Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a May Day rally at Washington Square Park in New York, May 1, 2026. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP, File
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THE LEDE: Good morning. Across the U.S., calls to “tax the rich” have become potent political slogans. But even in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New York, getting the wealthy to pay more isn’t playing out as smoothly as supporters hoped.
The Rundown
WNYC Transmitter Park in Greenpoint could be transformed with marina, restaurant: Some residents worry the project would have a negative effect on the quiet and non-commercial 6-acre park, according to Gothamist.
Everyone wants to ‘tax the rich.’ In New York City, it’s getting complicated: What seemed at first like an easy idea — slapping a new tax on people who own luxury second homes in the Big Apple but live elsewhere most of the year — has instead created a lot of confusion in the city’s notoriously convoluted world of real estate arrangements.
Failure of NYC’s 911 call system Tuesday led to 1,700 missed emergency calls: Some of the calls originated from automated alarm systems and others were likely repeat calls, leading the city to calculate that up to 400 New Yorkers may have been unable to connect with 911 between the hours of 3 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Brooklyn Navy Yard’s ‘Weld and Wear’ workshop preps women for metalworking trades: “It had been a long time since I challenged myself with something that demanded such patience, focus and attention to detail,” one workshop participant said.
Coney Island sand sculpting contest brings fun competition to beach: The free event invited dozens of artists of all skill levels to transform Coney Island’s beachfront into works of art. This year, some of the sculptures included a giraffe, a heart, a turtle and Homer Simpson.
New York loses millions in sex ed money after uptick in teen pregnancies: Although the national teen birth rate remains near a historic low, teen pregnancy rates in New York state and New York City rose between 2021 and 2023 — the first increase in two decades, according to the latest available state and city data. (New York Focus)
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Our World in Photos
BEIJING — Soccer robots are prepared ahead of the World Humanoid Robot Games. Photo: Ng Han Guan/AP
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