Politics Ex-NYC Taxi Boss David Do Backs Out of Empower App Job David Do, former NYC TLC head, has withdrawn from his role at ride-hail app Empower amid the company's mounting legal troubles in Washington D.C. By Rachel Stein | Mar 21, 2026
NYC News NYC's $4M Public Restroom Plan Faces Bureaucratic Delays Mayor Mamdani's $4M public restroom initiative hits friction as Fort Washington Park waits three years for a single bathroom with no construction in sight. Nadia Volkov | Mar 17, 2026
Politics NYC Pooper Scooper Law Nearly Impossible to Enforce NYC's acting sanitation commissioner says the city's pooper scooper law is nearly unenforceable, with only two summonses issued in all of 2025. Rachel Stein | Mar 17, 2026
Politics Transit Union Sues MTA Over Subway Booth Staffing Cuts TWU Local 100 filed suit against the MTA for illegally reducing subway station booth staffing without required public hearings under state law. Rachel Stein | Mar 17, 2026
Politics Home Care Aides Fight for 24-Hour Wages in New York A New York judge reopened cases for 100+ home care aides claiming stolen wages under a rule that allows workers to be paid for only 13 of 24 hours worked. Rachel Stein | Mar 16, 2026
Politics NYC Prefab Bathroom Years Late, Now Costs $3.5 Million A modular restroom hyped as fast and affordable for Fort Washington Park is years behind schedule and has ballooned to $3.5 million in costs. Rachel Stein | Mar 16, 2026
Politics NYC Council Considers Ban on Rodent Glue Traps New York City Council weighs a ban on glue traps amid animal welfare concerns and the city's ongoing battle with its rat population. Rachel Stein | Mar 16, 2026
Business Tyler Brandon Davis and the $75 Million RICO Case That Ensnared a Top 100 Accounting Firm A Top 100 accounting firm's acquisition of a San Diego staffing company has landed it in federal court as a RICO defendant, raising pointed questions about due diligence failures in professional services M&A. Jonathan Park | Mar 15, 2026
NYC News Bloomberg Endorses Lasher in NY-12 Congressional Primary Michael Bloomberg backs Assembly Member Micah Lasher in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York's 12th Congressional District. Rachel Stein | Mar 15, 2026
NYC News NYC Fare-Free Bus Program Revival: Lawmakers Back 2026 Push State lawmakers include fare-free bus pilot revival in FY2027 budget proposals as Mayor Mamdani champions citywide free bus transit for New York City. Ben Alvarado | Mar 15, 2026
Politics Brooklyn Nurses Lose Health Care Despite $15M State Aid Over 400 Brooklyn Hospital Center nurses have gone six weeks without health insurance while Governor Hochul sent $15M in emergency state funding. Rachel Stein | Mar 15, 2026
Politics Budget Watchdogs Warn Mamdani on Wall Street Reliance NYC budget watchdogs warn Mayor Mamdani his $127B spending plan relies too heavily on Wall Street growth, rainy-day reserves, and property tax hikes. Rachel Stein | Mar 14, 2026
NYC News How Hochul's Auto Insurance Reform Could Benefit MTA Riders The MTA spends $50M a year on personal injury payouts. Gov. Hochul's auto insurance reform could redirect those funds to transit improvements. Nadia Volkov | Mar 14, 2026