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Seeing More Fireflies in New York City This Year? You’re Not Alone.

Are you seeing more bright lights in the big city so far this summer? It’s no cause for concern — it’s just fireflies, also called lightning bugs, which New York has seen plenty of this season. They’re in the forests of Prospect Park and the tall grasses near the waterfront. They’re floating through the Ramble […]

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Can Zohran Mamdani’s Free Bus Promise Get Out of the Parking Lot?

A Brooklyn bus heading along Broadway in East Williamsburg reminds commuters the ride isn’t free.

For the more than 1 million New Yorkers who ride MTA buses daily, their chosen mode of public transportation is enjoying a rare moment in the glare of the mayoral race. A campaign pledge by Democratic nominee Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani to eliminate bus fares and speed service recalls then-candidate Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 vow to […]

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Bronx Lags in Digital Access and Education, Report Finds

An older woman looks into the camera. She has white hair and black rimmed glasses. Elva is leaning on a blue cart with her left hand and a pink cane on her right.

A digital divide is leaving Bronxites behind. A report published Monday by the policy think tank Center for an Urban Future outlines disparities in broadband internet connection, access to internet-connected devices, digital literacy and tech education in the city’s northern-most borough, where there’s less access to tools that are increasingly essential for many career and […]

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How Thousands and Thousands of New Yorkers Met Their Mayor

Now that we know the outcome of the June 24 Democratic primary for mayor, it’s time for the real reveal: How did the candidates do in THE CITY’s Meet Your Mayor quiz? Who got the most first place matches? What issues did quiz takers prioritize? Did quizzers prefer any policies that none of the candidates […]

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LISTEN: Mamdani Derangement Syndrome Is Real

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at a Foley Square rally against the Trump administration targeting nonprofits.

It seems like no one — from President Donald Trump to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the New York Post to the New York Times — can seem to line up a clean swing at Zohran Mamdani. Instead, the young socialist who just upended Democratic politics keeps benefitting from the wild shots aimed at him while members […]

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