https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/nearly-half-of-nyc-households-struggle-financially-study-GK5837877 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-28T11:33:30-04:00 Nearly Half of NYC Households Struggle Financially: Study https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-11-at-3-23-19-pm_4-10709864_20260511152549.png Dr. Aldrin Bonilla, executive vice president at the Fund for the City of New York, details the early findings of the “True Cost of Living” report during a press conference at the FCNY’s offices in Lower Manhattan. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-11-at-3-23-50-pm_4-10709867_20260511152553.png Lisette Nieves, president of the Fund for the City of New York, delivers remarks during a press conference on March 17, 2026, releasing the early findings of the “True Cost of Living” report at FCNY’s offices in Lower Manhattan. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/voices/most-plastics-still-end-up-in-landfills-FH5889799 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-28T13:04:10-04:00 Most Plastics Still End Up in Landfills https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/landfills_4-10764661_20260528124637.jpg Despite the recent push, the advocacy group Beyond Plastics said that only six percent of all plastics get recycled. The rest ends up in landfills or incinerators. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-28-125636_4-10766396_20260528125951.png Friends of Kristin Shevin call her “The Trash Talker” as she advocates for recycling programs. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/menin-joins-student-fight-to-restore-afterschool-provider-KJ5874518 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-28T14:07:52-04:00 Menin Joins Student Fight to Restore Afterschool Provider https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/tempimageg7reij_4-10747048_20260522090249.jpg Middle School Students seek signatures to a petition to the Department of Education, urging the city restore the provider of its after school arts program. The DOE’s Department of Youth & Community Development is switching from Manhattan Youth to another provider at some but not all middle schools. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/tempimagepqdawz_4-10747050_20260522090251.jpg QR code to sign the petition and read more information about what’s going on with the after school program. Some students are protesting the switch by the Department of Ed. to a new after-school provider. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/tisch-increases-nypd-shifts-to-12-hours-anticipates-heightened-threat-environment-GH5889459 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-28T14:40:57-04:00 Tisch Increases NYPD Shifts to 12 Hours, Anticipates ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-1935_4-10764252_20260528130645.jpg NYPD officers will work 12 hour shifts from July 1 to July 7, to combat heightened activity during an event-packed week, Commissioner Tisch announced May 27 in an internal memo. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/private-school-bids-20million-for-bankrupt-manhattan-country-school-GJ5874822 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-28T15:59:34-04:00 Private School Bids $20Million for Bankrupt Manhattan Country School https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/manhattan-country_4-10747714_20260522120256.webp The Geneva School of Manhattan has proposed a $20 million offer to buy the property of the now closed Manhattan Country School (above) which filed for bankruptcy in May 2025. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/legionnaire-s-probe-underway-at-east-village-housing-complex-NH5889719 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-28T17:29:29-04:00 Legionnaire’s Probe Underway at East Village Housing Complex https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/havenplace3-1_4-10765834_20260528172435.jpg Health officials are looking into whether Legionnaire’s disease is present at Haven Plaza, a housing complex in the East Village. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/haven-plaza-exterior-town_4-10769885_20260528172824.jpg Residents of Haven Plaza have been advised against taking showers, and officials believe that the risk to the broader public remains low. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/the-group-driving-the-fight-for-the-equal-rights-amendment-BA5893425 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-29T15:33:45-04:00 The Group Driving the Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/era-1_4-10773428_20260529151824.jpg Jeryl Schriever (left) and Susan Nourse (right) pull up to City Hall in a replica of the Golden Flyer, a vehicle of the same make and model that was driven across country in 1916 to fight for the 19th Amendment. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/era-2_4-10773430_20260529151826.jpg Virginia Maloney, Council Member and daughter of former Representative Carolyn Maloney, speaks on the steps of City Hall. “As we prepare to celebrate our country’s 250th anniversary, what message do we send to future generations if women’s rights remain vulnerable to political winds?” Maloney asked. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/era-3_4-10773431_20260529151828.jpg Former Representative Carolyn Maloney, the founder and CEO of ERA NOW, waves from the Golden Flyer II. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/concerns-over-e-bikes-crowding-streets-surface-in-midtown-south-police-meeting-YD5894122 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-29T16:15:32-04:00 Concerns Over E-Bikes Crowding Streets Surface in Midtown South Police Meeting https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-1043_4-10773361_20260529145544.jpg Congregation of e-bikes parked outside the Redbury hotel migrant shelter has been an ongoing source of complaints from residents at the Midtown South Community Council meetings. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-0923_4-10773169_20260529143008.jpg The Midtown South Precinct community meeting held on zoom https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/calls-for-tougher-enforcement-after-2-bikers-killed-on-bridge-AA5893442 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-29T17:12:00-04:00 Calls for Tougher Enforcement After 2 Bikers Killed on Bridge https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5673753-10770018-20260529_4-10770018_20260529130320.png FDNY firefighters respond to a head on collision involving two bikers on the Queensboro Bridge. One victim was driving a stand up scooter, the other was driving a light weight racing bike. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital and pronouced dead. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/ambulances-on-queensboro-bridge_4-10773906_20260529191128.png Ambulances rushed the two victims, identified as Francis Del Valle, 39, and Dmytro Stechenko, 35, to a local hospital following the collision on the bike path of the Queensboro Bridge on the morning of May 28 but neither could be saved. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-05-29-at-3-24-44-pm_4-10773497_20260529153608.png Image of the broken bike and electric scooter following the collision. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-05-29-at-3-24-29-pm_4-10773500_20260529153611.png Bicyclists during aftermath of the collision. On Queensboro Bridge facing Queens. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6227_4-10773299_20260529145521.jpg Signs on Queensboro Bridge warning against use of mopeds in bike lane on the Long Island City side. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6229_4-10773293_20260529145514.jpg Signs on Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City. A clear prohibition of mopeds and separation between bike and pedestrian lanes. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6203_4-10773281_20260529145504.jpg Manhattan entrance of Queensboro Bridge. Bike lane start with signs prohibiting mopeds in the lane. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6205_4-10773284_20260529145506.jpg Start of bike lane on Queensboro Bridge from Manhattan entrance. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6211_4-10773287_20260529145508.jpg Queensboro Bridge view from pedestrian pathway https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6213_4-10773296_20260529145519.jpg Pedestrian pathway on Queensboro Bridge https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6217_4-10773302_20260529145525.jpg View from Queensboro Bridge facing Manhattan. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6214_4-10773305_20260529145528.jpg View from Queensboro Bridge facing Roosevelt Island and Queens. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6218_4-10773308_20260529145531.jpg Sign on Queensboro Bridge warning against pedestrians or bicyclists entering the road. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/city-arts/a-neuroinclusive-theater-troupe-puts-on-latest-production-of-rent-DA5882489 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-29T18:52:48-04:00 A Neuroinclusive Theater Troupe Puts on Latest Production of “Rent” https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-26-at-1-57-22-pm_4-10756720_20260526135748.png The Epic Players cast of RENT, set in the East Village during the AIDS epidemic, during rehearsals before starting live performances on June 4. The show opens June 4 and runs until June 20 at the A.R.T/New York Theaters at 502 W. 53rd St. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/image_4-10756707_20260526135311.jpg Eric Fegan as Mark and Conor Tague as Roger in a new production of “Rent.” https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-26-at-1-56-37-pm_4-10756715_20260526135701.png The Epice Players cast of “Rent” pose for a photo shortly before the opening night performance slated for June 4.