Rain and storms ahead for NYC after a picture-perfect weekend
People walk through the rain in the Dumbo neighborhood in Brooklyn as severe storms move through the New York area on July 21, 2026 in…
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Early Addition: This summer, the campers are medicated
Because kids on GLP-1s and antidepressants are keeping camp doctors busy, here are your early links: Some rent-stabilized tenants make good money, allegedly illegal puppy…
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Israeli Army & Settlers Are Working Together to “Ethnically Cleanse” West Bank: Mariam Barghouti
Israeli settlers torched two mosques over the weekend in a new wave of violence targeting Palestinian towns and villages across the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile,…
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“Iraq 2.0”?: Rep. Jim McGovern on Iran War, New Red Scare, Israeli War Crimes & Dem Party Divide
We speak with Democratic Congressmember Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, a longtime critic of U.S. foreign policy, in a wide-ranging conversation about Iran, Cuba, ending military…
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“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America
France and Spain are battling catastrophic wildfires that have forced more than 350,000 people to evacuate their homes. The fires began in the southwest of…
Read full article βDemocracy Now! 2026-07-27 Monday
Headlines for July 27, 2026; βFrontlines of a Burning Worldβ: Climate Change-Fueled βMegafiresβ Sweep Europe & North America; βIraq 2.0β?: Rep. Jim McGovern on Iran…
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Will climate change make plague-filled NYC summers like this one the new norm?
The skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center are reflected on the top of a monument as wildfire smoke from Canada shrouds the…
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The MTA bus routes that slowed down after cameras began ticketing double-parked drivers
Automated camera enforcement is credited with speeding up buses by 5%. The cameras have sped up 67 bus routes by 5% on average. But certain…
Read full article βProperty Dispute Forces Redesign of $2B Flood Wall for Battery Park City
Part of an embattled flood protection project in Lower Manhattan will need a redesign after local condo owners and a state entity couldnβt reach a…
Read full article βAt Jacob Riis βPeopleβs Beach,β Pushback Grows as Iconic Bathhouse Turns Into Ritzy Clubhouse
For nearly a decade, the Jacob Riis Bathhouse in the Rockaways has been promised a makeover. This summer was supposed to be when a semi-private…
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3 arrested after 200-vehicle ATV and dirt bike street takeover on Long Island
Police body camera footage shows riders taking part in an alleged street takeover in Suffolk County on Saturday. One of those arrested is accused of…
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12-year-old killed in shooting outside Bronx bodega
12-year-old boy killed, two men injured in Bronx shooting Bodega advocates offer cash reward for information leading to an arrest [ more βΊ ]
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Will Prospect Heights drivers move their cars for one less day of alternate-side parking?
Alternate-side parking is a familiar hassle to New York City car owners. A new pilot in the neighborhoods aims to find out if drivers will…
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Will Mamdani βstop the chop?β Helicopter foes look to mayor to quiet the skies.
A helicopter tour in Manhattan in 2025. Helicopter foes cast the aircraft as vehicles of the elite. [ more βΊ ]
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2 dead people found in Queens home where man emerged with shotgun after blast, NYPD says
NYPD officers hold a press conference after Kegan Thomas allegedly wielded a shotgun and was shot and critically wounded by NYPD officers outside his home.…
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Dozens of people hurt, trapped resident rescued in five-alarm Flushing fire
Most of the injured were firefighters. [ more βΊ ]
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‘Love of my life’: How Paisley the goldendoodle mellowed NY Assembly Speaker Heastie
The assembly speaker has a soft spot for his doodle. Can't blame him! Lawmakers said the dog helped mellow Heastie, a skilled backroom operator. […
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29-year-old man dies in city custody after arraignment at Bronx courthouse
The Bronx Hall of Justice at 265 East 161st Street. Julian Pagan is at least the fifth person to die in, or shortly after leaving,…
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Advocates call for stricter safety measures after 2 cabbie shootings in Brooklyn
Fernando Mateo, the founder and spokesperson of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, said drivers put themselves at risk on the job daily.…
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Co-op and condo group makes affordability pitch to NYCβs affordability mayor
Morningside Gardens, a six-building coop complex in Northern Manhattan. A report by the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums recommends ways to help reduce…
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