New York City property owners with working cooling towers — the cylinder rooftop structures spiking the city’s skyline — will soon be required to step up their testing for the Legionella bacterium. It’s the city’s latest effort to prevent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, which killed at least seven people in Harlem last summer. A spokesman […]

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani filled a cavernous venue in Maspeth, Queens on Sunday with thousands of supporters and city workers to mark his first 100 days in office and continue building the popular support that led him there. In a 35-minute speech, the city’s 112th mayor put the spotlight on the employees who keep the city […]

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FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel visited the Greene Space in Soho on Thursday night for a sold-out live taping, hosted by ABNY, talking about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days. “I would give him a B,” said Chrissy. “I’m a harsh grader, so I think that’s a solid grade. We’re […]

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As cherry blossoms bloom in the beginning of April, the idyllic promenades of Roosevelt Island transform into catwalks. Visitors travel to the tiny island to capture the fleeting beauty of the flowering trees overlooking the Manhattan skyline — and their own portraits, for Instagram.  Crowds wearing their best outfits flash wide smiles under the pink […]

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While New Yorkers feel the crush of a housing crisis, newly built affordable apartments in New York City can remain empty for more than a year. That’s according to a new report released Friday by Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit that helps build affordable housing, which analyzed its portfolio of over 800 affordable housing projects […]

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