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NJ Transit riders can get refunds for certain expired tickets through Tuesday

Passengers board an NJ Transit train in Hoboken on Sept. 1, 2023.Unused one-way and 10-trip tickets sold before June 2024 are eligible for the refund due to a new policy. [ more › ]

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The future of a sweet tax break for NJ affordable housing rests with Trump,...

The fate of a tax credit that's helped fuel the construction of affordable housing in NJ now rests in President Donald Trump's hands.The federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program has funded tens of...

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Person abandoned baby girl on Bronx street in tote bag, NYPD says

Police say they're looking for this person after a baby was found abandoned on a Bronx street.Police said they were still searching for the suspect on Monday. [ more › ]

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NYC is the most popular tourist destination in the U.S., report says

Tourists take selfies in Dumbo.The average cost of a night at a hotel in the city was $303. [ more › ]

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Jimmy Carter’s affordable housing efforts began in NYC’s East Village

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter at work renovating a tenement on the East 6th Street in the East Village in Manhattan on September 4, 1984. The couple were working with Habitat for Humanity.Carter spent a...

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Did NYC's culture shift this year? The openings, closings, uncertain futures...

Buttermilk Channel's communal table.In New York City, restaurants, bars, retail stores arrive constantly – and also disappear just as quickly through the revolving door. [ more › ]

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NYC pledges ‘tremendous’ police deployment on New Year’s Eve — including drones

A confetti test for the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Dec. 29, 2024.Staggered street closures in Midtown will start at 4 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the NYPD. [ more › ]

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Whales wash ashore on Long Island beaches amid rising marine mammal deaths

Police say the whale was discovered washed ashore at Roosevelt beach.Juvenile humpback and minke whales were discovered in separate incidents at Roosevelt Beach and Tobay Beach as experts investigate a...

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33 years later, prosecutors identify the victim of a Queens killing using DNA...

Judy Rodriguez, in an image provided by the Queens District Attorney's Office.At the time of the 1991 killing, law enforcement didn't have the tools to identify Judy Rodriguez's remains. [ more › ]

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Canceling your NY gym membership will be easier in 2025 thanks to new law

A new law will make it easier to cancel your gym membership in New York.A new law taking effect Jan. 1 will simplify gym membership cancellations, protecting consumers from predatory practices. The...

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MTA warns of delays to crucial transit repairs due to lawmakers' veto of...

MTA Chair Janno Lieber said his team planned to start work on its next five-year construction plan on Jan. 1, but a move by the state's legislative leaders last week threw a wrench in that process. [...

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Mother used as 'shield' in Bronx shooting that injured 6, including...

Police are investigating after six people were shot in two shootings just blocks away from each other in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx on Monday.Police are searching for two suspects after a...

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Gov. Hochul replaces head of NY prison where inmate died after brutal beating...

Gov. Kathy HochulThe governor announced a host of other measures aimed at bolstering oversight and accountability for correction officers. [ more › ]

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Considering a polar plunge on New Year’s Day in NYC? These dippers do it daily.

The New York Dippers after their plunge.The New York Dippers jump in the ocean at Rockaway Beach every day in the winter. [ more › ]

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New NY laws in 2025: Minimum wage hike, MTA fare evasion fees and more

Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a bill in January 2024.Here's how new laws could change your health care costs, driving penalties and parental benefits. [ more › ]

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Port Authority to hike tolls the same day congestion pricing launches in NYC

Drivers who cross the Holland Tunnel into Manhattan are in for a double whammy on Jan. 5.The Port Authority's increase is just 68 cents for most drivers, but it comes the same day the MTA is set to...

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Police arrest mother accused of abandoning her baby daughter on Bronx street

An NYPD Community Affairs officer stands on a street in Staten Island on March 8, 2024.The 26-year-old woman faces charges of first-degree reckless endangerment and endangering a child's welfare,...

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Early Addition: Would you like to know a restaurant's decibel level before...

Because sometimes restaurants are just too loud, here are your early links: Missing cat found, advice from Pete Davidson, and a toilet rat mystery. [ more › ]

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Jail guards blocked medical staff from checking on Rikers detainee who died,...

The Rikers Island jail complex is seen from a departing flight from LaGuardia Airport on Dec. 10, 2022.The New York City Board of Correction urged correction officers not to interfere with detainees’...

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5 NYC restaurants that haven’t gotten the hype they deserve

A dish at Yemeni RestaurantThey’re under the radar but over-the-top delicious. [ more › ]

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