NYC News The Schneps Effect: Local Media Spotlights 10 Talented NYers Schneps Media marks 40 years by highlighting New Yorkers its local publications helped bring into focus, showing the power of neighborhood journalism. By Ben Alvarado | Mar 22, 2026
Politics NYC Lawyer Moves to Drop Adams Defense in Sexual Assault Case Corporation Counsel Steve Banks cites new evidence in seeking to end NYC's legal defense of former Mayor Eric Adams in a civil sexual assault lawsuit. Rachel Stein | Mar 18, 2026
NYC News NY and MTA Sue Trump Over Second Avenue Subway Funding New York State and the MTA filed suit demanding release of nearly $60M in frozen federal funding for the Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem. Nadia Volkov | Mar 18, 2026
Politics MTA Sues Feds Over $60M for Second Ave Subway Extension The MTA filed suit against the federal government for withholding $60M in contractually obligated funding for the Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem. Rachel Stein | Mar 18, 2026
NYC News NYC's $4M Public Restroom Plan Faces Bureaucratic Delays Mayor Mamdani's $4M public restroom initiative hits friction as Fort Washington Park waits three years for a single bathroom with no construction in sight. Nadia Volkov | Mar 17, 2026
Politics NYC Pooper Scooper Law Nearly Impossible to Enforce NYC's acting sanitation commissioner says the city's pooper scooper law is nearly unenforceable, with only two summonses issued in all of 2025. Rachel Stein | Mar 17, 2026
Politics Transit Union Sues MTA Over Subway Booth Staffing Cuts TWU Local 100 filed suit against the MTA for illegally reducing subway station booth staffing without required public hearings under state law. Rachel Stein | Mar 17, 2026
Politics Home Care Aides Fight for 24-Hour Wages in New York A New York judge reopened cases for 100+ home care aides claiming stolen wages under a rule that allows workers to be paid for only 13 of 24 hours worked. Rachel Stein | Mar 16, 2026
Politics NYC Prefab Bathroom Years Late, Now Costs $3.5 Million A modular restroom hyped as fast and affordable for Fort Washington Park is years behind schedule and has ballooned to $3.5 million in costs. Rachel Stein | Mar 16, 2026
Politics NYC Council Considers Ban on Rodent Glue Traps New York City Council weighs a ban on glue traps amid animal welfare concerns and the city's ongoing battle with its rat population. Rachel Stein | Mar 16, 2026
Business Tyler Brandon Davis and the $75 Million RICO Case That Ensnared a Top 100 Accounting Firm A Top 100 accounting firm's acquisition of a San Diego staffing company has landed it in federal court as a RICO defendant, raising pointed questions about due diligence failures in professional services M&A. Jonathan Park | Mar 15, 2026
NYC News Bloomberg Endorses Lasher in NY-12 Congressional Primary Michael Bloomberg backs Assembly Member Micah Lasher in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York's 12th Congressional District. Rachel Stein | Mar 15, 2026
NYC News NYC Fare-Free Bus Program Revival: Lawmakers Back 2026 Push State lawmakers include fare-free bus pilot revival in FY2027 budget proposals as Mayor Mamdani champions citywide free bus transit for New York City. Ben Alvarado | Mar 15, 2026