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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has received his federal security clearance nine months after taking office. The clearance, which is overseen by the FBI, allows the mayor to receive classified briefings on terrorism and other threats to the city. gothamist.visitlink.me/doAR4R

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Landlords suing to overturn an upcoming rent freeze on nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments say they suspect top officials in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration attempted to meddle in the board’s June decision. gothamist.visitlink.me/hT_TcR

Subway car doors are designed to prevent the train from moving if something keeps them from closing all the way: gothamist.visitlink.me/5cmkOQ

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For decades, the sports bar Jake’s Dilemma has been a go-to for all walks of life on the Upper West Side, according to longtime employee Michael Staff. But after 32 years in business, the Amsterdam Avenue watering hole announced that it will close in October. gothamist.visitlink.me/Uzh0Yr

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The Brooklyn Children’s museum has been renting out space for decades, but in recent years the events appear to have become more frequent, more lucrative and – the neighbors say – a lot louder. gothamist.visitlink.me/w2Ws87

Slower rides may be leading to higher profits for Citi Bike: gothamist.visitlink.me/cqJgit

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to levy a new tax on luxury second homes faced new legal headwinds Tuesday after a Staten Island judge invalidated notices that have already been mailed to property owners. gothamist.visitlink.me/PGOZgE

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For decades, Hunts Point Produce Market in the South Bronx has fed the city while serving as a symbol of environmental injustice. gothamist.com/news/plan-to...

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A man died on Monday evening when his backpack got caught in the closing doors of a Brooklyn subway car, leading him to get dragged to his death during rush hour, according to the NYPD. gothamist.visitlink.me/nPjSDW

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 28/09/2026

The elevated section of Park Avenue that snakes around Grand Central Terminal would get a bike lane under a design floated by the city transportation department: gothamist.visitlink.me/0BV-ew

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The Mamdani administration announced plans to squeeze an additional 300 residential units out of the project, upping the total to 4,000 new homes: gothamist.visitlink.me/i9ZEWw

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 28/09/2026

The deaths of four New York City cab drivers over the summer are prompting renewed questions about the viability of the city’s once iconic yellow taxi business. gothamist.visitlink.me/npuHxN

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 27/09/2026

The City Council on Friday released a new plan to build more than 5,000 apartments on Staten Island's North Shore — with an eye toward the borough’s closest neighbor, New Jersey. gothamist.visitlink.me/RLrAQ4

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 26/09/2026

Where do you go to the bathroom when there’s no other solution in sight? Reporter Brittany Kriegstein, covers breaking news and crime from Fordham Road to Flushing, has an answer: The nearest bodega. gothamist.visitlink.me/dY24Je

The upcoming nor’easter is wreaking havoc on concerts and other outdoor events in and around New York City, with city and state officials placing several counties under a state of emergency as a powerful storm bears down on the region. gothamist.visitlink.me/0gJIpH

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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Friday that Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell has resigned amid allegations that he made female members of his staff uncomfortable, and was the subject of a sexual harassment complaint that was substantiated by investigators: gothamist.visitlink.me/8UWqFL

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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Friday her embattled second-in-command — Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell — has resigned amid allegations that he made female members of his staff uncomfortable. gothamist.visitlink.me/Lp7spu

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One weekend each year, the nonprofit organization Open House New York briefly grants access to many of the city’s private Edens. gothamist.visitlink.me/whfDiE

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Updated forecasts are now calling for 2 to 3 inches of rain, wind gusts expected to reach 40 to 50 miles per hour, and coastal flooding: gothamist.visitlink.me/p_-xuJ

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Several of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s progressive allies were arrested on Thursday blocking First Avenue hours before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to address the United Nations. gothamist.visitlink.me/xrS729

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The nor’easter coming to town on Friday is expected to pass to the southeast of New York City — but it will still make for pretty miserable weekend weather, according to the National Weather Service. gothamist.visitlink.me/nCB6Ho

The city's Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it will begin distributing $5 million in congestion pricing revenue to incentivize small businesses to change their delivery schedules. gothamist.visitlink.me/MktwRu

