With a path out of indictment, Mayor Adams faces a re-election focused on Trump
Mayor Adams speaks in New York City on Feb. 11, 2025.The Trump DOJ's order to dismiss the mayor’s case is intensifying arguments that Adams is too compromised to govern. [ more › ]
View ArticleBurglary spree targets drugstores in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, police say
Police say the pair is suspected of hitting multiple drug stores across the city since December.Nine burglaries have hit drugstores across multiple boroughs since December, according to the NYPD. [...
View ArticleFormer AG Eric Schneiderman becomes unexpected ally in prison reform push
Then New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at a press conference.The disgraced former attorney general is advising the father of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to death in an upstate prison...
View Article4 FEMA workers fired over payments made to NYC to shelter migrants
In a Jan. 9, 2024, file photo, migrants and their families check into a processing center at the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.The federal agency didn’t provide details of any alleged...
View ArticleMan accused of setting fires across NYC, including one near sleeping subway...
Police say surveillance footage shows a suspect setting fire to a pile of garbage alongside a sleeping passenger.Police charged the 33-year-old with arson after a string of incidents last month...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Mayor Adams’ criminal case? We answer the pressing questions.
Eric Adams, mayor of New York, exits federal court after his arraignment in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.Legal experts weigh in on the Department of Justice's directive to drop the case. [...
View ArticleSome NYC influencers are finding the secret to love: Dating yourself
Influencers on New York City say they're finding joy by dating themselves.Oscar Wilde once said "to love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." [ more › ]
View ArticleMacy’s heist foiled by employee after man tries stealing $1.5M in jewelry,...
The Macy's location on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn is seen on Jan. 13, 2025.Police were looking for a man who sought to remove more than 750 pieces from the Downtown Brooklyn store, according to...
View ArticleEarly Addition: This Valentine's Day, kick the dog out of your bed
Because you aren't getting any with a canine in there, here are your early links: Rare whale sighting in New York Harbor, socialists vs. Zionists voter registration drives, heart-shaped tubs and more....
View ArticleGov. Hochul's school cellphone ban faces new obstacle: Trump's immigration...
Questions are mounting about Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed cellphone ban.Parents opposed to the phone ban expressed fears about being unable to reach their kids during the school day. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC plans massive tunnel to keep sewage from flowing into Newtown Creek
A view of Manhattan from the Newtown Creek.The city Department of Environmental Protection plans a major upgrade to the area's sewer system, which discharges sewage into the creek during rainstorms. [...
View ArticleLegendary art installation ‘The Gates’ returns (digitally) to Central Park
A man and his grandson pass through The Gates in Central Park in 2005.A free exhibition and app launched this week to time with the 20th anniversary of The Gates. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYPD judge recommends firing of officer in 2019 Bronx civilian killing
A police barricade sits outside the NYPD's 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn on March 4, 2024.The last time an NYPD judge recommended firing an officer for improper use of force was in 2019, when Daniel...
View ArticleSome of Mayor Adams' voters say he's lost their support — but not because of...
Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a press conference in New York City on Jan. 21, 2025.Interviews in areas where Eric Adams dominated in the 2021 Democratic primary suggest he may struggle to regain standing...
View ArticleTrump revoking $80 million to NYC in grant funds to shelter migrants
Migrants await processing outside a New York City reticketing center in the East Village in an undated file photo.A City Hall spokesperson said the Adams administration is conducting an internal...
View ArticleExtra Extra: FDNY says another driver blocked a hydrant, slowing the response...
An FDNY fire truck drives in New York City on April 12, 2020.Because it's extremely dangerous to do that, here are your afternoon links: Mayor Adams got laser hair removal, polyamorous people aren't...
View ArticleShuttered Bay Ridge weed store ordered to pay $6M for repeat violations of NY...
An unauthorized cannabis shop in Queens closed by the the NYPD in this undated file photo.The New York attorney general said the judgment, for serial unauthorized weed sales, should serve as a warning...
View ArticleMiracle on 34th Street: Baby girl born on NYC subway train in Midtown
A New York City subway train turned into a delivery room on Wednesday as a mother gave birth to a baby girl while riding.MTA officials said the newborn and her mother were taken to Bellevue Hospital in...
View ArticleLawyers call for transfer of Bronx Zoo’s last 2 elephants to sanctuary
Happy, an Asian elephant in its enclosure on Sept. 14, 2022 at the Bronx Zoo.Public concerns about the elephants’ well-being have persisted for years. [ more › ]
View ArticleTrump’s DOJ says it’s suing New York over immigrant driver’s license law
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a press conference to announce a new Justice Department legal action on immigration enforcement at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C..The law relaxed...
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