Samantha Maldonado

5 days ago | thecity.nyc | Samantha Maldonado |Katie Honan |Claudia Irizarry Aponte |Anna Oakes

Neither rain nor an extreme heat warning could keep New Yorkers in the five boroughs away from polling stations Sunday, the final day of early voting ahead of the city’s June 24 primary. As of Saturday, the eighth day of early voting, 305,896 New Yorkers had cast their ballots, more than double the number of early voting check-ins during the same period in 2021, although turnout then was impacted by the COVID pandemic.

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Samantha Maldonado |Rachel Kahn

It’s the dog days of summer, and your apartment is boiling – again. What’s a tenant to do when the thermometer climbs? Unlike in the winter, New York City landlords have no legal obligation to control the temperature in your space when it’s hot out. Though that could change. In the fall, the City Council debated a bill that would, if passed, mandate landlords to provide air conditioning to their tenants — establishing a “cooling season” in the summer parallel to “heat season” in the winter.

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Samantha Maldonado

A heat wave is slated to hit New York City just in time for the last days of voting in the primary election. City officials, mayoral candidates and experts encouraged voters to hit the polls early or during the cooler hours of the day and take precautions to stay safe in the heat. The National Weather Service is predicting high heat and humidity from Sunday through Wednesday, with temperatures that may feel as hot as 105 degrees. The predicted high for Tuesday, election day, is 94 degrees.

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Samantha Maldonado

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is giving property owners more time to comply with a citywide law to cut planet-warming carbon emissions from large buildings. Local Law 97, passed by the City Council in 2019, puts limits on the amount of carbon-based gases big buildings, including apartments and offices, can belch out. The first caps on emissions came in 2024, and they will get tighter in 2030 and again in 2050.

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Samantha Maldonado

The abundance agenda is on the ballot in New York City. A Yes-in-My-Backyard mentality to build everything from apartments to bike lanes has popped up in multiple races in the upcoming Democratic primary  — heralding a potential sea change in a political culture with a history of reining in development. Mayoral contenders are vying to outdo each other on housing plans and candidates for comptroller are trading barbs over who supports housing development more.