Lilly Sabella
@lillysabs.bsky.social
previously @ The City Reporter (@thecity.nyc) + The Nashville Banner💗 Substack for fun: https://substack.com/@lillysabella
The FARE Act returned $15,000 to tenants who paid illegal brokers' fees and fined agents about $27,000 in penalties during the first year it was in effect. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/08/b...
Broker Fee Law’s First Year: Complaints, Violations and Uphill Climb to Recoup for Tenants
The FARE Act marked a sea change for New York City apartment hunters.
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this culminates into my final story @ The City Reporter + I am so honored it is a co-byline w/ Greg!
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 2mo agoAn ironworker’s lawsuit says he was “severely” hurt in an incident the contractor reported as a minor injury amid the race to close Rikers Island. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/08/b...
"People and vehicles will be restricted from West 30th to West 35th streets between Sixth and Eighth avenues starting at 4 p.m., according to the NYPD. Only people with game tickets, a train ticket, some sort of credentials, or other authorized reasons will be let in..."
Frozen Garden for Trump Visit as Knicks Chase Glory
The NYPD and the Secret Service are closing 15 blocks of Midtown around Madison Square Garden for the president’s visit.
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LIVE from East Harlem. They’re breaking ground today on Phase 2,of a transit megaproject project that’s been on the drawing board for almost a century. NEW story in @thecity.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/08/s...
Second Avenue Subway Breaks Ground Ahead of Big Tunnel Dig Next Year
Machines will arrive in early 2027 to begin drilling through rock, soil and sand en route to 125th Street.
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“'Somebody is going to get killed,' said Lori Richmond, 49, an illustrator whose building has been struck by sheet metal ducts and plastic buckets plummeting from the future jail. 'How many times are they going to get lucky that this did not fall on somebody?'"
New Jail Site Rained Debris on Downtown Brooklyn Amid Worker Injuries
An ironworker’s lawsuit says he was “severely” hurt in an incident the contractor reported as a minor injury amid the race to close Rikers Island.
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Check out our summer newsletter made by the summer lovers on staff! I love this time of year when the nights are shorter, the breeze is warmer and the city gets a little wilder. If you want to be in the know about what's happening this season pls subscribe! www.thecityreporter.nyc/summer-the-c...
"Long, who died from AIDS in 1984, came down to Coney Island and installed his custom-built features in the system at the bumper car place and arcade. Disco clubs largely shut down in the 1980s, unlike Eldorado, which now boasts Long’s only remaining system in New York City."
Beyoncé Bumped Her Ass Off There. You Can, Too.
There are few remaining artifacts from the increasingly distant disco era. A bumper car joint in Coney Island with a bone-rattling sound system is one of them.
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really great @lillysabs.bsky.social story today about a strange a magical place in Coney Island ... read it! (and then take a trip there this summer)
Beyoncé Bumped Her Ass Off There. You Can, Too.
There are few remaining artifacts from the increasingly distant disco era. A bumper car joint in Coney Island with a bone-rattling sound system is one of them.
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our summer newsletter today is about — what else? — basketball and Da Knicks, penned by THE @katiehonan.bsky.social it hits inboxes at 4 p.m. Thursdays! sign up: www.thecityreporter.nyc/summer-the-c...
"Throughout the years and among all categories, Black women outranked every other demographic in the number of pregnancy-related deaths, with Black mothers in Brooklyn suffering the most overall." www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/03/m...
‘Not Doing Enough’: NY Maternal Mortality Reforms Haven’t Closed Racial Gap
A state review found the Health Department launched new initiatives and improved data collection. But Black women still face disproportionately high pregnancy-related death rates.
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"The planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions this project will displace 'is equivalent to removing half of the cars from New York City’s roads annually,' Rose from Hydro-Québec said." www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/03/c...
New Yorkers, Electricity Will Now Come to You From Dams in Canada
The completed Champlain Hudson Power Express brings a significant influx of cleaner energy to the city’s electric grid, which is mostly powered by fossil fuels.
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"East New York — the first time the city had used a new tool called mandatory inclusionary housing that forced developers of market-rate apartments to include a percentage of affordable units — turned out to be a model for how to use rezoning to create more housing..without spurring gentrification."
One Way to Save a Neighborhood: How East New York Beat Gentrification
The Brooklyn neighborhood has seen a boom in new construction — minus the gentrification and displacement that have plagued other parts of New York.
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An investigation by The City Reporter, 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 population. projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...
ICE Targeted NY Metro Latinos With 93% of Known Street Arrests
An investigation by The City Reporter, 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…
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"'I feel very exploited at the situation,” she said. “I can’t tell you the level of disappointment. You’re talking about a life-changing experience.'" www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/01/a...
