The Cornell Daily Sun has investigated allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they emerged in 2024. The student newspaper led reporting that kept the case in public view and examined the institutions’ responses.
8:01 PMNYT New York37 stories from 9 sources
Cornell case reopens as Mamdani faces legal and safety tests
Day’s Recap
Supporting Articles
A Staten Island judge sided with homeowners challenging New York City's introduction of a second-home tax. The ruling deals a setback to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's effort to impose the surcharge.
6:01 PMNYT New York
A judge ordered the city to cancel thousands of notices warning luxury second-home owners about a pied-à-terre tax and to restart the process. The ruling leaves the tax itself in place.
5:15 PMFortune
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn will not seek another term as chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Her decision follows a dispute over rule changes that plunged the borough party organization into turmoil.
6:10 PMNYT New York
A State Supreme Court judge temporarily blocked the Brooklyn Democratic Party from voting on a new chair. The order remains in place while another judge determines which rules should govern the contested election.
3:01 PMThe CityA 49-year-old Bronx man was pulled by a Brooklyn subway train after his bag became caught in the doors, police said. He was found near the tracks at the Utica Avenue station.
3:24 PMNYT New York
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a plan focused on preventing hate crimes and recognizing the contributions of Jewish New Yorkers. The report does not address Israel or establish a definition of antisemitism.
2:43 PMNYT New YorkMost New York City buildings met the city's emissions standard during its first compliance year. Owners improved performance through measures including lighting upgrades, building-envelope work, heat pumps and energy-management systems.
10:33 AMUtility Dive
A CUNY School of Public Health and Workers Justice Project report documents the physical and mental health toll of delivery work among New York City's estimated 70,000 delivery workers. The study, based on a survey of 561 workers, also focuses on deactivation, which can abruptly cut workers off from their income.
5:00 AMThe City
New York City bus speeds have reached their highest level in four years as the Department of Transportation and the MTA begin an ambitious effort to improve bus service. The gains come before the full plan is implemented.
5:34 PMStreetsblog New York City8:01 PMNYT New York
Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years
Summary
The Cornell Daily Sun has investigated allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they emerged in 2024. The student newspaper led reporting that kept the case in public view and examined the institutions’ responses.
The newspaper’s sustained reporting helped keep an unresolved sexual-assault case from disappearing after the initial
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A student newsroom has become a central source of scrutiny in a case involving institutional trust and public safety.
4 stories · 2 sources
6:01 PMNYT New York
Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over
Summary
A Staten Island judge sided with homeowners challenging New York City's introduction of a second-home tax. The ruling deals a setback to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's effort to impose the surcharge.
The administration must restart the rollout rather than rely on the current implementation. That creates
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A central Mamdani revenue initiative cannot proceed under its current rollout.
3 stories · 3 sources
5:15 PMFortune
Judge orders Mamdani administration to cancel pied-à-terre tax notices and start over
Summary
A judge ordered the city to cancel thousands of notices warning luxury second-home owners about a pied-à-terre tax and to restart the process. The ruling leaves the tax itself in place.
The decision disrupts the city’s implementation, not its authority to impose the tax. The administration
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The ruling delays a potential source of city revenue and signals that aggressive tax administration can fail if the notice process does not meet legal requirements.
6:10 PMNYT New York
Brooklyn Democratic Chair Accused of ‘Power Grab’ Won’t Seek Re-election
Summary
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn will not seek another term as chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Her decision follows a dispute over rule changes that plunged the borough party organization into turmoil.
Her exit removes the immediate prospect of another chair contest involving her, but it does
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The leadership change could shift power inside one of New York's most influential local party machines.
3:01 PMThe City
State Supreme Court Blocks Brooklyn Democratic Party from Voting on New Chair
Summary
A State Supreme Court judge temporarily blocked the Brooklyn Democratic Party from voting on a new chair. The order remains in place while another judge determines which rules should govern the contested election.
The injunction freezes the party's leadership transition and keeps control in dispute. Until the courts
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The fight has moved from party politics into a court-supervised leadership process.
3:24 PMNYT New York
Man Killed In Brooklyn After Bag Gets Stuck in Subway Doors, Police Say
Summary
A 49-year-old Bronx man was pulled by a Brooklyn subway train after his bag became caught in the doors, police said. He was found near the tracks at the Utica Avenue station.
The death raises questions about how the train's door-closing and departure systems handled an obstruction
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A fatal door entrapment exposes the extreme consequences of failures in subway platform and train safety controls.
2 stories · 2 sources
2:43 PMNYT New York
Mamdani Announces Plan to Fight Antisemitism, Without Discussing Israel
Summary
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a plan focused on preventing hate crimes and recognizing the contributions of Jewish New Yorkers. The report does not address Israel or establish a definition of antisemitism.
The administration narrowed the plan to city-funded prevention, public recognition, and responses to hate crimes.
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New York is acting on Jewish safety without settling the broader political dispute over how antisemitism should be defined.
