the city
Coverage of the city in the Nexus archive.
- The giant pandas are (still) coming. Maybe. Mayor Lurie wants you to know he’s on it.
The mayor reaffirmed the city's commitment to a project involving giant pandas by writing a letter to zoo donors. The project's status remains uncertain despite the mayor's assurances.
- Trump’s mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
A new investigation reveals that ICE has increased arrests in the New York area, disproportionately targeting Latino neighborhoods. Of 430 street arrests between October 2025 and mid-March, 93% involved Latinos, despite them comprising only 66% of the local undocumented population. Many arrested individuals were not the intended targets of the operations.
- The hottest housing market in the US is a hardscrabble city that’s been shrinking for 75 years
In 2025, a shrinking US city saw 66% of homes sell above asking price, with 63% fewer homes for sale than pre-pandemic, driving up demand according to Zillow.
- Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot we caught telling businesses to break the law
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans to terminate an AI chatbot developed by the previous administration, which provided businesses with potentially illegal advice, such as allowing tip theft. The chatbot, costing nearly $600,000 to build, was criticized for being 'unusable' and contributing to a $12 billion budget gap.