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As Wildfire Smoke Reaches NYC, What to Know About Health Risks

June 4, 2025, 3:53 p.m.June 4, 2025, 3:53 p.m.

An air quality alert is in effect for New York City from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday. Young children, elderly people, and those with respiratory diseases are advised to avoid strenuous activities.

Brooklyn

Operators of ‘Grabba’ Tobacco Sweatshop Charged With Wage Theft, Reckless Endangerment

June 4, 2025, 1:37 p.m.June 5, 2025, 2:10 p.m.

In a 74-count indictment, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez charged HotHead Grabba, its owner and top managers in connection with alleged wage theft and health hazards in a tobacco sweatshop empire.

Zohran Mamdani canvassers Dylan Halper and Mohit Sani try to reach voters on the Upper East Side.

Campaign 2025

Can Zohran Mamdani’s Volunteer Army Pull Off the Upset?

June 4, 2025, 8:00 a.m.June 5, 2025, 11:27 a.m.

His campaign boasts 29,000 door-knockers. Can their ion translate to the polls like it did with fellow Queens progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Science graduate Simíra Smith poses for a portrait inside a lab at Lehman College in The Bronx

CUNY

Macaulay Honors Graduate Goes From Shelter To Success

June 4, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 3, 2025, 7:25 p.m.

Simira Smith survived living in a homeless shelter and a near-fatal fire to become one of 50,000 CUNY graduates this year.

Ranked Choices

How Will Asian Voters Turn Out in NYC’s Election?

June 4, 2025, 4:59 a.m.June 3, 2025, 8:28 p.m.

In this week's election newsletter, we discuss how candidates are racing to the finish line, how to submit questions for the debates and more.

Immigration

ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan

June 3, 2025, 8:33 p.m.June 3, 2025, 8:50 p.m.

Reporters for THE CITY witnessed vehicles hauling away 16 people in handcuffs from an office where immigrants in deportation cases were summoned to sudden appointments.

The Bronx

Community Ownership Is Now Part of Kingsbridge Armory Revival Project

June 3, 2025, 6:38 p.m.June 3, 2025, 8:08 p.m.

Northwest Bronx Community Clergy Coalition negotiated space to aid small businesses and local workers as the city begins public review to develop the long-vacant landmark.

The Bronx

Airbnb Pouring PAC Money Into Bronx City Council Races

June 3, 2025, 12:51 p.m.June 3, 2025, 12:51 p.m.

The company has spent nearly $700,000 on elections around The Bronx, including six figures boosting Elsie Encarnacion in a crowded race where they’re not the only group spending a lot to boost a candidate.

NYPD

Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment

June 3, 2025, 5:01 a.m.June 6, 2025, 10:17 a.m.

A review by THE CITY reveals that only five cops cited in the most extreme cases substantiated by the CCRB received significant discipline, and that 10 disciplinary cases still haven’t been resolved after half a decade.

Judith Barnes sits in her makeshift Cobble Hill theater space.

Housing

First Lien Sale in Years Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst

June 3, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 3, 2025, 10:48 a.m.

Dogged by unpaid taxes and water bills, indebted Brooklynites describe their struggles — and say new exemptions don’t help them

As Wildfire Smoke Reaches NYC, What to Know About Health Risks

Operators of ‘Grabba’ Tobacco Sweatshop Charged With Wage Theft, Reckless Endangerment

Can Zohran Mamdani’s Volunteer Army Pull Off the Upset?

Macaulay Honors Graduate Goes From Shelter To Success

How Will Asian Voters Turn Out in NYC’s Election?

ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan

Community Ownership Is Now Part of Kingsbridge Armory Revival Project

Airbnb Pouring PAC Money Into Bronx City Council Races

Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment

First Lien Sale in Years Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst

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