A landmarked bridge in the middle of Prospect Park has needed major repairs for nearly four mayoral administrations, and officials are still only in the early stages of a possible fix.
The Terrace Bridge was the last major structure in the park built by Calvert Vaux in 1890 and still serves as a key link for visitors headed to Smorgasburg or crossing the park.
President DonaldTrump and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani agree on very little, except that Con Ed's rates are too high. But before the world’s two most influential New Yorkers met last Friday, Con Ed had already won approval from New York state to boost its rates, starting in 2026.
But New York residents who are eligible for federally-funded assistance with their energy bills will finally start getting help the first week of December after weeks of delays caused by the government shutdown.
Councilmember Julie Menin, an Upper East Sider who's seen as a moderate who could serve as a check on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s progressive policies, said she has enough support to be the next City Council speaker.
"Pieces of April," the 2003 Katie Holmes movie coming to the Criterion Channel this month, is the perfect New York City Thanksgiving indie film. It almost didn't get made.
The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods across the city a little cleaner.
A Gothamist analysis of turnout data shows voters between ages 30 and 39 made up the largest share of a record-setting 2 million voters. Turnout among 18- to 29-year-old voters nearly tripled compared to four years ago, the largest increase of any age group.
In a notice to potential builders, the national railroad wrote that it’s open to proposals that would extend the redevelopment “outside of the station and/or Amtrak’s property boundaries.”
