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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 Opens $230 Million Fresh Kills Sanitation Complex, Clearing Way for 232 Affordable Homes

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Gregory Anderson and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Paul Ochoa…

BigNY News · 08/18/2026 · 2 min read

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

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Mayor Mamdani Opens $230 Million Fresh Kills Sanitation Complex, Clearing Way for 232 Affordable Homes

08/18/2026

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Gregory Anderson and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner…

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Auction Houses’ Collector Car Sales Rev Up, Led by a $43M Shelby

08/18/2026

A suite of record-setting sums cannot disguise a fracturing market for collectible cars. The post Auction Houses’ Collector Car Sales Rev Up,…

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Rijksmuseum Receives Rare Book of Drawings from the 17th Century

08/18/2026

The volume has been stewarded by the Van Eeghen family in the Netherlands for more than three centuries.

Hyperallergic

Shu Lea Cheang Gives Trans Artists the Wings to Fly

08/18/2026

The filmmaker invites visitors to move and reposition the screens in her four-channel video at Leslie-Lohman, an ever-evolving mosaic of trans performances…

Bon Appetit

Steak au Poivre (Strip Steak With Creamy Peppercon Sauce)

08/18/2026

Fulfill your 10 p.m. Parisian dinner dreams with a deeply seared steak drenched in creamy cognac-peppercorn sauce. Photo by Taylor Peden and…

Eater New York

The Corner Store’s Next Sibling Highlights French Brasserie Fare in the West Village

08/18/2026

Eugene Remm’s Cafe Charmant brings an Eleven Madison Park alum and a coastal spin on bistro classics to Bleecker Street Eugene Remm’s…

Staten Island Advance / SILive

N.Y. Weather: Rain expected across New York state later this week

08/18/2026

The National Weather Service is tracking a storm that could bring as much as 2.5 inches of rain on parts of the…

CBS New York

New York City Council’s pied-à-terre tax hearing to feature only written testimony from Mamdani administration

08/18/2026

There are mounting questions and frustration over New York City There are mounting questions and frustration over New York City's pied-à-terre tax,…

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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…