Elizabeth Shwe

New York City has one of the largest service industries in the country, and tipping has always been a part of that.  But with tipping expected at way more places now, the rules of who...

Mayor Madmani pledged to create a Department of Community Safety during his first term as Mayor. He campaigned on the idea that it’d be a separate department, but ultimately created a...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in office for three months now, and we’ve been checking in with the new leaders on his team, to learn more about the administration’s priorities. Lillion...

It’s technically spring now, but it was only weeks ago that we were shoveling our way out from several feet of snow.   For some New Yorkers, that melting snow brought an additional ha...

The New York City Council is forming a new caucus to represent all the city’s animals and those who care for them in the city. Councilmember Harvey Epstein, who represents parts of Mi...

We’re starting a new monthly radio segment and weekly newsletter here in the WNYC Gothamist newsroom. It’s called “Looped In NYC,” where we’ll answer your questions about how to survi...

Some Staten Island officials say they are once again feeling like the forgotten borough after the Mamdani administration excluded it from the first phase of the city's new 2K childcar...

Spring is around the corner and a lot more New Yorkers are going to start hanging out outside soon, so we wanted to check in with the city’s recently new parks commissioner Tricia Shi...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in office for a little more than two months now, and we’ve been checking in with the new leaders on his team, to learn more about the administration’s pr...

The effort to revitalize Sunnyside Yards is back on the table after Mayor Mamdani met pitched President Trump on the idea during their Oval Office meeting last week. The Mayor’s offic...

Patients who have Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and usually see doctors at Mount Sinai have been in a bind since the start of the year due to a contract dispute.   Mount Sinai doctors...

Staten Island was one of the worst hit parts of New York City during Monday’s snow blizzard. Some places on the island got 29 inches of snow! And some on the Island are saying that th...

Cleanup of the nearly 20 inches of snow during today’s blizzard continues, and Westchester County’s travel ban was extended through 6 tonight. Westchester County Executive Kenneth Je...

If there’s one thing New Yorkers can bond over, it’s rat sightings across the city. Former Mayor Eric Adams oversaw reforms that he called a “trash revolution," which mainly involved ...

Governor Hochul is running for reelection this year in part on what she calls an “affordability agenda.” The Governor has been crisscrossing New York State pitching a series of plans ...

The group formerly known as Hot Girls 4 Zohran is rebranding. 

Today is Groundhog Day! That’s the tradition where a groundhog predicts the arrival of spring based on whether he sees his shadow.But there’s one town in New Jersey that couldn't cele...

New Yorkers can expect below freezing temperatures for at least another week and maybe even more snow over the weekend. So how can you stay warm and what can you do if the heat in you...

Dr. Catrina Cropano is the medical director of the Mount Sinai West Emergency Department. She talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson to discuss the dangers of extreme winter storms, and how ...

Despite yesterday’s snowstorm, New York City public school students didn’t exactly get a snow day. Classes were still on, but just remotely. We wanted to check in on how remote school...