The plan relies heavily on state aid, delayed pension payments, and optimistic revenue projections.

Gotham will spend the summer away from Sports Illustrated Stadium while their home venue hosts men's 2026 World Cup watch parties.

“Increased heat can lead to the formation of ground-level ozone, a major component of photochemical smog,” the statement explained. “Automobile exhaust and out-of-state emission sources are the primary sources of ground-level ozone and the most serious air pollution problems in the northeast.”

The comptroller's letter asks City Hall for a detailed explanation of the current process, and the average time it takes the city to process and approve a restaurant's application for outdoor dining.

And for now, there also still seems to be some demand for very high-end real estate in the city. Oshan noted in its latest report that its top contract (17) was for a 3,889-square foot, $17.6 million condo on Fifth Avenue with 10-foot-plus ceilings, four bedrooms, four and-a-half bathrooms and a sweeping view of Madison Square Park.

Dave Carlin has covered major national news stories and events in the past four decades including Superstorm Sandy and its tri-state impacts, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina and Iniki on Kauai, Hawaii. He also covered the Space Shuttle Program, 1989 San ...

But New York City is not an ideal housing market. It’s brutal, discouraging, infuriating and sometimes extortionate. An apartment search can make tenants feel like characters in “The Warriors” as they traverse the breadth of the city, compete with other desperate rivals and defend themselves against a slew of schemes, scams and indignities.

Brian Finke’s photographs document riders breaking through the constraints of the city’s crowded landscape—and showing off while they do.