Suicides decline in NYC, but inequities persist across groups
New data shows suicide taking an outsize toll among Latino New Yorkers, even as overall deaths fell. [ more βΊ ]
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Cuts to rural healthcare become key issue for upstate votes in race for NY governor
Demonstrators gathered in September protesting the planned downsizing of Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson. The fight over a consolidation plan for a hospital in Hudson…
Read full article βNY Archdiocese will soon settle $800M clergy sexual abuse claims
People pass the Archdiocese of New York, in New York. Attorney General Barbara Underwood subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state Thursday as…
Read full article βChinatown residents file lawsuit against after-hours construction on new ‘mega jail’
Bayard Street in Chinatown. Residents cite sleep disruption and dust-induced illness from nearly βround the clockβ construction. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βPeepapalooza: NYC is heading to the Hudson Valley to watch the leaves
People are flocking to Hudson Valley locations like Beacon this fall. Don't be surprised if you run into someone from your building in Beacon. […
Read full article βLISTEN: Immigration Is the Backdrop to This Election
Talking to brand new immigrants to New York City, it reminds you of what an amazing place this is. They want to come here because…
Read full article βNYPD: Officer shot, injured knife-wielding woman during βchaoticβ night at Queens home
A stock photo of an NYPD cruiser The woman is in stable condition, police said, but several people were stabbed. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article β3 slates vying to run Jersey City school board as city stares down major tax hikes
A person was by the entrance to the polling station at School 23 in Jersey City in 2020. The incumbent slate, formerly backed by the…
Read full article β5 men charged with trespassing in 2 Manhattan manhole cases
Manhole cover. Two people who were found soaking wet and smelling of sewage say they went underground to look for jewelry, according to police and…
Read full article βJudge Denies Oscar Belgalβs Request for Release After Marble Hill ICE Shooting
Oscar Belgal, the man shot by an ICE agent in Marble Hill earlier this month, will remain in custody after a federal judge in Brooklyn…
Read full article βNew York Cautiously Advances a Key Clean Heat Technology
State regulators approved two "thermal energy" pilots but rejected nine others, raising questions about the future of the technology, New York Focus reports. The post…
Read full article βMamdani Administration Mulls Closing Harlem High School With Declining Enrollment
This story was originally publishedΒ by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters atΒ ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City is considering closing a small Harlem high school, the first…
Read full article βOpinion: When It Comes to Mental Health, βAwarenessβ Alone Isnβt Enough
"We are being told to speak up, ask for help and recognize when we are struggling. That progress matters. But what happens when someone finally…
Read full article β6-year-old girl breaks leg after getting hit by falling bricks in Queens
The girl was walking with her mother in Maspeth on Thursday. The Department of Buildings cited the owner of a garage for βfailure to maintainβ…
Read full article βMamdani extends ban on permits for new street fairs due to NYPD overtime
The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival in May 2026. Critics say the moratorium harms businesses in neighborhoods without a tradition of street fairs. [ more…
Read full article βInside the Midtown Bus Terminal rebuild: Decks over Lincoln Tunnel approach, a new park
Port Authority officials plan to turn this deck into a new park in a decade. The new deck will be used to store buses and…
Read full article βBlack couple seeking Queens apartment sues over racist text from broker
Fort Greene real estate listings in 2014 The broker accidentally sent them a text that said "Ugh, they're Black," according to the suit. [ more…
Read full article βMore New Yorkers Are Now Eligible for Rent Freezes, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing
City lawmakers passed a bill that boosts the income eligibility threshold for SCRIE and DRIE, a program that freezes rents for tenants in rent-regulated apartments…
Read full article βUnion Clashes With Brooklyn Hospital Over Nurseβs Suspension
The New York State Nurses Association has filed a complaint with a state labor board after it says a nurse practitioner was suspended without pay…
Read full article βMamdaniβs Top Lawyer to Probe Agencyβs Off-Grid Chats
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city governmentβs top lawyer is personally looking into allegations revealed by The City Reporter that top officials at the agency…
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