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Jun 3, 2026

The Red - The 34th Street Busway Is Moving, Major Bronx Fires Have Doubled, and the City Owes $92 Million for Summer Security

Mamdani is pushing the Midtown busway forward despite federal warnings, FDNY says electrical failures are driving a surge in major Bronx fires, and the World Cup security bill is landing on the city instead of the organizers...

New York Thread

The Red

Jun 2, 2026

The Red - 580 More Cops, No Meeting With Community Safety, and a Man Pushed Onto the Tracks at 5 a.m.

The NYPD is hiring while overtime climbs, Tisch confirmed leadership hasn't met the new Office of Community Safety, and a 63-year-old was shoved onto the Parsons Boulevard tracks Sunday morning...

New York Thread

The Red

May 28, 2026

The Red - 12-Hour Police Shifts, a Late Budget, and Manhattanhenge Tonight

The NYPD goes to 12-hour tours for the week of July 1 citing a heightened threat environment, Albany's budget finally became law eight weeks late, and the half-sun alignment hits at 8:14 p.m...

New York Thread

The Red

May 27, 2026

The Red - Libraries at City Hall, a Tenant Scam Shut Down, and Knicks Tickets Already Out of Reach

Library workers are pressing Mamdani to close a funding gap that cuts hours and staffing, the AG shut down a law firm that stole $170,000 from tenants facing eviction, and Finals tickets jumped overnight...

New York Thread

The Red

May 26, 2026

The Red - The Knicks Are Going to the Finals and the $50 World Cup Tickets Were Gone in Three Minutes

New York reaches its first NBA Finals since 1999, the city's World Cup lottery sold out before most people could click, and the East River Esplanade is closing again for sinkhole repairs...

New York Thread

The Red

May 22, 2026

The Red - ICE Ordered Out of Courthouses, a Runway Sinkhole at LaGuardia, and a Woman Dead in a Midtown Manhole

A federal judge told ICE to stop arrests near immigration courts, a sinkhole is keeping a LaGuardia runway closed through Saturday, and a woman died after falling into an uncovered Con Ed manhole Monday night...

New York Thread

The Red

May 20, 2026

The Red - Trains Are Back, a Woman Gave Birth in a Brooklyn Courtroom, and Two More Died at Rikers

LIRR service resumes at noon after a three-day strike, a woman in custody labored and delivered on a courtroom bench while waiting to be arraigned, and two detainees died on Rikers within a day of each other...

New York Thread

The Red

May 18, 2026

The Red - The LIRR Strike Is Real and the Morning Commute Is the First Test

300,000 riders are rerouted onto shuttles and subways that can't absorb them, federal mediators called both sides back to Manhattan, and the Knicks are going to the Eastern Conference Finals...

New York Thread

The Red

May 15, 2026

The Red - Penn Station Chaos, a Judge Arraigned on Fraud, and Bus Cameras Start Watching the M7

A track fire is still pushing LIRR and NJ Transit riders into crowded alternatives, a sitting Supreme Court justice allegedly helped steal from escrow, and automated enforcement begins on the Upper West Side...

New York Thread

The Red

May 14, 2026

The Red - LIRR Strike by Saturday, Bridge Debris Closes Lanes, and Inwood Landlord Cited

A 12:01 a.m. Saturday deadline with no deal yet, debris fell near the GWB and injured a driver, and inspectors found padlocked fire exits at the building where three tenants burned to death...

New York Thread

The Red

May 13, 2026

The Red - A Budget in the Balance & Rikers Misconduct Cases Move Out

“Demolition” claims are getting used to dodge renewals, and tenants get pushed into sudden apartment hunts. Meanwhile the budget leans on fine money that can turn everyday mistakes into bills...

New York Thread

The Red

May 12, 2026

The Red - Paladino Deletes Posts & The Ethics Fight Ends

Phone time from Rikers could come with more recording and data retention. Families and lawyers pay the minutes, then worry about what gets kept...

New York Thread

The Red

May 11, 2026

The Red - Open Doors Burn Apartments, Inspectors Write Fresh Violations

Construction-zone enforcement is heavy, and Move Over tickets are spiking. One rushed merge turns into fines, higher insurance, and a longer drive home...

New York Thread

The Red

May 8, 2026

The Red - Budget “deal” with no deal

Budget “deal” with no deal, rent math with no answer: New Yorkers are stuck planning around numbers that can still swing...

New York Thread

The Red

May 7, 2026

The Red - Landlord Payouts Break Records & Employers Bring the Heat

Miss the June 13 party deadline and you’re locked out of the primary that usually decides the seat. That means less say over the rent rules you’ll live with...

New York Thread

The Red

May 6, 2026

The Red - A Stabbing Near Times Square, Measles in Manhattan, and 100 Acres of Queens About to Change

A man was fatally stabbed on West 43rd Street with three suspects still running, a measles case was confirmed in Hell's Kitchen, and the state is about to start planning what replaces Aqueduct Racetrack...

New York Thread

The Red

May 5, 2026

The Red - ICE at the Hospital Door & A Theater Fire in Midtown

Federal agents sparked chaos outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, the Eugene O'Neill Theatre caught fire and canceled shows through Wednesday, and two-thirds of shelter residents can't access the city's main housing voucher...

