De Blasio Suspends Uber, Lyft Ride-Sharing

Jul. 14, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Local elected officials on July 14 called on the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Department of Justice to immediately halt the intake of immigrant detainees at the troubled Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, calling the conditions at the federal facility “inhumane” and “barbaric.”

Jul. 14, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

The city will stop operations at a controversial concrete recycling facility in the Columbia Waterfront District next month and close the plant altogether by the end of the year, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday.

Jul. 14, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

A quiet Bay Ridge street now bears the name of a man whose life was anything but ordinary.

Jul. 14, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

Prospect Park’s LeFrak Center at Lakeside is entering a new chapter with upgraded facilities, expanded programming and new food and beverage operators — just in time for a grand reopening celebration Aug. 2 and 3.

Jul. 14, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Four people were injured by an all-hands fire at a Bath Beach apartment building on Saturday morning.

Jul. 14, 2025 By Ajani Stella

Brownsville will get a new art center and over 200 affordable apartments in a city-subsidized housing plan, the mayor’s office announced last week.

Jul. 13, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Hundreds of spectators lined the streets of Williamsburg on July 13 for the “Dancing of the Giglio and Boat,” a highlight of the annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast — a 12-day, vibrant Italian American festival rooted in family, faith and tradition.

Jul. 11, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Green-Wood Cemetery’s 10th annual extravaganza, “A Night at Niblo’s Garden,” transformed one of the cemetery’s most picturesque spots, the shores of Crescent Water, into an immersive theatrical experience on July 10.

Jul. 11, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

With electricity demands surging due to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and electric vehicles, and climate-driven heat waves intensifying, battery energy storage systems — or BESS — are becoming increasingly essential to building a more resilient energy infrastructure.

Jul. 11, 2025 By Jenny Seo

Twelve up-and-coming New York City artists stepped into the spotlight with the debut of “Open Call: Portals,” a free visual art exhibition at The Shed in Hudson Yards.