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 23/09/2026

Pedestrians and drivers should expect a hellacious scene in Midtown Thursday as the U.N. General Assembly reconvenes and multiple protests of a scheduled speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu step off. gothamist.visitlink.me/jZPRgl

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The NYPD says it’s planning further security sweeps after three people were seen exiting a manhole on the Upper East Side. gothamist.visitlink.me/HYTgIj

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 23/09/2026

Archivist Daylon Orr was visiting a bookseller friend in Virginia this summer when, in the back corner of his friend’s warehouse, he noticed a giant stack of boxes labeled IRT. gothamist.visitlink.me/4TumhG

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 23/09/2026

The end of the first week of fall in New York City will be dominated by strong winds, high tides and chances of rain: gothamist.visitlink.me/6DaWcV

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 22/09/2026

The temporary merchandise store opened in the East Village in late August and will stick around through Nov. 1, a weekslong period coinciding with Styles’ 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden. gothamist.visitlink.me/B0Lj37

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 22/09/2026

It was not clear how many cancellations and delays were still connected to Monday’s incident: gothamist.visitlink.me/nOrVAl

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 22/09/2026

Supermarkets and big box stores have tried — and failed — to convince New York state policymakers to let them sell wine for nearly two decades. Now they’re trying a new approach: Asking to sell liquor, too. gothamist.visitlink.me/mrtKMy

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 21/09/2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump said Monday that housing officials from their administrations will advance a plan to build housing over the Sunnyside train yard in Queens. gothamist.visitlink.me/sv70Xk

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 21/09/2026

New York City may be getting a second summer. The National Weather Service is predicting higher-than-average temperatures for fall, with roughly average rainfall for the metropolitan area through October. gothamist.visitlink.me/fHBU0Z

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 21/09/2026

How far would you go to get rid of an awful stench in your $5,850-a-month apartment that your landlord says doesn’t exist? gothamist.visitlink.me/Q4O-h7

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 20/09/2026

"Families that bowl stay together.” Read more: gothamist.visitlink.me/b1ruZE

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 19/09/2026

Polls show that voters across the political spectrum are concerned about server farms guzzling water and power in their communities – as well as the AI models they power: gothamist.visitlink.me/_b75ta

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 19/09/2026

Belmont Park, the horse track on Long Island, officially reopened Friday, more than three years after its last race. gothamist.com/news/belmont...

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 18/09/2026

Nearly two dozen people have been diagnosed with West Nile Virus in New York City so far this year, according to city data: gothamist.visitlink.me/BPXEw7

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 17/09/2026

Trains on several subway lines are all running with dirty exteriors while the MTA repairs car washers at two of its depots, the agency confirmed: gothamist.visitlink.me/LxLlQv

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 17/09/2026

The adornment adds color and life to otherwise drab bus shelters, and officials say the plants can absorb 16 gallons of rainwater to reduce flooding during heavy rainstorms: gothamist.visitlink.me/yT5-yr

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New city data shows there are 219 schools with fewer than 200 students, and the number of these tiny schools has been rising: gothamist.visitlink.me/ysBmdK

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced the first two modular bathrooms the city ordered earlier this year from the company Throne Labs started to operate on city streets. The rest, a total of 17, are expected to come online in the coming months. gothamist.visitlink.me/cEMZ0q

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A woman threatened other passengers on a rush-hour Metro-North train headed into Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday morning, upending commutes for hundreds of riders, according to the MTA: gothamist.visitlink.me/FoXvo_

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What's the most consequential piece of advice you've ever gotten? Listen to WNYC's new advice show "Please Advise" and submit your questions and topic suggestions: wnyc.visitlink.me/ZhIMzs

When the New York Knicks won, the gambling giants lost. The sportsbooks’ losses hit New York’s tax coffers. The state taxes mobile sportsbooks' gross revenues at 51%. That means the state got nothing the week the books lost money. gothamist.visitlink.me/scTEsQ

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Five students met up at Pratt’s Brooklyn campus to share why they became interested in fashion design, their thoughts on Fashion Week and what they make of the industry’s future. gothamist.visitlink.me/m5ljXc

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