NYC Comedy This Week: The New York Laughs Festival Takes Over the City — A Free Flagship Show, Tim Dillon at Irving Plaza, and Jeff Ross & Dave Attell Bump Mics (June 4–7, 2026)
The New York Laughs Festival turns the first week of June into the densest stand-up stretch of the year — free flagship shows, Tim Dillon, SiriusXM tapings and weekend brunch laughs. Here’s where to go June 4–7, 2026.
NYC Live Music This Week: Sara Bareilles at the Beacon, the Pier 17 Rooftop Season Opens, and the Blue Note Jazz Festival Hits 15 Years (June 4–7, 2026)
From Sara Bareilles at the Beacon to the Pier 17 rooftop season and the 15th Blue Note Jazz Festival, here are the NYC live music picks worth your night out, June 4–7, 2026.
CUNY ASAP 2026: How NYC Students Get Free Tuition, MetroCards & Books
CUNY ASAP covers the tuition gap, hands eligible NYC students a free OMNY card and textbook help, and pairs you with an advisor to graduate in three years. Here is who qualifies and how to apply for Fall 2026.
NYC Health Insurance 2026: Medicaid, Essential Plan & July 1 Change
How to enroll in Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Essential Plan in NYC in 2026 — plus what the July 1 Essential Plan eligibility change means and where to get free help.
Stop Overpaying for Internet: NY’s Affordable Broadband Act Guarantees a $15 Plan if You Get SNAP, Medicaid, or HEAP (2026)
New York’s permanent Affordable Broadband Act requires big providers to offer eligible households home internet for no more than $15/month. Here’s who qualifies and how to switch.
The NYC 2-Bedroom Squeeze in 2026: Where Rent Is Rising Fastest — and Where Free Months Are Hiding
NYC’s fastest rent growth is in two- and three-bedroom apartments, not luxury units. Here’s where the larger apartments are, and how to use rising concessions to negotiate.
Smorgasburg’s 16th Season Is Its Biggest Yet: Your Field Guide to NYC’s Outdoor Food Markets (2026)
The weather turned, the tents went up, and Brooklyn’s greatest outdoor eating ritual is back at full strength. Here’s your field guide to Smorgasburg’s biggest season yet — plus the borough’s other open-air markets — with the new vendors worth building a Saturday around. Quick Bites Smorgasburg is in its 16th season, running weekends April […]
NYC Restaurant Openings & Closings: June 3, 2026 — Chama Mama’s Georgian Carb Palace Lands in Bushwick, Oriana Fires Up Nolita, and Ayat Reaches the Upper West Side
Your daily borough-by-borough look at what’s opening and closing across New York City’s food scene. Today: a Georgian carb palace lands in Bushwick, a live-fire stunner settles into Nolita, and a Jordanian favorite plants a flag on the Upper West Side. Quick Bites Chama Mama / Let’s Chama — Bushwick, Brooklyn (81 Morgan Ave). Georgian […]
City of Yes Lawsuit Dismissed, But Staten Island Keeps Fighting
A judge dismissed the lawsuit against NYC’s City of Yes housing rezoning in November 2025, but Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella says the fight is not over. Here’s where things stand.
Bronx White Plains Road Rezoning: What the New Neighborhood Plan Means
Mayor Mamdani’s White Plains Road Neighborhood Plan is the first major rezoning initiative in the Bronx under the new administration. Here’s what North Bronx residents need to know.