The new Constellation Ball rises above One Times Square ahead of its New Year’s Eve debut. The new Constellation Ball is bigger, brighter and interactive and will debut in Times Square on Dec. 31. [ more › ]

New Jersey lawmakers are moving forward with plans to ban cell phones in schools. Legislators are working to pass a bill during the current lame duck session that would keep kids off their phones while in class. [ more › ]

The Pick-up Pigeons flocked to Cypress Hills last month, where they collected heaps of litter from streets and sidewalks. The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods across the city a little cleaner. [ more › ]

A man stacks fruit at a grocery store on November 06, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Gothamist readers shared how they’re getting by amid SNAP cuts and rising costs. [ more › ]

Because celebrities are ripping cigs, here are your early links: New ball in Times Square, the IBX would take you right to the mall, scaffolding obsessives and more. [ more › ]

The congressmember told Gothamist it was time for a changing of the guard.

An outdoor dining shed at First Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York on March 6, 2024. The rally would precede a City Council hearing on legislation to expand and simplify the Dining Out NYC program. [ more › ]

Volunteers with New York Common Pantry help to prepare food packages on October 30, 2025 in New York City. Gov. Kathy Hochul was joined by members of local government, clergy, and business owners as she declared a “food emergency” in New York, allowing for extra emergency funds and personnel to be deployed as SNAP payments will be suspended nationwide starting in November due to the government shutdown. SNAP recipients say they are still feeling the consequences of a benefits break that shattered their trust in the program. [ more › ]

Tesla's factory in South Buffalo was built by state built for almost $1 billion and is rented to the electric automaker for $1 a year. State officials say its hard communicating with the electric automaker led by Elon Musk. [ more › ]

Authorities say she warned customers her drugs might kill them and then mailed them anyway.

Mandy Freeman #22 of NJ/NY Gotham FC and teammates celebrate with the Champion's trophy after winning the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on Nov. 22, 2025 in San Jose, California. City Hall will host a fan celebration on Monday morning. [ more › ]

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held a press conference outside of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in the Bronx on Nov. 23. The meeting between Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump centered on talks about affordability and improving the city. [ more › ]

The NJ 11th is down a Congressperson. At least a dozen Democrats and one Republican want to fill the incoming governor’s seat in Congress. [ more › ]

Gov. Kathy Hochul has been getting a lot of attention from energy lobbyists There was a 52% increase in lobbying spending from the energy sector. [ more › ]

Lina Khan's appointment drew excitement on the left but consternation in business circles.

Immigrant advocates, community activists and others have been meeting, canvassing neighborhoods, and preparing for increased enforcement.

Ceramic fragments were fount in the west wall of a trench on Adams Street. Workers also uncovered 1800s and 1900s leather shoe soles. The city unearthed relics going back as far as the 1600s during a project to renovate 26 streets. [ more › ]

A new documentary tells the event’s purist, countercultural origin story. [ more › ]

Rep. Nydia Velázquez with Zohran Mamdani on election night. She said it's time for a new generation of leadership The congresswoman told Gothamist it was time for a changing of the guard. [ more › ]