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Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 75 stories
Christina Smyth, a representative for landlords on the NYC Rent Guidelines Board, has resigned in protest, claiming the board has crossed a legal boundary. This resignation comes ahead of a significant vote by the board.
The Brooklyn District Attorney has indicted 22 individuals alleged to be involved in 26 shootings. This announcement was made by DA Eric Gonzalez alongside Governor Kathy Hochul and NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
In this year's primary elections, 531,000 New Yorkers participated, which is less than half the turnout from the previous year's mayoral election. Despite the overall lower turnout, certain areas saw increased engagement that benefited insurgent candidates.
Venezuelan Americans in New York City are expressing concern for their families following devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. Many residents have been unable to contact their loved ones, leading to feelings of uncertainty and trauma. Reports indicate significant destruction, with some individuals missing and others struggling to access basic necessities like food and medicine.
This is a city for the working people making it run and we are making it run for us and I am so overjoyed and we are finally here after so much fighting, after years of struggling to figure out how we're going to make ends meet." The Board has frozen one-year leases only three times before Thursday's vote, but had. The decision fulfills a campaign pledge by Mamdani to freeze rent for New Yorkers NEW YORK (WABC) -- For the first time in its history, New York's Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents for both one-year and two-year leases for the city's one million rent-regulated apartments.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani barreled into City Hall vowing to tackle the city's notoriously high cost of living, partly by fulfilling a campaign promise repeated with almost monomaniacal zeal in social media ads, speeches and rallies: “As your next mayor, I will freeze your rent.” On Thursday evening, a board he controls made good on that signature pledge. The city's Rent Guidelines Board, an independent panel of mayoral appointees, approved a rent freeze for people living in about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. Around 2 million people live in the highly sought-after rent.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitian and 6,100 Syrian migrants, allowing for potential deportations. This 6-3 decision overturned previous federal court rulings that had blocked the administration's actions, which were originally put in place due to conditions in the migrants' home countries. The ruling has raised concerns about the impact on local communities, with advocates warning of family separations and economic repercussions.
Rescue teams are mobilizing to assist in Venezuela following devastating earthquakes that have reportedly resulted in thousands of fatalities. The UN's humanitarian agency has indicated that over 100 buildings have collapsed in the La Guaira region, prompting international support, including a team of 85 specialized rescuers from France.
Besides La Guaira, the worst affected regions were the capital of Caracas as well as the states of Miranda, Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón, Rodríguez said.</p></li>\n <li>\n <p><strong>One of the quakes measured in at 7.5 magnitude, making it</strong> <strong>the most powerful tremor to hit the country since 1900.</strong> According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), there have been five earthquakes of magnitudes greater than 7 in northern Venezuela or near the coast since 1900 – the other earthquake that struck Wednesday night came in at 7.2 magnitude.</p></li>\n <li>\n <p><strong>An estimated.