New York City

By Staff Reporter October 17, 2025 – NEW YORK — Curtis Sliwa‘s unyielding takedown of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during Thursday night’s explosive NYC mayoral debate has sparked a wave of glowing media praise and online fervor, propelling the Republican

By Staff Reporter In an escalating feud that’s captivated New York politics, sources close to New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani reveal he’s seriously weighing a $20 million defamation lawsuit against U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY). The Democratic nominee for

Governor Kathy Hochul is instructing Janno Lieber, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transporation Authority (MTA), to sell broadcasting rights on New York City’s expansive subway system, which sources say will include the right to broadcast inside stations and on moving

Governor Kathy Hochul has directed Empire State Development to begin preparing a sweeping revitalization plan for the storied Coney Island section of New York City — in what is expected to be a five year capital investment plan that could total

Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Chuck Schumer are in talks with Major League Baseball (MLB) to land the State two new team franchises: one in Brooklyn and another in Rochester. Robert D. Manfred, the Commissioner of Baseball, has “agreed in spirit”

Sources tell The Chronicle that Governor Kathy Hochul is directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to construct a new Metro North transit station in the Astoria section of Queens, which will give the borough newfound commuter access to Connecticut and the eastern

(January 20, 2022) — Governor Kathy Hochul is planning to tap former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to lead the United Nations Development Corporation (UNDC), the state-controlled entity created in 1968 to assist the United Nations (UN) community with its real

(January 19, 2022) — Governor Kathy Hochul is pledging to intervene in New York State’s congressional redistricting and — with the help of Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — will draw a majority-Democrat district to

(January 15, 2022) — Governor Kathy Hochul is interested in appointing a civic commission of landscape architects, theologians, and ethicists to reimagine urban cemeteries and to make recommendations on how to repurpose some of New York City’s largest burial grounds

(December 22, 2021) — Sources close to Andrew Cuomo say that the disgraced former Governor is secretly planning a political comeback — with the passive help of Rep. Tom Suozzi.  Suozzi plans to run for Governor next year in order

Governor Kathy Hochul plans to speak with Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos in the coming weeks to explore whether or not talks can be revived to locate a major global headquarters in New York City — a since defunct proposal that

BY ARPIT GUPTA AND JONATHAN M. ELLEN As New York City passes through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, it is not too soon to think about a strategy to reopen the economy and exit from the current state of

BAYSIDE, NY  — Northeast Queens elected officials announced today that they are calling on Chancellor Richard A. Carranza to hold a public meeting on school safety. This demand follows a January 16th Department of Education Town Hall meeting in District

BAYSIDE, NY – Today, northeast Queens elected officials announced that the MTA has agreed to hold additional workshops to gather input from the community about the recently announced Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft Plan. The elected officials will also continue

 Fidelman & Co., a management consulting firm specializing in business advisory and management & financial consulting, announced today that it is rebranding from AI Capital Advisors and expanding its services, opening two new offices and growing its team to more

Chairman Langworthy taps popular New York City Councilman Joe Borelli to help spread the NYGOP’s messaging in the critical 2020 election cycle NEW YORK, NY — New York Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy has appointed New York City Council Minority

The 471 Fire Department of New York (FDNY) officers and firefighters who retired in calendar year 2018 are eligible for average pensions of $129,259, according to data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. According to the Empire Center’s analysis,

Corrections Department employees qualified for average pensions of nearly $70,000, the highest average benefit for any agency grouping among the 7,990 New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) members collecting their first full year’s worth of pension benefits in 2018,