MTA Chair Janno Lieber (center) said the new tariffs announced by President Trump last week could upend the agency’s construction plans.
The MTA already has some of the highest transit construction costs in the world. Trump’s tariffs could make them even higher, the agency’s chair said. [ more › ]
Students at the North Hills School in Queens during a civics event last month.
Federal funds make up about $2 billion out of the city’s $40 billion education budget. [ more › ]
Because the East Village confectioner is not thrilled with these tariffs, here are your afternoon links: Inner Circle show recap, Cambridge brothel scandal, the wolf is back and more. [ more › ]
Delivery person using electric bike in the bicycle lane, Manhattan, New York.
Property owners and tenants can now seek approval to install FDNY-approved charging cabinets on city sidewalks, aiming to reduce apartment fires linked to lithium-ion batteries. [ more › ]
Donald Trump on the south lawn of the White House on April 6.
The move was part of an ongoing effort to punish cities that fail to comply with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. [ more › ]
Because a new fitness test dropped, here are your early links: Boulder rolled into a Yonkers business, Marine Park is replanting with non-flammable vegetation, Empanada Day and more. [ more › ]
A person is subway surfing on the 5 train on March 16, 2023 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
High school students citywide can win $500 and meet the police commissioner by proposing solutions to the deadly trend. [ more › ]
Harbor, grey, and harp seals are seen regularly on many of New York’s saltwater beaches and in bays during the winter and early spring.
They’re wild animals with sharp teeth. And touching, feeding or disturbing marine mammals can result in hefty fines or jail time. [ more › ]
The construction site where Brooklyn’s new jail is being built.
Local residents are riled as late-night construction went through the night for weeks at a time, ending as late (or early) as 5 a.m. [ more › ]
Roc Nation School student Jorden Drone’s dorm room was filled with posters of Jay-Z.
A dozen scholarship students at LIU-Brooklyn’s Roc Nation school say they unexpectedly owe the university thousands of dollars. [ more › ]
