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Gothamist
Published 111 minutes agoCongestion pricing funds $5 million program for overnight truck deliveries in Manhattan
A new city transportation department wants to get trucks like this off the roads in the daytime. The city wants to shift 62,000 daily truck trips to off-hour delivery hours by 2040. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published September 21Mamdani and Trump Advance Giant Housing Plan in Friendly Gracie Mansion Meeting
Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted President Donald Trump on Monday at Gracie Mansion, where they discussed funding for counterterrorism security and the planned Sunnyside Yard housing development, along with immigration enforcement. In a wide-ranging meeting convened by the mayor while…
Bronx Times
Published September 21MTA cannot leave subway station booths empty when workers call out for emergencies, Manhattan judge rules
A Manhattan state judge handed the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 and a group of disability advocates a legal victory last week when it ruled that the MTA must no longer leave station booths empty when employees miss their eight-hour shifts due to an emergency. New York…
THE CITY
Published September 21NYCHA Moves to Oust Die-Hards from Manhattan Building Slated for Destruction
The New York City Housing Authority has sent lease termination notices to a handful of public housing tenants who are refusing to relocate to make way for a $1.2 billion project to demolish and rebuild some deteriorating buildings in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Working with…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 19Unreleased 2004 Horror Film THE WICKED to Have New York Premiere at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers Oct. 29
More than 20 years after its production, independent filmmaker Sal Ciavarello, from the Bronx, will have his film THE WICKED screened at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers on October 29, at 8pm. THE WICKED (2004) is an unreleased horror film that was filmed locally in Yonkers, the…
Iconic Carnegie Deli reopens in Midtown Manhattan after 10-year hiatus
Carnegie Deli, famous for its sandwiches piled high with meat, has reopened as a sit-down restaurant in New York City after a 10-year hiatus.
Gothamist
Published September 17Swimming the Hudson River: It's a thing, but avoid the dead rats, other water hazards.
Keith Kirkpatrick, the Manhattan skyline behind him, participates in a recent URBANSWIM event, a nearly 29-mile swim around the island of Manhattan. Improving water quality has more swimmers looking to take the plunge. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published September 17‘Messy, Difficult’: Building a User-Friendly Portal for New York’s 9/11 Documents
Henry Williams read the news of the release of long-suppressed 9/11 city documents last week with curiosity, but he soon found a confusing portal without any context or guide. A project manager by day, he said he was always “interested in messy, difficult data.” Here, he found…
Bronx Times
Published September 16Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in NYC 2026
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Celebrate with family-friendly events honoring the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities across New York City! Click on your region to jump to events near you! Manhattan Bronx…
City Limits
Published September 16Manhattan Renters Say Submetered Utilities Force Them to Pay for Buildings’ Inefficiencies
Tenants at five apartment complexes in Harlem and on Roosevelt Island say the switch to submetering has led to sky-high electricity bills, despite their efforts to conserve. "We don’t even use the microwave," said Corazon Grajales, who said her monthly bill remains close to $400.…
Gothamist
Published September 14Manhattan DA seizes 12 deepfake porn sites, says many more are out there
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference on Sept. 14, 2026. The sites turned photos of about 1,200 real people, most of them women, into AI-generated sexual images, prosecutors said. No one has been charged. [ more › ]
WVIA Public Media
Published September 12Manhattan's Trinity Church unveils new pipe organ, replacing one damaged in 9/11 attacks
Manhattan's Trinity Church marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a concert featuring a new cathedral-sized pipe organ, replacing the hundred-year-old instrument damaged in the attacks.