For some residents in a few neighborhoods, a rainy day brings the risk that sewage will flow back into their basements. The city has been working to address the issue,…
Bill de Blasio has added significantly to New York’s decades-old effort to protect the undocumented. But when it comes to fully resisting Trump’s aggro enforcement policy, the city’s political will…
The mayor has rejected criticism and coverage of his preliminary budget as “disingenuous” and “inaccurate.” When Mike Bloomberg was mayor, Councilman Bill de Blasio often found fault in the budget…
Unemployment is sharply higher among foreign-born New Yorkers under age 24 than for their native counterparts. As New York strives to be a national leader in welcoming immigrants, creating stronger…
During his weekly radio appearance on WNYC, the mayor said our reports about a proposed cut to a food program were inaccurate and suggested people should bypass the media to…
Critics say both HDFCs and market-rate coops receive tax breaks, so it’s unfair the city wants to make just HDFCs abide by price caps. We dug into the data to…
NYCHA has undertaken a comprehensive effort to inventory the art it owns with the aim of making it more visible to residents and the city at large. The hope is…
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde departs Naval Station Norfolk on February 25 for a deployment.
Remember Dave, that kid who got really tall fast, who towered…
The apparent rise of hate crimes since the election could be just the latest wave. Numbers aside, the pressing question about hate crimes isn’t whether there are more or less…