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 › ]
Twenty-three soccer ball sculptures are popping up across New York City and New Jersey to celebrate the arrival of the FIFA World Cup this week. The initiative, dubbed “Art of the Game,” includes large-scale public artworks by internationally recognized artists on major streets, parks, m
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
The number of New Yorkers sleeping in homeless shelters rose 27 percent under Mayor Eric Adams’ four years in office, driven by overcrowded housing conditions and evictions, according to a new report. The Coalition for the Homeless released its annual “State of the Homeless” report
The Center for NYC Neighborhoods says its report shows the need for more government support for estate planning and deed theft prevention. [ more › ]
The landmarked brick townhouse at 306 State Street is a rare 25-foot-wide home built in the Greek Revival and Italianate styles on the same Boerum Hill block as the notable 9 Townhouses row. The 1847 townhouse, asking $6,250,000, was thoroughly renovated in 2004. The six-bedroom home is currently co
A post-pandemic boom in e-commerce correlated with statewide health inequities that are hitting low-income communities the hardest, the report found. “The reason why a lot of these warehouses are placed where they are is based on histories of redlining,” its author told City Limits. An Amazon truck
Awash in muted, calming shades, this Brooklyn Heights apartment has a generous amount of space for relaxing as well as three exposures. It is on the fourth floor of 15 Clark Street, an early 20th century building close to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and within the neighborhood's historic district
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 › ]
The New York Police Department will once again close several blocks around Madison Square Garden during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. In a post on X, the NYPD said the same “secure zone” implemented around the arena on Monday, when President Donald Trump attended the game, will
Los defensores y un concejal de Brooklyn piden a la ciudad que elabore una serie de directrices sobre cómo deben responder las escuelas ante la presencia de agentes de ICE en las inmediaciones, y que establezca un sistema para alertar a las familias y a los estudiantes. La concejal Alexa Avilés, rep
One new 11-story building has topped out on a former nursing home parking lot and ground preparation is under way for a second, which will together bring 297 apartments to Bed Stuy’s Fulton Street. The two-building complex is going up on the parking lot of nursing home Brooklyn Gardens, which spans&
by Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil, Brooklyn Paper A former military base turned industrial hub is serving as a stage for contemporary art through “In Plain Sight,” a new yearlong exhibition that brings large-scale, site-specific installations to Brooklyn Army Terminal. The exhibition, which opened June 4
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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 › ]
