Newsroom
72 stories from five newsrooms covering a city that argues about tolls, rent, towers and who should be governor.
Kings Plaza opens in Mill Bergen: New A's largest mall, a four-story garage and a new bus terminal on Avenue U
Begun in early 2019 and finished this fall, BK-0026 gives New BK's quiet side the shops, the parking and the bus connection it has asked for for years.
Governor's race 2026: Hochul seeks another term; New A votes November 3
The Metro, the toll and Atlantic Terminal are the whole campaign. The Public Square has opened an unofficial poll that counts emeralds.
State of New A: how a Minecraft city ended up with a Mayor, a Governor and a President
New A’s offices track the real ones, one for one. Here is who runs what, and why the Public Square argues about all of it.
The President's villager account praises Trump Tower New A; TRMP jumps four percent
'The most beautiful building on First Avenue,' the parody account posted on Independence Day. The Registry has it at eleven floors, 51 blocks.
Governor Hochul rides the Metro to City Hall and pledges state money for Atlantic Terminal
The State of New A will match the toll revenue going into the Downtown New BK dig. The Governor also fixed, personally, one turnstile.
The Tiger Bus goes fare-free on the Man A–New BK loop
A one-year pilot funded from the congestion toll. Ridership doubled in a week; Juniors' line reached the library.
City Hall proposes a rent freeze for stabilized villager homes
Every one- and two-family record in Mill Bergen and Long Island zoned R1 to R3 would hold its rent for two years. Landlords are not pleased.
Mamdani sworn in on the steps of City Hall; first stop, the Metro
The 2026 administration begins with a rent freeze on the desk, a free bus in the budget and a grocery store on Flatbush Avenue in the plans.
New A elects Zohran Mamdani mayor; the Public Square sets an emerald record
The four boroughs voted the way they always vote, only more so. The new mayor takes office January 1.
Villagers swear the old mayor kept a gold vault under City Hall. The Registry went to look.
A rumor born at the Well says congestion-pricing emeralds were stacked in gold blocks beneath the mayor's office. The Land Registry inspected the basement.
Washington moves to end the toll; City Hall says the minecarts keep paying
The federal transportation department pulled its approval of the Congestion Relief Zone. The gantries stayed gold.
A new President in Washington; the Federal Reserve on First Avenue changes the flag
New A is a state of the United States, which means the building at 815 First Avenue has a new boss. The villagers mostly noticed the fireworks.
The Congestion Relief Zone opens: nine emeralds to bring a minecart into Lower Man A
After a year of pauses and lawsuits, the toll gantries on the New BK Bridge and the Flatbush corridor switched on at midnight.