Weather: ☔ Cloudy this morning, rainy this afternoon, highs in the mid 40s.
It's Wednesday in New York City, where outgoing city Comptroller Brad Lander will need another job in a few weeks — and he has a (new) Plan A.
Lander, a major player in progressive politics for more than a decade, announced this morning that he's running for Congress, challenging moderate pro-Israel Democrat Dan Goldman in a district that includes Lower Manhattan and northwest Brooklyn.
"Our mayor can have an ally in Washington instead of an adversary in his own backyard," Lander said in a video, which also referred to Goldman’s wealth. "While the oligarchy drives the affordability crisis, they shouldn’t be able to buy a seat in Congress."
Flu season has officially arrived in New York City, with hospitalizations spiking 93% in the last week of November.
Queens seniors have some notes for the city’s transportation department when it comes to its first permanent Open Street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights: The signage on the blocks is confusing, there's a lack of trash bins and there aren't enough places to sit, among other things.
A $48 million deficit at The New School has sparked a showdown between administrators planning layoffs and faculty who fear the budget problems are being used to dilute the institution's leftist identity.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers without judicial warrants would be barred from arresting migrants attending federal immigration court proceedings in New York under a new bill in Congress.
Kathryn Garcia, the city's former sanitation commissioner and 2021 Democratic mayoral primary runner-up, has been named the new head of the Port Authority.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reversing the state department's 2023 switch from Times New Roman to Calibri on official communication because the latter font (which is easier for people with disabilities to read) is a DEI thing.
New York City is full ofgreat restaurants I haven't been to.
Kevin Smith has announced that after a financing hiccup — his backers were Canadian and got derailed by the trade war — a third "Jay and Silent Bob" movie is set to shoot next year.
A new program within the Albany Police Department that dispatches unarmed case workers to 911 calls — including for people having mental health issues — offers insight into how a similar effort could be launched at a much larger scale under New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
State GOP Party Chair Ed Cox, who has been backing Rep. Elise Stefanik for governor, has said he'd like to avoid a primary contest so the party can focus on beating Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The team behind Public Records, the Gowanus club known for its eclectic avant-garde and experimental music and arts programs, is opening a new 1,000-person music and arts venue at MADE Bush Terminal.
“This decision came down to our family’s safety and the importance of dedicating all of my focus on enacting the affordability agenda New Yorkers voted for,” Mamdani said.
