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NYC Council launches direct cash program for dozens of homeless families
City Council Speaker Adrienne AdamsThe program provides monthly cash assistance to 161 families in need of housing. [ more › ]
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Fatal stabbings exceeded gun deaths in NYC in November. Experts say that's rare.
NYPD officers are seen on the street in Staten Island on March 8, 2024.Experts said domestic violence and a rise in mental health crises could be factors. [ more › ]
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No booze, more officers at NYC-area subway stations to curb SantaCon mayhem
The alcohol ban, first implemented in 2012, is an effort to maintain order on transit during the dreaded annual bacchanal. [ more › ]
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NYC bill would require electric bikes and scooters to be licensed and registered
A delivery worker rides an e-bike in Manhattan on April 19, 2024.A City Council committee is set to review the proposal on Wednesday. [ more › ]
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A Texas jeweler, a steakhouse, airfare: New questions swirl around Mayor...
Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall on December 9, 2024.New documents from the Campaign Finance Board show fresh scrutiny of the mayor's re-election efforts. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: The other Mangione
Because Chuck Mangione was nice on the flugelhorn, here are your early links: NYPD sergeant accused of shoplifting from a Long Island Target, Metrograph magazine, tweed is in and more. [ more › ]
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This week's rain isn't nearly enough to end NYC's drought warning
People walk through the rain in Manhattan on Nov. 21.The city would have to be drenched in December to end the drought before 2025 arrives. [ more › ]
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25 low-budget reasons to get fired up about winter in NYC
"The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism" opens to the public on Feb. 15.Yes, you can leave your apartment. Even when it’s sleeting! [ more › ]
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For 1 night only, MoMA is screening the entire 24-hour movie 'The Clock'
Christian Marclay. Still from The Clock. 2010.Christian Marclay’s iconic artwork can be viewed in its entirety on Dec. 21. [ more › ]
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NJ takes new approach to rising sea levels. Some business leaders are outraged.
Scientists say sea levels are rising more in New Jersey than the global average. Proposed regulations could require new and newly renovated homes in flood zones to be raised at least five feet off the...
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NYPD commissioner says gun and prints taken from accused CEO killer match...
Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody on Dec. 9 by Altoona, Pennsylvania police.Commissioner Jessica Tisch said key evidence in the case matches Luigi Mangione's...
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Private insurers must now cover dyslexia evaluations in New York
Students at P.S. 125 The Ralph Bunche School in Harlem, where teachers use new techniques to instruct kids with reading challenges.Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation mandating coverage for dyslexia...
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Extra Extra: The Alexander brothers have been charged with allegedly drugging...
Because allegations have been swirling around the Alexanders, two of whom are NYC real estate brokers, for a while, here are your afternoon links: Mayor's Bitcoin is booming, Mephistos are booming,...
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NYC Council, Adams admin spar over license plates for e-bikes and e-scooters
A stock photo of a delivery worker on an e-bikeCouncilmember Bob Holden wants e-bikes and scooters to have license plates. Opponents say enforcement will be problematic. [ more › ]
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NYC officials target parked cars with illegal plates ahead of congestion...
Road sign warns that counterfeit license plates are illegal Bronx, N.Y.Police officials said Wednesday that some 5,000 parked cars have been seized since September. [ more › ]
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‘People peeing in between the cars’: Power outage strands NYC subway riders...
One rider says straphangers had to relieve themselves in between the subway cars as they waited.One commuter says he was stuck in a train for hours. [ more › ]
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Scaffolding at NYC's largest high school finally coming down after more than...
This scaffolding casts a shadow over the formative years of students at the city's largest high school.The scaffolding at Brooklyn Tech ranks among the oldest in the city, and entire classes have...
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Federal government sending drone-specific radar to New Jersey to investigate...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he's coordinating with federal authorities after multiple drone sightings in his state.The move follows calls from lawmakers for federal agencies to share more...
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School bus driver strikes and kills 60-year-old man on Staten Island, police say
An NYPD barrierThe man was crossing the road when he was hit by the bus in the St. George neighborhood. [ more › ]
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Explosion at electrical substation caused subway meltdown for thousands, MTA...
New York City subway riders pack a train during rush hour on March 27, 2024.The agency said the episode underscored the need for upgrading the transit system. [ more › ]
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