News of buenos aires city

Fragmented field means little debate in City debate

30-04-2025 15:54 Seventeen candidates standing in Buenos Aires City Legislature elections on May 18; Debate delivers insults and crossed words, but little in the way of policy.

Divided right bolsters Peronism in City as Karina’s strategy put to test

28-04-2025 14:24 Polling firms put the Peronist ticket led by Leandro Santoro ahead in Buenos Aires City. Battle between Manuel Adorni and Silvia Lospennato will set tone for electoral year.

by Giselle Leclercq

City elections: Candidate Adorni, Marra to run, Lospennato emerges

28-03-2025 13:52 Focus on the countdown to candidate list registrations for the upcoming May 18 elections for the Buenos Aires City legislature.

Who’s who: La Libertad Avanza’s electoral list for Buenos Aires City

28-03-2025 11:42 Manuel Adorni, Javier Milei’s presidential spokesperson, will be the “frontman” of the ruling party’s electoral slate for the Buenos Aires City legislature.

Residents in ‘Barrio de Dios’ want justice for Maradona's death

12-03-2025 22:40 In La Paternal, the neighbourhood where Diego Maradona took his first professional steps as a footballer, residents want justice for their fallen idol.

Inflation in Buenos Aires City slowed to 2.1% in February

12-03-2025 16:26 Consumer prices slowed by one point last month from January; Inflation in capital in first two months of year totals 5.3%.

Línea F – City Hall unveils plan for new Subte underground line

28-02-2025 09:52 Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri unveils plans for capital's first new subway line in a quarter century; New 'Línea F' route will have 11 stops, connecting Barracas and Palermo.

Mass evacuation as fire breaks out at 51-floor building in Puerto Madero

11-02-2025 17:32 More than 100 people were evacuated as fire breaks out at apartment building in Puerto Madero.

Poverty affected 28.1% of portenos in Q3 2024

14-01-2025 14:40 Nearly 900,000 porteños were considered poor in the third quarter of 2024, according to City Hall statistics bureau.

City inflation accelerated slightly to 3.3% last month

09-01-2025 13:50 Consumer prices rose 3.3% last month due to increases in services; City Hall data shows that inflation over the last 12 months totalled 136.7% in 2024.

Nearly one million people are poor or destitute in Buenos Aires

04-10-2024 11:07 City Hall statistics bureau reveals that there are 159,000 more poor people than one year ago.

National, City government agrees federal revenue-sharing deal

19-09-2024 00:27 After lengthy court battle over ‘coparticipación’ federal revenue-sharing funds, President Javier Milei’s government and City Hall agrees deal to deliver 2.95 percent in daily and weekly payments.

Julio Bocca named new director of Teatro Colón

28-08-2024 22:56 World-famous ballet dancer will replace Jorge Telerman at the helm of Buenos Aires’ most famous theatre, along with Gerardo Grieco.

Ethiopia's Gerba Beyata Dibaba wins Buenos Aires half-marathon

25-08-2024 15:36 Ethiopia's Gerba Beyata Dibaba won the Buenos Aires 21K half marathon on Sunday, beating off a record number of competitors.

City officials to meet investors as Buenos Aires weighs global bond sale

02-05-2024 16:40 Officials from Buenos Aires City government will meet with global investors next week as it explores selling overseas dollar bonds for the first time in eight years.

Prison breaks in Buenos Aires: 19 inmates escape in 20 days, many convicts at large

23-04-2024 16:04 Fugitives on the run in Argentina – overcrowding at police stations in and across the capital allows detainees to escape from jail.

Woman killed following fire, explosion at building in Buenos Aires

12-12-2023 15:09 One woman reported dead after explosion at building located next to Labour Secretariat offices in Buenos Aires; 42 people receive treatment as firefighters battle to extinguish flames.

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: ‘PRO today is allying itself with an extreme rightist’

11-11-2023 04:23 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta on his PASO primary defeat, the future of Juntos por el Cambio, Macri and Bullrich’s decision to back Milei and what happens after December 10.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

What you need to know about the election in Buenos Aires City

20-10-2023 16:28 Unlike the PASO primaries, people in Buenos Aires will vote for local positions with a paper ballot, just as they will nationwide.

Bullrich closes campaign, promises to end 'Kirchnerite corruption'

19-10-2023 18:22 Patricia Bullrich wrapped up her presidential campaign Thursday, vowing to tackle crime, corruption and record inflation, while taking aim at her main rivals.