Because he was running a mafia gambling hall, here are your early links: Pregnant MTA bus drivers suing, Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day, new musical about the helium ballon lawn chair guy and more.

Hochul and lawmakers began introducing budget bills Thursday morning, but there are more to come.

A pilot program before the Council could mandate one in each borough.

The collaboration will be a one-time thing to “have some fun this weekend,” said Adam Goldberg.

A new dashboard tracks the city’s shelter population and eviction filings.

The councilmembers cited Gothamist's reporting on more than 700 lawsuits from women claiming they were sexually assaulted in city jails.