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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 Reopening of Toggenburg Mountain, Restoring Competition to Syracuse Ski Resorts

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that Intermountain Management (Intermountain) has sold Toggenburg Mountain (Toggenburg) to a NEW YORK…

BigNY News · 10/16/2026 · 2 min read

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

Mayor Mamdani Leads More Than 100 Elected Officials in Calling on Parking Garage Owners and Operators to Keep ICE Off Their Property

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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 Reopening of Toggenburg Mountain, Restoring Competition to Syracuse Ski Resorts

10/16/2026

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that Intermountain Management (Intermountain) has sold Toggenburg Mountain (Toggenburg) to a…

NYC Mayor

Mayor Mamdani Leads More Than 100 Elected Officials in Calling on Parking Garage Owners and Operators to Keep ICE Off Their Property

10/16/2026

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani led more than 100 elected officials from across New York State in calling on every…

Hyperallergic

The “Renegade Housewife” of Pop Art

10/16/2026

Stories from a pioneering journalist and art worker, John Yau on Valerio Adami, and books of warp and weft for your reading…

Bon Appetit

Cider-Braised Sausage and Lentils

10/16/2026

This skillet dinner is a delightful way to use up a jug of cider. Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Stevie…

Staten Island Advance / SILive

Curtis upends Port Richmond, 9-1, in Reader’s Choice Game of the Week (94 photos)

10/16/2026

The Warriors celebrated their Senior Night while earning a PSAL 3A win over Port Richmond.

Brooklyn Paper

2026 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman

10/15/2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his role in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign, calling Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman a "bad apple"…

NBC New York

NYC area will see a warmer and wetter winter, NOAA predicts: Full outlook details

10/15/2026

The main driver of the forecast is a strong El Niño weather pattern, which can lead to more nor’easters than normal —…

CBS New York

New dinosaur species, a T. rex cousin that “would have chased us,” identified from fossil found 100 years ago

10/15/2026

A fossil discovered 100 years ago in the U.K. has been identified as a previously unknown cousin of the T. rex, and…

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Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Chamber welcomes new NYU Quantum Lab at 770 Broadway

10/14/2026

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce applauds a $284 million investment in a new quantum technology lab in Manhattan that will train CUNY…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

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.…