English News in New York City
Latest English-language news from New York City, covering Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, as well as New Jersey and Connecticut.
We report on politics, transportation, crime, business, and daily life. Some stories are translations, and we always link to the original source.
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– February 10, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the dates and locations for New York City’s first-ever Rental Ripoff Hearings, a series of five public hearings —…
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced three major leadership appointments across city government: Lisa Gelobter as New York City’s Chief Technology Officer and Commissioner of the Office of Technology and Innovation, Nisha…
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A dresser in the Merchant's House Museum, built in 1832, has been discovered as a secret link to the Underground Railroad
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Calls are growing for New York State leaders to take a tougher look at how deed-theft cases move through the court system, after advocates and community voices warned that scammers…
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Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and student activist, discusses his ongoing legal battle and uncertain future after a federal appeals court reversed a lower court decision that had previously…
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Mayor Mamdani held a press conference at the Far Rockaway Beach 41st Street Nicha houses (0:24) to announce a $38.4 million investment (6:03) to install heat pumps in all 712…
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