Brooklyn's Flatbush Avenue gets bus lanes, pedestrian islands under DOT plan
The city transportation departmen has big plans for one of the most congested areas of Flatbush Avenue.The overhaul aims to speed up buses in one of Brooklyn's most congested corridors. [ more › ]
View ArticleFamilies split up as several immigrants arrested at ICE check-in center in...
Plainclothes immigration enforcement officers in mask seen taking a man into detention following a required check-in with immigration authorities in Manhattan on Wednesday."I can't. Please don't go,"...
View Article2 cyclists crossing Marine Parkway Bridge get sliced by kite string
Jennifer Noble and the bicycle helmet she says was bloodied when she rode into what appeared to be kite string on the Marine Parkway Bridge.Police confirmed two people were hurt and are investigating...
View ArticleColumbia doesn't meet accreditation standards due to antisemitism, Trump says
Columbia's accreditation allows it to receive federal student loans and Pell grants.If Columbia were to lose its accreditation its students would no longer be eligible for federal student loans and...
View ArticleFederal authorities arrest fertility clinic bombing suspect at JFK Airport
The front of the American Reproductive fertility clinic the day after a car bomb exploded in the parking lot on May 18, 2025 in Palm Springs, California.Authorities arrested 32-year-old Daniel Jongyon...
View ArticleNYC to cap e-bike and scooter speeds at 15 mph, Adams says
A delivery person for GrubHub rides an e-bike along Third Avenue.The mayor is also pressing the City Council to pass long-stalled legislation to regulate delivery companies. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC mayoral hopefuls target Cuomo in first Democratic debate
Candidates Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Andrew Cuomo, Whitney Tilson, Zohran Mamdani, Michael Blake and Scott Stringer participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate,...
View ArticleIs modular building a fix for NY's housing crisis? State officials hope so.
The Pod Hotel Brooklyn, a 100,000-square-foot, mixed use hotel and commercial development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, built using modular technology. New York State is spending $50 million to see how...
View ArticleNJ opens first green affordable housing. There might not be more like it.
NJ lawmakers have touted The Forum in Madison, NJ as the state's first green affordable housing development.The 44-unit project in Madison Borough took 10 years to complete. But steep budget cuts...
View ArticleRep. AOC endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor's race
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement comes on the heels of rallies that drew huge crowds.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the state assemblymember from Queens is the best candidate to mobilize...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Delgado holds first campaign event in bid to unseat his boss
Antonio Delgado during a campaign rally WednesdayThe lieutenant governor has very little party support so far in his bid to unseat the governor. [ more › ]
View Article2 men fatally shot in Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea, NYPD says
The address on West 42nd Street in Hell's Kitchen where police say a man was fatally shot on the street on June 4, 2025.The killings happened in areas where police data shows homicides and shootings...
View ArticleEarly Addition: Real estate roundup for NYC's mayoral candidates
Mayor Eric Adams and his son outside of their home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.Because they all gotta live somewhere, here are your early links: Guess who Park Slope Food Coop members are voting...
View ArticleNew Yorkers feel somewhat safer in public, but subway fears persist, survey...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks at Wednesday's Newmark Civic Life Series with 92NY CEO Seth Pinsky.Subway safety perceptions are stuck at pandemic-era lows, even as city and state leaders pour...
View ArticleSecond teen arrested in deadly Bronx shooting of bystander, police say
The intersection of University Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx near where police say a 28-year-old man was shot and killed on April 23, 2025.Another 13-year-old was taken into custody in...
View ArticleA South Brooklyn sushi spot is selling out every Monday. It’s the tuna carving.
A chef at Koma Sushi's Monday night tuna carving.New York City's omakase restaurants are having a moment. [ more › ]
View ArticleExclusive: New video shows tussle between Rep. Nadler staffer and federal...
Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office shared surveillance footage with Gothamist that shows the lead-up to last week’s dramatic confrontation between his staff and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers,...
View ArticleStaten Island man charged in Bronx attack that sent NYPD officer to hospital
An NYPD cruiser is parked in Brooklyn on June 2, 2025.Wayne Lucas, 23, was apprehended in Virginia last week and has been extradited to New York to face charges. [ more › ]
View ArticleJudge orders Trump admin to release hundreds of millions in NYC housing,...
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release funds to NYC.The ruling suspends new grant conditions related to “gender ideology,” immigrant aid and diversity practices. [ more › ]
View ArticleCiting ‘emergency threat to life,’ Adams orders Citi Bike e-bikes be limited...
Citi Bike has a need for speedometers after Mayor Eric Adams' ordered a 15 mph speed limit on electric bicycles in the city.The move overrides Lyft’s plan to install speedometers and underscores the...
