Police investigating Brooklyn deaths as potential murder-suicide, officials say
NYPD vehicles turn on Westchester Avenue in the Bronx on March 7, 2024.They are the first victims of gun violence in the 70th Precinct so far this year, according to NYPD data. [ more › ]
View ArticleBrooklyn BQE section to close again for repairs the first weekend of June
The Queens-bound side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway closes to traffic for repairs in Brooklyn Heights on Oct. 14, 2023.The Queens-bound side of the highway will close to traffic in Brooklyn Heights...
View ArticleThe Bronx will soon have only 1 movie theater as a beloved cinema shutters
Neighborhood residents would have to travel nearly 10 miles to go to the Bronx's only other movie theater. [ more › ]
View ArticleNJ Rep. Pascrell sees primary challenge from Khairullah, spotlighting their...
Mohamed T. Khairullah and Bill PascrellLongtime incumbent Rep. Bill Pascrell also can't count on support from the now-barred "county line" as Mohamed Khairullah mounts a rare Democratic primary...
View Article1 million NYC households set to lose high-speed internet
Around two-thirds of households in East Harlem and the South Bronx received discounted internet through the federal programIn some parts of the city, more than three-quarters of residents got a key...
View ArticleNYC set to launch new migrant program … in Buffalo. Will more follow?
Migrants congregate outside Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan on Aug. 2, 2023, waiting for placement inside a shelter. While the city has accommodated tens of thousands of migrants since an influx that...
View ArticleManhattanhenge happens Tuesday and Wednesday: Here's where to see it
Last year's Manhattanhenge did not disappoint.The twice-annual occurs at equidistant times around the summer solstice [ more › ]
View ArticleKey Queens lawmaker says she will formally oppose Citi Field-area casino
Citi Field in Queens, New York, near where Mets owner Steve Cohen has proposed building an entertainment complex including a casino.Sen. Jessica Ramos says the "vast majority" of the project’s...
View ArticleNYPD: Staten Island man found with cache of weapons after calling 911
Governor's Road in Staten Island near where police man was stockpiling weapons.Police could not say what injuries the man had sustained when 911 was called. [ more › ]
View ArticleEarly Addition: Do e-bikers deserve the hate?
Because the war on e-bikes is raging, here are your early links: Trump rally scene report, Empire State Building is thriving, people don't take lunch hour anymore and more. [ more › ]
View ArticleExtra Extra: New Banksy Museum doesn't have any original Banksys
A man takes a photo of Banksy's "Hula-Hoop Girl" at an exhibit in Cologne, Germany, May 9, 2024.Because a new Banksy Museum doesn't have the artist's involvement or blessing in any way, here are your...
View ArticleParts of Flaco the Owl are being housed at the American Museum of Natural...
Flaco the owl seen in Central Park in Manhattan in 2023.The famous Central Park raptor's wings and tissue samples are resting in the museum's frozen tissue specimen collection, according to the...
View ArticleNYC subway stops and East Orange NJ Transit station are getting accessibility...
An NJ Transit Train in New York City in 2017. NJ Transit's Brick Church station in East Orange is slated to get accessibility improvements under grants announced Tuesday.Grants will enable new...
View ArticleDozens of sailors are racing 3,100 miles from NYC to France
They’re trying to quality for the Vendée Globe, also known as “the Everest of sailing.” [ more › ]
View ArticleMajority of NYC toddlers eligible for affordable child care aren't enrolled,...
The report finds that the majority of infants and toddlers eligible for subsidized care are not enrolled.The Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York released its biennial report on children,...
View ArticleNYC lands $500K FEMA grant to protect historic sites in flood-prone areas
The Empire State Building and Middle Manhattan are pictured as the city gets ready for tropical storm Isaias on Aug. 4, 2020 in New York City.The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will oversee...
View ArticleTeenage girl killed in Bronx scooter crash, police say
The intersection in the Bronx near where a teenage girl was killed on a scooter.The girl was a passenger on the scooter with another teenager when it collided with a car. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYPD searching for 2 suspected dognappers after Dachshund purloined from...
Milkshake, the brown and white Dachsund that was dognapped from the Bronx earlier this month.Milkshake has been missing for close to a month. [ more › ]
View ArticleEarly Addition: Long Island beachgoers can resume swimming after rainstorm...
Because you gotta let the tide flush that stuff out, here are your early links: Jersey Shore shenanigans, Rudy Giuliani owes a lot of money, North Korea flies balloons with trash into South Korea and...
View ArticleGov. Hochul likely to keep National Guard in NYC subway this summer
Hochul says her office plans to hold an event detailing the stats behind the National Guard on the subway.Hochul first sent National Guard members into the subway more than two months ago. [ more › ]
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