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14 Years Late, East Side Access Is Finally Set to Open

A project that has outlasted its reasoning and its proponents will finally see the light of day—can it be salvaged?

January 24, 2023

NY Officials: Someone Should Do Something About All These Deadly Crashes

What will it take for the Department of Transportation to finally address the mortal danger on Ninth Street?

January 23, 2023

Snow? Soon?

A bonafide wintery forecast may be the only "good" news we have to bring you today.

January 23, 2023

What Happens When NYC Defunds Libraries

Libraries are already short-staffed. What will happen if their budgets are cut even more?

January 20, 2023

RIP Regal Union Square, Another Awful Movie Theater That We All Loved to Hate

Another terrible yet beloved movie theater is set to close, and more links for this sad Friday.

January 20, 2023

CityMD Will Back Down on COVID-Test Billing, Attorney General Says

A letter from the New York Attorney General's office says the medical clinic chain will stop hounding people who received COVID tests for payment, and will reimburse those who have already paid.

January 19, 2023

New Bed-Stuy Bar Boasts Beautiful Burger

Three Maples, from the trio behind Landhaus (RIP), opened last week on Fulton Street.

January 19, 2023

Eric Adams’s Correction Department Makes It Even Harder to See What’s Happening on Rikers Island

A Department of Correction shift comes after damning reporting, and other links to start your day.

January 19, 2023

Will Governor Hochul Go to War With Her Own Party to Save Her Judicial Nominee?

"The more the governor doubled down, the more it became an issue about the separation of powers."

The City Has No Idea What to Do With Unlicensed Weed Bodegas

At a hearing on Wednesday, the City Council wrestled with a central contradiction of the state's embrace of an equity-centered approach to weed legalization.

January 18, 2023