An NYPD vehicle in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City in 2025. The union representing rank-and-file officers says the Civilian Complaint Review Board has damaged officers' reputation with allegations of sexual misconduct, bias and dishonesty. [ more › ]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City’s 2026-27 public school calendar is out, and families can expect a long summer, with the first day of school starting on Thursday, Sept. 10. They can also expect a late start to next
Parents and educators have been eagerly awaiting next year's school calendar. The school calendar is a knotty challenge for policymakers and parents. [ more › ]
On a breezy Monday morning on a quiet corner of Queens, 11 leafy new neighbors arrived on a truck, fresh from a nursery in Kansas City. Elm, red maple and cherry trees — some with pink blossoms — would be planted next to the sidewalks across a few blocks of Cambria Heights, a suburban-style neighbor
As Midori Valdivia takes the wheel of the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission, she is encountering an industry with other women in key leadership roles — and where the number of trips with females in the driver’s seat is growing. Valdivia is the fourth woman to serve as commissioner and ch
Attorneys told a City Council hearing that tenants need more protections. [ more › ]
NYPD sergeant Erik Duran leaves a Bronx courtroom following opening arguments in his criminal trial. Erik Duran is going home less than two weeks after a Bronx judge sentenced him to three to nine years in prison. [ more › ]
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement President and CEO Malcolm Punter was arrested for contempt of court over repairs at 306 West 114th St. in Manhattan. The case marks an unusual example of a nonprofit landlord arrested and jailed over conditions in a building his organization owns. [ mor
Because a tiny sliver of the state's bat population has a genetic trait protecting them from the fungus, here are your afternoon links: Persian Parade, Upper West Side bar giving out champagne for 35th birthday, "Cocaine Buffet" and more. [ more › ]
Because Wakefield produced a lot of calls, here are your early links: Abandoned townhouse for sale, abandoned ferry being turned into a reef, a luxury dog-food seller was put in charge of the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and more. [ more › ]
Only 42% of likely Democratic primary voters in the House district spanning Upper Manhattan and parts of The Bronx would vote for longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the primary election according to an internal poll from challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier. Based on name recognition
Behind the gate of a waterfront restaurant, a rusted ferry wobbles on the waves of the East River. It’s become a familiar eyesore for residents of Long Island City, Queens since it was first moored to the Anable Basin in 2012 and has floated there since, a forgotten lump of metal — until now. The ab
An MTA bus operator tests a new high-tech training simulator at the Zerega facility in the Bronx. The new simulators mimic real buses, traffic and weather to train more than 4,000 operators a year. [ more › ]
Thierry Henry at a match in December 2024 The soccer legend and former Red Bulls star once sparked international outrage with a controversial handball that helped France to the 2010 World Cup. [ more › ]
As the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament moves to a bigger space in Philadelphia, Pasco says the puzzle has never been more popular. [ more › ]
Labor and other allies of Mayor Zohran Mamdani are urging him to veto one of two City Council bills aimed at restricting protests around educational facilities, saying the “radical overreach” of the bill limits free speech and endangers New Yorkers. The two “buffer zone” bills passed March 26 with t
The union representing more than 34,000 luxury residential building doormen and porters said it reached a tentative agreement with a prominent landlord group on Friday, averting a strike. The union, 32BJ SEIU, and the Realty Advisory Board, the consortium representing landlords at some of the
Open Streets returns to New York City to commemorate Earth Day. Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22. Here are some free events to celebrate the planet. [ more › ]
The Roosevelt Island Steam Plant was built in 1939. Some residents said the city wasn't being transparent about the health risks. Others feared a new apartment building. [ more › ]
After more than five years of prodding from local residents, elected officials and the MTA, Columbia University will partially pay for accessibility upgrades to the No. 1 line’s towering 125th Street station, THE CITY has learned. The Ivy League school will contribute $33 million for an elevator lin
