‘Not doing enough’: NY maternal mortality reforms haven’t closed racial gap
June 3, 2026
The Health Department launched initiatives and improved data, but Black women still face high pregnancy-related death rates.
The Health Department launched initiatives and improved data, but Black women still face high pregnancy-related death rates.
The Power Express’ development was not without controversy. Opponents decried the costs and the effects on some indigenous tribes in Canada.
Officials from the newly launched Office of Community Safety haven’t yet spoken with anyone from the NYPD about collaboration.
The new policy — which debuted recently in Illinois and Massachusetts — played out inside the courtroom of Immigration Judge Arya Ranasinghe.
The Brooklyn neighborhood has seen a boom in new construction — without the gentrification and displacement.
The Adams administration promised Sadé Singh she would be able to build a granny flat, or ADU, on her Queens property under new rules.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has allocated a smaller piece of the city budget to libraries than his predecessor, Eric Adams.
Other details of the housing plan announced Tuesday include new senior housing and growing opportunities for home ownership.
Hazardous disposal vapes are everywhere and can’t go in the garbage. These New Yorkers have made it their mission to lay them to rest.
Donning waist-high waders, they take ocean samples to determine if waterways are clean enough for swimming.
The bird bill’s introduction last year ruffled the feathers of pet shop owners, who said it would hurt business and customers.
The budget is the state’s plan for how it will spend its money over the next year. It comprises thousands of pages of dense legal language.
Tenant protections enacted in 2024 left a big opening for property owners to not renew leases. Do apartment renovations count as demolition?
There are two vacancies among the four seats the mayor gets to fill on the transit authority’s board.
In its first vote under a new mayor, the Rent Guidelines Board left the door open for a rent increase despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a price freeze for
Residents who qualify for the Fair Fares program said affording transit costs is still difficult, according to a new report.
Facing a budget gap, the Mamdani administration is fighting a court battle against laws that expand the CityFHEPS rental voucher.
In a video obtained by THE CITY, an ICE agent fires a taser several times at a man in a car who then screams for help.
Here’s what brown can do for you: Turn commuting on the country’s pokiest buses into even more of a slog.
The number of people in the police gang database has fallen by half in recent years. A lawsuit says it targets Black and Hispanic youth.
Despite paying zero rent, the mayor’s Manhattan supermarket may struggle to deliver low prices, experts say.
Dana Kaplan will be the mayor’s point person on opening new jails to replace crumbling facilities on Rikers Island, sources told THE CITY.
Women lead several key driving trade groups in the city, and though female operators are still in the single digits, their numbers grow.
How the plan will be funded is unclear. The Mamdani administration has not earmarked money for its tree-expansion initiative.
The battle over 24-hour shifts has pitted the mostly immigrant women working in the home care industry against vulnerable patients.
The effort will leverage taxpayer funds to curb runaway insurance costs for landlords managing tens of thousands of apartments.
Big promises, great expectations: Mayor Mamdani has made headway on free childcare, while a promised rent freeze won’t happen.
Bakary Kane recalled how optimistic he felt more than seven years ago when he became the owner of a so-called Boro Taxi.
City Council questions Nadia Shihata’s independence as DOI nominee amid ties to Mayor Mamdani and prior campaign donations.
About 450,000 New Yorkers are set to lose their health insurance July 1. Here’s what experts say you should do to prepare now.
The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration has brought population growth in New York City to a screeching halt.
There are a lot of ways to give your old clothes, curtains, blankets, pillows and towels a second life in NYC.
Detainees and families dial 311 to report freezing cells, hallucinations and denied medical care, but many go overlooked.
An online portal allowed grifters to reroute checks and pocket nearly $300,000 in illegal loans, including the councilmember’s pension fund.
The 15-year-old garden and green space is locked up as volunteers push a longshot bid for a city takeover to save it.
The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration has brought population growth in New York City to a screeching halt.