Donald Trump’s move to freeze federal funding has forced the $16 billion Gateway tunnel project under the Hudson River to grind to a costly halt, leaving New York and New Jersey to sue for $205 million in withheld payments. While the Gateway Develop…
A new analysis finds that American families now spend up to 25% of their income—sometimes more than rent—on childcare, particularly for two-child households which face costs topping $30,000 a year. This squeeze, especially acute in states like New York and California, nudges many parents (often mothers) out of the workforce or into the arms of grandma, provided she isn’t busy enjoying her own retirement.
Zohran Mamdani’s administration, acutely aware of New York City’s 1.4% vacancy rate and rent woes, is conjuring a new housing plan that—markedly—welcomes private developers and fresh financing tricks, while dangling a four-year rent freeze and nodding to union labor. Deputy mayor Leila Bozorg promises tax and insurance reform too, but specifics remain elusive and legal headwinds from landlords look like the only thing gaining momentum for now.
New York officials quietly flagged legal risks from toxic exposure near Ground Zero in a now-public October 2001 memo—even as they assured Lower Manhattan residents it was safe to return, Council Speaker Julie Menin reminded us. Uncovered in a University of Texas archive two decades later, the document forecasts thousands of liability claims and proves, once again, that city secrets take the local train.
Bronx mothers, particularly Black and Hispanic women, face the city’s highest maternal mortality rate—twice that of their white counterparts, says New York’s Health Department—with systemic poverty, poor food access and, most preventably, medical discrimination driving the gap. Over 71% of Bronx maternal deaths occur in these groups, and more than 30% of low-risk pregnancies end in C-section; we suppose the forecast is rarely sunny in this borough’s delivery rooms.
AI is making swift work of entry-level knowledge jobs in New York, with firms like McKinsey and Goldman Sachs quietly culling junior positions while crediting “market conditions.” As algorithms churn out the analyses that once justified hiring armies of fresh graduates, the city’s real estate, nightlife, and tax base could feel the pinch—proof, perhaps, that even digital disruption can start with an unpaid coffee run.
Nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian remain on strike, spotlighting the Bronx’s unenviable position as New York’s slowest borough for emergency response and its lowest-ranked for health outcomes—despite having ten emergency departments. Frustration grows as crowding and staff shortages nag on, with patients and medics left to brace for help that, even by local standards, is fashionably late.
Transit advocates in New York are urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to expand the Fair Fares program, which now offers half-priced subway and bus rides for low-income residents, to provide free transit for those earning up to 150% of the federal poverty level—just $32,150 for a family of four. At around $421 million, the price tag is less hair-raising than full citywide free buses, though budget watchers may still clutch their tokens.
Governor Kathy Hochul, alongside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pledged nearly $500 million to launch free child care for two-year-olds in high-need city neighborhoods—an outcome activists and ambitious local politicians might call a constructive tantrum. The plan, starting small with home-based providers and scaling up, could mean thousands of relieved parents—and even more campaigners learning that big promises rarely come with nap time.
