Posted inArt
At Comic Con, New York City Is the Main Character
In fiction and in reality, the Big Apple looms large.
Rachel Kahn
Rachel is a reporter and newsletter writer at THE CITY focusing on explanatory journalism and local elections.
Posted inElections
What to Know About New York’s ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
If voters say “yes” on Election Day, Proposition 1 will enshrine both abortion rights and broad anti-discrimination protections into the state constitution.
Posted inElections
Voter Guide: Ballot Question 6 Would Make Adams’ New Chief Business Diversity Officer Role Permanent
The CBDO controls the Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises.
Posted inElections
Voter Guide: Ballot Question 5 Mandates More Detail for Budgeting on City Maintenance
The question relates to how the city decides what needs fixing, and how much to spend to do so.
Posted inElections
Voter Guide: Ballot Question 4 Would Change the Input Process on Public Safety Laws
The amendment was proposed after New York’s City Council overrode the mayor’s vetoes on laws that eliminate solitary confinement and mandate that police report on more of their encounters.
Posted inElections
Voter Guide: Ballot Question 3 Adds Steps Before City Laws Can Be ed
City Council says that requiring a budget from the mayor could allow the mayor’s office to suspend projects indefinitely.
Posted inElections
Voter Guide: Ballot Question 2 in NYC Would Give More Power to the Department of Sanitation
A “yes” vote would allow DSNY to clean more city areas, specify what kind of trash cans people use, and ticket vendors alongside NYPD.
Posted inElections
A Guide to the Six Ballot Questions New Yorkers Will Vote on in 2024
One ballot proposal would amend New York’s state constitution to add more anti-discrimination protections, while five others would make changes to New York City’s charter.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated
Eric Adams Ghosted Brooklyn’s Turkish Cultural Center in 2016. Its Staff Now Understand Why.
Pressure by Turkey led to the mayor cutting ties with dissidents and going silent on the Armenian genocide, the indictment against him alleges.
Posted inHealth
Legionnaires’ Disease Reported at Manhattan Federal Building
Tenants of 26 Federal Plaza were alerted earlier this month that water testing in the building had found Legionella bacteria in kitchens, locker room showers, drinking fountains and daycare sinks.