Influencer New York Nico dishes on his new 'Guide to NYC' for both locals and...
“The book is for locals as much as it is for tourists,” said the influencer. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC gets green light to quadruple number of red-light cameras
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill allowing the city to increase the number of intersections with red-light cameras from 150 to 600. [ more › ]
View ArticleExtra Extra: Zoomers aren't doing it because bedtime is for skin care
Because having a bunch of goop on your face kills the mood, here are your afternoon links: New Jersey funeral home's corpse mix-up, hard-shell tacos are good, Ed Sheeran's tattoos aren't, and more. [...
View ArticleNurses at Lenox Hill, other Northwell hospitals in NYC threaten to strike
Lenox Hill Hospital.Unionized nurses at Lenox Hill, Lenox Health Greenwich Village, and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital gave notice of a potential strike. [ more › ]
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the NY Liberty parade: Streets, transit,...
The New York Liberty pose after the win over Minnesota Lynx in Game Five of the WNBA Finals at the Barclays Center.The parade steps off from Battery Park at 10 a.m. Thursday. But you should get there...
View ArticleA sea of seafoam: NY Liberty fans thrilled as thousands march up Broadway for...
Jonquel Jones of the New York Liberty signs a sweatshirt for a fan during the New York Liberty Ticker Tape Victory Parade & Rally.The city's ticker-tape parade tradition stretches back to World War...
View ArticleFor NYC taxidermy enthusiasts, Thursday’s showcase is the best night of the year
The performer God Complex at Wunderkammer in 2023.“I’ve always loved creatures, but I never really understood how to honor them and taxidermy was a way," said one fan. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC employee health plan nixes coverage for weight-loss drugs. It was paying...
Wegovy is an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity.A City Hall spokesperson said the drugs could drastically increase health care premiums if they stay on the...
View ArticleEarly Addition: It's high season for grown men getting swole at the playground
Because the kids are in school, here are your early links: The Bed-Stuy goldfish pond is dried up, NYC Transit has a new permanent president, spotting animals in the wild is so magical and more. [ more...
View ArticleNYC handed out $6.5 million in tax breaks to ineligible homeowners,...
An audit by city Comptroller Brad Lander found the city improperly granted tax abatements to more than 700 condo and co-op owners, many of which were companies. [ more › ]
View ArticleA comedy zine with a catch: It's hidden on your subway commute.
Public Transport Magazine returns on Saturday with an issue launch party on the Staten Island Ferry. [ more › ]
View ArticleBronx boy, 11, dies during after-school program, NYPD says
Icahn Charter School #6 where police say a boy died during an afterschool program.A teacher observed the boy was unconscious after what police said was an extreme reaction to the sight of blood. [ more...
View ArticleNY high school students in top 10% of class to be automatically accepted to SUNY
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a new initiative to enroll students at SUNY.The direct-admissions program will begin with students from New York City public schools and dozens of other districts and...
View ArticleExtra Extra: The real reason that Bronx barbershop Trump visited had a $15K...
Because it wasn't the state of the economy, here are your afternoon links: Goldfish crackers' new name, NYC hotel licenses, Northwell Health steps into the production scene and more from around the...
View ArticleLin-Manuel Miranda's new album on ‘The Warriors’ brings salsa, hip-hop to the...
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis“The fun of writing musicals set in New York,” said Miranda, “is that there's so many New Yorks inside New York.” [ more › ]
View ArticleNJ town withdraws legal challenge to state's affordable housing requirements
A total of 21 towns have joined a lawsuit against New Jersey's affordable housing mandates.The complaint filed by Bethlehem Township was one of two seeking to invalidate the state's affordable housing...
View Article125th Street library reopens in East Harlem after years of renovations
The 125th Street Branch in Harlem, before and after its three-year, $100 million renovation. The historic building now features modern amenities, including new heating and air conditioning, restrooms,...
View ArticleBrooklyn baseball coach indicted for alleged sexual abuse of teen players, DA...
Officials say a 31-year-old man was charged in a 20-count indictment with sexual conduct against a child, sexual abuse, forcible touching, unlawful imprisonment and 13 counts of endangering the welfare...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists push to close Brooklyn power plants only used several times...
The state will not meet a goal of shutting down "peaker plants" in Brooklyn by May of next year.Two “peaker plants” in Sunset Park and Gowanus are only activated when there is high demand for...
View ArticleIs New York City haunted? Readers told us their close-to-home ghost stories.
Row houses decorated for Halloween in Park Slope.Spooky stories from a Carroll Gardens ice cream parlor, Edgar Allan Poe’s old literary salon and other local haunts. [ more › ]
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