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Issue #007 · June 7, 2026

Your NYC week, all in one place.

The best of what happened and what's coming up, curated for the people who live here.

🍽 Food & Drink


This Week's Reads

🎨 Art & Culture


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Upcoming Events

🎭 Entertainment


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🖥 Tech & Startups


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🏛 Politics & Civic


This Week's Reads

NYC Has 15,700 Zombie Storefronts, Six Years After the Pandemic

A new report from the city comptroller found that NYC's commercial vacancy rate stands at 11%, up from 10.5% in 2020, mostly concentrated in Lower Manhattan, north Brooklyn and western Queens.

via The City Reporter
Inside Mamdani's NYC Housing Blueprint

The mayor's housing plan targets 200,000 new affordable units over the next decade via transit-oriented rezonings, but also tries to simultaneously pressure landlords and preserve rent-stabilized buildings, which are two forces that don't always point the same direction.

via The Real Deal
Trump's DOJ Is Subpoenaing NYC Hospitals for Trans Medical Records

Parents of trans children at Mount Sinai were called this week and told their children's health records would be shared with the federal government — mirroring a DOJ subpoena already issued to NYU Langone — while families and a class-action lawsuit race to get a court order before records are turned over.

via Gothamist
Courage Can Save Us: A discussion with Gov. Mikie Sherrill, Gov. Wes Moore, and Rep. Don Bacon

Ahead of America's 250 birthday, hear a discussion with Sherrill, Moore, and Bacon about this moment in American politics and American history — what it demands, and why service, character and shared purpose have never been more crucial.

via 92NY
NYC Launches Plan for 500 Secure Bike Locations Across the City

The city kicked off a public planning process for a 500-location bike parking network and is inviting New Yorkers to share their opinions on where to put them.

via NYC.gov