Help wanted: Master builder for the NY Legoland resort
A Lego character at the Legoland resort in Goshen, NY.Lego is hiring a master builder for its massive New York resort via a brick-stacking competition. [ more › ]
View ArticleOne of NJ’s richest towns ordered to pay $115K for blocking affordable housing
After a years-long battle to thwart affordable housing development, Millburn is being ordered to pay for the legal fees associated with the case.A judge has ordered Millburn Township to pay the legal...
View ArticleFloating pool in NYC's East River inches forward, but opening is still years...
A rendering of the +POOL, which officials hope to open on the East River in the coming years.Officials say they plan to install "+POOL," which has been pitched for more than a decade, off the banks of...
View ArticleNYC's talking drones can’t speak Spanish (yet)
An NYPD drone in December.Officials deployed talking drones to warn residents about possible flooding Tuesday. [ more › ]
View ArticleExtra Extra: Australian men's field hockey player busted for allegedly trying...
Because the field hockey fellas were lookin' to pahty, here are your afternoon links: New York City has good pizza, New Jersey could ban gas-powered leaf blowers, rat boy summer is over and more. [...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood stops abortion after 20 weeks, deep sedation in NYC
Two volunteers stand at the door of the Planned Parenthood offices in SoHo.The organization says it's making the move for financial reasons. [ more › ]
View ArticleToxic NYC subway air puts Black, Hispanic riders at higher health risk, NYU...
People wear masks as they wait for a subway train.A new study finds that the city’s subway system is more harmful to those with more transfers and longer commutes. [ more › ]
View ArticleRikers guard charged with rape while off duty has a string of accusations...
Correction Officer Anthony Martin Jr., who was charged with rape earlier this year, has also been identified by two women who say he sexually assaulted them while they were held at Rikers.At least two...
View ArticleWho's funding the NY Democrats' big push? Steve Cohen, Verizon, Airbnb and more.
New York Mets owner Steven A. Cohen at a game between the Mets and the Yankees at Citi Field on June 26, 2024.After dramatic losses last cycle, New York's Democratic Party boasts a major campaign...
View ArticleFamilies flee NYC in droves over child care costs, affordability
Tamara Shephard says the move to to Lancaster, Pennsylvania earlier this month is "bittersweet."New Yorkers with children aged 6 or younger are more than twice as likely to flee the city. [ more › ]
View ArticleTropical Storm Debby (and its rain) to skew west of NYC, NWS says
People use umbrella during a heavy flash floods as New York City hit with heavy rainfall from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning.Updated forecasts show the worst of the storm hitting west of the...
View ArticleShooting near Bronx park injures 6, NYPD says
Police have not identified a motive in the shooting, which occurred on Wednesday night.The victims, all men in their 20s and 30s, are expected to survive, according to police. [ more › ]
View ArticleSuddenly, everyone in NYC is wearing cowboy boots
Heather Barnard's Dan Post cowboy boots.These boots are made for walkin’. [ more › ]
View ArticleEarly Addition: David Copperfield abandoned his Midtown penthouse but can't...
Because this place really, really fell into disrepair, here are your early links: Rockefeller Center wants to be cool, astronauts remain stuck in space, cats can grieve and more. [ more › ]
View ArticleSpanish armada of garbage bins to invade NYC parking spaces as part of 'trash...
Up to 1,500 bins like this one will be installed in parking spaces across West Harlem.Spanish trash containers will be at the vanguard of the city's efforts to clean up streets. [ more › ]
View ArticleQueens judge tosses 46 cases tied to former NYPD detective convicted of perjury
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz speaks ofter the arraignment Wednesday.Prosecutors say James Donovan’s investigative work is no longer reliable. [ more › ]
View ArticleExtra Extra: Checking in with Margaritaville Times Square, a year after Jimmy...
Because his legacy is alive on 40th Street, here are your afternoon links: Long Island bathroom stall factory layoffs, Scoops ice cream to live another day, don't go on vacation to Antarctica and more....
View ArticleBreaking, a dance born in NYC, makes it to the Olympics
John “Flonetik” Vinuya at a cypher in a “top rock.”For starters, don't call it breakdancing. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYPD exploring if human remains found in Bronx are from same body found...
NYPD vehicles turn on Westchester Avenue in the Bronx on March 7, 2024.Police say they're still investigating whether the body parts belonged to the same person, and who they belonged to. [ more › ]
View ArticleLawsuit says man broke his ankle jumping into Museum of Ice Cream's sprinkle...
Young guests enjoy activities during the a celebration at the Museum of Ice Cream on Feb. 06. A lawsuit, filed by someone who visited the museum the following month, alleges the sprinkle pool is...
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