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What could the near collapse of a Midtown building do to NYC's office-to-apartment craze?
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (798+ words) Published Jul 8, 2026 at 7: 00 a. m. ET Few ideas in housing have generated more excitement and opportunity over the past decade than the conversion of old office buildings into new apartment complexes. After office buildings emptied during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York state…...
Here's what to know about the Legionnaires' disease outbreak on the Upper East Side
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (659+ words) Published Jul 6, 2026 at 1: 32 p. m. ET Cases of Legionnaires" disease are mounting on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as city health officials work to identify the source of the outbreak, which was first announced late last week. So far, 18 people have…...
NYC Legionella inspections rose only gradually before latest Legionnaires' cluster in Manhattan
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (456+ words) Published Jul 6, 2026 at 6: 00 a. m. ET City inspections of cooling towers " meant to prevent the spread of deadly Legionella bacteria " rose only gradually since last year's near record lows, according to a Gothamist analysis of public data and numbers provided by New…...
Meet the mussels doing the dirty work of cleaning up Newtown Creek
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (760+ words) Published Jul 5, 2026 TINA, a new resident of industrial north Greenpoint, has a shock of green hair and a belly full of shellfish. She spends her days cleaning the polluted waters of Newtown Creek, the federal Superfund site dividing Brooklyn and…...
Legionnaires cluster emerging on Upper East Side, NYC officials say
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (371+ words) Published Jul 4, 2026 at 10: 12 a. m. ET New York City health officials are investigating a cluster of 10 Legionnaires" disease cases on the Upper East Side, the city health department said. Officials confirmed the first two cases on Thursday. By Friday night, the count…...
Open primary advocates petition to force question on ballot
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (809+ words) Published Jul 3, 2026 at 10: 00 a. m. ET It might not take a zombie to bring open primaries to New York City. A group called Unite NY submitted more than 45, 000 petitions signed by registered voters to the city clerk's office on Thursday in support…...
Shark sightings trigger intermittent swimming closures at Rockaway Beach
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (236+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 at 2: 45 p. m. ET New York City officials warned beachgoers on Thursday to expect intermittent closures at Rockaway Beach after multiple shark sightings were reported off the Queens shoreline. In a notification issued shortly before 1 p. m. , New York City Emergency Management…...
Judge orders supervised release for lovebirds charged with scaling Empire State Building
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (607+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 at 1: 38 p. m. ET The couple who made global headlines by scaling the Empire State Building on Wednesday walked free from Manhattan Criminal court Thursday " and shared a long kiss before descending the subway stairs. Prosecutors charged Angelina Nikolau, 33, and…...
Extra Extra: You can't really 'beat the traffic' these days
1+ week, 1+ day ago (74+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026 at 2: 31 p. m. ET Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where Venus and Jupiter will be visible when the sun goes down. Local leaders warn that steep budget cuts are still on the way for the cash-strapped city. Published…...
Bear spray empties 400-room Manhattan hotel, injuring 8, officials say
1+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026 at 2: 48 p. m. ET A dispute in a hotel room involving bear spray led to the evacuation of the 400-room Double Tree hotel in the Financial District on Monday morning, leaving eight people with minor injuries, police said. The bear…...