Author: Gothamist

One of Mayor Eric Adams’ top budget officials assured lawmakers that the administration’s proposed budget cuts to the City University of New York wouldn’t severely affect its academic programing. But officials within the university system discredited these claims on Monday, suggesting instead that there’s now “a broad range in reduction in services.” “CUNY is really…

New Jersey lawmakers have passed a sweeping overhaul of the state’s affordable housing system — one they hope will help develop some of the 200,000-plus homes advocates say are needed to serve low-income residents and families. The state Senate passed the bill 21-14 on Monday. Lawmakers said it will overhaul New Jersey’s system for assigning…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been formally accused of demanding oral sex from a colleague in the NYPD’s transit bureau in 1993 and forcing her to touch his penis when she refused to comply, according to a civil complaint filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on Monday. But Adams is again denying…

New York City will put 180 new electric school buses on its roads thanks to a $61 million federal grant, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. “We’re replacing dirty diesel school buses with clean electric ones,” Adams said. “Because, when students step on board New York City’s yellow school buses, they are stepping into the future…

Good Monday afternoon in New York City, the Seoul of America, according to the mayor. Here’s what else is happening: The transit advocacy group Open Plans wants the city to make MTA buses free for the first week of congestion pricing as a way to get more people hooked on taking the bus around Manhattan.…

Early Addition is a daily newsletter to guide you through New York City news, plus other tidbits from around the internet. Sign up here to get the full version in your inbox every weekday morning. Good Monday morning in New York City, where the Staten Island LGBTQ+-friendly St. Patrick’s Day parade was popping. Here’s what…

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration wants to cut funding and staffing for the commission charged with enforcing New York City’s robust anti-discrimination laws — but members of the City Council and others are looking to shore up the agency as complainants wait months for their cases to be heard. The mayor’s preliminary budget proposal for next…

Two people died in a fire at an apartment building in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, on Sunday, police said. Officers responded to a fire at 159 Bay 29th St. around 6:45 p.m. Sunday, according to an NYPD spokesperson. FDNY firefighters were on the scene and extinguished the blaze. The spokesperson said the victims were found unconscious…

A 19-year-old woman died on Sunday after she was stabbed in the chest at a bodega in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and police were still searching for the suspect on Monday. NYPD officials said Samyia Spain was stabbed around 2:20 a.m. Sunday at 77 4th Ave., where the Slope Natural Plus corner store is located. Officers…

Staten Island hosted its first St. Patrick’s Day parade that officially welcomed LGBTQ-plus groups on Sunday. Called the “Forest Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” the event was announced by Mayor Adams in February as a response to the original Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was held March 3, and bans gay groups from…