A watchdog review says NYCHA vacancies have surged to roughly 6,700, with hundreds of empty apartments reclaimed by police and inspectors urging monthly inspections and tighter oversight.

A City Council bill would bar New York City from contracting with federal immigration‑enforcement agencies and could end active agreements with vendors such as Palantir. The proposal applies to both new and existing contracts.

New York Attorney General Letitia James endorsed Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for the open NY‑7 seat, boosting his labor and progressive backing. The move tightens a high-profile Brooklyn–Queens primary.

Attorney General Letitia James warned the new SNAP work requirements could push vulnerable New Yorkers into food insecurity. Key dates, who’s affected and where to get help.

Ex‑chancellor Melissa Aviles‑Ramos has taken a senior advisory role at HMH, a major DOE vendor, prompting scrutiny under city post‑employment ethics rules.

Federal records and reporting tie Jay Lefkowitz — a Columbia lecturer and Kirkland partner — to Jeffrey Epstein and to Columbia’s $221M settlement talks, prompting campus scrutiny.

April dialogues at the U.N. in Manhattan will spotlight nominees before secret Security Council straw polls shape the final choice for secretary-general.

Stuart Rabinowitz has stepped down from leadership at Nassau University Medical Center as the hospital names Tom Stokes CEO and works through a large budget shortfall.

Councilors grilled officials at an oversight hearing on whether the Maimonides–H+H merger will safeguard Brooklyn clinics and safety‑net services.

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 forensic audit says Greenburgh left millions uncollected and commingled funds meant for a courthouse, raising new questions for long‑time Supervisor Paul Feiner. Town records show the board hired an outside firm last fall to dig into 2020–2023 books.

Centrists convened in Charleston to make the case for a middle‑of‑the‑road 2028 nominee and to blunt AOC's national momentum, prompting immediate progressive pushback.

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.