New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily

• Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Oversight: Programming to Prevent Recidivism and Promote Public Health and Safety - NYC - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice — Camille Adolphe
• Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Announces Opening Of First-Of-Its-Kind Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit As Part Of Plan To Close Rikers Island - NYC Mayor's Office — Nyc
• In Place of Prison — Grace Y. Li
• Tracking Real-Life Cases, Data Shows Reforms Reduced Jail Populations without Spiking Crime — CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance (ISLG) — Written By Carla Sinclair
• The Revolving Door Between Rikers and City Hospitals | THE CITY — NYC News — Reuven Blau
• Specialty courts: A disappointing form of diversion | Prison Policy Initiative — Prison Policy Initiative

# Hochul Budget Deal Gives $175M Speed Boost To 125th St. Subway Expansion - Streetsblog New York City

# City Crime Drops Dramatically but Mixed Bag Across Manhattan

New York’s small businesses need EXPRESS NY | Opinion

“Let Them Build Agenda”; Will They Come?: What to Know about SEQRA Reform | Cuddy & Feder

MTA crackdown | Bus inspections will increase and fare evaders could face financial penalties

# NYC withdraws plans for AI-focused high school, closure of Upper West Side middle schools | Gothamist

# NYC crime hits historic lows, with fewest murders, shootings in first 5 months of year

• New York Halts 34th Street Busway Project Due to Concerns from Trump’s Top Highway Authority Over Accessibility for Truckers and Emergency Vehicles | FHWA — FHWA
• Mayor Mamdani Advances 34th Street Busway in Manhattan - NYC Mayor's Office — Nyc
• Trump administration orders NYC to stop work on 34th Street busway in Midtown Manhattan - ABC7 New York — Abc7ny
• Mamdani restarts plan for 34th Street busway that Trump halted — Devin Gannon
• Work halted on 34th Street busway, FHWA says — Ny1
• NYC unveils plans for 34th Street busway amid Trump administration threats to withhold funding for it - CBS New York — Cbsnews

localStorage.setItem('darkMode', val)); } }" x-bind:class="{ 'dark': darkMode }"> Mamdani Nominates Ex-Bloomberg Official Janette Sadik-Khan To MTA Board - Streetsblog New York City

City Council leaders press top cop Tisch about coordination with Mamdani over ‘Office of Community Safety’ | amNewYork

# Opinion: Why New York's Shelter Strategy Keeps Failing - City Limits

• Mayor Mamdani Releases “Block by Block: The Housing Plan for A New Era” - NYC Mayor's Office — Nyc
• Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Releases “Block by Block: The Housing Plan for a New Era” - NYC Mayor's Office — Nyc
• How Mamdani Plans to Solve New York’s Most Pressing Problem — Errol Louis
• Housing Advocates Target City Council’s Power to Kill Development | THE CITY — NYC News — Greg David
• NYC’s borough presidents wield new power over housing decisions. How will they use it? - Gothamist — David Brand Published Jan 27, 2026 Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email
• 99-Apartment Building Boom Makes 99 Problems for NYC Housing Crisis | THE CITY — NYC News — Samantha Maldonado

NYPD set to hire 580 extra cops under Mayor Mamdani’s latest budget - Gothamist

What is the Mayor's Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE)?

MTA seeks manufacturer for 252 new Metro-North railcars

Brooklyn Councilmember’s Relatives Indicted in Harlem Deed Theft

# NYC Council ‘concerned’ its worker protection laws are toothless unless Mamdani pumps more money into agency responsible for enforcing them | amNewYork

