Policy & Government

There were historic lows in homicides, shootings and shooting victims, marking the safest year in borough history.

Thousands of people packed City Hall on Jan. 1 for the public inauguration of New York City’s newest mayor, a Democratic Socialist who campaigned on fixing the city’s affordability crisis.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed three executive orders to bring back the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants and create two new housing task forces.

Jacqueline Pritchett, described by police sources as mentally ill, is free for now of any legal obligations regarding the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of her son Jacob Pritchett, now 11 years old.

New York City launched a $2 million emergency fund to support organizations serving transgender, gender nonconforming or nonbinary New Yorkers.

An affordable housing complex in Bay Ridge, Brownsville and East New York will get over $270 million in state funds.

The third public meeting on Jan. 22, 2026, will be virtual.

Minimum wage workers across New York will see another pay increase in 2026, with rates rising to $17 in New York City and downstate regions and $16 elsewhere in the state.

Letitia James urges New Yorkers to file complaints and seek refunds when flights are canceled, severely delayed, overbooked or luggage is late

Swearing-in at City Hall, open-air festivities in the Canyon of Heroes; RSVPs required, organizers expect “tens of thousands”