This is amazing. Because it this is NYC, where you can find people to pay for literally anything, there is a whole industry of consultants who parents pay to tell you the information @rachelholliday.bsky.social and @thecityreporter.nyc are telling you for FREE.

Rachel Holliday Smith@rachelholliday.bsky.social · 4d ago

for example: the Teacher-Principal Trust metric. if it's really low, that's a biiiig red flag for a school. reporters and experts know that. educators know that. but how would the average, busy parents in New York know that? it's hard www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/07/b...

The agency’s online unemployment portal will go offline for nine to 12 days beginning at 5 p.m. on Nov. 2, and no one will be able to apply for or renew their weekly benefits online or over the phone during that time.

NY Is Overhauling Its Unemployment Benefits Portal: What You Need to Know

New Yorkers will not be able to apply for or renew their weekly unemployment benefits for up to 12 days beginning Nov. 2 as the state Labor Department overhauls its intake system.

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Speaking from experience (not at Rockaway Beach), I do not recommend getting stung by a jellyfish. Stay safe out there, New York. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/j...

Jellyfish Clog Shores and Sting Swimmers as Summer Wanes in Rockaway

One lifeguard said he’s heard more complaints about jellyfish in three days than in 25 years on the job.

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“The 2025 outbreak in Harlem should have been a wake-up call to the entire city and every building owner, everyone who was doing enforcement. We cannot scrimp, we cannot cut corners on something that is completely preventable.” — by @clauirizarry.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/m...

Council Grills Mamdani Health Team Over Deadly UES Legionnaires’ Outbreak

Lawmakers zeroed in on the Health Department’s struggle to speedily hire and train scientists — and to enforce new testing requirements for building owners.

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Is what Mamdani's doing with public groceries really so radical? Or is it actually a more conservative version (!) of military commissaries, which subsidize discounts for everything in the store? We talked to Errol Schweizer, who advised Mamdani on the project, for Organized Money.

Mamdani Marts Vs. Big Grocery

It's not socialism, it's really nothing any more revolutionary than how military families shop for food.

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The UFT said it is considering a legal challenge on behalf of more than 180 retired paraprofessionals whose disability pensions were slashed (some by 50%) after the city’s pension system found their payments had been miscalculated for years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/06/u...

'I Can’t Even Buy a Toothbrush': Lawsuit Threat Over NYC Pension Clawback

Mayor Mamdani said the city is monitoring the situation as more than 180 retired school paraprofessionals saw their pensions chopped last month due to a longstanding error in how their payments had be...

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"The current vacancy rate at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is 8.53%, which is higher than the overall rate of 5.79% across all city agencies." — @clauirizarry.bsky.social reports www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/20/l...

Legionnaires’ Outbreak: Health Workers Say They’re Burnt Out, Understaffed

The union representing Department of Health scientists says low wages and overwork make it hard to recruit and retain staff amid a summer of public health emergencies.

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"Only 35 water ecologists — scientists who respond to positive tests for harmful bacteria including Legionella, which causes Legionnaire’s disease — are currently on staff despite an approved headcount of 56." — @clauirizarry.bsky.social reports www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/20/m...

More Than a Third of Water Inspector Slots Unfilled Amid Deadly Legionnaires’ Outbreak

Despite an authorized headcount of 56, there are currently only 35 specially trained water scientists on staff to test for Legionella bacteria, according to the city health department. Three people ha...

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The following is an official statement from respected journalist Dave Colon on @bsky.app’s outrageous violation of his First Amendment rights

NEW: The United Auto Workers Is New York City’s Unlikeliest Kingmaker For the second consecutive year, the UAW bet early on long-shot candidates, putting themselves in opposition to their allies in labor. Now two of its own are set to serve in Congress. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/u...

The United Auto Workers Is New York City’s Unlikeliest Kingmaker

For the second consecutive year, the UAW bet early on long-shot candidates, putting themselves in opposition to their allies in labor. Now two of its own are set to serve in Congress.

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Frank Carone, Top Aide to Mayor Adams, Arrested In Migrant Shelter Bribery Scheme www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/24/f...

Frank Carone, Top Aide to Mayor Adams, Arrested In Migrant Shelter Bribery Scheme

The longtime Brooklyn Democratic powerbroker was arrested with several others on federal charges.

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Come January 2027, the entire island of Manhattan will have new representation in Congress.

claudia irizarry aponte@clauirizarry.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New York is sending 2 democratic socialists to Congress. Mamdani swept his endorsements. And in Upper Manhattan, Darializa Avila Chevalier is poised to make history as the 1st Dominican woman & Muslim to represent the district in the House. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/m...

New York is sending 2 democratic socialists to Congress. Mamdani swept his endorsements. And in Upper Manhattan, Darializa Avila Chevalier is poised to make history as the 1st Dominican woman & Muslim to represent the district in the House. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/m...

Mamdani’s Machine: Democratic Socialist Mayor Shows Muscle With Big NYC Wins

Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez and Brad Lander all racked up victories against mainstream Democrats in a Mamdani-backed primary wave.

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As of 6 p.m., 420,527 New Yorkers had cast their ballots, surpassing the 352,000 total voters who turned out citywide in August 2022, the last time New York had contested House primaries.

The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 4mo ago

More than half a dozen candidates for federal and state offices are hoping the Mamdani’s support can help them across the finish line. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/p...