# Mayor Mamdani Launches Govt Efficiency Commission | Mirage News

# 'Makes No Sense!' UWS Residents Protest Against Proposed School Rezoning | Gothamist

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• Mamdani Administration Releases “SPEED” Reforms to Deliver Affordable Housing Faster - NYC Mayor's Office — Nyc
• Proposed SEQRA Updates Aim to Accelerate Housing While Maintaining Environmental Standards — Scarincihollenbeck
• Gov. Hochul Proposes SEQRA Reforms to Accelerate Affordable Housing | Harris Beach Murtha - JDSupra — Harris Beach Murtha - JDSupra
• New York SEQRA reform aims to fast‑track affordable housing approvals | Nixon Peabody LLP — Nixon Peabody LLP
• Hochul, lawmakers near deal to speed up NY housing projects | WXXI News — WXXI News
• New York State Would Cut Environmental Red Tape to Speed Housing Under New Budget – Commercial Observer — Mark Hallum May 7, 2026 1:46 pm
• Sierra Club Condemns Rollbacks of Climate Law and SEQRA In Fiscal Year 2027 NY State Budget | Sierra Club — Sierra Club
• Conservation groups split over Hochul’s plan to roll back parts of environmental law | WXXI News — WXXI News

localStorage.setItem('darkMode', val)); } }" x-bind:class="{ 'dark': darkMode }"> NYPD Cancels Community Meeting After Super-Speeder Cop Rattles Staten Island - Streetsblog New York City

# No Injunction for Amtrak - Railway Age

# Mamdani Gets a New York City Bailout, but Not the One He Wanted

100PercentBronx: Mamdani Administration Begins Work on Lexington Avenue Bus Lane Upgrades

# Brooklyn business owners urge MTA to shift G train weekend shutdowns to weeknights | amNewYork

localStorage.setItem('darkMode', val)); } }" x-bind:class="{ 'dark': darkMode }"> The Great Mirage: Amtrak's Penn Station Renovation Reveal Ignores Who Will Pay And What We'll Get - Streetsblog New York City

• Feds plan to put up $8B for Penn Station rebuild, transportation secretary says - Gothamist — Ramsey Khalifeh Published May 20, 2026 at 11:37 a.m. ET Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email
• Feds pick design for Penn Station rebuild, won't move Madison Square Garden - Gothamist — Ramsey Khalifeh Published May 20, 2026 at 2:20 p.m. ET Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email
• US government and Amtrak select team for Penn Station — Ellen Eberhardt
• How the MTA lost control of the Penn Station rebuild — and $74M in the process - Gothamist — Ramsey Khalifeh Published Apr 23, 2026 at 6:01 a.m. ET Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email
• Nadler, Assemblymembers Micah Lasherand Tony Simone, State Senators Erik Bottcher and Liz Kruger, And Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal Demand "No Secret Deals On Penn Station" | Congressman Jerry Nadler — Congressman Jerry Nadler
• Trump’s Penn Station rebuild opens door to unifying New York’s railroads - Gothamist — Stephen Nessen Published May 4, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email
• Federal takeover of Penn Station could be Trojan horse for new Midtown skyscrapers — Stephen Nessen Published Nov 14, 2025 Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email

# 'The violence is brewing' — Staten Island advocacy group explains how summer shootings happen during sit-down with mayor

I was wrongfully arrested in October 2025 and wrote this report of my experiences shortly after being released. I decided to wait to post until I knew I could reread and validate it without the potential bias of anger. While I’ve accepted what happened, I feel it’s necessary to share as being silent will not help shed light on these systemic issues.

DOT signs agreement with bus provider for Hudson Link - Mid Hudson News

• This Voucher Is Supposed to Help Homeless New Yorkers Leave Shelters. A Majority Don’t Qualify. | THE CITY — NYC News — Samantha Maldonado
• Thousands of supportive apartments sit empty in NYC as homeless die on the streets - Gothamist — David Brand Published Feb 5, 2026 Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email
• DiNapoli Report Analyzes Increases in NYC's Unsheltered Population and Spending | Office of the New York State Comptroller — Office of the New York State Comptroller
• Can Mamdani Afford to Expand the CityFHEPS Voucher Program? - City Limits — Patrick Spauster
• Apartments for homeless families sit empty for months. NYC has a new plan to change that. - Gothamist — Karen Yi and David Brand Published May 13, 2026 Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email

NYC to widen protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue before World Cup

Do MTA trains have cameras?

100PercentBronx: Mayor Mamdani, NYC Tourism, NYNJ Host Committee Announce Programs to Support Small Businesses During 2026 World Cup