Meet Adenah Bayoh, New Jersey’s first Black female affordable housing developer
Adenah Bayoh outside one of her affordable housing development in Newark, NJ.The 46-year-old developer is building a fully affordable, 40-unit building in Newark. [ more › ]
View ArticleMayor Adams names new schools chancellor in wake of David Banks' retirement
The Tweed Courthouse, central offices of the DOEMelissa Aviles-Ramos will take over when Banks steps down. [ more › ]
View ArticleMeet some of the newest Americans at an NYC citizenship ceremony
"I just want to be bright today," Jane Olaniran said. "It reflects my soul, being a citizen."More than 27,000 people in the New York metro area became citizens in the first six months of the year. [...
View ArticleNYPD: 2 men in a Mercedes are allegedly robbing people at gunpoint across the...
A surveillance photo of the white Mercedes Benz police say has been used in multiple armed robberies.Police say the duo has been stealing cash and high-end watches at gunpoint from West Concourse to...
View ArticleEarly Addition: What's going on down in the comments?
Because the comments section of a porn site can reveal a lot about the human condition, here are your early links: TWU endorses Republicans, balling out in the priciest seat on a discount flight, the...
View ArticleHere’s what to know after NY’s first mosquito-borne EEE death since 2015
Bacteriologist Erik Devereaux holds a mosquito that he will check for the West Nile Virus.An upstate New York resident died after testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus on Monday,...
View ArticleExtra Extra: The Bridgehampton Kmart held strong
Because the once-mighty retailer's final full-size location is closing, here are your afternoon links: The country's first Black country club is in New Jersey, Adams once again defends cops in...
View ArticleNYC's dry streak to end with rain Wednesday into Thursday, forecasters say
A photo of Staple Street in the rain.The city hasn't seen significant rainfall for nearly three weeks. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC sanitation trucks key to President Biden's security during Manhattan visit
A line of sanitation department trucks blocking off a street in Soho where President Biden made an appearance on "The View"About a dozen salt spreaders served as security barriers for Biden Wednesday...
View ArticleMTA board approves massive construction plan, sending Gov. Hochul $33B invoice
These MTA board members are praying Gov. Hochul comes through with $33 billion for the agency's new capital plan.The plan is scheduled to run from 2025 to 2029. [ more › ]
View ArticleAmtrak train derails near Penn Station, backing up NJ Transit, Amtrak service...
A train conductor stands next to an Amtrak train at New York's Pennsylvania Station in February 2018.A set of wheels on the train came off the tracks just south of the station around 2 p.m. on...
View ArticleMTA worker tasted water flooding in Queens-Midtown Tunnel to determine source...
The water in the East River is salty, for the waterway isn't a river at all, but a tidal estuary.An MTA worker found it to be salty, which meant it was coming in from the East River and not from a...
View ArticleMayor Adams' signature 'City of Yes' housing plan passes key NYC commission
Mayor Adams at a rally in support of "City of Yes" on April 29, 2024The key approval sets the landmark plan up for a fight in the City Council. [ more › ]
View ArticleRep. AOC calls for Mayor Adams to resign amid intensifying investigations
AOC at Prince William Forest Park in Virginia on April 22, 2024.Ocasio-Cortez is the most prominent New York Democrat to urge the mayor to step down so far. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC’s ‘worst landlord’ is back in jail for 2nd time this year
Manhattan landlord Daniel Ohebshalom (center) in an earlier court appearance in Manhattan.A housing court judge ordered landlord Daniel Ohebshalom to serve 60 days in jail for again failing to complete...
View ArticleJudge orders NYC to discuss federal takeover of Rikers Island jail
A federal judge is hearing arguments on whether New York City has failed to reduce violence at Rikers Island, potentially leading to the appointment of a receiver to take over control of the...
View ArticleMayor Eric Adams indicted after sprawling federal probe
Mayor Eric AdamsIt's the first time in New York City history that a sitting mayor has been indicted for a crime. [ more › ]
View ArticleWhat happens if Mayor Adams resigns – or refuses to leave City Hall?
If Mayor Adams resigns, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams becomes mayor.City Hall is entering unprecedented territory. [ more › ]
View ArticleNYC weighs new plan to take buildings from bad landlords
Councilmember Pierina Sanchez is introducing legislation to allow the city to seize buildings from tax scofflaws and bad landlordsCouncilmember Pierina Sanchez is introducing new legislation to replace...
View ArticleMeet the 81-year-old former nurse behind a popular Thai restaurant in Queens
Sripraphai Tipmanee with her son Lersak “Larry” TipmaneeMore than three decades after its opening, SriPraPhai still draws crowds for its home-style cooking. [ more › ]
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