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Gothamist
Published 5 hours agoWhy NY judges oppose bill to make safety top priority in child custody battles
The Manhattan Family Court building. Judges say a bill would have unintended consequences and make their workloads untenable. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published 15 hours agoFederal court dismisses Trump DOJ’s lawsuit over ICE activity in NJ
US Representative Seth Moulton appears with New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill at a roundtable discussion about veterans issues on August 19, 2026 The ruling comes after federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit in response to Gov. Mikie Sherill’s executive order banning immigration agents…
Brooklyn Paper
Published 19 hours agoSignal trouble: Disappearing messages in Mamdani influencer chat trigger ‘corrective action’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration said Friday it took corrective action after learning that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal chat used by City Hall to communicate with social media influencers, a setting the mayor’s chief lawyer said staff should turn off…
THE CITY
Published 19 hours agoMamdani Team Deletes Auto-Delete in Influencer Chats
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s chief counsel said Friday that he took “immediate corrective action” after learning a City Hall communications staffer set some chats on an encrypted app to “auto-delete” official messages. The Columbia Journalism Review earlier this week published an…
THE CITY
Published September 04‘Time for Warnings Is Over’: Fines for NYC Bin-Less Buildings Land After Labor Day
After Labor Day weekend, New York City will no longer allow piles of black trash bags to sit on street curbs — attracting rats and befouling sidewalks — outside residential buildings with up to nine units. The Sanitation Department will begin issuing summonses and fines Tuesday…
New York Amsterdam News
Published September 04Brooklyn Dems reformers push forward with lawsuit against rule changes
The Brooklyn Democratic Party fight continues as New Kings Dems sue to halt rule changes proposed by Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.
THE CITY
Published September 04Does New York’s Labor Momentum Measure Up?
Organized labor in New York City has been mightily active so far this decade, and the first half of 2026 was no exception. Nurses, public defenders, hotel workers and college faculty all walked off the job this summer to historic effect, winning substantial contract improvements.…
Gothamist
Published September 03NJ corruption office that went up against George Norcross and lost will be dismantled
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport at an event last month. The attorney general's office says it's reorganizing its criminal prosecution program. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 03Trump again blocks $252M of blizzard relief funds for NY, NJ
New York and New Jersey were hit by an intense nor'easter with blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and strong winds in late February 2026. Governors of both states say the president is politicizing disaster relief. [ more › ]
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 03FDNY adds 36 names to 9/11 Memorial Wall in Downtown Brooklyn ahead of 25th anniversary
As New York prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks next week, the FDNY held a dedication ceremony at its headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn, adding the names of 36 members who died in the past year from WTC-related illnesses to the FDNY World…
Gothamist
Published September 03Brooklyn election boss changes party’s election rules to stay in power
Frank Seddio has been a central cog in the Brooklyn Democratic party machine for decades. One of the leaders of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Frank Seddio, is facing scrutiny for the changes because he also happens to be an election commissioner tasked with holding up the…
Gothamist
Published September 03NY sues to block new Trump funding restriction on trans care for minors
Attorney General Letitia James addresses the crowd at Union Square for the Together We Win rally in support of transgender youth held in New York City, New York, on January 10, 2026. Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to block a rule barring use of federal funds for…