New York in 24 hours: October 26, 2026
The last 24 hours in New York, on one page. Each section is built from our own official data, with the data date and source next to every number.
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Key figures
- On October 25, 2026, Central Park's high was 64 °F (18 °C), 3 °F above normal (National Weather Service, report for October 25, 2026).
- As of October 26, 2026, 5:19 a.m. ET, the MTA live feed listed 182 subway alerts, 144 of them planned work (MTA live alerts, October 26, 2026).
- On October 24, 2026, 311 received 10,761 service requests (NYC Open Data, 311 service requests, October 24, 2026).
- The city's permit data lists 2,348 event-days for Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 (NYC Permitted Event Information, October 26, 2026).
- Jobs NYC listed 200 new external postings in the 7 days to October 20, 2026 (Jobs NYC Postings, NYC Open Data, October 20, 2026).
WeatherData date:
Central Park weather: latest daily report
- High
- 64 °F18 °C, 3 °F above normal
- Low
- 43 °F6 °C, 5 °F below normal
- Precipitation
- 0.00 indaily total
On October 25, 2026, Central Park reached a high of 64 °F (18 °C) and a low of 43 °F (6 °C).
The high was 3 °F above the normal of 61 °F; the low was 5 °F below the normal of 48 °F.
No measurable precipitation fell.
Source: National Weather Service. Figures are the National Weather Service's final daily climate report for Central Park; normals cover 1991-2020.
SubwayData date:
Subway service alerts right now
- Active alerts
- 182in the MTA live feed
- Planned work
- 144of the active alerts
- Other alerts
- 38not labeled planned work
- Lines named
- 26different lines
As of October 26, 2026, 5:19 a.m. ET, the MTA live feed listed 182 alerts. 144 of them are planned work.
Lines named most often: A (22 alerts), F (16 alerts), 2 (14 alerts).
| Line | Alerts | Planned work |
|---|---|---|
| A | 22 | 19 |
| F | 16 | 14 |
| 2 | 14 | 8 |
| D | 14 | 13 |
| 6 | 13 | 11 |
Source: MTA live alerts. Counts come from the MTA's live alert feed at our latest pull; an alert naming several lines is counted once for each line in the table.
City servicesData date:
311 requests: latest full day
- Requests
- 10,761on Saturday, October 24
- Usual Saturday
- 10,109average of the previous 4 Saturdays
- Top complaint
- Illegal Parking1,711 requests
311 received 10,761 service requests on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
That is 6% above the average of the previous four Saturdays (10,109).
The most common complaint type was Illegal Parking (1,711), then Noise - Residential (1,628) and Heat/Hot Water (1,488).
| Complaint type | Requests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Illegal Parking | 1,711 | 15.9% |
| Noise - Residential | 1,628 | 15.1% |
| Heat/Hot Water | 1,488 | 13.8% |
| Noise - Street/Sidewalk | 739 | 6.9% |
| Blocked Driveway | 521 | 4.8% |
Source: NYC Open Data, 311 service requests. 311 data arrives about two days late; this is the latest day with a full count.
EventsData date:
Events this weekend
- Permitted events
- 2,348event-days, October 31
- Saturday
- 1,301October 31, 2026
- Sunday
- 1,047November 1, 2026
- Full street closures
- 87of those event-days
The city's permit data lists 2,348 event-days for Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1.
An event that runs on both days counts once for each day.
87 of them involve a full street closure.
| Borough | Event-days |
|---|---|
| Manhattan | 860 |
| Brooklyn | 630 |
| Queens | 540 |
| Bronx | 228 |
| Staten Island | 90 |
Source: NYC Permitted Event Information. Permits are not a full event calendar: many are sports and park permits. Times and places are in the city's permit data.
City jobsData date:
City job postings: latest week
- New postings
- 2007 days to October 20, 2026
- Positions
- 330in those postings
- Closing soon
- 243open postings, next 7 days
200 new external city job postings were listed in the 7 days to October 20, 2026, covering 330 positions.
The agencies with the most new postings: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (22), NYC Housing Authority (22), Department of Transportation (21).
243 open external postings close in the next 7 days.
| Agency | New postings |
|---|---|
| Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | 22 |
| NYC Housing Authority | 22 |
| Department of Transportation | 21 |
| Department of Housing Preservation and Development | 15 |
| Department of Design and Construction | 14 |
Source: Jobs NYC Postings, NYC Open Data. Postings are counted once by posting ID; the source lists open postings only and updates weekly.
Our storiesData date:
Our stories from the last 24 hours
- Stories
- 1in the last 24 hours
We published 1 stories in the last 24 hours.
Source: newyork24 news desk.
Earlier days
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