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NYC Council opens ethics probe into member accused of biting police officer
Councilmember Susan Zhuang at an unrelated event.The City Council has not clarified the reason behind the proceedings targeting Susan Zhuang, a councilmember from Brooklyn. [ more › ]
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Protesters converge on Brooklyn subway station days after police shoot...
Demonstrators gather inside the Sutter Avenue L train station two days after a violent police shooting there.The protest came after prosecutors announced plans to file charges against the man shot by...
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Pigeons are everywhere in NYC. In Albany, they have the run of the State...
A close-up photo of a pigeon.State officials are nearing the end of a $9 million renovation project. But whether the public gets to enjoy it depends on the birds. [ more › ]
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‘Neighborhood navigators’ offer snacks and services to Manhattan’s homeless...
Neighborhood navigators Zhi Lu, left, and Sulie Hernandez look for a client in Columbus Park in lower Manhattan.The Manhattan district attorney's office has committed $6 million to the program. [ more › ]
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NY state lawmaker looks to expand the definition of 'mass shooting' in wake...
The crime scene after multiple people were shot during the West Indian Day Parade tis month.State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a prospective candidate for mayor, says the state's response to shootings should be...
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Early Addition: Andrew Cuomo's friends say he wants to be mayor
Because he needs a job, here are your early links: What happens if Mayor Adams resigns or gets pushed out, Blue's Clues Steve is happy upstate, Moo Deng is a cutie and more. [ more › ]
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MTA pitches $65.4 billion capital plan to save mass transit in NYC
The Chambers Street station near City Hall is one of many examples of the subway's state of disrepair.The plan promises to keep the city's subways, railroads and buses from falling into disrepair, but...
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City of Maybe? Mayor Adams will need his political rivals to save his housing...
Queens residents hold up signs at a rally in Bayside in opposition of the mayor's City of Yes housing proposal.Mayor Eric Adams' sharpest critics are among the rezoning plan's strongest supporters....
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Trump's New York play: Bring back the SALT tax credit he gutted in 2017
Supporters of Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump wait for the start of his campaign rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumAhead of a Long Island rally on Wednesday,...
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Rep. AOC unveils new housing plan to spur more than 1M affordable homes
A local version of the social justice measure was introduced in New York earlier this year.A new bill introduced by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would supercharge the federal government’s...
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Family of bystander shot by NYPD at Brooklyn subway stop wants to see body cams
Gregory Delpeche, left, with his cousin Catheline Jeudy and his cousin Gregory Nougues.Gregory Delpeche, 49, is sedated and remains in critical condition, family members say. [ more › ]
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Extra Extra: The Carbone knock-off at the Feast of San Gennaro is probably good
Because it's rigatoni with spicy vodka sauce — and how you gonna mess that up? — here are your afternoon links: Minivans are dying, music festivals are dying, Tupperware is all but dead and more. [...
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NYC's IBX light rail line gets funding under MTA plan, but construction...
A rendering of the Interborough Express light rail line.For more than two years, Gov. Kathy Hochul has pitched the transit connection as transformative for Brooklyn and Queens. [ more › ]
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Rats like to pee on each other, and other lessons from NYC's Rat Summit
Mayor Eric Adams gave the opening remarks at the city's inaugural Rat SummitDozens of leading rat experts descended on Pier 57 in Chelsea with a single goal: bludgeoning the vermin into submission,...
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How 76ers' deal to stay in Philly is a defeat for NJ party boss George Norcross
A rendering of a proposed 76ers arena on the Camden waterfront.Norcross, a Democrat, revealed he had been lobbying behind the scenes to locate a new 76ers arena at an alternative site in Camden. [ more...
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NYPD to release footage of police shooting at Brooklyn subway stop in days,...
Police are stationed at the Sutter Avenue L train station during a rally two days after the NYPD said officers shot four people there during a fare evasion pursuit.Authorities say the violent encounter...
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Most people on Rikers Island are eligible to vote. Thousands don't get to.
The sign near an entrance to the Rikers Island jail complex.NYC's current system to help incarcerated people vote only puts ballots in the hands of a small fraction. [ more › ]
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Will Black voters stand by Mayor Adams amid crisis? Some Harlem residents say...
Eric Adams with supporters at the 55th African American Day Parade in Harlem on September 15, 2024.Black voters are considered the mayor’s most loyal base, but some have started to question his...
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These Brooklyn coffee shops are asking customers to stop tipping
Passionfruit Coffee in BrooklynSeveral new cafes are aiming to serve up better wages and trying to end tipping fatigue among New Yorkers. [ more › ]
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Teen busted in alleged Queens subway joyride — NYPD says her accomplice is...
The Briarwood station in Queens where two youths took a train for a joyride.A 17-year-old is facing charges of criminal mischief and endangerment. [ more › ]
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