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10:33 AMUtility Dive
Most NYC buildings met emissions standard in first compliance year
Summary
Most New York City buildings met the city's emissions standard during its first compliance year. Owners improved performance through measures including lighting upgrades, building-envelope work, heat pumps and energy-management systems.
Early compliance suggests the standard is pushing building owners to make operational and capital improvements
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The first-year results indicate whether New York's building emissions law can produce broad emissions cuts across the existing building stock.
5:00 AMThe City
NYC Delivery Workers Report Staggering Rates of Injury, Mental Health Issues
Summary
A CUNY School of Public Health and Workers Justice Project report documents the physical and mental health toll of delivery work among New York City's estimated 70,000 delivery workers. The study, based on a survey of 561 workers, also focuses on deactivation, which can abruptly cut workers off from their income.
The report frames delivery work as a documented labor and public-health problem, not only a
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The findings could strengthen demands for protections in an industry whose workers remain essential but economically vulnerable.
5:34 PMStreetsblog New York City
Wheels Up: City Bus Speeds Hit Four-Year High Under Mayor Mamdani
Summary
New York City bus speeds have reached their highest level in four years as the Department of Transportation and the MTA begin an ambitious effort to improve bus service. The gains come before the full plan is implemented.
The speed increase gives the administration an early performance measure, but it does not yet
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Even modest speed gains can improve access and reduce travel times for the many New Yorkers who depend on buses.
Other Developments
A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
Prosecutors say Jesus Acosta shot and killed Tayvon Shuler before robbing the 149 Grill & Deli on East 149th Street in the Bronx last month. A grand jury has indicted Acosta on murder charges.
7:44 PMGothamist
The city's sanitation department wants to raise fines for owners who neglect vacant lots and abandoned construction sites from $100 to $250. Officials say the properties create sanitation hazards, including conditions that support rat infestations.
4:09 PMGothamist
The National Park Service leased seven acres at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field to Runway Green for 60 years. The workforce development nonprofit plans to build a $60 million agricultural and environmental education campus at the former airfield.
4:03 PMHousing Wire
Investor Daryl Hagler has acquired the stalled mixed-use tower at 3-50 St. Nicholas Avenue in Ridgewood for $75.8 million in cash. The deal transfers the under-construction project from entities tied to a troubled developer.
3:24 PMHousing Wire
High winds from a nor’easter tore away sections of stucco siding from a six-story apartment building at 61 Clarkson Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The damage displaced nearby residents.
1:49 PMGothamist
Arrow Linen Supply Company sold its recently rezoned property at 441–467 Prospect Avenue in Park Slope to Goose Property Management for $55 million. The site had been stalled under its prior ownership.
1:28 PMHousing WirePainter Anna Weyant has listed her Upper East Side apartment for $3.5 million. She bought the home in 2024, shortly after ending her relationship with gallerist Larry Gagosian.
12:25 PMARTnews
Francis Lee Rogers lived in Central Park for decades and painted birds there. She was found dead on Sunday after being beaten and stabbed, a killing that has shaken people who knew her and collected her work.
11:07 AMNYT New York
Patricof, an investment platform that connects professional athletes with investment opportunities, signed a 10-year lease for 7,500 square feet at 545 Madison Avenue. The firm will occupy the building’s entire 16th floor.
11:03 AMHousing Wire
Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins is performing this week at the Village Vanguard. His work connects New York’s longstanding jazz tradition with a contemporary approach to the genre.
11:00 AMGothamist
The article examines Manhattan's commercial real estate investment sales market and cautions against using dollar volume as a simple measure of market health. Rising transaction value can reflect a small number of large deals rather than a broad recovery in activity.
9:51 AMHousing Wire
Bedford Avenue remains dangerously unsafe despite Mayor Mamdani’s pledge to make New York’s streets a global model. The conditions present a serious risk to people walking, biking, and driving.
12:03 AMStreetsblog New York City
City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu says Wednesday’s hearing will focus on improving how New York manages e-bikes and other forms of micromobility. The hearing comes as the city grapples with safety, access, and regulation across a rapidly expanding transportation sector.
12:02 AMStreetsblog New York City7:44 PMGothamist
Bronx man indicted for murder in fatal bodega shooting
Summary
Prosecutors say Jesus Acosta shot and killed Tayvon Shuler before robbing the 149 Grill & Deli on East 149th Street in the Bronx last month. A grand jury has indicted Acosta on murder charges.
The indictment moves the case from an alleged robbery and killing to a formal prosecution,
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The case puts renewed focus on violence at neighborhood bodegas, which serve as essential businesses but often face robbery risks.
4:09 PMGothamist
NYC eyes higher fines for owners of dirty vacant lots, abandoned construction sites
Summary
The city's sanitation department wants to raise fines for owners who neglect vacant lots and abandoned construction sites from $100 to $250. Officials say the properties create sanitation hazards, including conditions that support rat infestations.
The proposal would increase the cost of leaving neglected lots unsecured and unsanitary, but enforcement
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Higher fines could make neglected lots more expensive to maintain than to clean up.
