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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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Mamdani Administration Announces Debt Demolisher: Relief Program for Small Businesses and Homeowners

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Finance (DOF) Commissioner Richard Lee announced Debt Demolisher, a fine relief…

BigNY News · 10/13/2026 · 2 min read

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

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Mamdani Administration Announces Debt Demolisher: Relief Program for Small Businesses and Homeowners

10/13/2026

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Finance (DOF) Commissioner Richard Lee announced Debt Demolisher, a…

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Tarek Atoui’s Turbine Hall Commission Is No Spectacle. Thank Goodness

10/13/2026

Musicians have been invited to respond to his unusual installation-turned-instrument. The post Tarek Atoui’s Turbine Hall Commission Is No Spectacle. Thank Goodness…

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Phillips to Sell Rare Amedeo Modigliani Sculpture for $35 M. During New York Sales

10/13/2026

The house is hoping to catch Modigliani momentum seen at auctions abroad.

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Vermeer the Immortal

10/13/2026

Tracing the Dutch painter’s enduring influence, free back-to-school art supplies for NYC teachers, and a glitch at a Pioneer Works exhibition is…

Bon Appetit

Awkwafina Had Zero Culinary Skills, But Her New Show Changed That

10/13/2026

How a comedian with no culinary skills—and a legendary restaurant lineage—learned to hold her own in the kitchen In her new AppleTV…

Eater New York

Gjelina Alums To Open a New LES Spot in the Public Hotel Later This Month

10/13/2026

Chef Jake Epstein and former Gjelina Group CEO Shelley Armistead take over a space in which dinner was beside the point. Can…

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Bicyclist killed after being struck by FDNY EMS vehicle on Staten Island, police say

10/13/2026

The fatal collision occurred Monday night as the cyclist and EMS vehicle traveled southbound on Richmond Avenue, according to the NYPD. The…

NBC New York

Bridgeport, Conn., man dies after being found with gunshot wound near his car: Police

10/12/2026

His death marks Bridgeport’s eighth homicide of 2026. A man who was found with a gunshot wound in Bridgeport on Monday morning…

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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.…

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

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…

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