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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026278 stories
New York City to ban deceptive subscription practices↗ theguardian.com · HN · 344 comments · 644 points · Jul 10, 2026
New York passes pied-a-terre tax↗ cnbc.com · HN · 441 comments · 278 points · May 28, 2026
Is Germany's gold safe in New York ?↗ dw.com · HN · 277 comments · 239 points · Apr 06, 2026
A truck driver spent 20 years making a scale model of every building in NYC↗ smithsonianmag.com · HN · 70 comments · 407 points · Apr 06, 2026
Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars from New York City's Public Hospitals↗ theintercept.com · HN · 122 comments · 322 points · Feb 15, 2026
2025354 stories
In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop in pollution↗ e360.yale.edu · HN · 499 comments · 473 points · Dec 10, 2025
NY school phone ban has made lunch loud again↗ gothamist.com · HN · 334 comments · 433 points · Nov 05, 2025
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race↗ nbcnews.com · HN · 1168 comments · 817 points · Nov 05, 2025
Search all text in New York City↗ alltext.nyc · HN · 116 comments · 587 points · Aug 13, 2025
Changes since congestion pricing started in New York↗ nytimes.com · HN · 706 comments · 442 points · May 13, 2025
2024386 stories
NYC wants you to stop taking traffic cam selfies, but here's how to do it anyway↗ pcmag.com · HN · 202 comments · 399 points · Dec 13, 2024
Next stop: Miami↗ waymo.com · HN · 311 comments · 225 points · Dec 05, 2024
NYC Subway Station Layouts↗ projectsubwaynyc.com · HN · 108 comments · 322 points · Nov 09, 2024
Jaywalking legalized in New York City↗ theguardian.com · HN · 358 comments · 296 points · Oct 30, 2024
The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing↗ apricitas.io · HN · 365 comments · 171 points · Jun 28, 2024
2023459 stories
I Paid $400 to Eat Olive Garden in Times Square on New Year's (2018)↗ vice.com · HN · 6 comments · 31 points · Dec 28, 2023
NYPD overtime pay in the subway went from $4M to $155M this year↗ gothamist.com · HN · 21 comments · 19 points · Dec 21, 2023
Sunday Service Suspended at All NYPL Locations↗ nypl.org · HN · 22 comments · 29 points · Nov 17, 2023
New York’s crackdown on Airbnb began Tuesday↗ amny.com · HN · 32 comments · 40 points · Sep 06, 2023
Fewer than 40% of New Yorkers earn a living wage↗ news.cornell.edu · HN · 197 comments · 151 points · Jan 10, 2023
2022348 stories
New York could become first state with a ‘Right to Repair’ law↗ spectrumlocalnews.com · HN · 210 comments · 409 points · Oct 31, 2022
New York rolling out noise law, listening tech for souped-up speedsters↗ thecity.nyc · HN · 527 comments · 443 points · May 20, 2022
NY Senate Bill S5474 proposing a universal single payer health plan for NYers↗ nysenate.gov · HN · 543 comments · 358 points · May 09, 2022
New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud cars↗ roadandtrack.com · HN · 454 comments · 365 points · Feb 16, 2022
New York City will make it mandatory for companies to post salaries on job ads↗ forbes.com · HN · 534 comments · 631 points · Jan 06, 2022
2021340 stories
New York City bans natural gas in new buildings↗ reuters.com · HN · 676 comments · 306 points · Dec 25, 2021
NYC to mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings↗ nypost.com · HN · 1464 comments · 410 points · Aug 03, 2021
My business might have 32 days before it's shut down by NYC [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 384 comments · 521 points · Jul 12, 2021
What is ranked-choice voting and why is New York using it?↗ npr.org · HN · 463 comments · 373 points · Jun 22, 2021
New York Senate passes Right to Repair bill↗ ifixit.com · HN · 196 comments · 651 points · Jun 11, 2021
2020527 stories
Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered inside New York condo↗ nydailynews.com · HN · 370 comments · 428 points · Jul 15, 2020
Where Am I? NYTimes or Google?↗ theinternetbytes.com · HN · 355 comments · 1130 points · Jul 04, 2020
Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker↗ schools.nyc.gov · HN · 454 comments · 710 points · Apr 03, 2020
Army Corps of Engineers to Build Temporary Hospitals in NY↗ governor.ny.gov · HN · 508 comments · 416 points · Mar 22, 2020
The MTA is going after an Etsy artist over a New York subway map it didn’t make↗ vice.com · HN · 193 comments · 377 points · Jan 09, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Mamdani bans AI in NYC schools↗ nytimes.com · HN · 182 comments · 220 points · Sep 02, 2026
Washington Heights Man Cleans One NYC Block a Day for 100 Days,Neighbors Join In↗ hoodline.com · HN · 0 comments · 17 points · Sep 26, 2026
There Are Over 1M NYC Street Signs. Here is How They Are Made.↗ nytimes.com · HN · 3 comments · 14 points · Sep 19, 2026
Mamdani: Officials 'lied' to New Yorkers about still-toxic after 9/11↗ independent.co.uk · HN · 0 comments · 15 points · Sep 08, 2026
New Yorkers were misled about air quality after 9/11↗ nytimes.com · HN · 1 comments · 14 points · Sep 09, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Mamdani bans AI in NYC schools↗ nytimes.com · HN · 182 comments · 220 points · Sep 02, 2026
Washington Heights Man Cleans One NYC Block a Day for 100 Days,Neighbors Join In↗ hoodline.com · HN · 0 comments · 17 points · Sep 26, 2026
Mamdani: Officials 'lied' to New Yorkers about still-toxic after 9/11↗ independent.co.uk · HN · 0 comments · 15 points · Sep 08, 2026
There Are Over 1M NYC Street Signs. Here is How They Are Made.↗ nytimes.com · HN · 3 comments · 14 points · Sep 19, 2026
New Yorkers were misled about air quality after 9/11↗ nytimes.com · HN · 1 comments · 14 points · Sep 09, 2026
NYC opens 9-11 records portal, revealing new information about toxic conditions↗ abc7.com · HN · 0 comments · 7 points · Sep 08, 2026
The Absurd, Unending Quest to Floodproof the New York City Subway↗ nytimes.com · HN · 2 comments · 6 points · Sep 10, 2026
A Restaurant at the Top of the World Trade Center Changed New York↗ wsj.com · HN · 1 comments · 6 points · Sep 09, 2026
It's a Great Time to Be Rich in New York↗ nytimes.com · HN · 2 comments · 6 points · Sep 03, 2026
Before New York City, Norway Had Banned AI in Schools↗ euronews.com · HN · 0 comments · 5 points · Sep 03, 2026

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