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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation aimed at preventing further outbreaks of deadly Legionnaires’ disease.

“The concern from a transparency perspective will be if City Hall orders the delay or partial release or in any way impedes anything but a full and robust response”, said John Kaehny, director of the nonprofit Reinvent Albany and a co-chair of the New York City...

Safe NYC is also the first part of an effort to stem a rising tide of homelessness on the streets of the nation’s largest city, where the homeless population has risen since de Blasio took office in January 2014.

The Daily News reported that the two are working on a major project together, but C.K. has denied that, saying it’s a “total coincidence”.

Asked about the increased murder rate and what he would say to some who believe the city is going downhill, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters: “Look at the facts and stop the hysteria”.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Louis C.K. have some history – in March the actor-comedian appeared at the annual Inner Circle show. Only 45 percent of voters are “very satisfied” or “somewhat satisfied” with the way things are going in the city today,...

The Long Island City resident said he has been riding in taxis in New York for more than a decade and now always chooses Uber. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, was against it. Several celebrities pressured de Blasio, who has earned distrust from the New York...

De Blasio discussed the situation, referring to Uber as the “multibillion dollar corporation which is looking out for its own interests and its own profitability”.

Despite Uber placing a “de Blasio” tab in its app, showing users potential wait times for rides if the mayor’s bill passed, de Blasio stood his ground, saying, “No company’s multi-billion-dollar political war chest gives it a blank check to skirt...

Uber said the proposed policy, which was scheduled for a vote as early as today, would have crippled customers’ ability to get cars on-demand, causing wait times to “double or even triple” in New York City.

Uber shot back with a spoof “de Blasio” mode in its app that displayed the message “No cars available” when a user looked for a ride in New York City.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has a reputation for being an advocate of yellow taxis over ride-sharing goliath Uber.

In addition, the California-based auto service has agreed to make more vehicles handicap-accessible and give data on the location and duration of its rides to the city.

Despite Uber placing a “de Blasio” tab in its app, showing users potential wait times for rides if the mayor’s bill passed, de Blasio stood his ground, saying, “No company’s multi-billion-dollar political war chest gives it a blank check to skirt...

A de Blasio spokesman countered by saying that Cuomo’s concerns that Uber might register their cars in the suburbs yet service the city was a “manufactured pretext” since current laws prohibit that. The company consented to a four-month study of its impact on...