3+ week, 5+ day ago   (461+ words) Published Aug 17, 2026 As a candidate, Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to close loopholes that allowed landlords to limit compliance with the city’s landmark law capping building emissions. But later this week, landlords will have the opportunity to buy their way out…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (463+ words) Published Aug 4, 2026 at 3:23 p.m. ET The city parks department has turned a stretch of Brooklyn's Sunset Park into a de facto garbage dump in order to handle all the trash collected from the popular green space each weekend. Locals say the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (702+ words) Published May 17, 2026 at 8:01 a.m. ET A puddle of water in a Brooklyn crosswalk has persisted for so long that some residents can’t remember the last time they saw the ground beneath its depths. The putrid pool at Erasmus Street and Rogers…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1121+ words) Published May 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. The Bronx just can’t catch a break. A new analysis published this week by Columbia University…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (634+ words) Published Nov 25, 2025 at 6:01 a.m. ET New York City’s notoriously filthy streets are bringing people together. A growing number of volunteer groups that collect litter on sidewalks have popped up across the five boroughs in recent years. They’re made up of people…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (521+ words) Published Sep 18, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams’ vision to eliminate the notorious piles of trash on New York City’s sidewalks may not be fully realized for another seven years, according to documents published by the sanitation department on Wednesday. The…...