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Mayor Mamdani Announces New Consumer Protections Against Subscription Traps and Hidden Fees

New York City’s new “Click-to-Cancel” rule will require businesses to make subscription cancellations simple, while a separate proposal would require companies to display the…

BigNY News · 07/11/2026 · 9 min read

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Mayor Mamdani Directs First Comprehensive Review of NYPD Use of Force in a Decade, Announces New Accountability Reforms

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today directed the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force…

BigNY News · 10/12/2026 · 2 min read

Concrete Progress: Micron Begins Foundation Work on $100 Billion Semiconductor Campus in Central New York

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Mayor Mamdani Directs First Comprehensive Review of NYPD Use of Force in a Decade, Announces New Accountability Reforms

10/12/2026

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today directed the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to conduct a comprehensive review of…

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Galerie von Vertes Stages a Pop Art Homecoming in London

10/12/2026

Running alongside PAD London, the exhibition brings together Warhol, Haring, Chamberlain, and more in the city where the movement first took shape…

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Cindy Sherman Collaborates with Chanel on Arts & Culture Magazine, Austrian Presidential Candidate Promises Return of Aztec Headdress to Mexico, and More: Morning Links for October 12, 2026

10/12/2026

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Raven Chacon’s Echoes on Park Avenue

10/12/2026

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Diné artist on latest projects, art in NYC for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and a Felix Gonzalez-Torres show misses the…

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Schmaltzy Chicken and Stuffing Skillet

10/12/2026

The Thanksgiving staple makes for a stellar weeknight dinner. Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Leslie Raney Garetto, Prop Styling by…

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The Paperwork a Queens Divorce Asks For, and When

10/12/2026

The automatic orders that start on filing day, the three years of records a Queens divorce asks for, and the paperwork mistakes…

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Kelly Clarkson fires back at New York shop in social media beef

10/12/2026

Social feud between Clarkson and Brooklyn store goes viral over the weekend.

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ICE agents arrest man in Harrison, NJ

10/11/2026

Witness video showed children clinging to a man and crying as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested him in Harrison, New…

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Clear rules, not lawsuits: Chamber statement on the Mayor’s POWER Act

10/08/2026

Updated October 8, 2026, after review of the bill text released today The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce opposes the POWER Act as…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

A fair ride for every visitor: the Chamber backs pedicab reform

10/08/2026

October 7, 2026 A pedicab ride through Times Square or Central Park should be one of the best parts of a trip…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Clear rules, not lawsuits: Chamber statement on the Mayor’s consumer protection package

10/06/2026

Empty heading October 6, 2026 Today Mayor Zohran Mamdani and DCWP Commissioner Samuel Levine announced a package of three consumer protection bills.…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber to City Council: the World Cup summer delivered — now make it last, and make it reach every neighborhood

09/30/2026

Testifying at a joint oversight hearing on the economic impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, MCC President & CEO Jessica…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber applauds Mayor Mamdani’s U.N. week pitch to global business leaders

09/25/2026

Statement from Manhattan Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Jessica Walker, September 25, 2026: “We commend Mayor Mamdani for capitalizing on U.N.…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber launches “Manhattan 2040” initiative to steer borough toward best future

09/23/2026

New fifteen-year initiative names the borough’s three possible destinations – a Renaissance Borough, a Managed Decline, or a Concentrated Manhattan…

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