Short vertical video reports on transit, City Hall and the neighborhoods. Reported on the street, sourced in every caption.
Every story answers one question: why should a New Yorker care about this today?
The MTA, buses, bikes and the rules that decide how New Yorkers get around.
The Council, city agencies and the mandates, fines and hearings that come out of them.
Public health, schools, labor and life in all five boroughs, from the people living it.
Each report runs about two minutes or less. Sources are listed in every post.
The City Council met for nine hours on e-bikes. Citi Bike riders paying more weren't part of the conversation.
Why won't the MTA let riders board through the back door of a local bus? Parts I and II.
Rooftop cooling towers tested positive for Legionella after the city reported a rise in cases in the South Bronx.
City Harvest put three electric trucks into service at the Fulton Fish Market.
Visiting Tibet takes a visa, a permit and a government-approved guide. Visiting Little Tibet takes a momo pass.
Prices are up, and some New York City high school seniors are paying for their own supplies.
Running Local is an independent New York City newsroom. We make short vertical video reports that follow a public decision, such as a fare change, a Council hearing or a city mandate, to the people it affects.
Our stories are built for Instagram first and made to be understood with the sound off.