On the Move: Inside the City’s Ambitious Plan to Improve the Bus Service
The roughly one million New Yorkers who ride the bus daily may be looking at a faster (though not yet free) ride.
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Bus Riders Respond to Mayor Mamdani’s Plan to Speed Up Buses Across the City
Zohran Mamdani made the promise of “fast and free buses” one of the centerpieces of his 2025 mayoral campaign.…
Tenants Celebrate Historic Two-Year Rent Freeze
2.4 million NYC tenants will benefit from rent freeze win.
Meet the Socialists Who Won Big in NYC
New York City’s democratic socialist movement demolished the political establishment across New York City on Tuesday. Nine of the…
Questions Remain About How Mamdani’s COGE Chief Makes His Money
Veteran Democratic Party operative Patrick Gaspard will lead the mayor’s Commission on Government Efficiency, which will conduct a top to bottom review of city spending and who benefits. The potential for influence peddling is real if potential conflicts of interest are not made clear from the beginning.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani may have the momentum to finally push forward a “Trash Revolution” that stalled under past administrations.
Look Out for Upcoming Rent Guidelines Board Hearings
On Thursday, May 7, the city Rent Guidelines Board will vote on preliminary recommendations for how much landlords of…
How Cuomo’s Attempt to Weaponize Rent Freeze Politics Against Mamdani Backfired
The former governor’s attack on Mamdani for having a rent-stabilized one bedroom apartment revealed how little he understood the plight of NYC renters, says the author of a new book on the 2025 mayor’s race.
Protest Buffer Zone Legislation Faces Hail of Criticism After City Council Passage
The legislation, passed by the city council last week, comes after pro-Palestine protestors demonstrated against the illegal sale of Palestinian land at synagogues
NYCHA Residents Frustrated With Mamdani’s Support for Privatization Program
Mamdani’s preliminary budget for the 2027 fiscal year includes a $662 million investment in Section 8 conversions of public housing