NYC announces plans to ease crowding at violence-plagued juvenile detention centers
The Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx. Crossroads and Horizon juvenile detention centers have been over capacity for years. [ more βΊ ]
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NJ Rep. Kean acquired more data center stocks as backlash to AI boom grows
New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Kean said he had no involvement in his stock buying decisions. His public disclosures show he procured shares in…
Read full article βA 59 year-old woman with head trauma found dead at Bay Ridge Brooklyn home, NYPD says
Police officers in an NYPD car with flashing lights and siren on their way to an emergency, New York City. Police said an investigation is…
Read full article βNYCHAβs βFurniture Queenβ Rehomed Nearly 500,000 Pounds of Thrifted Finds Without a Warehouse. She Just Won $200K.
"Thereβs no money exchanged," said 39-year-old Regina Carter, who sources furniture and home goods otherwise destined for a landfill, and donates them to fellow New…
Read full article βWhat we know so far about the Legionnairesβ outbreak ahead of Bronx town hall
Health officials will take questions from community members Tuesday evening. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βEarly Addition: Stop fishing with barbed hooks in Central Park, it’s hurting the turtles
Because it's not cool, here are your early links: Let's get some eelgrass growing in NYC again, Paramus held a half marathon in a flood…
Read full article ββEnd Times Fascismβ: Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor launch their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World on Democracy Now! It examines how…
Read full article βDemocracy Now! 2026-09-15 Tuesday
Headlines for September 15, 2026; βEnd Times Fascismβ: Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right
▶️ Watch →Compliance High on NYC Emission Rules So Far, With Much Tougher Goals to Come
So far, so good on New Yorkβs building emission rules. But, unfortunately for many property owners, the hard part is yet to come. The vast…
Read full article βMamdani, Hereβs How to Do Better on Street Safety, Advocates Plead
As the Mamdani administration ramps up to release its first legally mandated streets plan, advocates on Tuesday will present a roadmap designed to push City…
Read full article βMamdani calls for crackdown on NYC’s worst drivers after series of hit-and-run deaths
A troubling number of fatal hit-and-runs this summer had street safety advocates calling for the mayor to release his administration's plan to reduce traffic deaths.…
Read full article βRegents Exams No More? State Board Votes to Advance Graduation Requirements Overhaul
This story was originally publishedΒ by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters atΒ ckbe.at/newsletters. New Yorkβs Board of Regents voted Monday to press ahead with sweeping changes…
Read full article βJudge Strikes Down Controversial Rule Changes Benefitting Embattled Brooklyn Party Boss
A New York State Supreme Court judge ruled against Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn on Monday, declaring that outgoing executive committee members had…
Read full article βNY officials join with others looking to block another Trump blow to immigrants
File photo of a healthcare provider and patient receiving assistance. New York officials have filed separate lawsuits challenging a new federal rule targeting green card…
Read full article βMahmoud Khalil sues Columbia over alleged treatment of pro-Palestinian activists
Mahmoud Khalil attends a vigil and protest for Palestine outside of Columbia University on Oct. 7, 2025 in New York City. The lawsuit accuses Columbia…
Read full article βData center spills 5K gallons of diesel into New Jersey Meadowlands
About 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled from a storage tank at the Equinix Data Center and flowed into Anderson Creek, a tributary of the the…
Read full article βManhattan DA seizes 12 deepfake porn sites, says many more are out there
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference on Sept. 14, 2026. The sites turned photos of about 1,200 real people, most of…
Read full article βLISTEN: A Ginned-Up Scandal in a Solemn Week
The bartender said 9/11 is like [messed]-up St. Patrickβs Day because of how busy it is for the barβ¦ Hosts Katie Honan, Christina Greer and…
Read full article βStudent stabbed in front of Bronx high school, police say
A NYPD vehicle. The 17-year-old was walking to school when the incident unfolded. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βNJ AG reviewing claim that ICE is detaining people at warehouse, violating court order
Protestors in Roxbury Township, New Jersey. Local and state leaders are in a legal fight with the Trump administration to keep the facility out of…
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