced in February.

Federal court papers name an alleged getaway driver in the Poké Court smash‑and‑grab and say he drove off after thieves stole roughly $116,000 in rare Pokémon cards.