The watch party outside Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals was canceled hours before tipoff after owner James Dolan blamed city officials for requiring additional security — and said Mayor Zohran Mamdani was inexperienced and not a real Knicks fan. “This is about celebrating the Knic
Security fences now surround MetLife Stadium as FIFA prepares for the World Cup. Garden State transportation officials on Wednesday warned fans against trying workarounds for the pricey transportation options. [ more › ]
Deborah Engel finished third out of a field of six Democrats in the June 2 primary and will move onto the November's general election for Essex County Commissioner. A change in New Jersey’s ballot system is upending local government races in parts of the state. [ more › ]
Harvey Marcelin, seated, was sentenced on Wednesday to life without the possibility of parole, in the slaying of Susan Leyden. Harvey Marcelin was convicted of killing and dismembering a woman in his East New York apartment while on parole following two other killings. [ more › ]
Anthony Valles’ plan hinged on a checkpoint on Sixth Avenue. With President Donald Trump attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, the NYPD and Secret Service had sealed off several blocks around Madison Square Garden. Anthony’s 50-year-old father Kenneth Valles — a New York native and lif
A scuffle outside a Bryant Park watch party for Game 3 of the NBA championship. "Get your people in check," one Texas lawmaker told Mamdani. [ more › ]
New Yorkers don't need to be told to wear blue and orange, or at least didn't on Monday night. Watch parties, where to wear your blue and orange and what to expect around MSG. [ more › ]
Malik Kaiser Covington Jr. says Jose Alvarado is “the most underrated player on the Knicks.” Perhaps no player sends a clearer message to New York kids that making it to the NBA is achievable. [ more › ]
When Erica Hill opened Sparrow Funeral Home in Greenpoint in November 2021, she did it with an aim to make it more publicly acceptable to talk about lost loved ones and grieve openly. So when she heard New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns speaking about how he felt his late mother’s presence duri
For more than a year, Esly Paredes shared regular dispatches of her life as a delivery driver for Amazon to her small following on TikTok — dishing on her preferred lunch spots and fashion scores among hundreds of videos of herself hauling packages and killing time between shifts. In one April 30 po
The NYPD released footage showing the moments a Spurs fan was attacked and robbed in Midtown. Police say the victim was punched and kicked near Times Square. [ more › ]
Knicks fever has swept the city, and Midtown is lit up blue and orange. Are you ready to watch Game 4? The New York Knicks’ fourth NBA Finals match-up with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday will likely be another nail-biter. Do you really want to watch it crunched over your laptop? There are dozens
With more than 1 million visitors expected to descend on the city for the World Cup, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is pledging to crack down on hustlers who scam unsuspecting marks into pricey, unlicensed rides at area airports. Officials from the bi-state agency on Tuesday announced
People with their luggage line up for dinner at a shelter for the homeless in New York, the United States, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Coalition for the Homeless said people seeking shelter who are not asylum seekers grew between 2022 and 2025. [ more › ]
It won’t be “Knicks in four,” but the story isn’t over yet. Monday night was a letdown for fans of the hometown team, who lost to the San Antonio Spurs, 115-111, at Madison Square Garden in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. That broke the Knicks’ 13-game playoff winning streak as they look to clinch t
Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a building once owned by Pinnacle Group in Flatbush, Brooklyn the same day he was inaugurated. The company Summit says it will waive unpaid rent in its new building portfolio as long as tenants resume making payments. [ more › ]
A crowd of Knicks fans gathers near Madison Square Garden. Impromptu watch parties sprouted across Midtown after security restrictions around President Donald Trump's visit reshaped the scene outside Madison Square Garden. [ more › ]
Even as their finances deteriorated and the values of their buildings declined, owners of larger rent-regulated buildings saw their property taxes increase. Meanwhile, the disparity between the assessments on high-end condos and co-ops grew, giving the owners of some of the most expensive homes in t
New York Attorney General Letitia James decided not to pursue criminal charges against NYPD officers for their actions regarding the death of a dirt-bike rider who died when a cop in an unmarked vehicle veered in front of the rider, an incident previously reported by The City Reporter. In a statemen
A memorial for O'Shae Sibley. Dmitriy Popov was acquitted him of a more serious murder charge. [ more › ]
