The near-collapsed Midtown building is now stable, but its finances may not be

Columns buckled on Tuesday in a former office building that was being converted into apartments. Experts say the structural failure at the Pfizer Building could…

NYC Manufacturers Fear Losing Lifeline as Budget Cut Imperils Industrial Business Support

Two years ago, Jessica Kaplan had about three months to move her entire theatrical scenery shop. The building where Sightline Fabrication had operated since 2008…

Red Hook Pool Fails to Surface, Again

The nearly-Olympic-sized Red Hook Pool in Brooklyn can hold more than 4,400 people, but only one would-be bather turned out for a meeting Thursday night…

What is the Flamingo Revolution sweeping Albania?

Skeletal remains found in vacant East Harlem building, police say

The remains were found in 219 East 115th St. — the leftmost building with the gray door — on Wednesday, according to police. A homeless…

The Central Park Conservancy wants horse-drawn carriages banned. Its poll says NYC agrees.

Carriage horses move through Central Park in midtown Manhattan on Aug. 6 of last year. The most passionate responses are from respondents favoring a ban,…

Opinion: NYC’s Parks Need More Government Funding, Not More Volunteers 

“New York City deserves parks that are cared for by skilled Parks workers whose expertise and labor cannot be replaced by volunteers.” The City’s Fiscal…

NY attorney general sues chemical companies for PFAS pollution

Attorney General Letitia James New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday against major chemical companies for knowingly manufacturing and marketing consumer products with toxic…

We mapped every UES cooling tower in the area affected by NYC’s latest Legionnaires’ outbreak

See the last time each cooling tower was inspected and how recently building owners reported Legionella test results. [ more › ]

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo killed by ICE in Houston

Education tech purchases on pause as NYC schools wrestle with AI

Chancellor Kamar Samuels continues is continuing to develop guidelines on AI for the nation's largest school system. The move is the latest example of the…

Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak Poses Test for Cooling Tower Inspection Rules

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at https://www.healthbeat.org/newsletters. As the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tries to identify…

Is the Iran ceasefire dead?

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…