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New York is known for its vast and eclectic variety of foods, from dollar slices to Neapolitan pies, and omakase to ramen. It seemingly has everything — except a certain rye bread from Austria.Austria's renowned Auer baking family is bringing its signature creation — a 100% rye sourdough loaf — across the Atlantic Ocean to […]

On his last day in office, outgoing Mayor Eric Adams announced he will convene a commission to consider making major changes to how the city holds elections — a move that appears designed to antagonize Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who has limited power to disband the commission.The 15-person commission features a number of people close to […]

In one of his final significant acts as mayor, Eric Adams vetoed a raft of City Council bills on Wednesday — including a set of controversial housing measures, a bill that would issue thousands more street-vending licenses and another raising wages for building security guards.Adams vetoed 19 bills in total, mere hours before he is […]

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced a set of high-level appointments to his incoming administration Wednesday, including schools chancellor, deputy mayor for operations, and buildings commissioner — while also backing off his previous support for ceding mayoral control over the city’s school system.Mamdani picked longtime educator Kamar Samuels for schools chancellor, the most closely watched of his […]