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  1. developing
    Eric Adams’s Big Housing Plan Is 100 Small Ideas in a TrenchcoatA lot of them are good. But can he push them through neighborhood resistance?
    By Christopher Bonanos
  2. the city politic
    The Unwise GuyA top official in the Adams administration gambled with the mob and, allegedly, took bribes.
    By James D. Walsh
  3. are u coming?
    Is There a Serial Killer Stalking the Brooklyn Mirage?Or maybe this EDM club is just too big and messy.
    By Brock Colyar
  4. right to shelter
    ‘We Can’t Sleep Because of the Worry’Overnight at the Roosevelt Hotel, where hundreds of migrants are still waiting for somewhere to go.
    By Luis Feliz Leon
  5. getting around
    So Is the BQE Going to Collapse?Talking to the former chief engineer of the DOT about highway nightmare scenarios and the long, long road to a real fix.
    By Clio Chang
  6. housing
    Can New York City Even Enforce Its Airbnb Rules?Staffing shortages under Mayor Adams are making implementation difficult, according to city councilmembers.
    By Clio Chang
  7. canada wildfires
    What New York Should Do Next Time There’s SmokeAccording to the experts, basically the exact opposite of what we did this time.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  8. canada wildfires
    Learning to Live in the SmokeWhat six years of California’s worst wildfires, and two kids, have taught me about getting by.
    By Alissa Walker
  9. our mayor
    Eric Adams Sort of Relents on Remote WorkThe mayor and the city’s largest union have reached a hybrid deal. But not everyone is eligible.
    By Clio Chang
  10. the city
    The Scramble to House Our Busloads of MigrantsNew York’s shelter system was already at a breaking point. Officials are scrambling to find beds for asylum seekers.
    By David Freedlander
  11. trash
    Containerization May Be Coming to New York City RestaurantsThe bins-over-bags proposal could go into effect as early as July.
    By Clio Chang
  12. getting around
    We’re Another Step Closer to Congestion PricingThe Federal Highway Administration has given the plan its blessing, even if New Jersey politicians are crying.
    By Alissa Walker
  13. crime
    The Outrage Over Jordan Neely’s Killing Isn’t Going AwayThe ex-Marine who choked him to death has finally been identified, but it’s still not clear if he will face charges.
    By Matt Stieb and Paula Aceves
  14. met gala 2023
    Your Local Councilmember Might Have Been at the Met GalaA roundup of the local politicians and notables who made the Anna Wintour cut.
    By Clio Chang
  15. the security state
    LeFrak City Tenants on Life With NYPD’s New Spy Robot“She would get stuck if she was surrounded by a bunch of little kids.”
    By Bridget Read
  16. our mayor
    The Mayor Announced His Rat CzarAfter a lot of theatrics and secrecy, the role goes to Kathleen Corradi.
    By Clio Chang
  17. the city politic
    Eric Adams Is Finally Facing Reality on Work-From-Home RulesHe clearly doesn’t like the flexible-work revolution — but in a tight labor market, he could only hold out for so long.
    By Errol Louis
  18. urban fauna
    Four Neighborhood ‘Zones’ Will Get Extra Help Fighting RatsMayor Adams’s own Brooklyn property might be in one of them.
    By Clio Chang
  19. housing crisis
    What Does the Mayor Have Against Windows?Natural daylight is not the enemy of affordable housing.
    By Alissa Walker
  20. getting around
    The New Taxi Commissioner Is Doing an Undercover-Boss ThingAnd if you manage to hail David Do, the ride is free.
    By Clio Chang
  21. our mayor
    Eric Adams Wants to Fight Shoplifting With Mask-Lifting“Do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask.”
    By Clio Chang
  22. early and often
    Who Wants to Be Mayor?Chicago’s boss is in danger of being thrown from office, in a warning sign for other Democrats.
    By Ross Barkan
  23. our mayor
    Eric Adams Will Pay $300 for His RatsThe mayor needs to bin his recyclables.
    By Clio Chang
  24. furniture
    City Austerity Has Come for the Herman Miller Desk ChairAs Adams pushes for budget cuts, lawmakers are singling out a contract with the Aeron-famous furniture company.
