New York City

The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.

The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.

The driver, Daniel Hyden, was a substance abuse counselor who had past citations for driving under the influence.

Both sides in the labor dispute appear poised for a protracted battle, and only one of three hospitals was negotiating with the strikers.

The Council speaker, Julie Menin, introduced bills that would establish a buffer zone at houses of worship to keep protesters at some distance from congregants.

The veteran congresswoman said she would like Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president, to replace her after she retires. She also said the mayor should stay out of political races.

Rosalind Hernandez, who worked in a co-op building in Manhattan, befriended and then bilked a vulnerable resident, prosecutors said.

Some Black and Latino leaders worry they are being denied access to power under Mayor Zohran Mamdani and that they may lose the ground they had gained under former Mayor Eric Adams.

Roughly 8,400 businesses closed in the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent city data, creating the largest net decline in business activity since before the pandemic.

“I want to be very public that there’s a new cop on the beat,” said Samuel Levine, the new commissioner of New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.