On the first days, drivers struggled to avoid paying the congestion charge. One even said she’d leave New York because of it.

City agencies tracked nearly 1,000 homeless people as they waited for supportive housing. Just 18% obtained a spot, despite thousands of vacant units.

The Economic Development Corporation’s pick of Maddd Equities and Joy Construction elevates hopes that decades of revival schemes finally come to fruition — and concerns about a contractor’s safety ...