City Hall Made Her the Face of a Housing Solution. Now She’s All But Cut Out.
The Adams administration promised Sadé Singh she would be able to build a granny flat, or ADU, on her Queens property under new development rules. She’s still waiting.
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“When you see more than a quarter of the residents of a 1,600-unit apartment building being brought to court for eviction, there’s something wrong,” said a Legal Aid attorney. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/05/29/r...
Hundreds Hit With Evictions in The Bronx Over Faulty Paperwork, Suit Alleges
A new lawsuit claims more than a quarter of the households in the River Park Towers have been hit with eviction cases in the past two years over “recertifications” required for a key tax credit.
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"Unlike other items people throw out once they have no use for them ... people who vape told THE CITY they often hold onto the disposable devices long after they are usable, letting dead vapes without enough juice or battery to use accumulate in what is colloquially known as a 'vape graveyard.'"
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 2mo agoHazardous 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.
"Hochul successfully weakened the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, by replacing a target of cutting emissions 40% from 1990 levels by 2030 with a new goal of 60% by 2040. A change in the way the state accounts for methane emissions makes it easier to hit those goals."
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 2mo agoThe deal allows the governor to claim some legislative victories as she prepares for her re-election campaign this year, including a rollback of the state’s climate goals that was opposed by members of her own party. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/28/h...
We have a new name! THE CITY is now The City Reporter. Happy to be a small part of the awesome team. youtube.com/shorts/fDV26...
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"Mamdani mobilized his supporters quickly. About an hour after his MS NOW appearance, his campaign solicited donations on behalf of Avila Chevalier, texts obtained by THE CITY show."
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 2mo agoNEW: Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday endorsed political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier in her primary against incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, significantly shaking up the race for the Upper Manhattan and Bronx House seat where the mayor grew up. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/28/m...
NEW PIGEON WHO DIS besties, THE CITY is now The City Reporter extra extra read all about it!
THE CITY Is Now The City Reporter
New name, new pigeon, same award-winning journalism for all New Yorkers.
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A thread of pigeons in art, in honor of @thecity.nyc & @rachelholliday.bsky.social. First up, Morris Hirshfield, "Girl with Pigeons," 1942 www.moma.org/collection/w...
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 2mo agoTHE CITY is now The City Reporter! The thoughtful reporting you’ve come to expect from THE CITY is not changing. And we are still here, holding New York City’s powerful accountable and helping you navigate this crazy city we all love. More here: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/05/29/t...
THE CITY is now The City Reporter! The thoughtful reporting you’ve come to expect from THE CITY is not changing. And we are still here, holding New York City’s powerful accountable and helping you navigate this crazy city we all love. More here: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/05/29/t...
And introducing… The City Reporter! Featuring: The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social, @clauirizarry.bsky.social, @haidee.bsky.social, @fractenberg.bsky.social & many more! (Plus, the first — and last — person to still wear a tie in the newsroom… me). youtu.be/fDV26kBU3do
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Loved the Q+A so much w/ Suzanne Reisman, who runs tours focused on the city’s sanitation history: “'Do we really have a garbage and rat problem, or do we have a people problem' ... We’re giving the rats everything they could possibly want and more. They’re so grateful to us for that."
Rachel Holliday Smith@rachelholliday.bsky.social · 2mo agoour summer newsletter is so good this weeeek! @haidee.bsky.social interviewed a rat-and-trash tour guide, and we've got a very thorough beachcast sign up to get it! (it comes out every Thursday afternoon)
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg accused relatives of Brooklyn Councilmember Darlene Mealy as part of an alleged ring that tried to steal a Harlem brownstone. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/28/b...
Deed Theft Indictment Targets NY City Council Member's Family
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg accused relatives of Brooklyn Councilmember Darlene Mealy as part of an alleged ring that tried to steal a Harlem brownstone.
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"The 'Aycee' offers small rooms with free Wifi, air conditioning and not much else for $220 a night. The ads do not mention the SRO tenants living down the hall who are fighting eviction. On a recent day, THE CITY watched as SRO tenants and hotel guests passed each other in the hall."
‘Not Going Nowhere’: Old-Timers Fight Eviction From the New Times Square
Sporting a duct-taped leg brace, a retired Hell’s Kitchen electrician battles alleged harassment as a landlord converts his SRO building into a tourist hotel.
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“'If you let him out swag you on this, we will never hear the end of it,” Neely said of the former mayor. “We demand those eight cents.'” www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/26/m...
Librarians, Kids Throw the Book at Mamdani Over Funding Promise
The mayor has allocated a smaller piece of the city budget to libraries than his predecessor, Eric Adams.
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Our team spent months tracking hundreds of street arrests by ICE across the New York region through federal court records. Here’s what we found: 🧵 projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...
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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