Mamdani’s many ways to shut budget hole
New York Daily News, by Eric Kober, February 19, 2026

New East Harlem development to add 341 affordable apartments, cultural center
Spectrum News NY1, by Nia Clark, February 19, 2026

Mamdani says tax hike is needed to stop ‘fiscal crisis.’ Critics aren’t buying it.
Gothamist, by Brigid Bergin, February 18, 2026

NYC Mayor Mamdani Faces Backlash Over Proposed 9.5% Property Tax Hike Amid Budget Crisis
Hoodline, by Damon Caldwell, February 18, 2026

CUNY Parking Lots Could Help Solve NYC’s Housing Crunch, Think Tank Says
Commerical Observer, by Amanda Schiavo, February 18, 2026

BP slams plan to put affordable housing on College of Staten Island campus
Staten Island Advance, by Nicolette Cavallaro, February 18, 2026

On Politics: Six revenue strategies Mamdani’s city budget overlooked
Crain's New York Business, by Ross Barkan, February 18, 2026

Staten Island BP to address think tank’s call to build affordable housing on CUNY campuses
Staten Island Advance, by Nicolette Cavallaro, February 18, 2026

Affordability crisis: Artists say rising costs in Queens and across NYC are forcing them to flee expensive city
QNS, by Renee DeLorenzo, February 18, 2026

Drivers fume as major city looks to ditch free parking with thousands of new meters
The Sun, by Joseph Brogan, February 17, 2026

Queens prepares for a housing boom amid multiple rezoning projects
CBS News, by Elle McLogan, February 17, 2026

Extra Extra: What if way more NYC parking spots were metered
Gothamist, by James Ramsay, February 17, 2026

Tuesday’s Headlines: (Parking) Space…The Final Frontier Edition
Streetsblog, by Gersh Kuntzman, February 17, 2026

Think Tank Recommends Peak Pricing, More Meters for NYC Streets
VIN News, by Joseph Feldman, February 17, 2026

More NYC parking meters could rake in $1B, think-tank tells Mamdani — as locals blast ‘money grab’
New York Post, by Carl Campanile and Kevin Sheehan, February 17, 2026

Mamdani told he could rake in $1B from NYC parking meters but locals blast ‘money grab’
The Mirror, by Athena Dawson, February 17, 2026

Think Tank Pushes Mamdani to Turn CUNY Parking Lots Into Affordable Housing
Hoodline, by Juliana Vance, February 16, 2026

Hochul, Mamdani announce $1.5B for NYC budget ahead of preliminary plan
Gothamist, by Brigid Bergin, February 16, 2026

Activist Group Urges Mamdani to Build Affordable Housing on CUNY Properties
New York Today, February 16, 2026

Affordable housing for College of Staten Island campus? Activist think-tank seeking Mamdani’s help.
Staten Island Advance, by Nicolette Cavallaro, February 16, 2026

Group pushes Zohran Mamdani to build affordable housing on CUNY properties
New York Post, by Carl Campanile, February 15, 2026

New York creatives squeezed out by high cost of living
Barron's, by Raphaëlle Peltier, February 14, 2026

Free parking spots in NYC could get meters under revenue-raising proposal
Newsday, by Matthew Chayes, February 14, 2026

The Power 100
Rochester Business Journal, February 13, 2026

Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again?
The New York Times, by Zachary Small and Ian C. Bates, February 11, 2026

First Thing
The Guardian, by Jem Bartholomew, February 11, 2026

Gentrification is pricing artists out of New York, threatening its cultural edge
The Guardian, by Eric Berger, February 10, 2026

Starbucks is trying to get its Mojo back
Fast Company, February 06, 2026

Op-ed | Affordability without opportunity is a dead end for our district
QNS, by Shivani Dhir, February 04, 2026

Photos: Attendees take in annual Queens Tech and Career Expo
QNS, by Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud, February 02, 2026

She makes six figures as an artist. It’s still a grind to get by in NYC.
Business Insider, by Eliza Relman, February 01, 2026

New York City Hasn’t Built Artist Housing in a Decade. Should It?
The City, by Samantha Maldonado, January 29, 2026

