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Losing Health Coverage Due to Trump Cuts? Your Guide on ‘Essential Plan’ Changes

A pharmacy served people in Sunset Park, Brooklyn,

Nearly half a million people in New York State are poised to lose health insurance coverage as funding cuts from the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” begin to take effect. On April 1, the state’s Department of Health began sending out notices to New Yorkers who receive coverage on the low-cost Essential Plan about […]

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Delayed Bellevue Jail Unit to Open as Rikers Med Facility is Shut

After years of delays and cost overruns, the city plans to finally open part of a quarter-billion dollar unit at Bellevue Hospital for seriously ill detainees on Rikers Island, THE CITY has learned.  The Mamdani administration also plans to close the North Infirmary Command, the original Rikers Island hospital constructed in 1932, according to multiple […]

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She Gave Money to Mamdani. Can Nadia Shihata Investigate His City Hall?

Nadia Shihata, Mayor Mamdani's appointee to head the Department of Investigations, is grilled by member's of the City Council's Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics on April 6, 2026.

During a sometimes confrontational hearing Monday, City Council members questioned the independence of Nadia Shihata, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s nominee for Department of Investigation commissioner, citing her longtime friendship with a top Mamdani aide and $700 in donations she made to the mayor’s campaign. Shihata insisted she would remain unbiased if she’s confirmed to run the […]

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LISTEN: Can Mamdani Cash In His Massive Mandate?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at an under-construction free childcare center for city workers inside the Municipal Building,

The new mayor captured City Hall with historic support, and polling shows he’s only become more popular since then. But now the question is if he can deliver – despite the resistance of the City Council and Gov. Kathy Hochul to let him cash in on the “tax the rich” revenue he promised to deliver.  […]

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Waymo’s Robot Car Testing Ends in NYC After Permits Expire

Waymo vehicle on canal street. The white vehicle says autonomous mode on the side. Black cameras that can be seen on the top and sides. Black burger and POKE bowl restaurant signs are behind the self driving car.

Robot cars are no longer being put to the test — for now — on New York City streets. A pair of permits issued last year that allowed Waymo to test its autonomous vehicle technology in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan expired March 31, a Department of Transportation spokesperson confirmed to THE CITY Friday. But […]

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