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• NYC Tech Week 2026 Brings Global Innovation to New York

  Thousands of founders, investors, and engineers descend on Manhattan and Brooklyn for one of the nation's largest technology events, with AI front and center.

  Tech · Sherry Fan · June 5, 2026

• Mayor Mamdani Signs Sweeping Tenant Protection Act, Expanding Rent-Stabilization to 400,000 New Units

  The legislation, passed by the City Council in June after months of negotiation, extends rent-stabilization protections to buildings constructed after 1974 for the first time, a step housing advocates have sought for decades.

  Politics · Sherry Fan · July 1, 2026

• NYC's Best Rooftop Bars Have Become World Cup Viewing Parties, and the Views Are Spectacular

  From the Jimmy at the James Hotel to the Ph-D Terrace in the Meatpacking District, the city's rooftop scene has reorganized itself entirely around the tournament, with Brazilian caipirinhas, Moroccan tea service, and screens facing the skyline.

  Lifestyle · Sherry Fan · July 4, 2026

• Columbia's Quantum Computing Hub Draws $80 Million in Private Investment in Six Months

  Pharmaceutical, financial services, and logistics firms are funding applied research at the new campus facility, viewing access to quantum hardware as a competitive advantage.

  Tech · Sherry Fan · June 13, 2026

• NYC Startup Raises $45 Million to Rebuild City's 311 System With AI

  CivicAI has secured Series B funding to deploy a conversational assistant and predictive routing system that the company says can cut average resolution times in half.

  Tech · Sherry Fan · June 7, 2026

• Brooklyn Museum Opens Major Retrospective of Basquiat's Early Work

  The exhibition gathers 87 works from the street art and early studio period, with several pieces returning to New York for the first time in decades.

  Culture · Sherry Fan · June 13, 2026

• Cornell Tech's New Quantum Computing Lab on Roosevelt Island Sets Sights on Drug Discovery

  The $340 million facility, opening this fall, aims to solve molecular simulation problems in minutes that would take classical supercomputers thousands of years — with pharmaceutical breakthroughs as the primary early target.

  Tech · Sherry Fan · August 6, 2026

• Trump Highlights Falling Crime Rates During Long Island Visit

  The president cited FBI data showing violent crime fell in 2025 while using a Nassau County police academy appearance to promote his public-safety agenda and weigh in on New York elections.

  Politics · Sherry Fan · August 18, 2026

• Bridge 2026 Explores How Language and Culture Can Shape Global Talent Development in New York

  NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2026 — More than 100 educators, scholars and industry representatives gathered at Columbia University on Aug. 13 and 14 for Bridge 2026, a two-day international education forum exploring how language and culture can connect classrooms with professional development, cross-cultural understanding and new pathways for global talent.

  Culture · Sherry Fan · 2026-08-21