Those Who Do Good Are Not Doing Well
The Broadsheet, January 29, 2026

The Plot Chickens: Why Poultry Purveyors Are Proliferating Nationwide
Commercial Observer, by Nick Trombola, January 28, 2026

Homeless on Long Island: Coalition conducts annual search for the unhoused
Newsday, by Tiffany Cusaac Smith, January 28, 2026

Artists are fleeing NYC in droves. Should they get preference for affordable housing units?
Gothamist, by Arun Venugopal, January 22, 2026

Bronx Small Businesses Turn To Digital Payments As Crypto Interest Rises Citywide
The Bronx Daily, January 21, 2026

‘Troubling’ consequences in racism, ageism
Observer Daily, by A. Seasaidh Liddell, January 18, 2026

Artists Fight to Save An Upper West Side Church From The Wrecking Ball
The Brian Lehrer Show by WNYC, January 15, 2026

Mamdani Brings Affordability Push to Arts With Pick to Lead Film Office
The New York Times, by Jeffrey C. Mays, January 12, 2026

Manhattan retail vacancies abound despite hype from brokers, biz districts
New York Post, by Steve Cuozzo, January 12, 2026

The arts on Long Island are for you
Amityville Record, by Robert Scott, January 08, 2026

Who’s Minding the Store?
The Broadsheet, January 08, 2026

Urban Agenda: Rising Black Unemployment Demands An Urgent Local Response
New York Amsterdam News, by David R. Jones, January 08, 2026

Vote on 17 Ways That Mayor Mamdani Could Improve New York
The New York Times, by Michael Kimmelman, January 05, 2026

Starbucks CEO Announces a Huge Change to Win Back Customers
Inc. Magazine, by Leila Sheridan, January 05, 2026

Staten Island retail dominated by Dunkin’, which now has 40 locations here, study finds
Staten Island Advance, by Jessica Jones-Gorman, January 03, 2026

10 Questions About Theater in 2026
New York Theatre, by Jonathan Mandell, January 01, 2026

Starbucks Shuts Down Hundreds of Urban Locations Amid Struggles and Competition
SSBCrack, January 01, 2026

Starbucks Shrinks to Grow Again
GlobeSt, by Erik Sherman, January 01, 2026

This major coffee chain closed 400 U.S. locations as part of restructuring, report says
Staten Island Advance, by Scott R. Axelrod, January 01, 2026

Starbucks Has Big Ideas For Their Stores In 2026—Here’s The Plan
Delish, by Sean Abrams, December 31, 2025

Starbucks has decided to close hundreds of its stores.
Haberler, December 31, 2025

Starbucks Has Big Ideas For Their Stores In 2026—Here’s The Plan
Yahoo Finance, by Sean Abrams, December 31, 2025

Beijing Competitor Luckin Coffee Gobbles Up New York Leases After Starbucks Closes Locations
International Business Times, by Daniel Joshua Flores, December 31, 2025

Year in Review 2025: Northeast Queens Part II
Queens Chronicle, by Michael Gannon, December 31, 2025

NYC Council Releases Report Highlighting Legacy of Historic City Council
New York City Council, December 31, 2025

Beijing-based Luckin Coffee eyes Starbucks’ shuttered NYC stores — as even more could be closing
New York Post, by Lisa Fickenscher, December 30, 2025

Starbucks Retreats from Dense Urban Storefront Strategy After Decades of Expansion
Index Box, December 29, 2025

Starbucks Reduces Store Expansion in New York and Los Angeles
El-Balad, December 29, 2025

Starbucks doesn’t want to be on every street in New York and Los Angeles anymore
CNN, by Nathaniel Meyersohn, December 29, 2025

Starbucks to close 400 stores across the US
American Bazaar, by Nileena Sunil, December 29, 2025

Build a fairer, more creative New York
New York Daily News, by Quamid Francis, December 26, 2025

Chain stores shrink footprint across NYC
The Real Deal, by Holden Walter-Warner, December 24, 2025

