NYPD officer charged with rape of a minor after internal affairs investigation

A stock photo of an NYPD cruiser Officer Joshua Acosta, 39, was arrested in south Brooklyn while off-duty Wednesday night, police said. [ more ›…

Do NYC schools need a redistribution of PTA wealth?

City data shows wealth is concentrated in a handful of school PTAs. City data shows that out of roughly 1,200 schools, 16 PTAs brought in…

Si ICE detiene a sus padres, esta madrina de East Harlem vendrá al rescate

Desde que Trump volvió al mando en 2025, cientos de familias inmigrantes de la ciudad han firmado formularios de designación de tutores sustitutos legales para…

NYC Offers Free Help to New Yorkers Navigating Student Loan Debt Changes

New York City is helping local borrowers navigate the new student loan landscape, offering free, one-one-one financial counseling sessions at 40 sites across the five…

The GOP finds its perfect foil in Mayor Mamdani

GOP political insiders said Mayor Mamdani will feature heavily in Republican attacks in the coming years. Party leaders and strategists say Mamdani is likely still…

Kevin Smith explains why Hollywood owes its existence to New Jersey. Yes, really.

Thanks to Edison, the roots of the film industry are in West Orange. [ more › ]

Early Addition: No break for the bartenders

Because there's been so much sports, here are your early links: Daredevil on top of the Brooklyn Bridge, "beef fights" at an underground Bronx boxing…

Albania’s Flamingo Revolution: Protests Against Kushner-Trump Luxury Resort Could Bring Down Gov’t

Plans for a luxury resort in an ecologically sensitive area have set off more than a month of protests in Albania, where thousands have taken…

Homicide by Asphyxiation: What Happened to Geraldo Lunas Campos, Who Died in a Texas ICE Jail?

The family of Geraldo Lunas Campos is suing over the 55-year-old Cuban immigrant’s death at an ICE detention center in Texas earlier this year, with…

“Demanding the Truth”: Family Wants Answers After ICE Kills Houston Dad Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Immigration and civil rights advocacy groups are demanding an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and father of…

“A Disastrous Development”: Trita Parsi on Breakdown of U.S.-Iran Ceasefire

We speak with political analyst Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about the latest events in the Middle East.…

Police arrest man suspected in Molotov cocktail attack on 2 religious buildings in Queens

A man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail outside the Iglesia Bautista “El Mesias” Baptist church on 75th Street and 101st Avenue in Queens. A Queens…

A democratic socialist heads to Brooklyn for campaign funds — for a Rhode Island race

David Morales is a progressive candidate for mayor in Providence. David Morales, a progressive candidate for mayor in Providence, Rhode Island, will hold a fundraiser…

Trump admin says it won’t use money earmarked by Congress to replace NYC housing vouchers

President Donald Trump U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Congress intended to replace expiring aid. The Trump administration says it’s interpreting the budget quite differently. […

Big Business is Leasing Record Office Space in Mamdani’s New York

The second largest bank in the country. The biggest cosmetics company in the world. Two of the top 50 U.S. law firms. And a score…

Man arrested in Coney Island mass shooting that wounded 8, including 4 children

NYPD officers work at the scene after eight people, including four children, were shot in a mass shooting near the intersection of West 30th Street…

Why the conflict in Sudan is a proxy war

NYC job alert: City seeks BQE czar to rebuild ramshackle triple-cantilever

Help Wanted: An engineer to run one of the city's most troubled infrastructure projects. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's transportation commissioner has vowed to fix a crumbling…

Self-storage giant Extra Space must pay back NYC users for rat-infested units, price hikes

Extra Space, one of the largest self-storage companies in the country, will pay a $1. 7 million fine tied to a city inquiry into its…

Extra Extra: Hot market for pieces of trash collected outside Taylor Swift’s wedding

Because an artist went around MSG with a trash grabber and collected the goods, here are your afternoon links: Don't put a Needoh in the…