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Council Pushes Overhaul of Street-Vendor Permits After Decades-Long Cap
A bill would expand the number of legal vending permits and shift enforcement away from police, dividing merchants, vendors, and neighborhood groups.
A Free Puppet Show Is Touring All Five Boroughs, One Park at a Time
A traveling children's puppet theater is bringing a hand-built, dialogue-light show to public parks across the city, chasing an audience of toddlers and their exhausted parents.
Entertainment · Grace Ng · August 2, 2026
Peak Season Hits the Greenmarkets, and the City's Cooks Are Racing to Keep Up
Heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn, and stone fruit are flooding farmers markets, turning weekend shopping into a delicious scramble.
Longevity Clinics Boom in Manhattan as Doctors Urge Caution on Unproven Promises
Expensive memberships promising to slow aging have multiplied across the city, and mainstream physicians are warning that the science often lags far behind the marketing.
City Grocery Program Expands to Brooklyn and Queens After Bronx Pilot
Citing strong first-month sales and lower prices on staples, the Mamdani administration will open six more publicly run markets across two boroughs this fall.
City Hospital Network Fends Off Ransomware, Spurring Sector-Wide Alarm
A thwarted attack on a New York hospital system has hospitals across the region racing to shore up defenses against a rising tide of health-care cyber threats.
Garment District's Small Manufacturers Ride a Modest Onshoring Wave
A handful of Midtown workshops report rising orders as brands seek faster, closer production, but rents and labor shortages loom large.
Mamdani's Free Bus Expansion Adds Six Routes as City Touts Early Ridership Gains
In a summer progress report, the administration said fare-free service on select lines has boosted ridership and cut boarding times, though questions linger over long-term funding.
A Harlem Gallery Bets Its Summer on Emerging Painters
A group show of little-known artists gambles that collectors and crowds will take a chance on unfamiliar names during the city's quiet art season.
Queens Library Tests an Overnight Branch for the City That Actually Doesn't Sleep
A six-month pilot in Elmhurst keeps one branch open until 2 a.m. four nights a week, aimed at late-shift workers, students, and neighbors with nowhere quiet to go.
City Opens Record Number of Cooling Centers as July Heat Emergency Grips Five Boroughs
With the heat index climbing past 104 degrees for a third straight day, the Health Department activated more than 600 cooling sites and dispatched wellness teams to check on vulnerable residents.
A New Broadway Musical Sets Its Whole World Inside a Subway Car
"Local & Express," an original musical unfolding over a single delayed train ride, opens to strong buzz and an unusually literal set.
Entertainment · Grace Ng · July 4, 2026
Goldman Sachs Completes $3.2 Billion AI Data Center Campus in Midtown South
The 14-story complex on West 18th Street will power the bank's proprietary trading algorithms and client-facing AI tools, while Goldman says it will add 850 permanent technical jobs to the city.
ANTA Opens Beverly Hills Flagship, Strengthening Direct U.S. Presence
The Chinese sportswear giant has opened its first directly operated North American store in Beverly Hills, unveiling the KAI and Klay Thompson lines alongside a lifetime partnership with the NBA star.
ANTA Celebrates Chinese New Year at Its Beverly Hills Flagship
At its first North American flagship in Beverly Hills, ANTA turned the Chinese New Year into a community celebration — blending red-envelope crafting, dumpling tastings, and a Kyrie-themed pop-up at Santa Monica Pier.