The BEA’s December PCE print surprised to the upside: core inflation rose to 3.0% year‑over‑year and consumer spending stayed firm, complicating the Fed’s cut timeline.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced an additional $150 million in aid for New York State municipalities, increasing Temporary Municipal Assistance and offering up to $10 million for certain cities.

Mamdani's DCWP will flag workplaces where fewer than half of employees use paid protected time off and is offering employers a self‑audit to check compliance.

A Nissan photographed on the plaza outside Brooklyn Borough Hall displayed a paper placard bearing Antonio Reynoso’s name; his office says five unofficial placards were printed and one worker’s privileges were revoked.

Mayor Eric Johnson and City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert will lead a Dallas delegation to New York to sell the city's growing finance hub, but officials left many details unsaid.

Mayor Mamdani's administration sent warning letters to 187 NYC gyms over hard‑to‑cancel memberships, calling out chains from Planet Fitness to Equinox and urging compliance with cancellation laws.

NY Attorney General Letitia James leads 11 states against the SAVE America Act, arguing it would disenfranchise voters by requiring proof of citizenship for registration.

New reporting shows Nassau County held thousands of ICE detainees at East Meadow. Many had no criminal records and dozens were kept past a 72‑hour cap.

Federal judges ordered the release of three Canal Street vendors, saying their detentions violated ICE procedures and raising fresh legal questions about street raids. The rulings add to a nationwide wave of court challenges.

Anthropic has poured millions into a Manhattan primary, backing AI‑safety candidates while rival tech PACs run attack ads against Alex Bores. The district is now a test case for competing visions of AI rules.

Extinction Rebellion says FBI agents questioned members in New York and Boston. Rights advocates warn the contacts could chill nonviolent protest and raise civil‑liberties concerns.

ICE has moved dozens of immigrants into two cellblocks at MDC Brooklyn, prompting fresh habeas filings and calls from lawmakers to halt transfers. Advocates say the jail’s long record of breakdowns makes the move dangerous.

Letitia James joined a multistate lawsuit seeking to restore nearly $8 billion in energy grants she says the administration unlawfully terminated. The filing argues the rescissions were arbitrary and threaten projects and jobs across New York.