Mon, Mar 9•6:00 PM ET•42°F · Partly Cloudy•FBI Investigates Explosive Devices at Gracie Mansion as Potential Terror Act•Three New Cocktail Bars Bring Creative Drinks to NYC Neighborhoods•Two New Restaurants Join Brooklyn's Growing Greenpoint Food Scene•NYPD Confirms Explosive Device Used in Gracie Mansion Protest Clash•Two Pennsylvania Men Arrested After Suspicious Devices Found During Protests at Gracie Mansion•Business Groups Urge City to Suspend Airbnb Rules for World Cup Summer•NYC Caps Sidewalk Shed Extensions at 40 Feet Under New Regulations•City Council Gives Failing Grade to Adams-Era Bus and Bike Lane Progress•Two New Queens Restaurants Add Moroccan and Bangladeshi Flavors to Borough's Dining Scene•Mamdani, Hochul Push Universal Child Care Plan as Report Links Lack of Care to Homelessness•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•St. Patrick's Day Events Across NYC Offer Family Fun from Parades to Crafts•Six New Manhattan Restaurants Join March Hot List as Dining Scene Continues Evolution•Brooklyn Appellate Court Celebrates First-Ever Hellenic Heritage Day, Honors Greek Legal Leaders•Brooklyn Parks Lead Complaints as City Struggles to Clear Snow After Blizzard•Governments Want to Know How Old You Are Online. The Way They're Doing It Should Worry You.•NBC 4 New York to Provide Exclusive Coverage of 265th St. Patrick's Day Parade•Why a Remote Greenland Mine, and a Fresh NASDAQ Deal, Could Solve a Critical Problem for New York's Defense Supply Chain•NYC Small Businesses Embrace AI to Boost Efficiency Without Cutting Jobs•TikTok Users Across NYC and Major Cities Report Service Outages Tuesday•South Brooklyn Health Opens $2M Renovated Cancer Center, Doubling Patient Capacity•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•Brooklyn Two-Bedroom Apartments Under $800K Offer Spacious Living in Prime Neighborhoods•FDNY Boxing Team Returns to Madison Square Garden Friday for International Charity Event•Brooklyn Public Library Halts Passport Services After Federal Order•Buffalo Refugee's Death Pushes NY Lawmakers to Advance Immigration Protection Bills•Celtics Rookie Scheierman Suffers Fractured Thumb, Status Uncertain for Sunday•Emergency Snow Shovelers Face Months-Long Wait for Payment After Answering Mayor's Call•Mamdani Property Tax Proposal Would Hit Middle-Class Homeowners, Critics Say•Burger King Tests AI Headsets to Monitor Employee Greetings and Track Restaurant Operations•Woodlawn Cemetery Project Uncovers Forgotten Harlem Renaissance Figures•Port Authority to Test Self-Driving Shuttles at Newark Airport Starting in March•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•Federal Agents Used False 'Missing Person' Claim to Enter Columbia Dorm and Arrest Student, University Says•City Council Hearing on Snow Removal Accessibility Pushed Back Again After Second Major Storm•Affordable Housing Eviction Filings Surge to Over 43,000 Cases in NYC•Blizzard Cancels Nearly All Flights at NYC Airports as Two Feet of Snow Blankets Region•Second Major Snowstorm Dumps Up to 17 Inches Across Queens, Triggers Power Outages•Bronx Hammered by Historic Blizzard as City Declares Emergency, Opens Warming Centers•NYC Public Schools to Reopen Tuesday Despite Ongoing Blizzard•City Launches New Enforcement Tool to Crack Down on Employers Blocking Sick Leave Use•Rent-Stabilized Apartment Hunters Face Information Blackout as City, State Keep Database Secret•NYC Nurses End Historic 41-Day Strike After Overwhelming Contract Vote•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•NYC Braces for Up to 2 Feet of Snow as Blizzard Threatens Monday Commute•Staten Island Dancer TJ Turns NYC Streets Into Viral Dance Stage•Nearly 400,000 New Yorkers Enrolled in Half-Price Transit Program as Fares Rise to $3•Local Biologist Offers Five Tips to Support Pollinators as Spring Approaches•Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Man Who Killed Four Sleeping Homeless Men in Chinatown•Gateway Tunnel Construction Remains Stalled as Workers Rally for Federal Funding Release•NYC's First Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani Begins Ramadan Observance•Wheelchair Users Face Double Wait Times for Uber, Lyft Rides in NYC•ICE Doubles Immigrant Detention at Brooklyn Federal Jail, Now Holds 191 People•Dense Fog Disrupts Morning Commute as Air Quality Alert Issued for NYC Area•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•Mon, Mar 9•6:00 PM ET•42°F · Partly Cloudy•FBI Investigates Explosive Devices at Gracie Mansion as Potential Terror Act•Three New Cocktail Bars Bring Creative Drinks to NYC Neighborhoods•Two New Restaurants Join Brooklyn's Growing Greenpoint Food Scene•NYPD Confirms Explosive Device Used in Gracie Mansion Protest Clash•Two Pennsylvania Men Arrested After Suspicious Devices Found During Protests at Gracie Mansion•Business Groups Urge City to Suspend Airbnb Rules for World Cup Summer•NYC Caps Sidewalk Shed Extensions at 40 Feet Under New Regulations•City Council Gives Failing Grade to Adams-Era Bus and Bike Lane Progress•Two New Queens Restaurants Add Moroccan and Bangladeshi Flavors to Borough's Dining Scene•Mamdani, Hochul Push Universal Child Care Plan as Report Links Lack of Care to Homelessness•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•St. Patrick's Day Events Across NYC Offer Family Fun from Parades to Crafts•Six New Manhattan Restaurants Join March Hot List as Dining Scene Continues Evolution•Brooklyn Appellate Court Celebrates First-Ever Hellenic Heritage Day, Honors Greek Legal Leaders•Brooklyn Parks Lead Complaints as City Struggles to Clear Snow After Blizzard•Governments Want to Know How Old You Are Online. The Way They're Doing It Should Worry You.•NBC 4 New York to Provide Exclusive Coverage of 265th St. Patrick's Day Parade•Why a Remote Greenland Mine, and a Fresh NASDAQ Deal, Could Solve a Critical Problem for New York's Defense Supply Chain•NYC Small Businesses Embrace AI to Boost Efficiency Without Cutting Jobs•TikTok Users Across NYC and Major Cities Report Service Outages Tuesday•South Brooklyn Health Opens $2M Renovated Cancer Center, Doubling Patient Capacity•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•Brooklyn Two-Bedroom Apartments Under $800K Offer Spacious Living in Prime Neighborhoods•FDNY Boxing Team Returns to Madison Square Garden Friday for International Charity Event•Brooklyn Public Library Halts Passport Services After Federal Order•Buffalo Refugee's Death Pushes NY Lawmakers to Advance Immigration Protection Bills•Celtics Rookie Scheierman Suffers Fractured Thumb, Status Uncertain for Sunday•Emergency Snow Shovelers Face Months-Long Wait for Payment After Answering Mayor's Call•Mamdani Property Tax Proposal Would Hit Middle-Class Homeowners, Critics Say•Burger King Tests AI Headsets to Monitor Employee Greetings and Track Restaurant Operations•Woodlawn Cemetery Project Uncovers Forgotten Harlem Renaissance Figures•Port Authority to Test Self-Driving Shuttles at Newark Airport Starting in March•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•Federal Agents Used False 'Missing Person' Claim to Enter Columbia Dorm and Arrest Student, University Says•City Council Hearing on Snow Removal Accessibility Pushed Back Again After Second Major Storm•Affordable Housing Eviction Filings Surge to Over 43,000 Cases in NYC•Blizzard Cancels Nearly All Flights at NYC Airports as Two Feet of Snow Blankets Region•Second Major Snowstorm Dumps Up to 17 Inches Across Queens, Triggers Power Outages•Bronx Hammered by Historic Blizzard as City Declares Emergency, Opens Warming Centers•NYC Public Schools to Reopen Tuesday Despite Ongoing Blizzard•City Launches New Enforcement Tool to Crack Down on Employers Blocking Sick Leave Use•Rent-Stabilized Apartment Hunters Face Information Blackout as City, State Keep Database Secret•NYC Nurses End Historic 41-Day Strike After Overwhelming Contract Vote•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•NYC Braces for Up to 2 Feet of Snow as Blizzard Threatens Monday Commute•Staten Island Dancer TJ Turns NYC Streets Into Viral Dance Stage•Nearly 400,000 New Yorkers Enrolled in Half-Price Transit Program as Fares Rise to $3•Local Biologist Offers Five Tips to Support Pollinators as Spring Approaches•Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Man Who Killed Four Sleeping Homeless Men in Chinatown•Gateway Tunnel Construction Remains Stalled as Workers Rally for Federal Funding Release•NYC's First Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani Begins Ramadan Observance•Wheelchair Users Face Double Wait Times for Uber, Lyft Rides in NYC•ICE Doubles Immigrant Detention at Brooklyn Federal Jail, Now Holds 191 People•Dense Fog Disrupts Morning Commute as Air Quality Alert Issued for NYC Area•Mon, Mar 9•42°F•

