NYC Councilmember Joe Borelli announces resignation
Borelli was set to be term-limited at the end of this year.The long-serving Republican Staten Island lawmaker is set to step down at the end of January, months before he would have been term-limited...
View ArticleGOP power struggle looms in NYC Council over minority leader post
City HallCouncilmember Joann Ariola says the minority leader post long held by Staten Islanders should come to Queens. [ more › ]
View ArticleThe ‘fraud’ fueling NYC special education spending
A yeshiva school bus in Borough Park. Education officials say a dramatic spike in reimbursement claims for special education services at private schools come from Hasidic and Orthodox...
View ArticleThere's a recreation of Anne Frank's house in NYC, and students can visit for...
Students have free admission to "Anne Frank: The Exhibition" at the Center for Jewish History.The exhibit opens on Monday at the Museum for Jewish History on West 16th Street. [ more › ]
View ArticleWoman who survived Nazis, Chernobyl, COVID killed while crossing Brooklyn...
Mayya Gil was an active member of the Jewish Community Center of Bensonhurst up until her death.Mayya Gil, 95, immigrated from Ukraine in 1992. Officials say she died after being hit by a driver...
View ArticlePolice investigating vandalism at Park Slope restaurant as a hate crime
Police say they are investigating the restaurant vandalism as a hate crime.Miriam, a popular Israeli eatery, was defaced with red paint and antisemitic messages. [ more › ]
View Article13 ideas to celebrate Lunar New Year in New York City
Celebrate the year of the wood snake with music, dance and more. [ more › ]
View ArticleAbout 150 NY & NJ locals were charged in the Capitol riots. Here’s where some...
Trump supporters on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.It’s not clear how many people who were employed by public agencies are trying to get their jobs back, and the agencies contacted...
View ArticleNYC Mayor Adams scales back his public schedule after not feeling well, City...
Mayor Eric Adams attends President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.Adams’ office said he will have medical appointments this week but declined to provide details on...
View ArticleMan falls to his death after MTA bus driver crashes into Midtown boom lift,...
An MTA bus crosses 5th Avenue in Midtown on July 20, 2021.The lift was protruding into the roadway, and no arrests were made, according to police. [ more › ]
View ArticleHolocaust survivors gather at NYC museum to mark 80th anniversary of...
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is seen in Battery Park on Sept. 21, 2024.The event at the Museum of Jewish Heritage was one of the largest gatherings of survivors in the country and featured a debut of...
View ArticleEarly Addition: That's not Luigi
Because it's rude to suggest all Italian guys look the same, here are your early links: Kathy Hochul at a Bills bar, Jersey Shore restaurant faces backlash for it "Proud Boys Burger," snowboarder can't...
View ArticleNY, NJ immigration enforcement offices now have quotas. It's 75 arrests a day...
Businesses at the Ocean Seafood Depot in Newark, New Jersey, where several workers were taken into custody on Thursday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.The targets were handed down on...
View ArticleExtra Extra: Did sobriety kill another Bushwick nightclub?
Because Paragon will soon be gone, here are your afternoon links: Dr. Phil's ICE ride-along, IBX inches forward thanks to congestion pricing, wondering which celebrities will show up at the Super Bowl...
View ArticleNYC lifeguard union boss retires ahead of disciplinary trial
The city lifeguards union has been dogged by dysfunction for years.Peter Stein long faced criticism accusing him of turning the lifeguard union into a personal fiefdom [ more › ]
View ArticleNY trooper faked his own shooting, setting off a massive manhunt, Nassau DA says
New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia gets a kiss from his father, Thomas, as he leaves in a wheelchair from Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York in November. Authorities now say he...
View ArticleMore than 100 new lawsuits allege sexual abuse in NYC juvenile jails
The Spofford Juvenile Center in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the South Bronx was torn down in 2018.The city argues the law enabling the lawsuits doesn't apply. [ more › ]
View ArticleTrump to name congestion pricing opponent Marc Molinaro to oversee transit
Sources say Marc Molinaro is on track to head the Federal Transportation Administration, giving him power over grants awarded to the MTA.Sources say Molinaro is in line to lead the Federal Transit...
View ArticleThe Queens cafe that’s a go-to spot for Korean cultural celebrations
Songpyeon (a kind of rice cake) dyed with various fruits and vegetables and filled with assorted items, including a honey and sesame seed mix.With more than 30 kinds of tteok, Yedang Cafe in Bayside...
View ArticleAfter fire, a years-long wait to return home in New York City
Tenants Victor Deanda, Arlene Santiago, Renee Thompson Castro and David Thompson stand outside their apartment building on Noble Avenue in the Bronx.Tenants in a Bronx apartment damaged by fire have...
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