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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 Expands Access to Free Panoramic Experience Atop the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Yume Kitasei today announced expanded access to Centre 360,…

BigNY News · 08/28/2026 · 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 Expands Access to Free Panoramic Experience Atop the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building

08/28/2026

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Yume Kitasei today announced expanded access to…

Artnet News

Wet Paint in Montauk! Everybody’s at the Ranch, Lucien Smith’s Secret Painting Session, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip

08/28/2026

Plus, Ron Howard's Richard Avedon documentary is coming to Netflix. Larry Gagosian appears. The post Wet Paint in Montauk! Everybody’s at the…

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As Right-Leaning Politicians Attack Cultural Institutions, a Basque Country Museum Director Believes in a Different ‘Vision of the Museum Worth Fighting For’

08/28/2026

Nicknamed the “Little Louvre,” a hidden gem of European masterpieces in France’s Basque Country was given a new lease on life last…

Hyperallergic

Your Guide to NYC Art Shows This Fall

08/28/2026

We round up the must-see art exhibitions around the city this fall so you don’t have to. Plus: How did the police…

Bon Appetit

Chia Seed Pudding and More Recipes We Made This Week

08/28/2026

Like smashed tacos and Bloody Mary salmorejo. Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Tim FerroIt’s no…

Queens Ledger

City Panel Criticizes Met Park Architects for Extra Hotel Tower, Insufficient Public Space

08/28/2026

Metropolitan Park’s architects took a beating from the Public Design Commission last week over inadequate public space and inserting an unapproved hotel…

Staten Island Advance / SILive

Mass to honor Staten Island’s Father Capodanno set for Sept. 6 in Fort Wadsworth

08/28/2026

An active effort to have Father Capodanno proclaimed a saint remains underway.

NBC New York

Aaron Judge hopes to skip minor league rehab assignment before returning to Yankees

08/27/2026

Judge began taking swings in the indoor batting cages Tuesday after having recently started doing some running and throwing in the outfield.…

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MTA Remembers Artist Yayoi Kusama, 97, Who Brought Culture To Grand Central Madison 08/27/2026

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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…