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Four Days Without Cell Service? For This Adventure-Seeking New Yorker, It Was Bliss

Ready to trade the city hustle and bustle for a sky full of stars? [ more › ]

F and G lines grind to a halt as signal issues slows Friday night rush

F and G trains ground to a halt amid signal failures Friday. The MTA's ongoing signal problems came amid a national flight stoppage. [ more…

Jermaine Dupri ‘What Artist From NYC Besides Jay-Z Do You See Headlining The Super Bowl’

Ole Miss Racism Controversy Takes New Turn As Fundraiser Grows

NYC Bodegas Get Reprieve From New SNAP Rules After Mamdani-Trump Call, Mayor Says

Stores across the country will get a 90-day delay on the enforcement of rules requiring shops that accept federal food benefits to stock a wider…

Opinion: Keep New York Storm Batteries Ready

"Storms are not waiting for regulators. New York can use community batteries on ordinary days without sacrificing the people who depend on them during the…

Mamdani: Brooklyn Collapse Probe Widens to Construction Sites Across the City

New York authorities expanded their investigation into Wednesday’s catastrophic building collapse in Brooklyn to include 160 sites across the city associated with six companies involved…

NYC, NJ airports grounded as part of nationwide shutdown, FAA says

An airplane at JFK Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue. [ more ›…

Mamdani declines to back fellow New Yorker Schumer as Senate majority leader

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday said voters demanded change during this month's midterm elections. Sen. Chuck Schumer also declined to endorse Mamdani for mayor after…

Mayor Mamdani appoints ex-DSA chair as new NYC nightlife director

Eric Thor is the next executive director of the city’s Office of Nightlife. The appointment of web developer Eric Thor to head the Office of…

First Code Blue of the winter season arrives in New York City

People walk in the freezing cold in Brooklyn on Jan. 31, 2019. The cold weather emergency runs from 4 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday.…

Former NYC jails chief testifies about Adams adviser’s push to hire friend’s daughter

Louis Molina speaking after Eric Adams announced him as Department of Correction Commissioner. Louis Molina, the former commissioner of the Department of Correction, testified at…

NYC schools to review hiring practices after teacher’s aide accused of jogger murder

Katie Suarez, foreground, was fatally stabbed while jogging along the Brooklyn waterfront. The suspect was hired as a paraprofessional despite documented mental health concerns from…

Engineers question city-approved plans after Brooklyn building collapse

Rescue workers searched for survivors in the debris of a collapsed building in Flatbush, Brooklyn on Thursday. The city OK'd an excavation without additional bracing…

MTA wants AI cameras on subway trains to spot people on the tracks

People falling or jumping onto subway tracks is a big problem for the MTA. [ more › ]

The McGuinness Boulevard Redesign Is Finally Complete

A long-awaited Brooklyn street redesign was finally completed Friday, after years of starts and stops and a supporting role in the bribery case of a…

Local Leaders Demand Accountability in Deadly Building Collapse, And What Else Happened This Week in NYC Housing

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday that the city has identified six "entities" involved in the construction site at 2625 Bedford Ave., and that inspectors are…

‘A Joke’: Missing State Aid Leaves CUNY Students Stressed

More than halfway through the Fall semester, some CUNY community college students are still waiting on financial aid awards from the state — weeks after…

How to help the victims of the Brooklyn building collapse

Several families were displaced after the disaster, with some recovering in hospitals or mourning loved ones. Several families were displaced after the disaster, with some…

Dad, girl killed in Brooklyn building collapse stayed home in fear of ICE, cousin says

Juan Daniel Sabala with his wife and daughters. Juan Daniel Sabala and his 9-year-old daughter, Nicole, died in the building collapse on Wednesday. His wife…