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New York City Expands Homelessness Response with $25 Million Plan After Deadly Cold Snap

New York City Expands Homelessness Response with $25 Million Plan After Deadly Cold Snap

New York City is implementing a $25 million expanded cold-weather plan to address homelessness, following a period of prolonged freezing weather in January and February 2026 during which 19 individuals were found dead outdoors. While not all deaths were confirmed to be from cold exposure, the incidents prompted a reevaluation of the city's approach. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the new Code Blue plan on November 9, 2026, which includes hundreds of additional outreach workers, 800 new low-barrier shelter beds, up to 55 mobile medical units, and up to 20 warming buses. The first Code Blue activation occurred from November 13 to November 14, providing eight drop-in centers, six warming buses, and three warming centers. The new Rapid Emergency Aid for Cold and Heat (REACH) system will utilize geographically targeted patrols to locate vulnerable individuals, a shift from previous methods that only reached about 15% of priority list individuals on a typical night. This graduated response aims to scale resource...
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Mayor Mamdani Launches Youth Video Game Design Competition to Boost NYC's Gaming Industry

Mayor Mamdani Launches Youth Video Game Design Competition to Boost NYC's Gaming Industry

Mayor Mamdani Launches Youth Video Game Design Competition to Boost NYC's Gaming Industry
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New York City Celebrates Opening of Peninsula Phase Two, Delivering 359 Affordable Homes in the Bronx

New York City Celebrates Opening of Peninsula Phase Two, Delivering 359 Affordable Homes in the Bronx

New York City officials, along with Gilbane Development, The Hudson Companies, and MHANY, celebrated the ribbon-cutting for Phase Two of The Peninsula project in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. This phase transforms the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center site into a mixed-use community, adding 359 affordable apartments. These units range from studios to four-bedroom apartments, with 73% designated for households earning at or below 60% of the area median income (AMI), and 15% reserved for formerly homeless individuals. The development includes community facilities such as an early childhood center, fitness rooms, and resident lounges, alongside a 45,000-gross-square-foot landscaped public pedestrian plaza. This initiative is part of a larger three-phase redevelopment aiming to provide over 740 affordable homes, cultural spaces, and local businesses to the area.
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What we know about the cause of NYC building collapse

What we know about the cause of NYC building collapse

Questions remain and calls for accountability are growing after an apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed into a nearby construction site.
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New York City Advances Plan for City-Run Grocery Stores to Combat Food Inflation

New York City Advances Plan for City-Run Grocery Stores to Combat Food Inflation

New York City is moving forward with a plan to establish five city-run grocery stores, aiming to counteract food inflation and provide affordable essentials to residents. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced in May 2026 that the first store is slated to open in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the South Bronx in 2027, with a second location planned for East Harlem. The city has allocated $70 million for the development of these stores, which will operate as a 'public option' alongside private retailers. While private operators will manage the stores, the city will provide rent-free spaces, prioritize publicly owned sites, and ensure that essential food items are priced 30% below typical retail prices. This initiative is designed to make government's role in providing affordable food more visible and accountable, challenging the traditional expectation that consumer goods provision should be left solely to private enterprise.
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Death toll rises to 6 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig through rubble

Death toll rises to 6 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig through rubble

Firefighters have removed the bodies of four more people who died after a building collapsed in Brooklyn, bringing the death toll to six
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New York City building collapse kills 8; mayor expands probe

New York City building collapse kills 8; mayor expands probe

By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Rescue teams worked through torrential rain on Thursday in search of victims still buried in the rubble of a New York City apartment building collapse that killed at least eight people and prompted Mayor Zohran Mamdani to order an investigation into
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Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills Eight, Injures 18; Investigation Underway

Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills Eight, Injures 18; Investigation Underway

A three-story apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, collapsed, resulting in eight fatalities, including two children, and 18 injuries, among them four firefighters. The collapse occurred while construction workers were excavating an adjacent lot. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered inspections at approximately 100 building sites linked to the companies involved in the project. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the collapse. Witnesses reported hearing loud banging and seeing bricks fall just minutes before the incident. Residents in a neighboring building attributed cracks in their walls to vibrations from the construction. Emergency services concluded rescue operations after the last victim was recovered from the wreckage. The building had four apartments on its upper two floors and a commercial unit on the ground floor. Victims included individuals from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Trinidad, with two of the deceased being construction workers.
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Death toll rises in Brooklyn building collapse as search continues

Death toll rises in Brooklyn building collapse as search continues

At least five people were killed and 19 were injured when an apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed into a nearby construction site on Nov. 11.
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Zohran Mamdani Launches Two-Day NYC Youth Video Game Design Competition With a Transit Twist Ahead of ‘GTA 6’ Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

Zohran Mamdani Launches Two-Day NYC Youth Video Game Design Competition With a Transit Twist Ahead of ‘GTA 6’ Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

This weekend, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani will debut a youth video game design competition in the headquarter city of “Grand Theft Auto 6” developer Rockstar Games just ahead of the much-hyped game’s Nov. 19 release. Launching Saturday, the NYC Game Jam is a two-day competition in which young New Yorkers design and build […]
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Visuals show scope of destruction after Brooklyn building collapse

Visuals show scope of destruction after Brooklyn building collapse

An investigation into the cause of the deadly collapse is underway.
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Eight dead after Brooklyn apartment building collapses, NY mayor says

Eight dead after Brooklyn apartment building collapses, NY mayor says

By Maria Tsvetkova and Steve Gorman NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Eight people were killed when an apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed into a neighboring construction site on Wednesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.