Mayor Mamdani briefs the media regarding security for the Israel Day Parade with NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. NYPD and FDNY figures painted different pictures of the mental health crisis response program’s reach as lawmakers questioned its effectiveness. [ more › ]
The lights will stay on longer at 50 ball fields around the city. The new hours will begin on June 11 and continue through Labor Day weekend. [ more › ]
Fans react at a watch party for Game 1 of the NBA Finals between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs inside Madison Square Garden on June 3, 2026 in New York City. Sometimes it takes a late bedtime to be a champion. [ more › ]
This story is part of Summer & The City, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. Most weekends, Craig Campanella heads out of his Jackson Heights apartment with a 25-lb foldable ladder strapped to his back and a gym bag fi
Person's hand holding various coins including United States pennies It’ll be up to Gov. Kathy Hochul whether to sign it into law. [ more › ]
Wastewater surveillance recorded a recent increase in SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus levels across NYC's sewersheds. Because we still can't be sure, here are your afternoon links: best beaches, POV, Pacha's return and more. [ more › ]
A sergeant from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office office stole more than $10,000 in camera equipment from a photographer who had to abandon her bag after she was injured during clashes outside an immigrant detention center in Newark, the New Jersey State Attorney General’s office said Thursday. T
An AI-generated video showing Bruce Blakeman dunking on his political foes. AI-generated images of Gov. Hochul and GOP challenger Bruce Blakeman emerge just in time for the Knicks' championship series. [ more › ]
Fans celebrate after the New York Knicks win Game 1 of the NBA Finals against San Antonio Spurs outside of Madison Square Garden on June 3, 2026 in New York City. NYPD officials said they took seven people into custody near Madison Square Garden around 11:15 p.m., just as the game was ending. [ more
Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie The amendment would remove the state’s anti-gerrymandering prohibitions and allow mid-decade redistricting. [ more › ]
Rep. Espaillat is locked in a tough primary fight with Darializa Avila Chevalier. The unexpectedly tight race represents a role reversal for Espaillat, who a decade ago was the challenger taking on the entrenched establishment. [ more › ]
This story is part of Summer & The City, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here.The only way to know if Coney Island’s Eldorado Auto Skooter is actually open is to walk by on Surf Avenue, where the bumper car attraction ha
Six years after the pandemic shuttered businesses across New York, the city’s commercial corridors have not quite recovered, reflected in persistent storefront vacancies. That’s according to a new report by the city comptroller’s office, which for the first time tracked ground-level data — indexing
The MTA is taking another swipe at tapping into technology that can detect when a person, object or animal is about to end up on the subway tracks. The transportation authority is seeking a provider to design, build and test an artificial intelligence-supported track intrusion detection system, acco
WNYC's Michael Hill interviews New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill for "Ask Governor Sherrill" Sherrill made the comments on Wednesday evening on WNYC's "Ask Governor Sherrill." [ more › ]
New York University is located in numerous repurposed buildings in Lower Manhattan. Police charged 23-year-old Alexander Stepnowsky with burglary as a hate crime, aggravated harassment and criminal trespassing. [ more › ]
Because he's showering and cooking in there, here are your afternoon links: Every borough has a City Council member in the queer caucus, Knicks watch party outside MSG is back on, bat-flipping at New Jersey youth baseball games and more. [ more › ]
An NYPD car is seen in New York City on July 4, 2024. More teenagers have been arrested for fatal shootings so far this year than any other age group, according to police data compiled by Gothamist. [ more › ]
NBA great Walt Frazier in 1973. Cheap rent, cheap subways, the birth of hip-hop and the opening of the World Trade Center. [ more › ]
A person, at right, is greeted after being released from detention at Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a detention center for immigrants, in Newark, New Jersey, on May 30, 2026. More than 10,000 people have been detained at the facility. Most have no cri
