Environment

The Climate Benefits of NYC’s Hard-Won Congestion Pricing Plan

Frida Garza / Grist Jan 16, 2025 Driving into lower Manhattan is now more expensive, but the toll promises cleaner air, safer streets and improved subways. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

The Face of N.Y. State’s Cannabis Loan Fund Facing Foreclosure

Rosalind Adams / THE CITY Nov 29, 2024 All eyes were on Roland Conner when he opened Smacked, but in a fate experienced by other store operators, his deal’s costly requirements are threatening his dreams. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Origins of the Mar-a-Lago Machine

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Nov 27, 2024 After being relatively isolated during his first presidency, Trump has built a political support system modeled on the New York one that taught him everything he knows. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

Hell’s Kitchen: Radioactive Gas is Quietly Seeping into New York City

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Oct 3, 2024 Thanks to former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, fracked gas laden with the radioactive gas radon is powering millions of New York City stoves. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Eric Adams Special

Christopher Weyant Sep 30, 2024 Dig deeper

Courts & Law

Eric Adams Becomes First NYC Mayor Indicted While in Office

Greg B. Smith, Yoav Gonen / The CITY Sep 26, 2024 Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment today charging Adams with bribery, soliciting contributions from foreign nationals and wire fraud. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

NYC Continues To Add to Its Little-Known Mass Grave Site

Gwynne Hogan / THE CITY Sep 5, 2024 Critics say the city is likely to keep using Hart Island as a cemetery of last resort, despite soliciting public input on its future. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

NYPD Commissioner Buried Police Brutality Cases

Eric Umansky / ProPublica Jun 29, 2024 New York City’s Police Commissioner Edward Caban has repeatedly used a little-known authority called “retention” to prevent officers accused of misconduct from facing public disciplinary trials. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Hochul’s 11th-Hour Backtrack on Congestion Pricing in New York City

Jose Martinez, Ella Napack / THE CITY Jun 6, 2024 The MTA has already paid $507 million to TransCore in infrastructure costs related to the years-in-the-making congestion pricing plan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

NY State Crime

Adam Zyglis May 20, 2024 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

NYC Housing Authority Paid $708 to Replace a Lightbulb

Greg B. Smith / THE CITY Feb 27, 2024 The micro contracts awarded to vendors at the center of the NYCHA bribery scandal are rife with inflated and wildly inconsistent costs, an analysis by THE CITY finds. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

A Cold Winter for Migrant Families at Floyd Bennett Field

Gwynne Hogan / THE CITY Nov 27, 2023 Parents say they swaddle their children in bedsheets but can’t stop them from shivering through the night. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )