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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, TDF Announce Thousands of Free and Low-Cost Broadway Tickets for High School Students to Close Out Summer

NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) announced that New York City high school students will have…

BigNY News · 08/13/2026 · 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, TDF Announce Thousands of Free and Low-Cost Broadway Tickets for High School Students to Close Out Summer

08/13/2026

NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) announced that New York City high school students…

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What Artnet Auctions Specialists Can’t Stop Thinking About This Month

08/13/2026

The potential shift in the seasonality of the auction calendar, material distinctions of a photographer's oeuvre, and the rise of Kikuo Saito's…

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Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project Adds AI to Provenance Search Tool

08/13/2026

The site, Legacy Explorer, has access to five international databases, with more to come.

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Six Films on Art and Resistance at BlackStar Film Festival

08/13/2026

The Philadelphia festival platformed films on Anishinaabe repatriation, the spirited life of art historian Dr. Leslie King Hammond, the Puerto Rican history…

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Crunchy Veg Salad With Dates and Fried Shallots

08/13/2026

Elegant enough for a dinner party centerpiece, sturdy enough to take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling…

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A Fire Has Temporarily Shuttered Buzzy British Import Ambassadors Clubhouse in Nomad

08/13/2026

The Indian restaurant just opened in January A fire broke out this morning at swanky British import Ambassadors Clubhouse, the impossible-to-get-into Indian…

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“Stop the Killing” basketball tournament spreads message of peace in Harlem

08/13/2026

This year marked the sixth iteration of the Stop the Killing tournament, which was created by Aaliyah Guillory-Nickens. “Stop the violence. Stop…

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Have you claimed this benefit yet? N.Y. is offering $120 per child for groceries this summer

08/13/2026

Summer food benefits are still available to families — but time is running out to apply.

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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…

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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…

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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…