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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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Attorney General James Announces Conviction and Resignation of Former New York State Police Trooper Who Jeopardized Narcotics Investigation

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the conviction and resignation of Rosalia Flower, 35, of Lancaster, a former New…

BigNY News · 08/25/2026 · 2 min read

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

Mamdani Administration Applauds Launch of Housing Court Fast Track to Get Tenants Urgent Relief Faster

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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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New York Attorney General

Attorney General James Announces Conviction and Resignation of Former New York State Police Trooper Who Jeopardized Narcotics Investigation

08/25/2026

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the conviction and resignation of Rosalia Flower, 35, of Lancaster, a…

NYC Mayor

Mamdani Administration Applauds Launch of Housing Court Fast Track to Get Tenants Urgent Relief Faster

08/25/2026

NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced a new fast track to expedite the most critical Housing Court cases. Under…

Artnet News

Feats of Strength! At MoMA, Brooklyn’s Pageant Space Hosts Performance Marathon

08/25/2026

'We never develop the work or know what anyone’s going to do before they enter the room.' The post Feats of Strength!…

ARTnews

Claudia Pagès Rabal Plays in the Ruins of Settler Colonial Time

08/25/2026

She stars in this year's Catalan pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

Hyperallergic

Remembering Sliman Mansour

08/25/2026

The influential Palestinian painter dies at 79, the National Museum of the American Latino is still looking for a home, and the…

Queens Ledger

The Liberty’s Last Trip to Connecticut

08/25/2026

Jonquel Jones says goodbye to her former team ahead of their relocation By Noah Zimmerman noah@queensledger.com UNCASVILLE, CT – The sun is…

Staten Island Advance / SILive

Powerball: See the winning numbers in Monday’s $81 million drawing

08/25/2026

Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Monday's jackpot.

amNY

Brooklyn Democrats’ rule-change vote moves forward via judge’s ruling as pressure mounts on incumbent chair

08/24/2026

The Brooklyn Democrats’ escalating leadership war landed in court Monday, where a reform-aligned challenger whose allies say he has the votes to…

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Teen killed, 2 others shot during Bronx car meetup, police say 08/24/2026
Family rescued after boat runs aground near Fire Island Inlet 08/23/2026
FDNY data shows lithium-ion battery fires on track to surpass last year’s totals 08/22/2026

THE CITY

Beloved AMC Movie Theater in Kips Bay Will Close by Year’s End 08/24/2026
LISTEN: ‘Thou Shall Not Push Your Neighbor Around’ 08/22/2026
ICE Agents Target Out-of-State Plates in Apparent Escalation of Car Stops in NYC 08/21/2026

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Heartbreak reported across New York after news of AMC theater closing 08/24/2026
Employee killed, co-worker wounded in restaurant shooting in Brooklyn 08/23/2026
Giants-Dolphins preseason game 08/22/2026

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City Limits

Opinion: Why Disability Access Must Be Central To NYC’s Housing Strategy 08/24/2026
Meet CHAP, NYC’s New Rental Voucher, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing 08/21/2026
Opinion: A Knicks Win, And NYC’s Eviction Machine 08/21/2026

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Staten Island Advance / SILive

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Queens Ledger

The Liberty’s Last Trip to Connecticut 08/25/2026
What’s Next for the 45th Street Green Space Guerilla Composters? 08/20/2026
IN PHOTOS: Queensboro Dance Festival Concludes with Colorful Finale Show at Queens Theater 08/19/2026

Business News

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Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber CEO: Delivery Protection Act will kill jobs

08/24/2026

In Daily News op-ed, Jessica Walker urges Council to pursue proven safety measures instead of dismantling the local delivery industry August…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber statement on new US-Canada tariffs

08/22/2026

August 22, 2026 Statement from Jessica Walker, President & CEO, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce on news that negotiations between the US and…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber statement on US-Canada tariff deal

08/19/2026

August 19, 2026 Statement from Jessica Walker, President & CEO, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce on announcement that the Trump Administration had reached…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber statement on Mayor’s appointment of economic development chief

07/22/2026

Statement from Jessica Walker, President & CEO of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, on the appointment of Anthony Shorris as President…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber statement on Mayor Mamdani’s new “OPEN for Small Business” initiative

07/20/2026

July 20, 2026 Statement from Jessica Walker, President and CEO of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce on the launch of OPEN for Small…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber opens applications for $25,000 Wells Fargo Neighborhood Growth Grants in Manhattan Valley

07/16/2026

Sixteen established storefront businesses between 96th and 110th Streets will receive non-repayable cash grants; applications close August 5 NEW YORK, NY…