View ArticleExtra Extra: NJ knight in Shiny armor
Because he helped catch an alleged hit-and-run driver, here are your afternoon links: Connecticut pizza wars, best friends and an extra long winter break. [ more › ]
View ArticleNY judge orders Trump administration not to arrest or relocate Columbia...
People take part in a protest outside Federal Court in Manhattan in solidarity Yunseo Chung.Yunseo Chung immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea when she was 7. [ more › ]
View ArticleParents say Mayor Adams' Afterschool for All must include students with...
Lucas Healy rallies with advocates for students with disabilities outside of City Hall Thursday.Advocates say the lack of after-school and summer school busing is part of a broader problem. [ more › ]
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza Arch reopens after $8.9 million restoration
Officials and community members celebrate the Arch’s reopening with a ribbon-cutting.The Civil War memorial now features new lighting, repaired staircases and cleaned statuary. [ more › ]
View ArticleJumaane Williams and Jenifer Rajkumar clash in fiery NYC public advocate debate
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar squared off during a heated debate ahead of the Democratic primary.The two Democrats sparred over leadership styles, experience and...
View ArticleSUNY Downstate Advisory Board: Spend $1B to modernize the hospital
Gov. Hochul said she is "thoroughly reviewing" the findings. [ more › ]
View ArticleNew York beaches are dating hot spots for horseshoe crabs
Spawning horseshoe crabs during a full moon at Plumb Beach.Beneath a full moon in Jamaica Bay, horseshoe crab love was in the air. [ more › ]
View ArticleBeyond the dosa: South India’s new moment in NYC restaurants
An array of food at Chatti“The market for Indian food in New York is now deeper and broader than it ever has been before,” said journalist Bobby Ghosh. [ more › ]
View ArticleMexican Navy ship that hit Brooklyn Bridge is moved across East River for...
The Mexican Navy tall ship known as the Cuauhtémoc is docked at a pier on the Lower East Side on May 18, 2025.The vessel’s relocation to the Brooklyn Navy Yard temporarily shut the river to traffic. [...
View ArticleGov. Hochul urges US Senate to reject Trump's 'beautiful' bill
Gov. Kathy Hochul sent a letter U.S. Senators John Thune and Chuck Schumer, urging them to reject Trump's 'beautiful bill.'The governor warned of severe cuts for New York's most vulnerable residents. [...
View ArticleEarly Addition: Trump's New Jersey golf club got a bad health inspector's report
Because raw meat needs to go in the fridge, here are your early links: NYPD problems, Whitney Tilson's plan to make subways free, the Navy used to fly planes straight at hurricanes to try to slow down...
View Article‘We live in frightening times’: NYers react to President Trump’s new travel ban
A muslim man holds his daughter as he prays at a prayer and demonstration at JFK airport to protest President Donald Trump's Executive Order banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority...
View ArticleRecounting Andrew Cuomo's great NYC subway fumble
Some experts pin the transit meltdown in 2017 Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ruthless push to open three new Second Avenue subway stations on the Upper East Side by the start of that year.As he campaigns for...
View ArticleRamos about-face on Cuomo draws immediate scorn from progressives she once...
New York state Sen. Jessica Ramos hugs former Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a New York City mayoral debate on June 4, 2025.State Sen. Jessica Ramos had sharply criticized former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his record...
View ArticleExtra Extra: When the DJ says to put your hands up, you do it
Because phone-addicted, no-bar-tab Zoomers have forgotten how to act at the club, here are your afternoon links: New gimmicky skyscraper, bad inspection for Jacob's Pickles, Diddy thinks he looks like...
View ArticleMetro North will run a 'Yankee Clipper' train for Red Sox series
The first place Yankees take on the middling Red Sox this weekend.While people from New Haven are just as likely to root for the Red Sox as the Yankees, at least everyone can get juiced on public...
View ArticleNYPD: Police fire at suspects driving stolen car toward officers, no reported...
The intersection of 33rd Avenue and Miller Street in Flushing, where police say burglars stole cars on June 6, 2025.An officer fired their gun after the suspects drove at least one stolen car in...
View ArticleParking in NYC is hard enough: Don't get suckered by the meter
The city is warning parkers not fall prey to a QR code scam.Little QR code stickers have been popping up on meters around the city. They are fake. [ more › ]
View ArticleEvidence of rats, roaches shut Jacob's Pickles on Upper West Side for days
Customers read a notice of closure outside Jacob's Pickles on the Upper West Side Friday.'We’re genuinely grateful this issue was brought to our attention,' the company says in a statement/ [ more › ]
View ArticleICE detained Queens 11th-grader at his immigration hearing, officials say
Grover Cleveland High School in Ridewood, Queens.The Grover Cleveland High School student is at least the second from NYC public schools to be detained by the Trump administration. [ more › ]
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