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New York City is booting more cars than at any time since the pandemic, data...
Car locked in a boot in Queens, New York.Drivers who don’t pay their tickets are more likely to find their vehicles immobilized. [ more › ]
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NYPD identifies man whose body was found dismembered in Bronx and Yonkers
1 Police Plaza in Manhattan seen on March 8, 2024.Police say 46-year-old Lutalo Henderson was killed in a gruesome incident earlier this month. [ more › ]
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Extra Extra: In need of a beach between New York and Rhode Island? Try...
Because they have them there, here are your afternoon links: "I <3 NY" creator dies, Mayor Adams lagging on the bus lane creation, the boyfriends subverting patriarchal norms and more. [ more › ]
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New York craft spirits, cider and mead can soon be shipped directly to customers
Gov. Kathy Hochul holds up a drink at a bar.A new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul enables the change and is expected to be a boon for the state's growing craft beverage industry. [ more › ]
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Former NY Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft
George Santos arrives at a federal courthouse to plead guilty on August 19, 2024.The former Queens and Long Island congressmember faced 23 criminal charges in a sprawling federal case. He pleaded...
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West Nile virus detected in NYC for first time this year
West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitos throughout the five boroughs, officials say.City officials report four confirmed cases, increased mosquito activity and higher levels of the virus in the...
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NJ Gov. Murphy to forgive $100M in medical debt for almost 50K residents
The governor’s office said it is relieving debt for nearly 18,000 New Jersey residents who owed a combined $61.6 million to Prime Healthcare hospitals.Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is working with...
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What New Yorkers need to know about the international mpox outbreak
The World Health Organization late last week declared mpox a global health emergency.After an outbreak in 2022, New Yorkers should remain vigilant against mpox as the virus spreads abroad, health...
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Here are New York City's most fire-prone subway stations
The MTA says efforts to keep the tracks clean are paying off.There were 43 fires at East 180th Street in the Bronx over a five-year period, the most of any station. The MTA says new fire-prevention...
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NYPD says it's searching for U-Haul driver in fatal Queens hit-and-run
The intersection of Kissena and Horace Harding in Queens where police say a pedestrian was killed.A pedestrian was killed following a collision between the moving truck and another car. [ more › ]
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NYC beaches closed again due to rip currents, officials say
Beaches are closed again to swimming and wading due to rip currents.The remnants of Hurricane Ernesto are still roiling the seas. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: If your neighbor has emotional-support parrots, you just have...
Because a Manhattan co-op board got slammed for evicting a woman with loud birds, here are your early links: Legal weed is expensive, Hochul and Adams share the same defense lawyer, the L.L. Bean...
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NYC has a tool to keep guns away from dangerous people. It barely uses it.
Gun free zone signs posted in Times Square.As more New Yorkers seek to arm themselves following a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, gun safety experts say city officials could be missing opportunities to...
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More than 1 million New Jersey renters and homeowners to be notified of tax...
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy launched the ANCHOR property tax relief program in 2022.The ANCHOR program provides property tax relief of as much as $1,750 to eligible Garden State residents. [ more › ]
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MTA dispatcher responsible for timekeeping guidance fudged his own...
An MTA clean energy hybrid bus seen in New York City on September 2023.The agency’s inspector general found that the employee committed time and attendance abuse on multiple occasions. [ more › ]
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Teen in fatal Brooklyn e-bike collision is 12th minor killed in NYC traffic...
Police say the incident occurred around 1:54 p.m. at the intersection of Ditmas and Coney Island avenues.Safety advocates urged action after a 16-year-old boy died following a crash at a notoriously...
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Crypto company slammed for pollution sues to keep mining bitcoin at NY power...
The Greenidge Generation gas-fired power plant is home to a large bitcoin mining operation.Local environmentalists have long opposed the natural gas power plant on Seneca Lake. [ more › ]
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Venerable East Village dive bar Lucy’s closer to reopening
Eviction papers are posted on the entrance of Lucy's on Avenue A.The bar shut down under the threat of eviction earlier this year. [ more › ]
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City proceeds with controversial McGuinness Boulevard redesign despite...
The intersection of McGuinness Boulevard and Bayard Street where Matthew Jensen was killedDespite backlash from officials and advocates, the city will move ahead with a modified redesign of the...
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You can vote early by mail in New York, state's top court rules
A person uses a post office in New York.The Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit that argued early mail voting was unconstitutional. [ more › ]
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