By Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News
In the days and weeks after 9/11, as those working the pile began coughing, City Hall denied knowing anything about the hazardous toxins that wafted above Ground Zero. LINK: Missing 9/11 toxin documents
By David Gray, W42ST
Interviewing Maria Guzman, Harborview Terrace’s Tenant Association president, is not a task for the impatient. At Saturday’s 50th birthday party for the Hell’s Kitchen NYCHA complex, Guzman — who recently turned 71 — was at the center of a maelstrom of activity. LINK: 50th Anniversary Harborview Terrace
By Human Services Act!on
Human Services Action (HSA) is proud to share our 2026 Human Services Scorecard. This is an important tool in highlighting where New York State and City elected officials stand on key issues impacting the essential human services sector – and the millions of New Yorkers these organizations serve and employ. The success of our work relies on strong advocates who are about the human services sector and the people we serve.
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By Adam Daly, amNY
Five days after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was confident his officials could juggle a City Council hearing with an ongoing lawsuit over the pied-à-terre tax rollout, his administration declined to show up Tuesday, leaving lawmakers to air questions without anyone from City Hall there to answer them. LINK: Mamdani administration skips hearing
By Jessica Formoso, Mark Prussin and Isabel Soisson, Fox 5 NY
The New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Mayor Mamdani’s controversial pied-à-terre tax, but officials from the mayor’s office skipped the meeting, citing pending litigation. LINK: NYC council grills absent mayor’s office over pied-à-terre tax rollout
By Annie McDonough and Chantal Mann, City & State
New York City Council members read out 11 pages of questions over 17 minutes about the city’s pied-à-terre tax rollout at an oversight hearing on Tuesday, probing in detail how Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration came to decide how to notify homeowners about the tax and determine eligibility. LINK: Hearing produces many grievances
By WNYC News
Councilmember Gale Brewer joined WNYC’s Sean Carlson and WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim to talk more about it. Listen here: Questions about the city’s new pied-a-terre tax rollout
By Brian Shlonsky, ABC7
City leaders joined an Upper West Side community on Saturday, protesting quality-of-life concerns linked to a new women’s shelter next to Gertrude Ederle Playground. They are now calling on the state to restore order. LINK: Change needs to happen
By Samantha Liebman, NY1
There are already many rules and regulations pedicabs must follow — including licensing — all controlled by the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, or DCWP. But Council Member Gale Brewer said the rules have not been enforced enough and more guidelines are needed. LINK: bills would curb pedicab price gouging
By Phil O’Brien, W42ST
New York City is poised to bring back year-round roadway dining, after the City Council voted Thursday to scrap the winter shutdown that restaurant owners have blamed for making the permanent outdoor dining program too expensive and cumbersome. LINK: Outdoor Dining Can Stay All Year
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