New York Thread

The Red

May 4, 2026

The Red - Three Dead in Inwood, ICE Outside a Brooklyn Hospital, and City Hall Missed Its Rikers Deadline

A midnight fire killed three people on Dyckman Street, federal agents sparked chaos outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, and the city failed to publish legally required Rikers closure documents by May 1...

New York Thread

The Red

May 2, 2026

The Red - 9-Year-Old Killed at an Intersection With No Crosswalk, Three Rikers Deaths, and a Strike Deadline Days Away

A Williamsburg boy was struck by a school bus at a chaotic five-way intersection with no markings, a Board of Correction report details three preventable Rikers deaths, and the LIRR could walk out May 16...

New York Thread

The Red

May 1, 2026

The Red - A Body in a Blown-Up Queens House & Sanitation Workers Pushing at the Gates

olice found a man dead after a South Ozone Park home exploded in a gas-fed fire, Albany's budget is still stuck a month in, and Teamsters rallied outside City Hall for restored retirement benefits...

New York Thread

LIRR Strike Clock, Subway Summonses Up 3,000%, and a Bakery Gone After 124 Years

The Red

Apr 30, 2026

LIRR Strike Clock, Subway Summonses Up 3,000%, and a Bakery Gone After 124 Years

May 16 is the earliest LIRR could walk out, a crackdown on sleeping on the subway is producing court dates instead of warnings, and Caputo's Bake Shop just sold its last loaf in Carroll Gardens...

New York Thread

The Red

Apr 29, 2026

The Red - Times Square Derailment, a $1 Billion Albany Rejection, and a Royal Visit Closing Streets

The 1, 2, and 3 are still recovering from an overnight work train derailment, Hochul shut down the city's biggest revenue ask, and King Charles is tightening security around whatever block he's on...

New York Thread

The Red

Apr 28, 2026

The Red - Air Taxis Over JFK, Empire Bins on the Curb, and a Teen Shot on the A Train

Electric quadcopters are being tested over familiar corridors, 6,500 parking spaces are becoming trash corrals, and a 15-year-old was shot on a Manhattan-bound train Monday night...

New York Thread

The Red

Apr 27, 2026

The Red - A Cop Killer Gets Sentenced in the Biggest Courtroom in Kew Gardens

The MTA paid $561 million in claims last year; a bodega worker was killed outside Sal's Deli near Avenue B; LIRR midday departures are changing, not rush hour...

New York Thread

The Red

Apr 25, 2026

The Red - Mamdani's First Veto & a Church Burning in Astoria

The mayor rejects the school protest buffer bill, a 138-year-old Astoria church is facing demolition after a five-alarm fire, and a sinkhole is still closing the East River waterfront path...

New York Thread

The Red

The Red - The 34th Street Busway Is Moving, Major Bronx Fires Have Doubled, and the City Owes $92 Million for Summer Security

The Red - 580 More Cops, No Meeting With Community Safety, and a Man Pushed Onto the Tracks at 5 a.m.

The Red - 12-Hour Police Shifts, a Late Budget, and Manhattanhenge Tonight

The Red - Libraries at City Hall, a Tenant Scam Shut Down, and Knicks Tickets Already Out of Reach

The Red - The Knicks Are Going to the Finals and the $50 World Cup Tickets Were Gone in Three Minutes

The Red - ICE Ordered Out of Courthouses, a Runway Sinkhole at LaGuardia, and a Woman Dead in a Midtown Manhole

The Red - Trains Are Back, a Woman Gave Birth in a Brooklyn Courtroom, and Two More Died at Rikers

The Red - The LIRR Strike Is Real and the Morning Commute Is the First Test

The Red - Penn Station Chaos, a Judge Arraigned on Fraud, and Bus Cameras Start Watching the M7

The Red - LIRR Strike by Saturday, Bridge Debris Closes Lanes, and Inwood Landlord Cited

The Red - A Budget in the Balance & Rikers Misconduct Cases Move Out

The Red - Paladino Deletes Posts & The Ethics Fight Ends

The Red - Open Doors Burn Apartments, Inspectors Write Fresh Violations

The Red - Budget “deal” with no deal

The Red - Landlord Payouts Break Records & Employers Bring the Heat

The Red - A Stabbing Near Times Square, Measles in Manhattan, and 100 Acres of Queens About to Change

The Red - ICE at the Hospital Door & A Theater Fire in Midtown

The Red - Three Dead in Inwood, ICE Outside a Brooklyn Hospital, and City Hall Missed Its Rikers Deadline

The Red - 9-Year-Old Killed at an Intersection With No Crosswalk, Three Rikers Deaths, and a Strike Deadline Days Away

The Red - A Body in a Blown-Up Queens House & Sanitation Workers Pushing at the Gates

LIRR Strike Clock, Subway Summonses Up 3,000%, and a Bakery Gone After 124 Years

The Red - Times Square Derailment, a $1 Billion Albany Rejection, and a Royal Visit Closing Streets

The Red - Air Taxis Over JFK, Empire Bins on the Curb, and a Teen Shot on the A Train

The Red - A Cop Killer Gets Sentenced in the Biggest Courtroom in Kew Gardens

The Red - Mamdani's First Veto & a Church Burning in Astoria

The New York Thread.