City Hall says that outreach teams are engaging with more than 700 “people in need” riding the subway every day.

The number includes individuals who entered a shelter after Department of Social Services outreach teams engaged them in the city’s subway system since the mayor’s safety program kicked off in February, a spokesperson says. [ more › ]

City Hall says that outreach teams are engaging with more than 700 “people in need” riding the subway every day.

The number includes individuals who entered a shelter after Department of Social Services outreach teams engaged them in the city’s subway system since the mayor’s safety program kicked off in February, a spokesperson says. [ more › ]

Mayor Eric Adams and New York Attorney General Letitia James announce delivery of the first installment of $256 million pledged to New York City from opioid settlements outside of Bellevue Hospital, April 21st, 2022.

NYC officials have m…

A map of New York’s new court-ordered congressional districts in the New York City area.

A court-hired expert drew the lines after a prior, Democrat-drawn plan was tossed. [ more › ]

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio is considering a run for Congress.

De Blasio tweeted on Wednesday that he would form an exploratory committee. [ more › ]

Clouds, like these, are coming to New York City on Monday.

The northern suburbs should brace for the worst, but NYC should expect storms, too. [ more › ]

Advocates and city leaders warn that staffing shortages will harm the city’s green spaces.

A letter will be sent to the mayor today urging him to follow through on his campaign promise to devote 1% of the city budget to parks. [ more › ]

Ydanis Rodriguez calls on Albany to hand over control of speed cameras to the city.

Lawmakers are looking to curb the number of traffic fatalities, arguing that city control over speed cameras would make for safer streets. [ more › ]

Because they’re just looking for a neighborhood to get the drinks with the friends, here are your end-of-day links: Western Beef saga, Midtown hippo statues, interest rate went up, Sheryl Crow is good, the Pope’s mystery NFTs, the story behind those Romanesque statues of little boy angels peeing, and more. [ more › ]

NYC Transit President Richard Davey in Queens

Davey started his first day at a subway station in Jackson Heights [ more › ]