Cyclist dies in wrong-way crash with an ambulance on Staten Island
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Yemen Plunges Back into “Full-Scale Civil War,” Houthis Trade Strikes with Saudi Arabia
Yemenβs Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, have repeatedly attacked the Saudi capital of Riyadh in recent days. On Saturday, a missile strike on…
Read full article βWith election 3 weeks away, Hochul and Blakeman to square off in lone NY governor debate
The hourlong debate is the candidatesβ best chance to sell their competing visions to New York voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election. [ more…
Read full article βPay the Fine, Skip the Interest: NYC Targets $25M in Unpaid Tickets
City officials on Tuesday will kick off a new program to claw back up to $25 million in unpaid tickets, clearing some of the interest…
Read full article βNYC’s taxi union teams with Uber, hedge fund to demand healthcare 4 driver deaths
New York city's taxi workers want lawmakers to use a surcharge that goes to the MTA to pay for a health fund for drivers. […
Read full article βMan Shot by ICE Held in Solitary Without Adequate Food or Medical Care, Bullet Still Lodged in Neck, Attorneys Say
The man from the Dominican Republic shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Marble Hill still has a bullet lodged in his neck,…
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Election Day is approaching, but Mayor Zohran Mamdaniβwho wonβt be on the ballotβwas once again the main character in city politics, facing what co-host Christina…
Read full article βMan shot by ICE in NYC still has bullet lodged in neck, attorneys say
Protesters at Foley Square called for ICE to leave New York City after federal immigration agents shot Oscar Belgal in Marble Hill. Oscar Belgal, a…
Read full article βNY measles spread prompts ‘disaster’ emergency. It didn’t have to be this way, health commissioner says.
A child receiving a mumps, measles and rubella vaccination. The state health commissioner says the disease outbreak is wholly preventable. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βNYC wants to move deliveries onto the waterways. It’s starting with a 55-year-old boat.
The city's "blue highways" program aims to get freight out of trucks and onto the waterways. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βIndigenous Peoples’ Day: Leonard Peltier on Resistance, New Film & Fighting for Freedom
On Indigenous Peoplesβ Day, we feature a conversation with one of the worldβs most prominent champions for Indigenous rights, Leonard Peltier. βIndigenous Day is a…
Read full article βProtesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands
Tens of thousands of people in India have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the deletion of 130 million names from the…
Read full article βInside the luxury Greenpoint high-rise powered by a rumbling generator for over a month
A backup generator powered The Greenpoint, aΒ 40-story complex overlooking the East River, for a month. The fallout from an electrical fire, among other safety…
Read full article βMayor Mamdani orders review of NYPD use of force policies
Mayor Mamdani with police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. He has faced criticism for not delivering on campaign promises to reform the NYPD. The announcement comes as…
Read full article βCompany that won $23M NYPD building contract was investigated by LI watchdog
A New York Police Department Bomb Squad vehicle is parked outside the Time Warner Building on October 24, 2018, after an explosive device was delivered…
Read full article βMamdani Launches First NYPD Use-of-Force Review in a Decade
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday announced a series of reforms for the NYPD, including a βcomprehensive reviewβ of the departmentβs use-of-force policies and a series…
Read full article βPlainclothes ICE agent with long gun looked like mass shooter, Mayor Mamdani says
Oscar Belgal in the moments after he was shot in the neck by ICE agents. The mayor said his administration would review ICE and NYPD…
Read full article βNJ Transit riders face 5 weeks of schedule disruptions starting Sunday
The new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River NJ Transit and Amtrak riders should prepare for cancellations, schedule changes and longer commutes as work…
Read full article βFor a Democrat in a traditionally red NJ district, how to woo Republican voters
Democratic candidate Rebecca Bennett campaigns in a living room in Bernards Township, New Jersey. The first-time Democrat says itβs still βa toss-up raceβ between her…
Read full article βICE Shooting Sparks Fear, Outrage in Marble Hillβs Immigrant Community
Juan Morales was watering his tomato plants on his apartment roof when he heard screams coming from below his perch above Jacobus Place in Marble…
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