New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily

About New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily

New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily is your daily read on New York City civic reform — coverage of City Hall, the City Council, the MTA, the DOE, the NYPD, and the housing fight from a build-more-housing, accountability-first frame. Episodes track the mayor and Council on housing abundance and the City of Yes zoning agenda, NYCHA conditions, congestion pricing and MTA subway and bus reliability, NYPD and prosecutorial decisions shaping crime trends, and DOE policy across the five boroughs. We surface Council votes, community-board fights, and Albany moves that don't otherwise make the daily news cycle. For New Yorkers who follow NYC politics, the MTA, NYPD, DOE schools, and urbanism across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, the show is short, evidence-led, and unapologetic about preferring outcomes over ideology.

Publisher

New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily — Lantern Podcasts

Category

government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Apr 2026

Latest episode

2 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jul 2026

   Mamdani’s Left Flank Tests City Hall on Cops, Heat, and Streets — July 02, 2026

   Zohran Mamdani’s allies forced a walkback on 580 new NYPD hires, while the Frank Carone bribery case puts migrant-shelter contracting under scrutiny and a heat emergency tests City Hall’s capacity to protect New Yorkers. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Mamdani allies successfully pressure against NYPD expansion — Amsterdam News https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/07/02/mamdani-allies-successfully-pressure-against-nypd-expansion/ 2. Big Trouble at the Microtel: Ex-Commish at Center of Frank Carone Bribe Case — The City Reporter https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/01/gary-jenkins-frank-carone-bribery-witness-eric-adams/ 3. A Heat Wave is Hitting New York. Know Your Rights Ahead of Soaring Temps. — THE CITY https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/01/heat-extreme-weather-legal-rights-air-conditioning-work/ 4. NYC begins work on Avenue B Open Street redesign, adding pedestrian space, bike connections — 6sqft https://www.6sqft.com/nyc-begins-work-on-avenue-b-open-street-redesign-adding-pedestrian-space-bike-connections/ 5. Elevator Entrapment In Brooklyn Renews Focus On Subway Accessibility | Brooklyn, NY Patch — Patch https://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/elevator-entrapment-brooklyn-renews-focus-subway-accessibility Follow and rate New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email ny-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com

2. 

   1 Jul 2026

   MTA Bus Records Under Fire as Mamdani Budget Lands — July 01, 2026

   MTA and TWU clash over alleged falsified bus maintenance records, while Zohran Mamdani and the City Council lock in a $125.8 billion budget that expands housing vouchers and Fair Fares without growing NYPD headcount. In this episode: Top stories: 1. 'Nobody worked these hours.' TWU accuses MTA of falsifying bus maintenance records — ABC7 NY https://abc7ny.com/post/union-accuses-mta-falsifying-bus-maintenance-records/19423436/ 2. Mamdani Gets a Budget Deal With New Rental Voucher Funds | The City Reporter — NYC News — Katie Honan, Samantha Maldonado https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/30/mamdani-budget-deal-housing-vouchers-cityfheps/ 3. Mamdani and City Council Agree to Expand ‘Fair Fares’ Half-Priced Transit Program — Streetsblog NYC https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/06/30/mamdani-and-city-council-agree-to-expand-fair-fares-half-priced-transit-program 4. Uptown Greenway Bridge Repairs Enters Year 17 With No End in Sight — Streetsblog NYC https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/01/uptown-greenway-bridge-repairs-enters-year-17-with-no-end-in-sight 5. To Fight Overdoses, Naloxone Vending Machines Arrive on Staten Island — Healthbeat https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/30/overdoses-naloxone-vending-machines-staten-island/ Follow and rate New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email ny-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com

3. 

   30 Jun 2026

   Mamdani’s Voucher Fight Tests NYC’s Affordability Agenda — June 30, 2026

   Zohran Mamdani and the City Council are stuck over CityFHEPS voucher expansion as the budget deadline arrives, testing whether the city’s affordability promises translate into housing exits from shelters—or another late City Hall standoff. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Pressure mounts on Mamdani over expanding housing voucher ... — Gothamist https://gothamist.com/news/pressure-mounts-on-mamdani-over-expanding-housing-voucher-program-in-budget-talks 2. Potential Loophole to NYC’s Green Buildings Law Activates This Summer, Climate Advocates Warn — City Limits https://citylimits.org/potential-loophole-to-nycs-green-buildings-law-activates-in-july-climate-advocates-warn/ 3. Five Things to Know From Our Big Story on NY’s Broken Benefits Card System — The City Reporter https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/29/five-things-snap-benefits-fraud-crime/ 4. Quick Note on Ridership Estimation and the STOPS Model | Pedestrian Observations — Pedestrian Observations https://pedestrianobservations.com/2026/06/29/quick-note-on-ridership-estimation-and-the-stops-model/ 5. Fourteen NYC Educators Receive Over Half a Million Dollars in Pensions - Empire Center for Public Policy — Empire Center for Public Policy https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/fourteen-nyc-educators-receive-over-half-a-million-dollars-in-pensions/ Follow and rate New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email ny-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com

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