How These NYC Public Housing Residents Became Models For Tenant Rights Activism

Over generations, residents of the Cooper Park Houses in Brooklyn have created a blueprint for successful housing organizing.

Bring Back Masks On Subway, Disability Advocates Say As Respiratory Diseases Surge

At an MTA hearing on Wednesday, board members also approved a budget that anticipates service cuts and fare hikes.

"We're Asking To Be Taken Care Of": Nurses At 12 New York City Hospitals Begin Voting On Possible Strike

They're fighting for better wages, quality health benefits and mores staff -- all things that would help with the nurse staffing crisis.

For ‘Clemency Season,' Prisoner Advocates Want Hochul To Keep Promise All Year

Last December, the governor said she would change the way pardons and clemency applications were handled. But little has changed since.

The Other New York Times Workers On Strike

Workers on the picket line said the decision to go on strike was not easy, nor one they were eager to make.

Iconic Astoria Pool Hall Gets A Second Shot At Survival

After THE CITY reported on the local mainstay’s likely closure, owners say they have new hope for a new lease on life.

Free Fridges In The Bronx, Created As COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

The borough’s community refrigerators — fewer than during the pandemic — are strapped for cash as well as volunteers to transport food.

Exclusive: Shamel Capers, Who Spent 8 Years In Prison For Crime He Didn't Commit, Speaks Out

CBS2's Kevin Rincon spoke exclusively with Capers about how he got his murder conviction thrown out.

Tenants Urge State To Close The ‘Frankenstein Loophole' That Landlords Use To Supersize Rents

Tenants flocked to a state housing agency hearing Tuesday to raise alarms about loopholes in the state's rent laws.

Workers At Starbucks-Amazon Hybrid Store Seek Union, Say They're Doing Two Jobs For Price Of One

‘I am at the epicenter of two anti-worker, anti-union corporations,’ says an employee in The New York Times building’s store-cafe combo.

New Doctors Push For Union At Montefiore, Saying They're Exhausted And Underpaid

But the medical center isn’t saying if it will recognize a union.

Ten Years Ago, Occupy Sandy Didn't Just Help New Yorkers, It Redefined Disaster Response

With roots in Occupy Wall Street, the spontaneous relief effort showcased how mutual aid groups can step into the breach.

Penn Station Neighbors Set Out To Create Their Own Area Plan To Counter Hochul's

Community Board 5 resolves to reenvision the blocks targeted for demolition and megatowers under a steamroller state project.

Thousands Of Students Celebrate I WILL GRADUATE Day At Barclays Center

It's part of a citywide program helping students reach their academic goals and get their diplomas on time.

Some Yankee Fans "Disgusted" By Game 3 Loss At Home While Others Are Still Holding Onto Hope

Decked out in their Yankees gear, fans were optimistic walking into the stadium for Saturday's game against the Houston Astros.

Some Bike Activists Feel Frustrated As Cut-Down Tour De Bronx Rolls Back Out On Sunday

The spin through the borough is back after a COVID break, but with a new cap on riders.

LES And Chinatown Residents Sue To Halt New Towers In Two Bridges, Citing New NY Constitutional Right To Clean Air

The suit argues that construction of the three 60 to 80-story buildings will exacerbate environmental and health burdens.

911 Dispatchers Call For Exodus From Scandal-Tainted Clerical Union

“We’re not clerical workers: We’re first responders,” said one 10-year veteran dispatcher who requested anonymity.

Seaport Residents Cheer After Judge Halts Construction Of Skyscraper; Developer Says ‘Just A Temporary Roadblock'

The Landmarks Preservation Commission finally approved a plan at a site where it has rejected proposals since 1983. A judge halted the plan.

Asylum-Seekers Who Came Months Ago Still Say They Lack Housing, Legal Help Due To Immigration Status

Olga and many others there are migrants who arrived in New York City months ago and are now trying to find their footing.

Food Vendors Protesting At City Hall Say Things Are Worse After New Law Was Supposed To Make Them Better

As tickets mount, many vendors feel like they’re being punished for not having a permit even as they have no way to get a permit.

UWS Synagogue Refuses To Rent Space To Republican Club For Speech By Election Denier

Board Chair Janet Brain and Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann told THE CITY in a joint statement that the Club was no longer welcome.

LGBTQ Riis Beachgoers Celebrate Community As Demolition Of Nearby Hospital Looms

The mostly queer sunbathers at The People’s Beach in Queens’ Jacob Riis Park worry about the fate of their stretch of sand.

Families Of 9/11 Victims Ask Mayor Adams To Block Saudi-Backed Golf Tournament

The group 9/11 Justice is asking Mayor Eric Adams to rescind approval of the tournament scheduled for October at the Bronx Trump Golf Links.

Bronx Community Groups Push For Ground-Floor Say In Kingsbridge Armory Deal

An armory is only as good as what occupies it.

Hundreds Sign Up To Speak At MTA's First Public Hearing On Congestion Pricing

Drivers will get to weigh in on the MTA's plan to implement congestion pricing in Manhattan.

Battle At Battery Park City Over State Plan To Plow Under Waterfront Green

A crowd came to the defense of Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park on the eve of a project to elevate the public space to withstand rising NY waters.

Families Of Those Killed On 9/11 Protest LIV Golf Tournament At Trump Course In Bedminster Over Ties To Saudi Arabia

Families of those killed on 9/11 have been protesting the Saudi-funded league because of the country's ties to the attacks.

Parents, Teachers File Lawsuit To Block NYC Schools Budget Ax

The suit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court seeks to invalidate the adopted budget and require the City Council to reconsider and vote again.

Ukrainian Refugee Groups Decry Trickle Of U.S. Help

“The need is overwhelming,” said Sue Fox, executive director of the Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach.

Demolition Of Long-Abandoned Medical Center Could Leave Queer Beachgoers Exposed

A city plan to demolish a long-abandoned hospital and nursing home in the Rockaways has drawn scrutiny from all sides.

Fossil-Fuel Industry Workers Say Green Economy Could Leave Them In Dust

Joseph Zanfardino, a Long Island resident, has for four decades worked as a plumber and installs gas pipes in houses.

Rent Board Reins In Suggested Increase, Proposing 2% To 4%

The 5-to-4 vote Thursday also established a range of 4% to 6% for two-year leases.

It's Really Hard To Sue A Vet In New York. Pet Owners Are Pushing A Bill To Change That.

Five days later, Charlie Chaplin, her 13-year-old tuxedo cat, was so sick he had to be euthanized.

As Food Pantries Close, Immigrant Communities' Needs Grow

“I feel bad. Not for myself, because I have lived my life already but because of my kids,” Guadalupe, 40, told Documented.

A Cinderella Story: How Staten Island Amazon Workers Won Against The Multi-Billion-Dollar Company

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) scored a historic win as the National Labor Relations Board wrapped up the unionization vote count Friday.

Queens Woman's Pandemic Journey Laughing In The Face Of Death

Instead of baking sourdough and binging Netflix, she was cutting up dead people. A gasp, then Petrie, 38, explains.

Hundreds Halt Bridges To Renew Excluded Workers Fund, But An Uphill Battle Lies Ahead

Workers are pushing state officials for more money for the program to aid tens of thousands who’d been left reeling.

Cabbies Call Out Firm Behind Repo Notes As Debt Vote Delayed Over Foul-Mouthed TLC Chair

“Back off the drivers! Leave us alone!” Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, yelled into a bullhorn.

A Racist Tweet By Columbia Psychiatry Chair Ripples Through New York's Elite Medical Circles

“This man held the sentiments that shaped the department. This is a reckoning for institutional change,” Lett told THE CITY.