    By Clio Chang
  25. streets
    Clearing Vendors From the Brooklyn Bridge Won’t Solve Its Overcrowding ProblemThe bridge deserves a more comprehensive plan.
    By Diana Budds
  26. state of the city
    Working for New York City When Everyone Else Is LeavingEmpty cubicles, giant caseloads that leave low-income tenants without rent aid, and “no end in sight.”
    By Ross Barkan
  27. crime
    Here’s Why Everything at Walgreens Is Suddenly Behind PlasticThe recent spike in shoplifting is both overblown and real. And almost everyone is profiting from it (including you).
    By James D. Walsh
  28. rats
    ‘We Were Killing Them With These Little Pitchforks’Talking to Matt Deodato, rat specialist.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  29. mysteries
    Why Can’t We Figure Out Where Politicians Live?Lester Chang and George Santos are just the latest.
    By Clio Chang
  30. our mayor
    Eric Adams Has More RatsEven his patented rat bucket didn’t solve the problem.
    By Clio Chang
  31. goodbye 2022
    The Year in RentBreaking down the 12 months in which everything got more expensive, then more expensive, and then even more expensive.
    By Clio Chang
  32. street view
    Can the Hochul-Adams New New York Actually Happen?The Hochul-Adams mission statement is big on sweeping ideas — and way short on explaining how any of this happens.
    By Justin Davidson
  33. first person
    I Lost My Brother TwiceFirst to schizophrenia, then forever to the city.
    By Alex Brook Lynn
  34. our mayor
    Eric Adams Has RatsAccording to an unpaid summons for his Bed-Stuy townhouse.
    By Clio Chang
  35. reasons to love new york
    Eric Adams Is Certainly Enjoying HimselfPerformance is an inherent part of politics. But perhaps no prior mayor has ever leaned so far into spectacle.
    By Clio Chang
  36. urban fauna
    The City’s Listing for a Rat Director Is a Bit MuchThe right candidate will have a “general aura of badassery.”
    By Clio Chang
  37. migrant crisis
    Eric Adams Closes His Big Tent on Randall’s IslandMigrants are moving to hotels, which is what many advocates asked for in the first place.
    By Clio Chang
  38. city agencies
    The Department of Buildings Seems Like a Mess Right NowThe Buildings commissioner was just interviewed in relation to an illegal gambling investigation, and that’s just the half of it.
    By Clio Chang
  39. migrant crisis
    The Randalls Island Migrant Shelter Is Looking a Lot Less Temporary“There is no limit to how long people that are seeking asylum can stay in this facility.”
    By Clio Chang
  40. haunted
    I Brought a Medium to Gracie MansionThe mayor says there are ghosts. I wanted to believe.
    By Clio Chang
  41. migrant crisis
    Is Moving Migrants to Randalls Island a Solution?Critics of the plan say the mayor is swapping one isolated floodplain for another.
    By Clio Chang
  42. parks and recreation
    The City Quietly Stopped Pruning a Lot of Its TreesAnd now it’s hurricane season.
    By Clio Chang
  43. the city politic
    New York’s Leaders Are Sleeping Through a Housing EmergencyThe political response should reflect the size and speed of the worsening crisis. It hasn’t even come close.
    By Errol Louis
  44. getting around
    Eric Adams vs. New York’s Greatest Boat RidePay the Staten Island Ferry staff, please.
    By Bridget Read
  45. the unhoused
    Trump’s Grotesque Plan to ‘End Homelessness’ Is Already Mainstream PolicyAmong plenty of Democrats, too.
    By Alissa Walker
  46. urban fauna
    Rat Dinnertime May Be Pushed Back by 4 HoursWhat is this, Europe?
    By Clio Chang
  47. getting around
    We’ve Surrendered the Subway to the FloodThe water is winning.
    By Clio Chang
  48. the return to the office
    No One Wants to Work for New York City AnymoreBlame the office, among other things.
    By Choire Sicha
  49. the real estate
    The Woo-woo Agents of Real EstateCan unblocking your chakras get you a house? Maybe!
    By Bridget Read
  50. nypd
    The NYPD Changed Its Fitness-Test RequirementsAnd some cops are upset about it.
    By Clio Chang
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