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72 stories from five newsrooms covering a city that argues about tolls, rent, towers and who should be governor.
TWO DEAD AS CITYWIDE SKYSCRAPER EVICTIONS TURN VIOLENT
City Hall maintains that stairwell restrictions are necessary to restore pedestrian activity.
Chicago’s governor’s race tightens over transit fares as Kaminski seeks a rare third term
A fare increase on the state’s commuter trains has given Republican Diane Voss an opening in one of the bluest states in the Union. Democrats insist the math still favors the incumbent.
Borough by borough: what is rising this fall — and what the Registry says used to stand there
300 Ashland has residents, the Chrysler is climbing and Kings Plaza has a roof. New A 1 walked every borough with the Land Registry’s new historical register in hand.
The beach line goes electric: V Beach in under ten minutes, now without the smoke
Governor Rennick’s electrified line opens this weekend, and the Tiger Bus will meet every train at the Man A end. City Hall’s guide to the trip.
PIX 11 Long Island poll: Blakeman up 6 on the island, Hochul up 9 statewide — and the bridge is the swing vote
Our survey of 900 likely voters finds Long Island exactly where both campaigns feared: leaning to its own Executive, but not by enough to carry him statewide.
South C’s port posts a record season as Governor Dukes heads for the exit — and Merriweather promises more of the same
No income-tax increase, a bigger port and redrawn flood maps: the term-limited Republican leaves a record his would-be successor is happy to run on.
New A and North C sign a compact to bring back the early rail lines
The redstone line that first reached North C in 2014 was cut back when the Metro took over. Governors Hochul and Ashby agreed to rebuild it — as a modern line, on the old alignment.
New J breaks ground on its rail tunnel under the river, and Governor Marchetti stakes her first year on it
The crossing Washington has promised to fund more than once is finally digging. For a governor eight months into her term, it is the whole agenda — and the bill may come due before the federal money does.
The President backs Blakeman and calls the nine-emerald toll “a tax on getting to work”
Washington weighed in on New A’s governor’s race on Wednesday — and commuters who pay the Congestion Relief Zone every morning finally heard someone say what they have been saying for twenty months.
New A 1 poll, borough by borough: Hochul leads by 11 — Man A and The BX carry her, Long Island and New S do not
Our first general-election survey finds the Governor ahead statewide, a New BK that splits at Atlantic Parkway, and an island that likes its Executive.
State and City confirm Atlantic Terminal for 2027; concourse steel rises this fall
The Governor and the Mayor signed the terminal’s final funding order at 4 Mii A Avenue. The state’s matching emeralds and the toll’s are now in the same account.
Blakeman opens the home stretch on Soundview Avenue: “Nobody should pay nine emeralds to go to work”
Eight weeks out, the Long Island Executive kicked off his general-election push two blocks from our studio — with a toll promise, a tax promise and a borough that expects to be thanked for both.
New A is coming back as a Minecraft server: newacity.net
The city you read about here is a world you will be able to walk through. Add the address now; City Hall will post the opening date on this site.
Emerald inflation: is the Public Square's applause getting cheap?
Posts that earned three emeralds in 2025 earn nine now. Economists at the Well blame the residents.
Independence Tower designated a landmark
The 2014 office tower at 1 Freedom Street joins twelve protected structures across New A.
A Chrysler Building rises on Lexington Avenue
Cooper Union's 15-floor, 61-block tower is the tallest project in Central Man A. The Registry values it at $348 million before the first tenant.
ZAYS breaks ground on 800 Broadway, its third Man A address
The conglomerate adds a Central Man A tower to The ZAY Building and ZAYS Tower. The lot is already assessed at $369 million.
New A Real Estate lists three Lexington Avenue lots at $45–50 million each
Nos. 101, 102 and 103 Lexington go on the market together — the largest block of development land offered in Midtown Man A this year.
TSX Times Square tops out at eleven floors
TSX Entertainment's stage-and-screen tower reaches its full height on First Avenue. The wraparound screens light up this fall.
Louis Vuitton wraps its First Avenue site in a giant suitcase
The scaffolding at 814 First Avenue now reads as luggage. The eight-floor flagship behind it is due in 2025-style fashion: late, and worth the wait.
The New A Stock Exchange opens for trading
Sixteen companies with property on the Land Registry begin trading around the clock. Prices move on fundamentals, news from City Hall and the mood of the market.
Mill Bergen: the quiet streets where New BK still feels like 2019
Six houses on Mill Street, a suburban lot on Avenue N and Triangle Junction at the centre. A walking guide to New BK's calmest neighborhood.
Central Park Tower files for 2027 — luxury above, shops below
A 19 × 17 site facing Central Park is assessed at $600 million in land alone. It will be the largest residential filing in Midtown since 111 W 11th.
The Land Registry goes live: every building in New A now has a record
Classification, zoning, lot size, tax assessment and listing price — City Hall's new registry gives each address a number and a file.
New BK first, Man A second: City Hall corrects the founding record
The First Building at 1 Mii A Avenue predates Building 1 on Man A Square by a few months. The History page now says so.