Lawmakers blast MTA as it ends its fare-free bus pilot, citing boost in transit affordability By Ben Brachfeld
Education Reading, writing and rage: Columbia University and Barnard College see pro-Palestine protests on first day of fall classes By Dean Moses
Queens ‘This was not needed’: Local electeds push back as DOT’s e-scooter program expands to northeast Queens neighborhoods By Athena Dawson
Police & Fire Brooklyn parade mass shooting: Mayor Adams lauds NYPD response to march despite deadly gun violence By Ethan Stark-Miller
Manhattan ‘Seal the deal’: Thousands at Columbus Circle vigil demand peaceful end to Israel-Hamas war, and release of remaining hostages after latest murders By Paul Frangipane and Robert Pozarycki
Politics Mayor Adams stands by nominating Mastro as NYC’s top lawyer after bruising City Council hearing By Ethan Stark-Miller
Queens Council Member Nantasha Williams backs legislation to uncover slavery-era business connections By Athena Dawson
Brooklyn Cyclists take to the streets of Brooklyn to protest reduced McGuinness Boulevard redesign By Kirstyn Brendlen
Education Mayor, Council hit reset on NYC’s free pre-K and preschool programs, advocates say plan lacks details By Ethan Stark-Miller
Podcast Bringing Broadway to Your Living Room: A Conversation with Stewart F. Lane of BroadwayHD by Jill Carvajal
Politics Caribbean-American Kamala Harris accepts Democratic Party nomination for US President By Nelson A. King
The Bronx Bronx district leader and Board of Elections worker indicted for extortion, conspiracy By Emily Swanson
Queens Queens DA shares tips for homeowners on how to prevent squatters and deed theft By Iryna Shkurhan
Politics Blaze it! NYC officials torch 4 tons of illicit cannabis seized in unlicensed smoke shop raids By Ethan Stark-Miller
Manhattan Goodbye, shed! NYC finally taking down rotting scaffold outside Medical Examiner’s office By Dean Moses
Queens Council Member Lynn Schulman leads $10 million funding push for District 29, improving schools, parks and community safety By Anthony Medina
Politics Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ pick to be NYC’s top lawyer, grilled at fiery hearing over past ties to Giuliani, case history By Ethan Stark-Miller
Politics Mayor Adams says he would ‘love’ to subsidize Citi Bike as prices soar, but still won’t commit to campaign pledge By Ben Brachfeld
Crime Over and out? NYPD says that some police radio channels will not be encrypted, and remain open to public By Dean Moses
Queens Queens BP Donovan Richards offers conditional support for Mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ housing plan By Shane O’Brien
Bronx Times What’s happening | Indigenous art workshop, Fourth of July, Jay-Z listening party and more
Brooklyn Paper Former Carroll Gardens after-school director stole $111k from kids’ program over six years: DA