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The first three months of 2026 were among the three safest first-three-month periods since records started being kept at the dawn of the Automobile Age, with only 42 fatalities from car crashes in New York City.

"People are choosing Westchester - not just to visit, but to live, build families, and invest in their future. When we create housing opportunities and vibrant neighborhoods, people come - and they stay."

Ocasio-Cortez emphasized the need to protect the community, stating, 'On behalf of my constituents and nearly 64,000 local residents impacted by this project, I am requesting that your administration reject any plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway beyond its current footprint.'

"The landlord did not pay attention to this house whatsoever. We didn't even know we had a landlord."

A culvert on the side of Interstate 88 collapsed about 90 miles west of Albany, sending construction crews scrambling and motorists looking for detours.

The infrastructure beneath Brooklyn's snow-packed streets has been struggling against an unforeseen adversary: the very salt meant to protect its surfaces. As Gothamis t reports, there are about 2,000 Brooklyn residents grappling with a formidable power outage, prominently in neighborhoods like Boerum Hill, Park Slope, and Gowanus, a logistical snare that has been exacerbated by the 116 million pounds of salt distributed citywide to combat the snow that is now corroding underground power cables and preventing Con Edison's repairs.

Con Edison crews have officially restored power to residents and business owners over in Boerum Hill and Park Slope.

Winter storms have historically been a landmine for New York City's mayors, with every inch of snow bringing the potential for public criticism over unglamorous issues such as plow deployment and salt distribution. There's a long history of experienced mayors getting it wrong. But Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected New York City leader, appears to have passed his first test with flying colors. During the two-day storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow on New York, Mamdani was everywhere, shovelling snow, appearing in children's

On top of the Arctic temperatures, NWS is following a major storm that could bring as much as 6-12 inches of snow to the city. While exact amounts are still up in the air, the agency says its confidence is increasing in the potential for a "significant winter storm to impact the area Sunday into Monday with accumulating snowfall. The storm

"Solid ice." "Outrageous." "Not fair." These are some of the comments bike riders posted on Tuesday night and earlier today about conditions on the Queensboro Bridge bike lane more than two days after a fairly insignificant snowfall ended on Sunday night. Photographic evidence suggests that the Department of Transportation did not fully clear the way for riders - many of whom are delivery workers - on the second-busiest East River bridge (and the only one to link Queens directly to Manhattan Island).

Yet four years away from that deadline, not only is the Empire State 15 gigawatts (GW) shy of its goal but also investments in renewable energy are dipping. On Dec. 19, 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Public Renewables Transparency Act, sponsored by Assembly Member Sarahana Shrestha (D-Ulster County), to open up the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) conferral process