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Extra Extra: Rudy Giuliani can't afford to buy food
Because welcome to the club, Giuliani, here are your evening links: P'Nut did not have rabies, tough times for NYC's craft beer industry, Infowars under new ownership, and more from around the city and...
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Marine who taught Daniel Penny chokehold testifies at NYC trial he didn’t...
Daniel Penny turns himself into the 5th Precinct on May 12, 2023 in New York City.Penny held Neely in a chokehold for about six minutes — including for more than 50 seconds after Neely stopped moving —...
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30 alleged gang members accused of half of 2024's shootings in Inwood and...
Office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr.Authorities say the shootings all stem from a yearslong gang rivalry. [ more › ]
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NYPD detective said Daniel Penny didn't know Jordan Neely was dead after...
Daniel Penny walks out of the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court on November 12, 2024 in New York City.“He was just a crackhead," Penny told detectives in videotaped interview. [ more › ]
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Trump announces pick to lead U.S. attorney's office that indicted Mayor Eric...
Jay Clayton during an interview in 2020.Jay Clayton also served as head of the SEC in the first Trump administration. [ more › ]
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NY Republicans may kill congestion pricing in Congress if Trump can't nix the...
Republicans might not like street congestion, but they sure don't want to implement tolls to address the problem.Republicans are set to control both chambers of Congress, and may pursue legislation to...
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NYPD deploys more police to Harlem after daytime shooting injures 7-year-old
Remnants of crime scene tape in front of the Starbucks on West 145th Street and Bradhurst Avenue in Harlem on Nov. 13, 2024.Some residents are expressing concerns after several instances of gun...
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New Amtrak, NJ Transit funds to tackle issues connected to transit meltdowns
People board an NJ Transit train at the Hoboken Transit Terminal.That includes work on the system of wires that kept getting ensnared in NJ Transit equipment on sweltering days. [ more › ]
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Major wildfire on NY-NJ border mostly contained but still an emergency,...
Emergency responders continued to tackle the Jennings Creek-Sterling State Park wildfire this week.The Jennings Creek wildfire was 75% contained in Jersey and 69% contained in New York, according to...
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NYC's subway conductors have their personal style on full display in a new book
An image of a conductor peering out of a train, as featured in "Subway Portraits."Photographer Sirui Ma spent years chronicling her journeys on the subway. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: Are Canadian Fruit Loops coming to a Key Food near you?
Because Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a fan of the American version, here are your early links: Eric Adams is looking forward to Elon Musk fixing the government, Roosevelt Island tram is cool, Pitbull...
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A mountain of cash is coming to the MTA. (A fare hike is coming to riders.)
MTA Chair Janno Lieber says his agency needs billions of dollars to prevent the city's mass transit systems from collapsing.Between congestion pricing, proposals for dedicated taxes and a fare...
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NY law automatically sealing some criminal records takes effect Saturday:...
The Brooklyn state Supreme Court building seen on Jan. 9, 2011.Supporters say the Clean Slate Act, signed into law last year, will help formerly incarcerated people get housing, jobs and education. [...
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Will Airbnb return to NYC? Bill would allow short-term rentals for 1- and...
Row of brownstone houses, MacDonough Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.City Council legislation would let some homeowners turn their units into short-term rentals without requiring them to be...
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Extra Extra: The keg's kicked
Because everyone's drinking those skinny cans of vodka lemonade now, here are your afternoon links: Spotlight on North Jersey's Korean community, an airplane almost hit a UFO near NYC, abandoned...
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Enrollment dips slightly at NYC public schools after Mayor Adams limits...
There are far fewer children enrolled in the city's public schools than there were a decade ago.Enrollment at New York City's public schools has been declining for years, but the trend accelerated...
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What Trump's new U.S. attorney pick could mean for NYC Mayor Adams
On Nov. 6, New York City Mayor Eric Adams congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his win.Jay Clayton, former SEC head, would take over the Southern District's prosecution of the mayor. [ more › ]
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Jordan Neely died as a result of chokehold, NYC medical examiner testifies
Daniel Penny arrives for an arraignment hearing at NYS Supreme Court on June 28, 2023 in New York City.Daniel Penny's defense attorneys are trying to cast doubt on her assessment. [ more › ]
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Judge says upstate NY bitcoin mine can continue to operate despite climate...
The Greenidge Generation gas-fired power plant is home to a large bitcoin mining operation.State regulators are trying to close the Finger Lakes facility, which uses a natural gas plant to run a...
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Rising temperatures in Hudson River are '5-alarm fire' for wildlife
The water in the Hudson River is improving, but its temperatures are rising.A new report on the Hudson River estuary finds improvements in water quality but an alarming increase in temperatures. [ more...
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