Judge rules ICE sought to ‘inflict punishment’ on immigrants held in NY
Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, on August 14, 2025, in New York…
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Whoβs Behind the Push to Weaken NYCβs Climate Law?
A "grassroots" homeowners group leading the charge against Local Law 97 has deep ties to a powerful real estate industry association, New York Focus reports.…
Read full article βPair accused of sewer spelunking in UES manhole told cops they were looking for gold
Samuel Reveron trails his attorney Brian Kennedy out of a Manhattan criminal courtroom following his arraignment Friday And it had nothing to do with Benjamin…
Read full article βSlower Citi Bike speed limit means higher costs for riders and more cash for Lyft
Former Mayor Eric Adams last year mandated Citi Bike lower the maximum speed for electric Citi Bikes from 18 to 15 mph. The change costs…
Read full article βStronger-than-expected norβeaster barrels toward NYC: Flooding and wild winds possible
The weather forecast now anticipates potential flooding and stronger wind gusts as officials warn of possible downed trees and power outages. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βEarly Addition: The three days in April that ruined NJ’s apple-picking season
Because a cold snap months ago is wreaking havoc today, here are your early links: New York City teachers scrambling for parking, the graffiti artist…
Read full article βThere are 100s of places to visit during Open House New York. Here’s 5 of our favorites.
See the entire lineup for the weekend when the city opens its doors. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article β“Crossing the Red Line”: Akbar Shahid Ahmed on Biden, His Advisers, Harris & Israel’s War in Gaza
We speak with journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed, whose new book, Crossing the Red Line, looks at how President Joe Biden and top figures in his…
Read full article βThe Hague Group: South Africa Leads Coalition Against U.S./Israel’s “Unilateral Bullying” of the ICC
At the United Nations this week, President Trump repeated his attacks on the International Criminal Court and urged other nations to pull out of the…
Read full article β“Grotesque”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Netanyahu’s U.N. Speech & Israel’s Impunity
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a half-empty chamber at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, after dozens of delegations walked out in protest…
Read full article β“Stop Arming Israel”: 100+ Arrested at Jewish Voice for Peace Sit-In Outside Netanyahu U.N. Speech
Over 100 protesters were arrested near the United Nations in New York on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuβs speech to the General…
Read full article βHow Trump’s trade war with Canada is squeezing a farm cidery in Albany
Nine Pin in Albany sells more than 2 million cans of cider a year. Nine Pin cider's co-founder said that a local business relying on…
Read full article βManhole mystery grips NYC as 3 more men seen emerging from Brooklyn sewer, NYPD says
A person was spotted emerging from a Brooklyn manhole at 17th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway More men seen coming out of manholes, this time…
Read full article βNYC Council releases ‘downtown’ Staten Island plan, with a dash of Jersey envy
Renderings included in the "North Shore NYC" plan show a pair of 14-story apartment complexes on Bay Street, near the waterfront. Councilmember Kamillah Hanksβ plan…
Read full article βNYC councilmember wants to ban tickets for spitting after arrest video circulates
Rev. Kevin McCall Councilmember Chris Banks and other community members speak in front of the 73rd Precinct stationhouse in Brownsville on Thursday evening. The video…
Read full article βTerror: A Knickerbocker History
βTerrorismβ first entered English to describe a government, like Franceβs post-revolutionary Republic of Virtue, terrorizing its own citizens. Now itβs a word governments use to…
Read full article βNJ Governor asks Caldwell, her second in command, to resign
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Sherrill said it is βin the best interestβ for Garden State residents for Dale Caldwell to step down, after…
Read full article ββInhumaneβ: Judge Permanently Limits Capacity in ICE Holding Cells at 26 Federal Plaza
A federal judge has permanently capped the number of detainees who can be held at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cells inside 26 Federal…
Read full article βMan who died in city custody at Queens courthouse died by suicide, medical examiner says
Queens County Criminal Courthouse The city medical examiner ruled that Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo, 20, died by hanging. He was facing a murder charge and…
Read full article βNYC Ditches Federal Homeless Veterans Program, Citing Concern for Transgender Vets
Mayor Zohran Mamdaniβs administration is pulling out of a federal program meant to help veterans transition out of homelessness, alleging the Trump administration would have…
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