Because she was on WNYC in 2024, here are your afternoon links: Excellent fried rice on the Upper West Side, brokers think luxury second homes will still sell if there's an extra tax, former Jets coach accused of using cocaine and more. [ more › ]
NYPD pallbearers carry the casket of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller at his funeral at St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church on March 30, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. Guy Rivera was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and other charges earlier this month. [ more › ]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In a major reversal, New York City schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is withdrawing controversial proposals to open the city’s first artificial intelligence-focused high school, clos
A subway ad for Harris, Keenan & Goldfarb that reads: "I'm Down With NYC. Yeah, you know me." Because MTA buses and subways are covered with ads for firms that often sue the MTA, here are your early links: Don't steal plants from city parks, King Charles still coming to NYC,
Julio Ipina Hernandez ended up in immigration detention after trying to report alleged drug and sex crimes to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The case arises as state lawmakers are considering new limits on cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers. [ more › ]
Jose Zapata, 78, sifted through trash outside his Corona apartment building to help his super separate compost. The number of tickets issued for failing to compost has gone up dramatically in recent weeks. [ more › ]
A person sleeps on a Downtown-bound A train in April. 2026. The spike in court cases started during NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. [ more › ]
It’s near-impossible to ride public transit without encountering splashy ads from attorneys who, as the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority puts it, “seem to think the MTA is actually spelled ATM.” Janno Lieber has repeatedly backed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push for auto insurance reforms t
Within the first minute of SNL’s viral spoof of the Barbie movie’s song “I’m Just Ken,” a bleached and toned Pete Davidson softly croons about his purchase of a 277-foot Staten Island Ferry: “When I’m high, I do things like call up Colin Jost and say, ‘Homey, we should buy a boat.’” It is one of the
The MTA gave kids with autism the chance to drive one of its train simulators at Grand Central Terminal. The event was held as part of the MTA’s celebration of Autism Awareness Month, which it honors every year. [ more › ]
NYPD car in New York, the United States of America on July 8th, 2024. Police arrested Zahir Davis, 18, after he returned to the United States from Jamaica on Friday night. [ more › ]
This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. As New York City moves to offer 2,000 free child care se
FDNY officials said firefighters arrived just minutes after the flames broke out at the five-story apartment building on East 187th Street in Belmont. Officials said an ongoing investigation found that multiple doors in the building, including the one to the apartment where the fire started on Tuesd
A screengrab from Mayor Mamdani's video celebrating the proposed pied-a-terre tax. Business leaders described the video as an insensitive invasion of privacy. [ more › ]
The incident happened at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station in December 2024, according to prosecutors. Body camera footage showed the on-duty officer punching a man at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station, prosecutors say. [ more › ]
Because a lot of young, not-quite-super-rich New Yorkers supported Mamdani, here are your afternoon links: Frank Carone's next act, New Jersey's banned plants, Taylor and Travis wedding venue speculation and more. [ more › ]
Edward Richard Hinds leaves Brooklyn Supreme Court April 24, 2026. Edward Richard Hinds was sentenced a brief hearing in Brooklyn Supreme Court Friday morning. [ more › ]
A warehouse in Roxbury Township, New Jersey that was purchased by the Department of Homeland Security. The agency plans to convert the facility into one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. The Trump administration is fighting in court to move forward with the conversion of t
Mayor Zohran Mamdani The mayor pledged to establish the office to protect homeowners from fraud and theft during his campaign. [ more › ]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed a controversial bill approved by the City Council last month instructing the police department to establish anti-protest “buffer zones” around schools and educational institutions. A related bill calling for security perimeters around houses of worship passed by a veto-pr
