New York City has agreed to pay out $13 million in a settlement with more than 1,300 protesters who were arrested or allegedly being brutalized by police officers while attending 18 different protest events in the city in the summer of 2020. On Thursday, a group of law firms representing the protesters in a federal…

New York City will provide adult illegal immigrants seeking asylum in the United States with 60 days’ notice to find alternative housing and move out of the shelters they’d been provided with. If the illegal immigrants can’t find any alternative housing by the end of the 60 days, they must reapply for shelter, according to a…

Two conservative Supreme Court justices warned New York officials that if they try again to ration health care based on the patient’s race—as they did with COVID-19 treatments in 2021—they will vote to take a case challenging the policy on an emergency basis. The comments came in a statement Justice Samuel Alito filed when the…

By Téa Kvetenadze From New York Daily News New York—Central Park’s iconic Loeb Boathouse has partially reopened in time for the summer season, with a new cafe menu, new operator and colorful boats after it closed last year due to financial struggles. The boat rentals and cafe — located on the building’s north side, with…

By Donald Wood From TravelPulse For travelers considering a trip to New York City this summer, there is plenty to do in the city that never sleeps. They’ll also be in good company: The city is on track to welcome 63.3 million visitors in 2023. New York City Tourism + Conventions, the official destination marketing…

Republican New York lawmakers are urging Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams to back down on a plan to more heavily regulate emissions from wood and coal-fired ovens amid fears it could disrupt the city’s popular pizzeria scene. Late last month, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection proposed a rule (pdf) that would…

The head of the New York City Police officers union has criticized a New York City Council staffer for allegedly encouraging violence against law enforcement officials during protests following the police killing of George Floyd. Ember Ollom, 28, is a digital press aide who was hired by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’s office last fall, according to the…

New York City health officials regularly overpaid a contractor to administer COVID-19 tests and vaccines, paying as much as $14,050 for a single COVID-19 vaccination, an audit shows. Officials let Executive Medical Services, a contractor awarded a contract early in the COVID-19 pandemic, to set its own staffing levels, leading to uncontrolled costs, New York City Comptroller Brad…

New York City health officials regularly overpaid a contractor to administer COVID-19 tests and vaccines, paying as much as $14,050 for a single COVID-19 vaccination, an audit shows. Officials let Executive Medical Services, a contractor awarded a contract early in the COVID-19 pandemic, to set its own staffing levels, leading to uncontrolled costs, New York City Comptroller Brad…

New York City is now providing more shelter to non-citizens than to its own homeless resident population, according to the latest assessment from a city official. At a Wednesday press conference, New York City Deputy Mayor For Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom said the city is currently sheltering more than 100,000 people, the majority…