How The City's Mental Health System Failed Jabez Chakraborty

In the weeks before their son was shot by NYPD officers, the Chakraborty family did everything they could to get him treatment.

Street Vendors Party To Celebrate Historic City Reforms

About 250 people gathered in Greenwich Village to celebrate a City Council vote to create 21,500 new vending permits decades in the making.

100 Black Men of Eastern New York Calls on the Next Generation of Leaders to Join the “100” in 2026

President of 100 Black Men of Eastern New York, Inc. Calls on Next Generation of Leaders to Join the "100" in 2026

Vendors Press Council For New Licenses After ICE Canal Street Raid

The push comes as the Adams administration has dragged its feet on implementing previous reforms while ramping up criminal enforcement.

Amid Shutdown, Federal Workers In NY Slam Union Leader's Break From Dems

Members of a local representing environmental workers criticized their national leader’s call for Democrats to pause health care demands.

All Bets Are Off For Manhattan Casino With Rejection Of East Side Project

A committee voted 4-2 to nix Freedom Plaza, and a proposal for a casino in Coney Island appeared doomed, as well.

Brooklyn Port Transformation Clears Task Force Over Local Objections

“We have a nice quiet neighborhood here. We don’t need it to be Long Island City part two,” resident Bek Markas, 39, said.

NYPD Arrests Dozens As Thousands Of New Yorkers Join LA In Protesting ICE Raids

“I’m mad, furious,” said one protester earlier in the evening, a 20-year-old who had traveled from Staten Island to join the protest.

Attica, Marcy, Mid-State: Advocates Want These Prisons Tied To Brutality Shut Down

Gov. Hochul’s plan to close up to three prisons reignites debate over safety, justice and rural economics.

‘They're Taking People,' Man Separated From U.S. Citizen Wife Tells Her Moments Before His Immigration Courthouse Capture

Jean Carlos, Jessica and their two-year-old daughter are among the families broken apart by ICE agents as they ramp up arrests.

Voting Begins In Teachers Union Elections As Insurgents Vie To Unseat Mulgrew

The loathed Medicare Advantage cost-savings switch of retiree health insurance has rival candidates gunning to dislodge the UFT president.

God Calling: Product Of City Seminary Reflects On Pope Pick

Patrice Legoute was at the time a 15-year-old junior when Pope Francis visited New York in 2015, and was "drawn to the priesthood."

Revolt Against Mandatory Reporting Law Rises Among Professionals Required To Protect Children

In response to a relentless rise in calls to New York state’s child abuse hotline, doctors are mobilizing to change the law.

Bestselling author Colum McCann wins Christopher Award

“American Mother,” co-written with the mother whose son was killed by ISIS, is one of 12 winning books this year

One Man's Year On Rikers Exposes Limits Of Mental Health Reforms

One sticking point remains: currently, prosecutors are typically the ones who decide if a case should be moved to mental health court.

Anti-Poverty Groups ID Property Taxes As A Culprit In Affordable Housing Shortage

Rental apartments are assessed at far higher rates than houses, the Community Service Society and Progress and Poverty Institute find.

‘Not A Game': MTA Brass Counter Trump Admin Insults And Threats With Facts And Figures

“We’ll give [Duffy] a full answer to his questions, but we need to come back to reality," MTA head Janno Lieber said. "This is not a game."

Crime Down And Tolls Working, MTA Fires Back After ‘S---hole' Jab From Trump DOT Chief

“I think people love to pick on New York, people really hate what New York is,” added Samuel Chu, another MTA board member.

‘Horrible,' ‘Embarrassing,' ‘Disqualifying': Municipal Union Workers React To Eric Adams Bailing On Pre-Endorsement Campaign Event

“He’s disqualified himself in so many ways,” said a Local 3005 member who identified herself only as Gretchen T.

By The Polls, Cuomo's The Early Frontrunner. But How Does Local Polling Work, Really?

In this week's election newsletter, we look at how to smartly read poll numbers in the mayor's race. This article is adapted from our Fe ...

Business Districts Balk At Trash Container Rule, Citing Costs And Future Fines

In an email, another DSNY spokesperson Vincent Gragnani said the rule helps advance the goal of having “zero bags of trash on the streets.”

Former Prisoners Say Deadly Robert Brooks Beating Is Sadly Routine

Officials investigating the case said that the other officers at the scene either blocked their body cams or didn’t have them on.

Before Harlem Blaze That Killed Journalist Fazil Khan, Neighbors Complained About E-Bike Batteries

There is no evidence that the landlord or any city agency did anything in response to the 311 call, or any of the other complaints.

Your Trash Bin Questions, Answered: A Guide To NYC's New Garbage Container Rules

Do you need a new official wheeled bin? What about recycling? And can you chain up your new container to avoid theft?

Once The Face Of The State's Cannabis Loan Fund, He Now Fears Foreclosure

All cameras were on Roland Conner when he first opened, but his deal’s costly requirements are threatening his dreams.

Congestion Pricing Proponents Warn ‘Now Or Never' After Trump Win

Advocates for the plan that was set to generate billions of dollars for the MTA say the governor needs to act sooner than end-of-the-year.

Trump Supporters Exult In The NYC Neighborhoods Where He Gained The Most

Some of the nearly 100,000 more voters who backed the Republican had a lot to say about their reasons and hopes.

Post-Election Healing With Post-It Notes: ‘Subway Therapy' Returns

“I think it’s a beautiful way to let something out,” said Shaniece Taylor, who was transferring to the F line.

Park Lovers Urge Mayor To Restore Funding As Staffing Falls

An alliance of park advocates and workers is pushing to restore at least $62 million to the budget in November modifications.

Community Groups Celebrate New Economic Hub In The South Bronx

Vendors and artists have a new space to sell their goods and display their work — under a highway.

Cabbies Say Cost To Move To Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High

“The TLC is trying to use an iron fist to force drivers to convert,” Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, told THE CITY.

NYC Families Of Hostages Held By Hamas Remain United As 1-Year Mark Approaches

"We try not to imagine the worst and keep focusing on what we can save," Moshe Lavi said.

NYC Public School Buses Arrive Too Late, Too Early Or Not At All, Parents And Students Say

Representatives of the Department of Education's Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) testified in a City Council hearing Monday.

Picket Lines Form As Port Strike Begins For Thousands Of New York And New Jersey Dockworkers

A port strike has more than 20,000 dockworkers off the job and onto the picket line , including at the ports of New York and New Jersey.

Five Years After Leaving Rikers, Lloyd Haynes Is Still Fighting City Jails For Answers

His lawyer is also seeking to depose multiple medical staffers who were in charge when he was locked up.

For Rockaway Locals, Summer Is Best In September

As the beach crowds dwindle, locals say it's prime time to lean back for one last peaceful summer month.

More Workers Are Filing For — And Winning – Union Elections Than In Any Year In The Past Decade

Nationally, the growth in election petitions with the federal National Labor Relations Board reversed a decade of decline,the report states.

Frustrated Street Vendors March In New York City. Here's What They Want From The City Council.

More than 600 street vendors marched from Union Square to City Hall on Thursday demanding action from the City Council.

Union, Public Advocate Sue MTA Over Service Cuts Linked To Congestion Pricing U-Turn

“Now it’s almost 100 degrees and buses aren’t out on the road — that’s a real problem,” said JP Patafio, a TWU Local vice president.

Bronx Tenants Demand Repairs At Violation-Riddled Building

Residents at Fordham Towers say they have been without reliable elevator service for more than a year.