Extra Extra: Donald Trump Jr. allegedly shot a protected duck near Venice
Because that seems like an odd thing to do in that location, here are your afternoon links: Guy Fieri's Times Square fried chicken place allegedly has good chopped cheese egg rolls, Joe Biden got an...
View ArticleTrump tariffs would hit New Yorkers’ energy costs first, Canadian diplomat warns
Costs could climb for both fossil fuel and green energy consumers.The Canadian consul general in New York met with state lawmakers Tuesday as a potential trade war looms. [ more › ]
View ArticleMayor Adams says NYC needs $1B from state for migrant costs
Mayor Eric Adams, his budget director Jacques Jiha and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in Albany.The mayor’s budget relies on additional money from the state to cover a looming shortfall in its migrant...
View ArticleTrans teens and their parents herald NYC for gender-affirming care, but worry...
Cynthia Nixon spoke at the rally for access to gender-affirming care near NYU Langone Monday evening. Nixon has a trans son.The unease followed President Trump's executive order threatening to revoke...
View ArticleNew York’s fight over whether to aid ICE heats up in Albany
In New York's sanctuary cities, local law enforcement is restricted from working with ICE.While federal officials lambast the state’s immigration protections, some legislators call to bolster them. [...
View Article‘Distressing’ number of NYC adults found ineligible for emergency services,...
City data shows the agency responsible for assisting the most vulnerable adults is serving fewer New Yorkers even after receiving thousands of additional referrals for assistance. [ more › ]
View ArticleDead man found in grass on side of Clearview Expressway in Queens, police say
The Clearview Expressway near the Union TurnpikeThe city medical examiner was investigating the cause of his death. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC area braces for ‘widespread’ snow and ice Wednesday into Thursday
Pigeons stand on a snow-covered car in New York City on Jan. 23, 2025.The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory, as the storm could make roads treacherous. [ more › ]
View ArticleWhy do New York City movie theaters have captions now?
A 2022 city ordinance that requires most theaters to offer a certain amount of “open captioned” screenings each week.A new law requires movie theaters to show screenings with captions. Not all cinemas...
View ArticleEarly Addition: Daniel Penny got a new job
Because Andreessen Horowitz is going to teach him how to be an investor, here are your morning links: Mount Sinai also allegedly cancelling trans teen care, Tesla caught fire on the FDR, Anne Geddes...
View ArticleNYC starts making back payments to child care centers still slated for closure
The city surprised five child care centers with sudden closure when it declined to renew their leases.Three child care centers started receiving payments after Gothamist reported the city owed them...
View ArticleBrooklyn woman whose son and husband were gunned down sues landlord over deaths
Marie Delille at her home in Canarsie on Feb. 4, 2025.Marie Delille alleges the management of the Flatbush Gardens complex could have done more to prevent the fatal 2023 shooting. [ more › ]
View Article'Red cards,' encrypted chats and volunteer escorts: NYC schools brace for...
The city's schools chancellor has said fear of immigration agents has contributed to a recent decline in attendance.Some parents worried that the widespread prep for immigration agents' arrivals was...
View ArticleExtra Extra: 'End racism' is ending
Because the endzones during the Super Bowl will read "choose love" and "it takes all of us," here are your afternoon links: Drivers keep crashing into this one Long Island Chinese restaurant, New...
View ArticleWomen's pro soccer to pay $5M settlement, ends NY probe of sexual abuse and...
Bay FC defender Alyssa Malonson (20) collides with Kansas City Current forward Michelle Cooper during their NWSL soccer match in San Jose, Calif., on Oct. 12, 2024.A probe found certain coaches...
View ArticleBeating death of NY state prisoner ruled a homicide, attorney says
A still from body worn camera footage showing state correction officers using force against Robert Brooks.Robert Brooks died from “compression of the neck and multiple blunt force injuries,” according...
View ArticleMayor Adams adds to confusion with new health revelations
Adams was in Albany Tuesday to speak to legislators on "Tin Cup Day."As questions swirled about his absence last week, Adams said he’d gone under anesthesia. His office said it was for a colonoscopy on...
View ArticleTo fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is trying to convince the public he's reformed an agency that has for decades been a political punching bag.MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask...
View ArticleFor the perfect dating profile, some New Yorkers are letting AI do the work
A woman holds a phone“The only solution is when you have somebody — or something — searching for you, and it understands your taste almost better than you do.” [ more › ]
View ArticleHuman remains discovered in suitcase in East River, NYPD says
Governors Island is seen in the East River in New York City on July 20, 2020.Police retrieved the suitcase near Governors Island, and a cause of death is still being determined. [ more › ]
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