10 Big Theater Stories of 2025
New York Theatre, December 23, 2025

The Secret To NYC’s Tech Rise? Collaboration
Forbes, by Kate Vitasek, December 23, 2025

A Plan To Pay for Parks
FAQ NYC by The City, December 23, 2025

Broadway and the Affordability Crisis. Stageworthy News of the Week.
New York Theatre, by Jonathan Mandell, December 22, 2025

Number of chain stores across NYC, including Staten Island, decreased in 2025, study says
Staten Island Advance, by Jessica Jones-Gorman, December 21, 2025

Dear Zohran, Don’t Let Art Workers Down
Hyperallergic, by Sami Abu Shumays, December 19, 2025

Starbucks Leads the Way in NYC Closures as Chain Stores Scale Back
Commercial Observer, by Isabelle Durso, December 19, 2025

NYC’s creative industry at risk amid affordability crisis, report finds
6sqft, by Aaron Ginsburg, December 18, 2025

Early Addition: This is a Dunkin’ town now
Gothamist, by James Ramsay, December 18, 2025

Shop drop: These chain stores in NYC are declining as others have shuttered: report
amNY, by Barbara Russo-Lennon, December 17, 2025

The Affordability Crisis for Creative New Yorkers
The Brian Lehrer Show by WNYC, December 17, 2025

Chain retailers continued decreasing NYC store presence in 2025
Chain Store Age, by Zachary Russell, December 17, 2025

Dunkin Tops Starbucks in Manhattan as Chain Stores Contract in NYC
The City, by Greg David, December 17, 2025

Dunkin’ still dominates as city’s chain stores pull back
Crain's New York Business, by Eddie Small, December 17, 2025

The Child-Care Challenge
Dissent, by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, December 16, 2025

Subways Are for Shopping? A Tough Sell for New Yorkers.
The New York Times, by James Barron, December 16, 2025

With Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?
The New York Times, by Eliza Shapiro, December 15, 2025

As elder care only grows, more oversight needed
Newsday, by The Editorial Board, December 13, 2025

NYCEDC’s 2025 “State of the NYC Economy Report” Shows Resilient Economy with Record Jobs
NYCEDC, December 10, 2025

Federal funding cuts threaten New York City nonprofits, report finds
Philanthropy News Digest, December 06, 2025

Federal funding cuts threaten New York City nonprofits, report finds
Candid, by Philanthropy News Digest, December 06, 2025

City nonprofits struggling amid federal funding cuts, report finds
Spectrum News NY1, by Rocco Vertuccio, December 03, 2025

New report highlights federal funding cuts to nonprofits
Spectrum News NY1, December 02, 2025

Op-ed: The best way for Mamdani to lift workers’ incomes
Crain's New York Business, by Kenneth Adams, December 02, 2025

NYC nonprofits brace for more federal funding cuts after already scaling back programming
Gothamist, by Karen Yi, December 02, 2025

Jefferson’s Ferry breaks ground on new senior living homes
Long Island Business News, by Adina Genn, November 26, 2025

‘The Permanence Agenda’: Paint and Plastic Won’t Deliver Real Street Safety
Streetsblog, by Annie Weinstock, November 24, 2025

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says New York Is Losing Its Edge as ‘Other States Are More Attractive Now’
Yahoo Finance, by Jeannine Mancini, November 22, 2025

It’s Time for Albany to Stand Up to PBMs and Protect Patients
Norwood News, by Adam Agovino, November 15, 2025

How to Lose a Man in 365 Days
Puck, by Peter Hamby, November 11, 2025

My message to Mayor Mamdani
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Katie Denny Horowitz, November 08, 2025

Learn how to make money last a lifetime at WTF! (What the Financial!) event this weekend
amNY, November 06, 2025

High costs dash New York City’s financial dominance
Anadolu Agency, by Gökhan Ergöçün, November 04, 2025

Flushing Meadows Corona Park becoming a neglected treasure
CBS News, by Elle McLogan, October 30, 2025

FMCP allies rally for equitable funding
Queens Chronicle, by Michael Gannon, October 30, 2025

Kalos Health Shutters Amid Medicaid Changes
Hospice News, by Holly Vossel, October 29, 2025