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Police and Firefighter Unions Back Democrat Tom Suozzi as Trump Super PAC Pours $8 Million Into His Opponent’s Campaign

Police and Firefighter Unions Back Democrat Tom Suozzi as Trump Super PAC Pours $8 Million Into His Opponent's Campaign

In New York’s Third Congressional District, something genuinely unusual is happening. Law enforcement and firefighter unions — institutions that have leaned Republican for years, particularly since Albany’s 2019 bail reform law reshaped the political landscape — are endorsing a Democrat.…

  • John Garcia
  • October 5, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

Mamdani Calls Out Netanyahu’s UN Attack as a Smokescreen for Gaza’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

Mamdani Calls Out Netanyahu's UN Attack as a Smokescreen for Gaza's Humanitarian Catastrophe

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a clear read on why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose to call him out by name at the United Nations General Assembly last week. It wasn’t about him. It was about Gaza —…

  • John Garcia
  • October 2, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

NYC Fashion Designer Faces Criminal Charges Over $54,000 in Alleged Wage Theft While Branding Her Label “Responsibly Made”

NYC Fashion Designer Faces Criminal Charges Over $54,000 in Alleged Wage Theft While Branding Her Label "Responsibly Made"

What is Andrea Mary Marshall accused of doing? Andrea Mary Marshall, the 44-year-old designer behind New York luxury fashion label Salon 1884, appeared in New York County Criminal Court on Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg…

  • John Garcia
  • September 27, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

NYC Is the Fifth-Hardest City for First-Time Homebuyers — and 7% Mortgage Rates Are Making It Worse

NYC Is the Fifth-Hardest City for First-Time Homebuyers — and 7% Mortgage Rates Are Making It Worse

Mortgage rates have climbed back above 7%, and for first-time homebuyers in New York City, that number is not an abstraction. It is the difference between getting a foothold in the housing market and being locked out of it entirely.…

  • Samuel Davis
  • September 26, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

Fed’s Williams Signals Another Rate Hike Likely Before Year-End as Inflation Stays Stubbornly High

Fed's Williams Signals Another Rate Hike Likely Before Year-End as Inflation Stays Stubbornly High

The Federal Reserve is not done tightening. That, in plain terms, is what New York Fed President John Williams made clear on Thursday. The story of how the United States arrived at this moment of sustained monetary pressure stretches back…

  • Samuel Davis
  • September 25, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

US and Iran Hold First Confirmed High-Level Talks in New York, With Hormuz Access at the Centre of Negotiations

US and Iran Hold First Confirmed High-Level Talks in New York, With Hormuz Access at the Centre of Negotiations

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, something happened that diplomats and oil traders had been watching for with a mixture of anticipation and scepticism: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sat down with US envoys…

  • John Garcia
  • September 23, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

Zelenskyy and Trump Set for High-Stakes New York Meeting as Ukraine Peace Talks Gain Momentum

Zelenskyy and Trump Set for High-Stakes New York Meeting as Ukraine Peace Talks Gain Momentum

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday that he and President Donald Trump have agreed to meet in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly — a summit he says “could change a lot” in the effort…

  • Emily Williams
  • September 21, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

Jeffries Keeps Impeachment on the Table, but Vows Democrats Will Prioritize Cost of Living if They Win the House

Jeffries Keeps Impeachment on the Table, but Vows Democrats Will Prioritize Cost of Living if They Win the House

Democrats Leave Impeachment Open, but Put Affordability First House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that Democrats have not ruled out impeaching President Donald Trump if they recapture the House majority in November’s midterm elections — but made clear…

  • John Garcia
  • September 15, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

New York’s Jewish Institutions Brace for High Holy Days Under Unprecedented Security Spending

New York's Jewish Institutions Brace for High Holy Days Under Unprecedented Security Spending

On a September morning outside a synagogue on the Upper West Side, the familiar scene of families gathering for Rosh Hashanah looks much as it always has — children in pressed clothes, elders embracing, the low murmur of anticipation before…

  • John Garcia
  • September 12, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

From Rust to Reuse: How New York, London, and Brussels Are Turning Derelict Industrial Sites Into Circular Construction Hubs

From Rust to Reuse: How New York, London, and Brussels Are Turning Derelict Industrial Sites Into Circular Construction Hubs

Construction waste is choking cities. Now, a growing number of governments on both sides of the Atlantic are converting abandoned industrial buildings into hubs designed to recover, sort, and redistribute building materials — redirecting debris away from landfills and toward…

  • Samuel Davis
  • September 9, 2026
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