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THE CITY
Published September 24NYC Ditches Federal Homeless Veterans Program, Citing Concern for Transgender Vets
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is pulling out of a federal program meant to help veterans transition out of homelessness, alleging the Trump administration would have required New York City to discriminate against transgender vets seeking shelter to receive the funding.…
Bronx Times
Published September 24South Bronx breaks ground on $44 million HEArts Center at former Lincoln Detox site
Nearly 15 years after the closure of the former Lincoln Recovery Center, South Bronx community leaders broke ground Wednesday on a $44 million center that aims to carry the site’s legacy of holistic health into a new generation. Following over a decade of advocacy to reclaim the…
Bronx Times
Published September 24War of words: Netanyahu attacks Mamdani in UN address; the mayor calls his claims ‘baseless lies’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu singled out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a direct attack from the United Nations General Assembly podium Thursday, calling him “the antisemitic mayor of New York” and accusing Hizzoner of trying to silence him. The broadside came near the end…
Gothamist
Published September 24Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez trying to get his 'gold bars' corruption conviction tossed
Former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives for his sentencing at Manhattan Federal Court on Jan. 29, 2025. Menendez is currently serving an 11-year sentence in a federal prison. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 24‘Fair Fares’: City Council moves to make it easier for low-income New Yorkers to get half-priced subway and bus rides
The City Council took a key step on Thursday toward simplifying the onerous enrollment process for the city's program that provides reduced-cost OMNY cards to very low-income riders: Fair Fares. The council overwhelmingly passed a bill — Intro. 248 — requiring the city Department…
Gothamist
Published September 24Bronx residents deal with aftermath of fatal fire, man igniting blaze caught on camera
The FDNY responded to reports of a fire at a six-story building at 1484 Montgomery Avenue in the Bronx Wednesday. The man caught on video says "I’m sorry guys," as a small fire grows in his hands. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published September 24Rent Freeze to Stay in Place For Now as Judge Holds Off on Decision
A judge on Thursday did not commit to deciding on a lawsuit that challenges the rent freeze on about 1 million stabilized apartments. That means the price pause on one- and two-year leases will for now stay in place for contracts that start on or after Oct. 1, including renewals.…
Gothamist
Published September 24Mamdani allies arrested blocking traffic ahead of Netanyahu's UN speech
Darializa Avila Chevalier, center, joined dozens of elected officials and celebrities blocking First Avenue. The mayor said he would not be attending any demonstrations against the Israeli prime minister. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published September 24What NYC Students Can Expect if the State Scraps Regents Requirements for Graduation
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City high school juniors, do you know what you’ll need to get a diploma next year? If state officials move ahead with a plan to scrap Regents exams as graduation…
Gothamist
Published September 24NY Gov. Hochul: Benjamin Netanyahu 'not telling the truth' about Zohran Mamdani
Gov. Hochul addressed Prime Minister Netanyahu's comments about Mayor Mamdani in an interview with WNYC senior politics reporter Brigid Bergin. Hochul made the comments on the new WNYC pop-up politics show, "Who's Running This Place?" [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 24Judge orders NYC officials to turn over phone messages, keeps rent freeze in place
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Landlords had asked the court to leave a previous rent increase in place. The city’s lead attorney criticized the order to provide phone messages. [ more › ]
City Limits
Published September 24Opinion: Sharing Power And Lessons in Co-Governance From The Bronx
"Again and again, Bronx residents refused to accept other’s decisions about our communities, and that history has shaped much of how we think about governance today."