World Cup marks a rare goaaaaaal for New York area transit

New York and New Jersey's mass transit systems have been on the global stage during the World Cup, but they haven't seen the type of…

Smoke, dirty rain, flash floods, high winds: Weekend NYC forecast looks grim

A man wears a face mask in Brooklyn Bridge Park on July 17, 2026 in New York City. New York City has been under an…

Moped-riding duo suspected in 29 daytime robberies in Brooklyn and Queens this summer

A security camera capture that police said shows two suspects in a rash of summer robberies in Brooklyn and Queens. NYPD officials said the incidents…

Buffalo Bills owners stuff Hochul campaign coffers after stadium support

Gov. Kathy Hochul throws a football down the field at the new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium in Buffalo. Democrats hold cash lead over GOP challenger…

Early Addition: Taco Bell is switching up its lettuce out of an abundance of caution

Because the lettuce has been linked to the explosive diarrhea outbreak, here are your early links: AMC Lincoln Square is the place to watch "The…

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Faces Boycott Calls over Filming in Occupied Western Sahara

Hollywood’s blockbuster adaptation of the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey premieres around the world today amid growing calls for a boycott. Human rights campaigners are…

“Disrupt, Identify, Defund, Debank, Arrest & Prosecute”: Trump Admin Threatens Leftist Groups

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and top White House adviser Stephen Miller are pushing for a global crackdown on leftist organizations. The State Department on…

Report from Houston: Family of ICE Shooting Victim Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Holds Public Viewing

Hundreds of community members gathered in Houston on Thursday evening for a public viewing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the 52-year-old Mexican man shot and killed…

Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Lays Groundwork for Midterm Interference: Ari Berman

In a primetime address on Thursday, President Trump accused China of meddling in U.S. elections in his latest effort to spread doubt about the U.S.…

Denise Oliver-Vélez, Pioneering Young Lord & Black Panther, Dies at 78

Lifelong activist, organizer and educator Denise Oliver-Vélez has died at the age of 78. She was a central figure in the civil rights movements of…

‘Cultural chaos’: Photographer Diana Mara Henry’s photos of NYC in the ’70s and ’80s

1980. Fran Lebowitz in the West Village A bygone city seen through a keen eye. [ more › ]

WTF, NYC? This was supposed to be a joyous summer. What happened?

Left image: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images. Right image: Spencer Platt / Getty Images The Knicks won the championship. The World Cup is here. Energy…

NJ’s eying a nuclear future. But it’ll need the feds to chip in.

Micha Pawlitzki / Getty Images New Jersey consumes more power than it produces, but it'll take years for the nuclear policies now being set to…

NYC car thieves are getting more sophisticated. So are the cops hunting them.

Jacked up car with tires stolen or removed on side of street, Queens, New York. Of the seven major crimes in the city, grand larceny…

Brooklyn Reformers Set to Oust Embattled Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

On primary night in June, democratic socialist wins in New York congressional races garnered national attention, but lower down on the ballot, a quieter sea…

Engineer behind buckled high-rise says crucial reinforcing steel was ‘never installed’

The former Pfizer headquarters building where a pair of structural columns buckled. Engineer Christopher Behan said reinforcing steel was never installed, despite plans that explicitly…

Testosterone for soldiers: Gender-affirming care?

Former FDNY firefighter sentenced for fatal Queens crash that killed 23-year-old driver

The intersection of Northern Boulevard and 107th Street in East Elmhurst, Queens. Michael Pena was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison after pleading…

Federal investigators search ex-NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s home, device in Puerto Rico

Sheriff Anthony Miranda speaks at a City Hall event in Manhattan. The searches mark the clearest sign yet that scrutiny of the former sheriff has…

NTSB records point to possible bird strike before deadly Hudson River helicopter crash

A tour helicopter came apart in mid-flight one year ago, killing all six people aboard. Newly released investigative records document goose remains on the wreckage…