Nadia Volkov

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About Nadia

Nadia Volkov spent eight years covering federal policy for The Hill before returning home to New York. A Brighton Beach native and Fordham graduate, she brings deep understanding of how Washington decisions ripple through local communities. Nadia covers state and federal politics with a focus on how policy affects everyday New Yorkers.

Articles by Nadia

Budget Gap Shrinks, Dimming Hopes for Tax-the-Rich Push

Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani says improved state finances reduce pressure for new taxes on wealthy residents, disappointing progressive groups pushing for higher rates.

Mamdani Cuts NYC Budget Gap from $12B to $7B in Albany Plea

Mayor tells state lawmakers revised revenue projections and reserves helped shrink the deficit, reducing pressure for millionaire tax hikes this year.

Adams Housing Pick Faces NYC Rental Hunt After Appointment

New NYC housing commissioner faced the same brutal rental market she now oversees, highlighting how the city's housing crisis affects even high-level officials.

Judge backs NY, NJ in $16B tunnel fight with Trump

Federal judge rejects legal challenge to Gateway Tunnel project, allowing $16B Hudson River rail infrastructure plan to proceed despite opposition efforts.

NYC Heating Oil Companies Fail Half of Safety Inspections

More than half of heating oil delivery companies serving 330,000 NYC households failed inspections meant to prevent customers from getting shortchanged on fuel.

Mamdani Names Ex-Con Reformer to Lead NYC Jails

Stanley Richards, who served time at Rikers and in state prison, becomes the first formerly incarcerated person to lead NYC's Department of Correction as the troubled jail system faces federal oversight.

Ten Dead as City Struggles to Shelter Homeless in Storm

Ten New Yorkers died on the streets during this week's cold snap, as thousands remain unsheltered despite expanded outreach efforts across the city.

1941 Tugboat Keeps Brooklyn, Queens Heat Flowing

The Shoofly, an 85-year-old tugboat, breaks ice on Newtown Creek so fuel barges can reach Brooklyn and Queens homes during the city's week-long freeze.