Safety netting installed on buckling NYC building as crews shore up tower

The city ordered safety netting to be installed on the side of a buckling building in Midtown. The city buildings commissioner said the netting was…

NYC to babysit 500 kids for ‘Parents’ Night Out’

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks and cuts the ribbon at the opening of the new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Brooklyn. Registration…

Trump’s plan to turn NJ warehouse into an ICE detention center is back on

People protest against the planned project of converting a warehouse into an ICE detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey The Trump administration last month said…

NJ electric bills have been spiking, but $25 worth of relief is on the way

The one-time credits aim to bring short-term relief, with long-term solutions meant to play out over years. [ more › ]

Brooklyn’s busiest bus route may finally get a boost. Commuters have waited decades.

Buses on Utica Avenue are constantly stuck in traffic. A redesign floated by the city and MTA could change that. Utica Avenue's buses are so…

Jersey City mayor’s proposed budget combines contentious 15.5% tax hike with $58M in cuts

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon released his proposed budget this week. Mayor James Solomon released his official spending plan after weeks of fractious debate over…

One man killed, two people injured in Harlem shooting, NYPD says

A basketball court in Harlem where police say a shooter killed one man and injured 2 others. As of Saturday morning, no arrests had been…

NY AG says Cash App exposed vulnerable users to ‘rampant fraud’

Under a new settlement, Cash App's parent company will pay millions of dollars to NY, NJ and other states. [ more › ]

Can DSA really build socialism in the United States?

LISTEN: The Subway Vigilante Who Never Left

“Would they cheer so loudly if it was a white kid shot? I don’t think so. Would he have shot four white kids? I don’t…

NYC piloting silent, electric batteries for food carts around Queens park

William Arevalo is one of the first participants in the city's electric battery pilot program for food carts. Two vendors at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park are…

The rise and fall of FOIA

Man pleads not guilty to shooting 8 people, including 4 kids, at July 4 Coney Island BBQ

Surf Avenue and West 30th Street in Coney Island All eight are expected to survive. [ more › ]

Just 3 Black students admitted to NYC’s elite Stuyvesant High School, data shows

An advocate said the woeful diversity data felt like "Groundhog Day.” [ more › ]

NYPD inspector sexually assaulted a subordinate, Bronx prosecutors say

The sun illuminates an NYPD logo on the side of a vehicle outside the First Precinct on April 30, 2025, in New York City. Jeremy…

Water-cooling towers at 31 Upper East Side sites test positive for Legionella bacteria

A file photo of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, with a view of the iconic Guggenheim Museum. Owners of 19 of those buildings have…

Mask-wearing man facing federal charges for Molotov cocktail attacks in Brooklyn, Queens

A photo federal prosecutors say the man police arrested Wednesday for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails, from a federal complaint. Yogesh Sayrange, 36, allegedly lit an…

Hit these free NYC rooftops for an eagle-eye view on a budget

Here are five rooftop spots worth ascending. [ more › ]

More families get preschool seats closer to home as Mamdani adds more slots

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrives at Little Scholars on December 11, 2025 in New York City. Mamdani visited a school and met with…

ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo