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Worried about guns in NYC? Cars were more likely to kill you in 2024.
The NYPD has been promoting its efforts to fight gun violence, but recent analyses show more people were killed in New York City by automobiles than guns in 2024.The city says it's making streets...
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Vehicle traffic is down in Manhattan, but pedestrian traffic is up, data says
Congestion-pricing has eased traffic in Manhattan, but it hasn't kept pedestrians away. [ more › ]
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Police charge man with murdering 65-year-old roommate who was found dead in...
The East River is seen from above the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges on Aug. 11, 2017NYPD officials said they were still investigating a potential motive in the alleged killing. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: Bill de Blasio was never a fan of the charges against Mayor...
Because he says they were "flimsy," here are your early links: loosie eggs, turnstile shields, what are you supposed to stick in your penny loafers if Trump kills the penny and more. [ more › ]
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Canada it’s not. How a Queens hockey fanatic built a rink in his tiny backyard
Gino Santaguida practices in his backyard hockey rink in Ridgewood, Queens.An avid hockey player in Ridgewood is making the most out of his 12 x 18-foot outdoor space. [ more › ]
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President Trump dangles Mayor Adams a legal lifeline made of red tape
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Feb. 7, 2025.The mayor is left in a difficult position, where voters’ interests are at odds with a potential solution to his legal troubles. [ more › ]
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Columbia medical school freezes hiring and other spending amid threat of...
The measures follow potential cuts in federal research funding that were ordered by the Trump administration but are being challenged in the courts. [ more › ]
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Legislation would keep NYC building owners from buying their way out of...
New legislation aims to eliminate a loophole in the city's climate law.Local Law 97 requires property owners to reduce their greenhouse emissions — but owners can currently pay to relax the rules. [...
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Extra Extra: New to NYC? Try the Upper West Side
People play pickleball at the courts at Riverside Park on the Upper West Side on May 24, 2024.Because folks are friendly there, here are your afternoon links: There's hope for finding love at the...
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Acting Manhattan US attorney quits, citing Trump's moves to drop charges...
The interim U.S. attorney's resignation comes in the wake of the Department of Justice's order to withdraw charges against Mayor Eric Adams earlier this week.In a letter, Danielle Sassoon said that her...
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NYC Council passes 2 bills aimed at preventing sexual abuse on Rikers Island
Views of the New York City jails on Rikers Island, as seen from a departing flight from LaGuardia Airport on December 10, 2022.The bills require jail officials to improve how they track allegations of...
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FDNY EMT charged with murder in 2021 fatal Astoria robbery, Queens DA says
Prosecutors say the defendant evaded justice for nearly four years before his arrest. [ more › ]
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Mayor Adams plans executive order allowing ICE presence at Rikers Island
A general view shows a checkpoint at the entrance to a bridge leading to the Rikers Island jail complex in Queens.Adams announced his intentions following a meeting with President Trump’s border czar....
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Dating coaches' advice to single New Yorkers: It’s not them, it’s you.
A couple in NYC during a snowstorm.“I think people blaming their own city is a cop-out sometimes for lack of accountability for actually putting in the work,” said one Manhattan-based dating coach. [...
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NYC child care centers get a reprieve from closure after public pressure
Nuestros Niños executive director Ingrid Matias Chungata speaks at a rally against the closure. City Councilmember Chi Ossé, state Senator Zellnor Myrie, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, and...
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Will Gov. Hochul remove NYC Mayor Eric Adams? ‘I need some time,’ she says
Gov. Kathy Hochul is interviewed by the Times Union editorial board on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Colonie, New York.The Democratic governor called the latest allegations about Adams’ legal defense...
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Early Addition: A case for President Stephen A. Smith
Because he's not boring, here are your early links: Bay Ridge Holiday House lit up for Valentine's Day, Bill de Blasio got a new girlfriend, 100 songs about New York City and more. [ more › ]
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NYC schools crack down on student OMNY card abuse, but privacy advocates...
Student OMNY cards.The education department is taking aggressive steps to crack down on fraudsters abusing OMNY cards that give free rides to students. [ more › ]
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Deportation fears play out in Queens. There's an economic cost to that.
Luis Sarmiento's restaurant in Queens, among many in the immigrant-rich community where business owners report a steep decline in business since President Trump returned to the White House in...
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Trump’s 'border czar' threatens Mayor Adams on NYC’s immigration enforcement...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Tom Homan, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, visit "Fox & Friends" at the Fox News Channel Studios on Feb. 14, 2025 in New York City.In an...
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