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Security Guards Were AWOL at NYCHA Developments, DOI finds

Department of Investigation concludes fire and safety officers working for FJC Security filed false timesheets to claim full pay when they were missing for hours and sometimes entire shifts.

by Greg B. Smith March 26, 2025, 2:38 PMMarch 26, 2025, 2:38 p.m.

How to New York

Get Ready to Vote, New York

by THE CITY March 13, 2025, 11:41 PMMarch 13, 2025, 11:41 p.m.

How to New York

What to Know About Applying for Unemployment in New York City

by Rachel Kahn March 26, 2025, 5:00 AMMarch 25, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Accessibility

Access-A-Ride Speeds Up in Congestion Zone

by Jose Martinez and Mia Hollie March 25, 2025, 6:08 PMMarch 25, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

Environment

NYC EPA Workers Decry Trump Cuts at Lunchtime Walkout

by Samantha Maldonado March 25, 2025, 4:22 PMMarch 26, 2025, 3:58 p.m.

Eric Adams

Prosecutors in Adams Case Disagreed Charges Had Political Motives, Internal Messages Show

by Greg B. Smith March 25, 2025, 2:38 PMMarch 25, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

CUNY

CUNY Posts Modified Palestinian Studies Jobs After Gov’s Removal Order

by Jonathan Custodio March 25, 2025, 10:27 AMMarch 25, 2025, 1:10 p.m.

Manhattan

Boricuas en Nueva York Bregan con el Español, Pero Su Identidad Va Más Allá del Idioma

by Valeria Morales Soto, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo March 24, 2025, 4:41 PMMarch 25, 2025, 9:57 a.m.

Transit

Crime Down and Tolls Working, MTA Fires Back After ‘Shithole’ Jab From Trump DOT Chief

by Jose Martinez March 24, 2025, 4:00 PMMarch 24, 2025, 5:06 p.m.

Manhattan

For New York Puerto Ricans, Language Matters, But Identity Runs Deeper

by Valeria Morales Soto, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo March 24, 2025, 5:00 AMMarch 21, 2025, 5:59 p.m.

City Hall

City Contracts Director Resigns Suddenly, Latest Adams Appointee to Bow Out

by Katie Honan and Greg B. Smith March 22, 2025, 6:52 PMMarch 24, 2025, 1:24 p.m.

Health

Hochul Digs in on Home Care Switch, Despite Labor Ally’s Call for Delay

by Claudia Irizarry Aponte March 21, 2025, 4:39 PMMarch 21, 2025, 4:39 p.m.

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Comptroller Urges Cancellation of $20M Contract Extension for Indicted Eric Adams Campaign Fundraiser

Weihong Hu faces federal charges tied to alleged bribery at her Queens hotel housing formerly incarcerated people — and has surrounded herself with close allies of the mayor.

At Rikers Commissary, Prices Exceed Those at Local Stores Despite Pledge to Bring Costs Down

A spot check by THE CITY following our investigation finds a private company charging huge markups under an agreement that was supposed to rein them in.

NYPD Car Chases Drop by 66% in First Weeks of Policy Shift

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said new restrictions on when officers can pursue vehicles that flee from police stops are already producing safer streets.

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How GOP Budget Cuts Could Affect NYC: Your Questions Answered

It’s not just programs that receive federal funding that could be at risk.

How to Stay Safe as Measles Cases Emerge in NYC

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MTA Under Pressure

Trump’s Transportation Department is coming for our mass transit. Here’s what to know.

Latest Trump Admin Threats to MTA Are More About Politics Than Safety, Transit Advocates Say

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said the feds will cut funding to New York City Transit if they don’t get information on how New York will reduce subway crime.

Hochul: We Won’t Be ‘Steamrolled’ by Trump on Congestion Pricing

The governor showed up at a Manhattan MTA board meeting to talk tough and promise that New York will fight a federal shutdown of the tolling plan with “orderly resistance.”

Congestion Pricing on Track to Fill Transit Funding Gap, MTA Says

In the first 27 days of tolling, nearly 7 in 10 dollars in congestion pricing revenue came from passenger vehicles rather than for-hire cars, trucks or motorcycles.