Trump administration cancels $400M in funding for Columbia University
The NYPD cleared pro-Palestinian demonstrators from Barnard College campus this week.The federal education department justified the move by citing alleged antisemitic harassment on campus. [ more › ]
View ArticleFamily of man who died in NY prison speaks out as AG finds probable cause of...
The Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New YorkA preliminary investigation found that up to nine correction officers may have contributed to Messiah Nantwi’s death, according to Attorney General...
View ArticleMayor Adams’ corruption charges should be dropped for good, court-appointed...
A court appointed lawyer argued that the federal case against Mayor Eric Adams shoudl be dropped for good.Paul Clement said the DOJ can't hang the charges over Mayor Adams' head. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC still participating in Daylight Saving Time: more light, less sleep
Grand Central on the first day of Daylight Saving Time, 2019Spring forward and maybe stay home for a few days. [ more › ]
View Article14-year-old charged with shooting, killing Newark, NJ police officer
Newark Police Officer Joseph Azcona died Friday night after being shot by a 14-year-old, officials say.The teen and a second officer were also shot in the altercation, authorities said. [ more › ]
View ArticleNY small businesses getting $20 million in COVID aid after years in limbo
Small businesses around the city will be getting Covid aid years after they were promised.Rep. Dan Goldman made the issue a priority with the support of Sen. Charles Schumer. [ more › ]
View ArticleNew Yorkers are reporting a lot of internet fraud (and these other scams,...
New York Attorney General Letitia James at an event in 2023The AG has also seen a big increase in people saying their online accounts were stolen. [ more › ]
View ArticleNY Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency amid Long Island brush fires
The governor issued the state of emergency declaration after fast-moving brush fires broke out on Long Island on Saturday afternoon.The fast-moving brush fires sent a large swath of eastern Long Island...
View ArticleNY state corrections department, officers reach deal to end unauthorized strike
Striking officers have cited concerns with safety and staffing levels.The strike, which began on Feb. 17 and spread to more than 25 prison facilities around the state, would end on Monday if 85% of...
View ArticleLandlords in toxic Brooklyn Superfund site are avoiding EPA air testing
Buildings like this one in Greenpoint may be exposed to toxic vapors let out by the Meeker Avenue plume.“Too many property owners have decided to keep their head in the sand,” a local councilmember...
View ArticleSoutheast Queens residents say truckers use their neighborhood as a parking lot
Commercial vehicles parked along Springfield Boulevard near 146th Avenue.A dead cat, a half jug of what appeared to be urine and piles of garbage lined the street when a reporter visited this week. [...
View ArticleSunshine and warmer temperatures headed to New York City this week
Spring is on the way.“We’re on the heels of spring,” said meteorologist Bryan Ramsey on Sunday. [ more › ]
View ArticleGov. Hochul expands burn ban as Long Island wildfires highlight growing fire...
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Westhampton Beach, New York on March 8, 2025.The state emergency response is ramping up as strong winds and dry conditions fuel fires. [ more › ]
View ArticleICE arrests Columbia graduate student and activist, lawyer says
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, center, talks to the press during the press briefing organized by Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a new encampment at Columbia University's Morningside...
View ArticleNYC and state lawmakers push back on Trump’s executive order targeting...
People protest the removal of the word “transgender” from the Stonewall National Monument website during a rally outside of The Stonewall Inn on Feb. 14, 2025.New legislation aims to protect...
View Article5 years since the COVID pandemic struck NYC: 5 ways it changed how we live...
The view looking down an empty 7th Avenue in Times Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 19, 2020 in New York City.The pandemic changed how many experience the city, and did so in ways that are...
View ArticleBruised 3-year-old dies after 2 people leave him at Brooklyn hospital, NYPD says
An ambulance is parked outside SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush on Dec. 3, 2020.Police said the boy was pronounced dead at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush. [ more › ]
View ArticleDriver fatally strikes 80-year-old Staten Island man a block from his home,...
The intersection of Hylan Boulevard and Benton Avenue in Dongan HillsThe man was killed on Hylan Boulevard in Dongan Hills, where he lived, according to the NYPD. [ more › ]
View ArticleEarly Addition: 'Mobilize the clout bomb'
Because some artists threw Zohran Mamdani a fundraiser at a hip downtown club, here are your early links: New Jersey sinkhole, Air Force intercepting planes near Mar-a-Lago, MAHA Dorito and more. [...
View ArticleNJ city has $350M plan to turn historic hospital into luxury housing. Locals...
The former Orange Memorial Hospital closed in 2005 and was listed as endangered by historic preservationistsThe city of Orange has given a developer preliminary approval to turn a former hospital into...
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