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After 19 years, a docent at the Rubin Museum says goodbye to his ‘home away...
Nitin Ron, a docent who has been giving tours of the Rubin Museum for 19 of its 20 years.The last day to visit the museum, which has been open for two decades in Chelsea, is this Sunday. [ more › ]
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Audit exposes mold, pests, safety issues in 3 NYC affordable housing...
Severe water damage and hazardous conditions, including mold, collapsed ceilings, and exposed nails, were found inside vacant apartments at various housing complexes, the state comptroller says.Three...
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Early Addition: We went to the Taylor Ham joint and a hockey game broke out
Because the New Jersey Devils are serving pork roll (or whatever) sandwiches this season, here are your early links: Elizabeth Street Gardens is over, Armour Girl is just getting started, Old...
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Pretrial hearing begins in NYC subway chokehold case
Former US Marine Daniel Penny arrives at Manhattan criminal court for his arraignment on manslaughter charges in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, in New York, June 28, 2023.Daniel...
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Meet the Basketdolls, a trans basketball league that started in NYC
These New Yorkers felt excluded from sports, so they created their own league. [ more › ]
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Extra Extra: So about that cellphone ban in NYC schools...
Because the schools chancellor changed his mind, here are your afternoon links: New building for NYC children's museum, dog poop testing, chicken Big Macs, and more from around the city and internet. [...
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NY epidemiologist shares tips on how to protect yourself from EEE
A mosquito on the palm of a person's hand.Bryon Backenson with the state health department says guarding against mosquito bites is key. [ more › ]
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Curbside composting expands: Everything you need to know about NYC's new program
A garbage truck collects organic waste in Manhattan, New York on March 2, 2024.Starting Sunday, curbside composting will roll out in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, following successful...
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Queens woman sentenced for fatally stabbing immigration lawyer, DA says
An NYPD barrier seen on the street in New York City on March 7, 2024Officials say Xiaoning Zhang, 27, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing Jim Li, an immigration lawyer and civil...
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A Bronx mother avoids eviction for now. Her legal fight could help thousands...
Carolina Tejeda narrowly avoided eviction after the city issued emergency assistance.Carolina Tejeda received an emergency grant from the city to stop an eviction, but says she’ll be back in the same...
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NYPD arrests East Harlem state Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs
Gibbs is the first formerly incarcerated state assemblymember.Police said the lawmaker was arrested on Thursday while intervening in a traffic stop near his office. [ more › ]
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Longshoremen strike paused as NY ports resume operations amid tentative...
Striking dock workers at the Red Hook Container Terminal walk a picket line after members of the International Longshoremen's Association, or ILA, began walking off the job the day before, Oct. 2, 2024...
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Family of bystander shot in Brooklyn subway station files $80M claim against NYC
A screenshot of police body-worn camera footage of the NYPD subway shooting at the Sutter Avenue station in Brooklyn on Sept. 15, 2024.An attorney said the legal claim is the first step toward filing a...
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Why the Working Families Party is campaigning against itself to save Mondaire...
Former Rep. Mondaire Jones speaks to the Zioness Action Fund at the DNC in Chicago on August 20, 2024.In a competitive Hudson Valley district, the left-leaning party worries a Republican spoiler...
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Electric helicopter service to JFK Airport in final stages of approval, tech...
Would you ride this thing to the airport?The aircraft, which executives from the company Joby Aviation call an "electric taxi," looks like a chubby dragonfly. The company says it's quieter than...
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NYC sheriff’s deputies say weed crackdown is hampering domestic violence...
New York City Sheriff's Office deputies have been busy shutting down unlicensed weed stores.Deputies say that weed enforcement duties and staffing shortages are making it hard for them to keep up with...
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Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest will bring scrawny heartthrobs to Manhattan
Is this Timothee Chalamet? Or a lookalike?The competition, which has gone viral on social media, takes place Oct. 27. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: Central Park's Global Citizen Festival really wrecks the lawn
Because one City Council member wants to get rid of it, here are your early links: Rep. Mike Lawler's blackface photos, Coney Island vs. sea level rise looks bad, Eminem is going to be a grandpa and...
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Should the MTA kill the IBX and 2nd Ave projects? Former officials give...
A rendering of the proposed Interborough Express light rail line.Richard Davey, who left his position as NYC Transit president in June, said the MTA has to focus on fixing up its current system before...
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Mayor Adams’ Turkish bribery case involves national security information,...
Mayor Adams at his City Hall press conference on Sept. 24, 2024.Some of the evidence in the case includes classified material, prosecutors in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office tell a judge. [ more › ]
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