Composting is universal in NYC. But is anyone participating?
A new analysis shows extremely low composting rates in New York City.New data shows less than 5% of New Yorkers’ organic waste is being diverted from landfills. [ more › ]
View ArticleTrump administration erases references to trans, queer people on Stonewall...
Protesters demonstrate at the Stonewall National Monument in the West Village on Feb. 14, 2025.Hundreds of New Yorkers turned out to protest at the national Stonewall monument dedicated to LGBTQ+...
View ArticleBreaking down Mayor Adams' criminal case amid resignations, Trump's growing...
Adams was in Albany Tuesday to speak to legislators on "Tin Cup Day."Here’s what we know. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYPD: Man stole $60K worth of electronics from Atlantic Ave subway station...
The entrance to Atlantic Ave train station in Brooklyn.Police the man used a circular saw to open a black metal box at the end of the platform [ more › ]
View ArticleA 'trial' after all? Here’s how Gov. Hochul could remove Mayor Adams.
Gov. Hochul refused to rule out removing Adams in a TV appearance Thursday.The governor isn’t closing the door on giving the mayor the boot. State and city law lay out a process for doing so. [ more › ]
View ArticleAnother top NY federal prosecutor resigns rather than junk Mayor Adams’...
A file photo of the U.S. District Court in ManhattanHagan Scotten resigned his post after other top prosecutors stepped down instead of following orders to drop the federal corruption case against...
View ArticleExtra Extra: A kayaker briefly got swallowed by a humpback whale
Because he almost went full Pinocchio, here are your afternoon links: Drama in the Paul McCartney ticket line, JonasCon coming to New Jersey, smellmaxxing teens and more. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC subway rider recalls birth of baby girl born on W train: 'Nobody...
A woman gave birth to a baby girl while on a W train on Wednesday.The rider revealed new details about the episode, including a request from the mother to cut the umbilical cord with a pocket knife. [...
View ArticleDOJ officially files to dismiss Mayor Adams’ corruption case after delays,...
Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall on December 9, 2024.The U.S. Attorney General's office has taken over the case from the Southern District of New York [ more › ]
View ArticleLunar New Year parade and festival returns to Chinatown Sunday
The parade is in its 27th year. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC socialists are seizing the means of reproduction at a lefty singles mixer
Comedian Naomi Karavani co-hosted "Thots & Trots" Thursday night in Bushwick.“I think it’s important for us to have explicitly leftist dating spaces, because I want to sleep with someone who shares...
View ArticleEx-NYPD commissioner’s twin impersonated him to sway nightlife oversight, per...
Edward Caban, Mayor Adams' second of four police commissioners, resigned last year amid a federal investigation.A police lieutenant accused James Caban of posing as his brother during visits to a...
View ArticleTop NY Senate Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins calls on Mayor Adams to ‘move...
Andrea Stewart-Cousins speaks in Albany.The Senate Majority Leader stopped short of calling Gov. Hochul to remove Adams, but said she supports the governor in her considerations. [ more › ]
View ArticleThe Barclays Center's controversial history is revisited at a free event in...
Barclays Center's construction was a controversial in Brooklyn.The event at Pioneer Works is billed as the 20th anniversary of the “resistance to the Atlantic Yards project.” [ more › ]
View ArticleManhattan holiday markets caught fire due to preventable hazards, FDNY says
Fire in Bryant Park's holiday market in New York City.Fire officials and the management company that runs the markets are pledging to put new safety measures in place before next year’s event. [ more › ]
View ArticlePlanning for the week’s rain, wind, snow and children
Cloudy Skies over Hell's KitchenForecasters are warning New Yorkers to prepare for rain and strong winds on Monday with possible snow coming later in the week. All while public school children are off...
View ArticleNYC’s first Black train conductor broke racial barriers in 1930s
New York City subway riders in the 1930s.Before the 1930s, Black transit workers were relegated to menial, low-paying jobs as porters and cleaners. [ more › ]
View ArticleNew Jersey Hurricane Ida survivors face February deadline to apply for storm...
Residents left their belongings on the sidewalk after heavy rain and storm from remnants of Hurricane Ida in Manville, New Jersey, United States on September 7, 2021.New Jersey passed a law allowing...
View ArticleMeet the Midtown residents paying $3,200 a month to share a building with...
Unique Walker says everything from her home was stolen and carried out the fire escape while she was away recovering from childbirth.Residents describe a street of lawlessness in one of the priciest...
View ArticleA new makerspace, Brooklyn Spark, is slated to open in Bushwick
The makerspace is located inside Bushwick’s 75 Stewart Av.It will be equipped with a 600-square-foot woodshop, a ceramics studio, areas dedicated to textiles and fine arts, and workspace and lounge...
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