New York’s Soggy, Seemingly Endless Summer
A thunderstorm lands on Fourth of July weekend. Photo: Stephen Wilkes Odysseus isn’t the only one braving storms…
Opinion | Minority-owned bodegas will be hurt by Mamdani city-run groceries
Other than taxpayers, bodega owners stand to be some of the biggest losers if New York Mayor Zohran…
New York’s Rikers Island jails are supposed to close within a year. What happens when they don’t?
New York City faces a complicated math problem, and how officials solve it will decide the fate of…
Podcast Movement To Convene Next Month In NYC
It’s pretty obvious that podcasters like to be around on another, because they do it a lot. Whether…
The Secret Mission to Save NYC’s 59-Story Citicorp Center
13 min read EVERY EVENING IN the summer of 1978, after the office workers left Citicorp Center, the…
New York Politicians Are Using AI to Write Their Op-Eds
At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works.…
New York’s grid is struggling to handle the heat
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the…
Harry Styles’ First NYC Together, Together Show: Recap & Best Moments
“How about them Knicks, huh?” a mid-strut Harry Styles asked the packed Madison Square Garden crowd on Wednesday…
NYCFC signs Tayvon Gray to extension in boost to back line
Defender Tayvon Gray signed a contract extension with New York City FC, keeping the Bronx native with the…
Steve Buscemi was hospitalized after NYC attack, but it happened in 2024
Claim: Actor Steve Buscemi was attacked on the streets of New York City and hospitalized, as social media…
Woman struck dead by car while crossing NYC street just blocks away from her home
A 61-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street just a few blocks…
Michelin-starred eatery NYC Cesar accused of labor law violations
Customers at two-Michelin-starred eatery Cesar on Hudson Street pay up to $368 for a 13-course tasting menu. But chef…