The Week in Review: Nov. 22 – Nov. 28
November 28, 2025
After a relatively quick race for speaker of the New York City Council, Councilmember Julie Menin has declared herself the victor.
After a relatively quick race for speaker of the New York City Council, Councilmember Julie Menin has declared herself the victor.
Video of ICE agents wearing tactical gear and breaking down the door of a woman’s East Elmhurst apartment is making the rounds.
Mayor Eric Adams this week formally designated the Elizabeth Street Garden — a volunteer-run community garden located on city property in Nolita.
Zohran Mamdani was elected the 111th mayor of New York City on Tuesday, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo.
President Donald Trump announced last Friday that he would commute the 87-month prison sentence of George Santos.
Yesterday, President Donald Trump escalated his avowed goal to prosecute his political opponents when federal attorneys indicted Letitia James
Eric Adams officially ended his reelection bid for mayor on Monday, pulling the plug on a campaign that has been hemorrhaging support for months.
“Central Perk Coffeehouse,” the famed hangout spot from the TV show “Friends,” is opening a location in Times Square later this fall.
The New York City Council on Wednesday voted to overrule three mayoral vetoes, marking a major rebuke of the Eric Adams administration
President Trump on Monday announced he would award former Mayor and political ally Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Penn Station on Wednesday to reveal the federal government’s $7 billion plan to rebuild the long-maligned transit hub
A bizarre episode of attempted bribery or attempted friendship occurred in Harlem on Wednesday with Winnie Greco, Adams’ former director.
NYC moves to allow court-ordered treatment for severe substance use, improve migrant detention and expand schools, parks, and greenways.
A week’s worth of news in five minutes.
After weeks of back and forth, a state judge ruled on Wednesday that Mayor Adams can move forward with his plan.
There was a pretty sizable election this week with a pretty sizable outcome. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers trudged to the polls.
City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Anti-ICE protests rock NYC; Mamdani, Lander unite vs. Cuomo; FARE Act kicks in; PAC flier darkens Mamdani’s image, sparks backlash.
ICE arrests rise in NYC; mayor cracks down on e-bikes; Columbia risks accreditation; and AOC backs Mamdani for mayor in Dem primary.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in recent weeks have taken to staking out Manhattan immigration courts.
New York City made national news on Saturday when the Cuauhtémoc — a Mexican naval ship — struck the Brooklyn Bridge.
This month, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature took one of the most significant policy steps of the year with the state budget.
First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro announced that New York City will halt new enrollments for its child care subsidy program.
First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro announced that New York City will halt new enrollments for its child care subsidy program.
Gov. Hochul unveiled the preliminary state budget this week after a month of negotiations with the state legislature.
Last week, the city council sued Mayor Eric Adams over his decision to allow federal immigration agents to establish an office on Rikers.
From its humble beginnings as a dumping ground for the city’s trash, through its early evolution into a penitentiary, Rikers was a hellscape.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board issued its fifth round of public matching funds for the 2025 New York City mayoral candidates.
Small businesses in New York City are feeling the effects of President Trump’s tariff overhaul and more news from this week.
Between 1915 and 1920, a golden era of scaling buildings emerged; buildings were going up rapidly and climbing them was still legal.
Judge Dale Ho formally agreed to the Department of Justice’s request to drop the federal corruption charges against Eric Adams.
The PR team at Columbia University has had a busy month, and things only got hairier this week with news that the school is acceding to many of the demands
A series of Trump actions and reversals rocked and confused New York City this week. President Trump issued a deadline for New York to terminate its congestion pricing program,