See who Mamdani chose for his business advisory council: CEOs, Wall Street leaders, and a chef
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An inside look at what it really costs to live in America’s biggest cities, from rent and childcare to transportation and everyday essentials.
The Multicultural Business Coalition — which represents NYC grocers and bodegas — filed a lawsuit Monday over Mayor Mamdani’s city-run supermarkets.
Four grand wouldn’t cover a month’s rent for most residents of Manhattan these days. In Brooklyn and Queens? Just barely.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to open five government-run stores. New Yorkers are skeptical about the plan — but they do want more affordable food.
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A Brooklyn-based software engineer, shares his journey from college dropout to a six-figure salary and managing NYC’s high living costs.
New York City Council held a public hearing Tuesday about Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout. The administration submitted written testimony.
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Ilia and Liliia Penzina’s T.O.L.K. café in Bushwick blends art and coffee. Despite financial issues, they remain committed to their NYC business.
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NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani is targeting small issues like junk fees, petty scams, and red tape in a strategy to prove his government can deliver.
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Big cities like Atlanta and tiny Kansas towns have tried city-run supermarkets. Mamdani’s camp says the NYC stores will be ‘completely unique.’
Artists in New York, facing rising costs, creatively repurposed studio scraps at the Nose to Tail exhibition at Equity Gallery.
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Median Manhattan rents jumped to $5,000, a new report found. New apartment listings, meanwhile, have nearly disappeared.
Mohuya Khan, a Queens native, thrives as a business owner and content creator, managing nine income streams in NYC’s hustle culture.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani supports The Delivery Worker Protection Act, a proposal that would increase NYC regulatory power over companies like Amazon.
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3 NYC homeowners said their primary residences were included in a list of property records tied to the rollout of the new tax.
After losing his six-figure tech job, Andrew Tsao reinvented his career and learned how to afford life in NYC on a fraction of his former income.
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Venture capitalist David Friedberg says he thinks the initial popularity of New York’s city-run grocery stores will “light a fire for socialism.”
76-year-old Lisbon Black struggles with NYC’s costs, balancing Social Security with side jobs, highlighting challenges in urban affordability.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised city-run grocery stores. This week, he announced kitchen staples will have a 30% discount over private retailers.
Landlords are challenging the NYC rent freeze championed by Mamdani. A similar thing happened in St. Paul, Minnesota.