4:03 PMHousing Wire
Educational Nonprofit Signs Lease to Build Campus on Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field
Summary
The National Park Service leased seven acres at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field to Runway Green for 60 years. The workforce development nonprofit plans to build a $60 million agricultural and environmental education campus at the former airfield.
The agreement converts federal land into a long-term workforce and education facility tied to agriculture
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The project would add a major education and workforce campus to a federally controlled Brooklyn property.
3:24 PMHousing Wire
Investor Daryl Hagler Takes Over Ridgewood’s Embattled Resi Tower Development
Summary
Investor Daryl Hagler has acquired the stalled mixed-use tower at 3-50 St. Nicholas Avenue in Ridgewood for $75.8 million in cash. The deal transfers the under-construction project from entities tied to a troubled developer.
The sale gives the development a new owner and a chance to restart after financial
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A change in ownership may determine whether one of Ridgewood's troubled large-scale projects gets finished.
1:49 PMGothamist
Brooklyn residents displaced after facade falls off neighboring building amid nor'easter
Summary
High winds from a nor’easter tore away sections of stucco siding from a six-story apartment building at 61 Clarkson Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The damage displaced nearby residents.
The storm exposed a building-envelope failure severe enough to force neighbors from their homes. The
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Storm damage is becoming a direct housing and safety issue for New Yorkers in aging buildings.
1:28 PMHousing Wire
Arrow Linen Supply Sells Stalled Park Slope Development Site for $55M
Summary
Arrow Linen Supply Company sold its recently rezoned property at 441–467 Prospect Avenue in Park Slope to Goose Property Management for $55 million. The site had been stalled under its prior ownership.
The sale transfers a rezoned development opportunity from a family-owned industrial business to a dedicated
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The deal turns a stalled Brooklyn development site into an active test of whether rezoning can produce new housing and investment.
12:25 PMARTnews
Anna Weyant’s Upper East Side Apartment Hits the Market for $3.5 M.
Summary
Painter Anna Weyant has listed her Upper East Side apartment for $3.5 million. She bought the home in 2024, shortly after ending her relationship with gallerist Larry Gagosian.
The listing turns a recently acquired private residence into a high-value resale. Its timing links
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The sale offers a small but revealing snapshot of wealth, real estate, and status in New York’s contemporary art world.
11:07 AMNYT New York
Central Park Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There.
Summary
Francis Lee Rogers lived in Central Park for decades and painted birds there. She was found dead on Sunday after being beaten and stabbed, a killing that has shaken people who knew her and collected her work.
The killing has turned a familiar public space into the center of a homicide investigation
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The case underscores how people who live in public spaces can remain exposed to violence and difficult for formal systems to protect.
11:03 AMHousing Wire
Sports-Focused Investment Firm Patricof Takes 8K SF at Marx’s 545 Madison Avenue
Summary
Patricof, an investment platform that connects professional athletes with investment opportunities, signed a 10-year lease for 7,500 square feet at 545 Madison Avenue. The firm will occupy the building’s entire 16th floor.
The lease gives a Midtown office landlord a long-term tenant for a full floor, providing
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The deal signals continued demand for high-end Midtown offices from specialized financial firms, even as broader office leasing remains uneven.
11:00 AMGothamist
Immanuel Wilkins is upholding NYC's jazz history. He's also dreaming up its future.
Summary
Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins is performing this week at the Village Vanguard. His work connects New York’s longstanding jazz tradition with a contemporary approach to the genre.
Wilkins represents the city’s jazz scene as both an institution to preserve and a platform
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The performances show how New York’s jazz identity survives through artists who extend its tradition rather than simply reproduce it.
9:51 AMHousing Wire
In Manhattan Investment Sales, the Money Is Moving Faster Than the Market
Summary
The article examines Manhattan's commercial real estate investment sales market and cautions against using dollar volume as a simple measure of market health. Rising transaction value can reflect a small number of large deals rather than a broad recovery in activity.
Capital is moving through the market without necessarily bringing a full return of liquidity or
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Misreading dollar volume could lead owners, lenders and policymakers to overestimate the strength of Manhattan's commercial property market.
12:03 AMStreetsblog New York City
Eyes On The Street: Bedford Avenue Remains Mayor Mamdani’s Mess
Summary
Bedford Avenue remains dangerously unsafe despite Mayor Mamdani’s pledge to make New York’s streets a global model. The conditions present a serious risk to people walking, biking, and driving.
The gap between the administration’s street-safety ambitions and conditions on Bedford Avenue is already visible.
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Bedford Avenue tests whether the new administration can turn street-safety rhetoric into physical changes before someone is killed.
12:02 AMStreetsblog New York City
Council Member Abreu: Wednesday’s E-Bike Hearing Is About Upgrading Our Approach to Micromobility
Summary
City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu says Wednesday’s hearing will focus on improving how New York manages e-bikes and other forms of micromobility. The hearing comes as the city grapples with safety, access, and regulation across a rapidly expanding transportation sector.
The Council is treating e-bikes as a transportation system that requires modernization, not simply as
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The hearing could shape whether New York regulates micromobility around practical use and street design or relies mainly on restrictions.
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