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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 Calls on Congress to Pass Second Epstein Files Transparency Act

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the…

BigNY News · 10/15/2026 · 2 min read

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

Mayor Mamdani Expands Citi Bike to Seven More Neighborhoods, Adding 230-Plus Stations

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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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Frenemy territory DSA nominee doubles down on call for NYPD commish to go — but claims she has a ‘great relationship’ with Mamdani

10/15/2026

Darializa Avila Chevalier gushed over Mayor Zohran Madmani — claiming they just spoke and remain thick as socialist thieves — despite sparking…

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Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Pass Second Epstein Files Transparency Act

10/15/2026

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general in urging Congress to…

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Mayor Mamdani Expands Citi Bike to Seven More Neighborhoods, Adding 230-Plus Stations

10/15/2026

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn and Lyft today announced…

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Louvre Museum Director Pleads for More Public Funding

10/15/2026

Plus, an unmissable show at Dia Beacon, John McEnroe lists $35 million Malibu home, and other art world matters. The post Louvre…

ARTnews

Collector’s Diary: Chang Osathanugrah Reflects on What It Means to See Art with Fresh Eyes After Years of Looking

10/15/2026

The Top 200 Collector writes about a work he saw in Hong Kong that stuck with him and the first year of…

Hyperallergic

Seeing Like John Berger

10/15/2026

Megan O’Grady reviews a new Berger biography, Deana Lawson appropriates surveillance photographs, and Paddy Johnson answers the question: Do I need an…

Bon Appetit

Creamy Miso Mushroom Pasta

10/15/2026

The umami-packed pasta you'll be making all season long. Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Stephanie…

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At Creola, Chef Lana Lagomarsini welcomes you to her grandmother’s table

10/15/2026

A recent Wednesday evening dinner with a friend began with something Chef Mavis-Jay Sanders said during my interview. A recent Wednesday evening…

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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.…