More than half a dozen candidates for federal and state offices are hoping the Mamdani’s support can help them across the finish line. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/p...

NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely Contested Primaries in a Test of Mamdani's Political Sway

Turnout was relatively sparse during early morning hours, but by noon some 260,000 voters had cast their ballots overall.

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NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely-Contested Congressional Primaries in a Test of Mamdani's Political Sway www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/p...

NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely-Contested Congressional Primaries in a Test of Mamdani's Political Sway

Turnout was relatively sparse during early morning hours, but by noon some 260,000 voters had cast their ballots overall.

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Asked Espaillat Re the rhetoric about Avila Chevalier’s identity. “She’s Dominican… the campaign has been very aggressive, I ask for people to tone it down.” Some pol observers — incl his fmr advisor — have amplified “great replacement” style conspiracy theories questioning her Dominican roots #NY13

Knicks by the numbers in 5 very NYC ways. It’s good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @haidee.bsky.social & @clauirizarry.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/13/k...

Knicks in 5! And 5 Stats That Capture NYC’s Orange-and-Blue Fever

Noise complaints! Team songs! Subway ridership! Bing Bong!

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Power Half-Hour Ep. #27 is on demand! Hear from @mrsethharris.bsky.social, Elizabeth Ford, @clauirizarry.bsky.social, @thecity.nyc, @bhamharold.bsky.social, @laborradionet.bsky.social for 30 minutes of the latest labor news! 🎧 poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

My colleagues @rosalindadams.bsky.social @haidee.bsky.social and I at @thecity.nyc spent the past several months tracking hundreds of ICE street arrests across the region through federal court records..🧵🧵 projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a....

ICE is racially profiling Latinos for arrest in New York. @rosalindadams.bsky.social, @gwynnefitz.bsky.social and @haidee.bsky.social got the numbers to prove it. projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a... @thecity.nyc

We Found 430 ICE Street Arrests in the NYC Area. More Than 93% Targeted Latinos.

An investigation by THE CITY, based on a database of more than 1,200 lawsuits, shows that ICE agents in the field have seized Latinos in numbers that far exceed their share of the undocumented populat...

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“We’re not here for trouble… we’re just here to see our family members.” Outside Delaney Hall ICE prison in Newark on Day 4 of the hunger strike, a 10-year-old whose father is detained inside confronts masked guards, asking why they won’t show their faces. WATCH @jordanchariton.bsky.social LIVE ⬇️

Smart story on the 500 tons (!) of vapes that New Yorkers toss per year. 💨 💨 💨 Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @lillysabs.bsky.social. She’s had an outstanding internship @thecity.nyc - she hustles and produces sharp stories. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/26/v...

Don’t Trash Your Old Vapes. NYC’s Volunteer Recyclers Want Them.

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 properly.

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INBOX: Latino Victory Fund announced a $750,000 boost to Rep. Adriano Espaillat, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who is facing a spirited primary from a DSA-backed challenger. Most of that $$ is being spent on English and Spanish-language TV ads

LATE NIGHT on the LIRR strike beat (Psst... it's over). www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/18/l...

LIRR Strike Ends with ‘Fair Deal,’ Says Hochul

Details were sparse, as union leaders said they need to share the specifics of the agreement with their members first.

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“Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States. Congress has total jurisdiction over Puerto Rico, so it is the responsibility — the moral obligation — of any member of Congress to also tackle the issues of Puerto Rico, because we, the Congress, own Puerto Rico.” -- @velazquez.house.gov

claudia irizarry aponte@clauirizarry.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The leading NY-7 candidates have been outspoken on issues affecting Puerto Rico, even though the district is not the PR or Latino stronghold it once was. Why does it matter so much? www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/18/r...

The future of journalism? Credentialed members of the New York City press corps came to Luigi Mangione’s hearing today to support the defendant they’re purportedly reporting on and to promote jury nullification “to the most cucked and submissive population in all of human history”

The leading NY-7 candidates have been outspoken on issues affecting Puerto Rico, even though the district is not the PR or Latino stronghold it once was. Why does it matter so much? www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/18/r...

Puerto Rico Takes Center Stage in Reynoso-Valdez House Showdown

The Democratic primary in New York’s 7th House district pits retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, aka “La Luchadora,” against Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America as progressive can...

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Espaillat recently addressed rumors that he’s working on an alliance w the son of a longtime political rival who is also facing a DSA primary. “I speak to Jordan Wright, he is a good young leader, and we will continue to have conversations as the race moves forward.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/15/e...

Espaillat Ramps Up Efforts to Fend Off DSA-Backed Challenger

The race to represent New York’s 13th Congressional district, spanning Upper Manhattan and a chunk of the Bronx, has quietly emerged as one of the hottest primaries of an unusually crowded midterm cyc...

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Rep. Adriano Espaillat ramping up efforts to fend off #DSA backed challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier in heated #NewYork City primary. Backed by pro-Palestine activists & Mamdani-style organizers her campaign hopes to flip Upper #Manhattan with massive turnout. #NYC www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/15/e...

Espaillat Ramps Up Efforts to Fend Off DSA-Backed Challenger

The race to represent New York’s 13th Congressional district, spanning Upper Manhattan and a chunk of the Bronx, has quietly emerged as one of the hottest primaries of an unusually crowded midterm cyc...

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