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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 Reopens Queens’ Lost Battalion Hall Following $25.9 Million Reconstruction

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura today announced the reopening of Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center in Rego…

BigNY News · 10/09/2026 · 2 min read

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

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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with cooling towers that contained illness-causing bacteria

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Mayor Mamdani Reopens Queens’ Lost Battalion Hall Following $25.9 Million Reconstruction

10/09/2026

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura today announced the reopening of Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center…

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The Whitney’s Roy Lichtenstein Survey Is a Sly Triumph

10/09/2026

This understated affair offers icons that can be deliciously enigmatic and absolutely brutal. The post The Whitney’s Roy Lichtenstein Survey Is a…

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Belinda Tate Departs Indianapolis Museum of Art, Glasgow’s Arts Community Fights to Save CCA and Others, and More: Morning Links for October 9, 2026

10/09/2026

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Over $100,000 in Prizes and New Public Art Opportunities at 2027 ArtFields Festival

10/09/2026

Southern artists can apply now to show in Lake City, SC, where the whole town becomes a gallery April 15 - May…

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Country music star returns to stage blind in one eye after nearly dying in car crash

10/09/2026

The singer nearly died in the scary crash in August.

CBS New York

Suspect who allegedly pushed woman, infant from Bronx balcony arrested

10/09/2026

A man was arrested after police said he pushed a mother and child from the 15th-floor balcony of a Bronx apartment building.…

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ICE SHOOTING: Mamdani says talks with Trump failed to free man wounded by agents who fired seven shots in Marble Hill

10/09/2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday night that his efforts to secure the release of a man shot by ICE agents in Marble…

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Tisch Blames ‘Human Error’ After Officer in Win Rozario Shooting is Allowed to Retire

10/08/2026

Parents of the Queens teen killed during 2024 mental health 911 call accused Mayor Mamdani of ‘betrayal.’ A cop facing misconduct charges…

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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.…

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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…