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Amid Donald Trump’s trial, NY to give judges new privacy protections
Former President Donald Trump Attends Pre-Trial Hearing In New York.Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers passed the Judicial Security Act as part of the state budget. [ more › ]
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Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Goldman face primary challengers. Who are they?
Martin W. Dolan is challenging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.The incumbents are the only other congressmembers from New York City besides Jamaal Bowman who are on the primary ballot in June. [ more › ]
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Museum of Jewish Heritage to give free tours to NYC 8th graders to combat...
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is offering free tours to eighth grade classes in New York City.The $2.5 million initiative comes amid a sharp rise in both antisemitism and Islamophobia after the...
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Extra Extra: Most of the jaywalking summonses the NYPD issued last year went...
Because the NYPD issued nearly 500 jaywalking summonses last year, here are your afternoon links: Cheez-It diner, 150 best places to live, cold salad plates are back, and more from around the city and...
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NYC Council launches effort to expand approval power over Mayor Adams'...
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is pushing for more approval power over the mayor's administration.Speaker Adrienne Adams on Thursday introduced legislation that would give the Council say...
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New York City considers buy outs of flood-prone homes in Queens
A home on 153rd Street recently sold for $1.15 million, despite routine flooding.The city’s Department of Environmental Protection is discussing a plan to buy properties hit hard by deadly “cloudburst”...
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NYC parking garages could receive more safety checks under newly passed...
An excavator extracts a vehicle from a collapsed parking garage in Lower Manhattan on April 19, 2023.The City Council passed a package of bills that would require the city to study parking garages'...
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NYC officials call on Mayor Adams to ‘aggressively’ pursue funding to...
A dry sidewalk in Brooklyn.Adams is being asked to find more parks funding and increase access to forestry positions. [ more › ]
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Incarcerated New Yorkers staged a Broadway show in prison
Jesse Williams, and his 6-year-old daughter in the front row.The nonprofit Rehabilitation Through the Arts runs theater, dance and visual arts programs in eight prisons across New York. [ more › ]
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Parts of Rockaway Beach will remain closed during ongoing Army Corps project
Construction equipment sits along a boardwalk at Rockaway Beach on April 6, 2023.The boardwalk will remain open and up to 70 beach blocks will be open for swimming seven days a week. [ more › ]
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Kids in NYC shelters get to celebrate with the 'Birthday Party Project'
Volunteers and organizers with The Birthday Party Project greet the first arriving guests for the party and hand out superhero masks and capes on Wednesday, May 22, 2024The Birthday Party Project threw...
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NJ region gets another earthquake — no reported damage, officials say
Historic Taylor's Mill In Lebanon New Jersey which was damaged in the last quakeAccording to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 2.9 quake struck just before 4 a.m. [ more › ]
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MTA Chair Janno Lieber makes as much money as President Biden
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber speaks alongside New York Governor Kathy Hochul during a press conference to announce new subway safety measures at NYCTA Rail Control Center on March 6, 2024 in New York...
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Early Addition: We got a pair o' pudus
Because the Prospect Park Zoo is now home to the world's smallest deer, here are your early links: No one knows if the NYPD is actually solving crimes, Kim Gordon photo drama, Europe is hot and more. [...
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NYPD IDs 2 people fatally shot in early morning Bronx gunfire
The intersection where police say two people were fatally shot in the Bronx.Police say two suspects fled the scene on a red moped. [ more › ]
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Extra Extra: The young saint
Because a Millennial has qualified for canonization, here are your afternoon links: The Doge dog died, a Queens middle schooler allegedly pepper sprayed the cafeteria, Tom Holland's bangs, and more. [...
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NYC schools plan pretend 'remote learning' day in June. Students are invited.
A view of Washington Avenue in Crown Heights following a storm.The simulation aims to stress test a system that buckled during a February storm. [ more › ]
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Jersey City Council OKs limits on how much DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber can charge...
A Grubhub bag. Jersey City has adopted new limits on the fees delivery service companies can charge restaurants.Some restaurant owners and delivery workers say too much regulation could hurt business....
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NYC tweaks lifeguard requirements to mitigate national lifeguard shortage
A lifeguard works at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn on June 15, 2023.Mayor Eric Adams says the city will no longer require trainees to do a timed 300-yard swim in shallow-water pools. [ more › ]
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Baby peregrine falcons are nesting atop the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Three newly hatched peregrine falcon chicks nest atop the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on May 24, 2024.The trio of chicks were recently banded for lifelong wildlife monitoring, according to the MTA. [...
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