NYC Mayor Mamdani tells New Yorkers to set thermostat to 78 degrees
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is urging New Yorkers to conserve energy during the heat wave.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is urging New Yorkers to conserve energy during the heat wave.
Local and federal officials are ramping up security for the huge Fourth of July celebration in New York City.
As CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports, the plans are so intense, police officers will work 12-hour tours and will not be able to leave their posts unless relieved by another officer in person.
The plan includes thousands of officers on duty, specialized teams and security checkpoints to enter viewing areas. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Local and federal officials detailed security preparations ahead of the many Fourth of July events across New York City.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is warning the dangerous heat will affect every part of the city and the city health commissioner says 500 New Yorkers die every year due to heat-related illness. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
After lengthy and hard-fought negotiations, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and members of the City Council reached a budget deal Tuesday just hours before the deadline.
It's an agreement that allows both sides to claim victory, including 30,000 more housing vouchers, millions of dollars to investigate 9/11 toxins, and expanding transit discounts to 340,000 more people. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
In order to avoid a massive headache, the city will be checking subways and buses. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos reports.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a handshake deal that closes the $12 billion budget gap.
The city is required by law to close the entire Rikers Island jail complex by August 2027.
City and jail officials said the North Infirmary Command was permanently shut down on Monday. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The city is required by law to close the jail complex by August 2027 and replace it with four smaller borough-based jails.
What will be the relationship between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul going forward with more democratic socialists heading to Albany?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani scored a congressional hat trick and helped several democratic socialists win legislative primaries. Political strategists Trip Yang and O'Brien Marray help to sort it all out.
It may have been a rainy start to summer for kids across New York City, but that didn't stop families, or the mayor, from taking a dip as public pools opened Saturday. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
New York City's free outdoor pools are officially open for summer 2026. CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley reports.
A fight over housing vouchers is holding up New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first budget.
President Trump rebuked NYC Mayor Mamdani and the Rent Guidelines Board's rent freeze Friday, saying the move will turn swaths of the city into "ghettos and slums."
President Trump rebuked NYC Mayor Mamdani and the Rent Guidelines Board's rent freeze Friday, saying the move will turn swaths of the city into "ghettos and slums." CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the story.
Victims of e-bike crashes are suing New York City over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's directive ending criminal enforcement of violations.
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted Thursday night for a rent freeze, a decision that will impact millions of residents.
Friday is the deadline for the free 2-K program, with 2,000 seats up for grabs in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.
The rent freeze will apply to one and two-year leases, impacting about one million rent-stabilized apartments across the city. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The decision will impact approximately 2 million in New Yorkers and further shows the political power that Mayor Zohran Mamdani currently wields. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos reports.
