Zohran Mamdani is cozying up to John Samuelsen, the powerful head of the Transport Wokers Union, which represents horse carriage drivers. Zohran Mamdani said he opposes carriage horses in Central Park, but also said he'd form a panel to study the industry before coming to a final decision on its future. [ more › ]

An air conditioner is seen in a residential windows on July 28, 2020 in New York City. The City Council is set to pass the measure on Thursday. [ more › ]

The victim is being remembered as a “simple soul” who was active in Brooklyn’s Italian and Catholic communities.

Because a bill in the City Council would test out cooler pavement, here are your early links: The city doesn't owe you a free parking spot, we might get cooler asphalt, the Yankees lost and more. [ more › ]

Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill. Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli’s second debate featured heated exchanges over the Gateway project, her Naval record, his business history and Donald Trump. [ more › ]

A construction site on Riverside Drive West is frozen in time after contractors walked off the job last year. Construction on the Manhattan roadway's viaduct was supposed to wrap in 2022. Nearly three years later, residents at a sprawling apartment complex are stuck in limbo due to the city's dispute with a construction firm. [ more › ]

Sam Jones speaks with a reporter in Wakefield. "There's not a lot of people out here helping the community with mental health," he says. Interviews in five neighborhoods that were strongholds for the current mayor in 2021 suggest residents want the next mayor to focus on mental health issues. [ more › ]

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman made national headlines with his attempts to ban transgender athletes. The legal fight continues between the county government and civil rights groups attempting to permanently dissolve the ban. [ more › ]

The REI SoHo Flagship Store in January The company's Paramus location is also closing. [ more › ]

John Chell John Chell served in the role for less than a year. It's unlikely the next mayor would have kept him in place. [ more › ]

Skin lightening creams being tested for mercury The Nassau County companies were found to be skirting the legal limit after investigators tested their products. [ more › ]

Because over in New Jersey, it's an issue, here are your afternoon links: It'll get cooler tomorrow, the REI in SoHo is closing, Eric Adams drove his Prius on the sidewalk that one time and more. [ more › ]

Harlem Hospital, where one of the cooling towers linked to this summer’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak was located. The Council's health committee will meet on Thursday to discuss a bill requiring monthly testing and disinfection following a Harlem outbreak that killed seven people. [ more › ]

Children from Bright Horizons daycare hold onto a cord as they walk outside in New York City to ensure they stay together with their group and supervisor. The union launched a digital child care matchmaker for its members last year and is now rolling it out to the masses. [ more › ]

Republican Jack Ciattarelli campaigns in Camden, New Jersey. Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill are in the final sprint of what is likely to be a close election to be New Jersey’s next governor. [ more › ]

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has raised $1.3 million in matching funds for his re-election campaign. None of incumbent candidate Jumaane Williams' opponents qualified for the debate stage. [ more › ]

The ad campaign for "Friend," a new AI companion," is all over NYC subways. New Yorkers are taking note and even scribbling their own graffiti on the ads. Avi Schiffman, 22, says that's the point — but doesn't feel like talking to them. [ more › ]