The New York Thread

The mayor of Bogotá told Streetsblog his city's bus rapid transit system is a legitimate model for New York, moving 73,000 passengers per hour per direction.

Residents and advocates rallied Monday demanding Mayor Mamdani redesign Third Avenue in Sunset Park, a corridor where 80+ people have been killed or seriously injured.

A supermajority of City Council members is urging Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to include Gov. Hochul's speed limiter proposal in the state budget.

An analysis of city open data shows Assembly, Senate, and Council plates have been caught speeding or running red lights hundreds of times since 2016.

DEVELOPING: FDNY reports an all hands fire at 495 Columbia St near Bush St in Brooklyn, with exterior fire conditions and heavy smoke in the building.

DEVELOPING: FDNY responds to a confirmed working fire at Box 3832 in Brooklyn.

A three-alarm fire hit the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in Midtown Monday morning. FDNY extinguished it. “Book of Mormon” performances are canceled.

City Comptroller Zohran Mamdani condemned an ICE operation at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, saying the NYPD was not coordinated with.

DEVELOPING: FDNY is battling a working apartment fire at 20 West 86th St on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, reported in Apt 15D.

A 3-alarm fire broke out at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, home of Book of Mormon. Performances are canceled through Wednesday, the FDNY says.

City housing officials sued JanJan Realty Corp. on April 27 for fire hazards at 207-209 Dyckman Street, days before a deadly fire struck the building.

New York City recorded its fewest murders through April on record, with violent crime also declining in the Bronx, according to new NYPD data.

NYC is under a fire-spread risk alert through 8 p.m. Tuesday as gusty winds and low humidity dry out vegetation. A burn ban runs to May 14.

A Supreme Court order keeps mifepristone available through telehealth, mail, and pharmacies, avoiding immediate disruption for NYC patients.

A Supreme Court voting rights decision could fuel new rounds of redistricting fights, with potential impacts on NYC’s congressional and state lines by 2026.

FDNY extinguished a three-alarm fire at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. Damage to an electrical lighting room has shut “The Book of Mormon” indefinitely.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani remains hospitalized in Florida with pneumonia. His spokesperson says he is in critical condition and now breathing on his own.

NYC housing authorities sued a building owner for fire hazards and tenant harassment just days before a deadly fire broke out in an adjoining building.

A 3-alarm fire broke out at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, home to 'Book of Mormon,' in Midtown Manhattan. The FDNY says the fire is now extinguished.

A 3-alarm fire broke out at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in Midtown Manhattan, home to 'Book of Mormon.' The FDNY says the fire is now out.