NY senators push to add 'abortion,' 'LGBT' to Equal Rights Amendment language
From left: NYS Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senator Liz Krueger, and Governor Kathy Hochul. Stewart-Cousins signed Krueger's...
View ArticleDriver indicted in Queens hit-and-run that killed 16-year-old girl, injured...
An NYPD cruiser.Officials say the truck driver drove over the sisters and continued without stopping. [ more › ]
View ArticleMan fatally stabbed neighbor on Washington Heights subway steps, indictment says
Diego Figueroa-Hepner, 24, is accused of fatally stabbing Washington Heights resident Johnny Medina at the 175th Street station on the "A" line on June 21.Prosecutors say both men knew each other...
View ArticleConvicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he will resign
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is seen leaving Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024.The senator was found guilty on all 16 counts brought against him in a wide-ranging corruption scheme. [ more › ]
View Article'#WeOutsideToo': Inside the NYPD's Tuesday arrest in Washington, D.C.
1 Police Plaza seen in Lower Manhattan on March 8, 2024.The officials were on their way to help federal officials monitor protests in the U.S. Capitol. [ more › ]
View ArticleFaulty AC units on NYC’s 1 train put riders on fast track to hell
These 1 train riders only had to pay $2.90 for their schvitz.Gothamist brought a thermometer onto a train car with a broken air conditioner this week and recorded a temperature of 95 degrees. [ more › ]
View ArticleHow the High Line changed NYC: A 'poster child' for gentrification and...
People walk on the High Line“The thing about the High Line is that it stands for that thing that we all know in New York, which is change.” [ more › ]
View ArticleAfter deadly shootings, Clinton Hill residents urge end to mega-shelters for...
Clinton Hill neighbors mount protest Tuesday night against a complex of shelters for migrants in their neighborhood. The complex near the Brooklyn Navy Yard serves some 4,000 migrants, mostly...
View ArticleEarly Addition: A CBS cop show staged a fake student protest at Queens...
Because their cause is not your literal costume, here are your early links: Former Hochul staffer's home raided by FBI, end of naloxone vending machines, hot New York Metro Weather guy and more. [ more...
View ArticleHow NYC Mayor Eric Adams (allegedly) killed 'brat summer'
Charli XCX court-side of Centre Court on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, looking unamused. It's unclear if at this point she imagined Eric Adams would be talking about "brat."Charli...
View ArticleHarlem residents demand cleanup of drug refuse in Central Park's North Woods
In just an hour, an East Harlem resident collected a pile of syringes and fentanyl capsules and other drug litter from Central Park's North Woods. On a recent visit syringes were scattered along...
View ArticleNY eyes migrant workers’ wage theft claims. $114K hangs in the balance.
Workers alleging they were unlawfully denied pay for hours worked, along with members of the advocacy group Workers Justice Project, protest on July 17 outside Cerina Construction. The company owns...
View ArticleAs Kamala Harris' candidacy soars, women of color in NY politics ask others...
New York State Attorney General Letitia James, at left, and Vice President Kamala Harris at a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Sept. 11, 2023.Black women occupy some of the most important seats in NY...
View Article'We are in a state of emergency': 6th drowning reported at NYC beaches this...
The ocean off Rockaway Beach, which has seen an uptick in drownings this summer.A previously unreported death at Rockaway Beach last week brings the total number of drownings at city beaches this...
View ArticleHere are the best places to watch the Olympics in NYC, from beer halls to...
You don't need a plane ticket to Paris to have a great seat to the games.You don't need a plane ticket to Paris. New York has some prime spots to watch the Games. [ more › ]
View ArticleExtra Extra: Is that chopper over Long Island headed to East Hampton or...
Because they both sound a little menacing, here are your afternoon links: Harlem Trader Joe's opening, gorillas love seeing themselves on your phone, betting on politics and more. [ more › ]
View ArticleHarlem domestic dispute leads police to explosive device, NYPD says
Police brief the media in Harlem on Wednesday.Authorities declined to call the device a “bomb” due to an ongoing investigation. [ more › ]
View ArticleBeloved Vietnamese pop-up Ha’s Đặc Biệt to open permanent location on LES
Anthony Ha and Sadie Mae Burns are the chefs behind Ha’s Đặc Biệt.It’s moving into a small space at 297 Broome St. [ more › ]
View ArticleNassau Democrats say Republicans are withholding infrastructure funds from...
Nassau County Democrats call on the Republican county executive to distribute essential funding more equitably.Suburban Democrats are blaming County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who says it’s simply a...
View ArticleReddit? LinkedIn? NYC’s brutal rental market inspires social media...
Spreadsheets are spawning around New York City with information about available housing.One tech entrepreneur started a new apartment-hunting app with a Reddit post and an online spreadsheet. Another...
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