A 40-year-old Rikers Island detainee died Tuesday morning, marking the second death in city jail custody in less than 24 hours, THE CITY has learned. The detainee, identified by the Department of Correction as Umais Khan, had been arrested May 5 and was awaiting trial on felony robbery and narcotics
People ride in pedicabs towards the sunset from Central Park. The report, backed by business and civic groups, calls for new rules as complaints mount over high fares and lax enforcement. [ more › ]
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally in Manhattan on May 1, 2026. The mayor says it’s the largest in recorded history for the city's housing department. [ more › ]
The school building housing Westchester Square Academy. Kacy Claassen is accused of trespassing and impersonation. [ more › ]
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When the Independent Budget Office and the city comptroller released their annual economic and budget review late last year, they projected that New York City would add about 40,000 jobs in 2025, mostly home health care jobs. But when the final numbers came out in the spring, the state labor departm
City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from methadone overdoses while jail staff ignored them on Rikers Island. The settlements come amid a sharp rise in claims and a dramatic spike in taxpayer-funded payouts by the Departme
Disabled New Yorkers and disability advocates spoke out against a City Council bill that would ban 24-hour home care shifts, saying their own care will suffer. The bill, which was stalled in the Council, would replace the 24-hour shifts with 12-hour shifts performed by two separate workers. Bu
Border czar Tom Homan said he'll "flood" New York with ICE agents if lawmakers pass a sanctuary state law. “We're going to flood the zone. You're going to see more ICE agents than you've ever seen before,” Border czar Tom Homan said. [ more › ]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Five new schools are expected to open this fall in The Bronx and Queens: Two will exclusively serve students with significant disabilities, three will have an arts focus, and all promise to incorpo
NYPD officers respond to anti-ICE protesters outside out of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. The officer, Capt. James Wilson, was captured criticizing the mayor while on the scene of an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Bushwick on Saturday night. [ more › ]
The city’s main voucher program, CityFHEPS, has been a lifeline for many homeless New Yorkers who have secured permanent homes with the rental subsidy. But a broad swath of people in New York’s shelters are not eligible, cutting them off from a key avenue out of homelessness, according to data from
The Academy of American Studies in Queens. Principal William Bassell was alleged to have been the subject of complaints for more than a decade. [ more › ]
Mora Nunez on screen in the courtroom in August 2025. He was recovering at the time from his injuries and video-conferenced into court from a hospital bed. Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez admitted to unlawfully possessing ammunition without legal immigration status. [ more › ]
Rudy Giuliani participates in an event on Feb. 25, 2025. The former New York City mayor had required mechanical ventilation but is now breathing on his own, according to his spokesperson. [ more › ]
Brooklyn Brought President Antonio Reynoso speaks at a rally Monday, May 4, 2026, outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick. Immigration advocates and local officials also condemned the action and praised the effort by New Yorkers to disrupt ICE. [ more › ]
An ICE agent tased a man several times while another agent tried to forcefully drag him out of his car as the man screams in pain and begs for help, as captured in a video obtained by THE CITY. It appears to be the same man who ICE agents later took to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center late Saturday ni
Street vendors and passersby on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens. Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez heads the city's new Office of Street Vendor Services. [ more › ]
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