NYPD Lieutenant Edwin Raymond speaks with his attorney John Scola, left, during presser in front of One Police Plaza. Edwin Raymond previously sued the NYPD over alleged arrest quotas that disproportionately affected Black and Latino men. [ more › ]
New York City is getting its pied-à-terre tax. State lawmakers on Wednesday approved the $268.5 billion 2027 state budget, which included a new annual surcharge on second homes in the city valued at $5 million or more. First announced last month by Gov. Kathy Hochul, the new tax will take effect Jul
rownstone apartments in Manhattan, New York City, United States of America on July 6th, 2024. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the defendants spent several years hatching a plan to steal the building for their own benefit. [ more › ]
Ground crew load medical supplies onto a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operated charter plane bound for Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates delivery as part of the response to an Ebola outbreak, at Jomo Kenyatta Internati
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed New York’s $268.5 billion budget, funding pension boosts and an expansion of New York City’s free childcare program, while watering down the state’s climate goals — all eight weeks after the tax and spending plan was first due on April 1. The deal allows Hochul t
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed New York’s $268.5 billion budget, funding pension boosts and an expansion of New York City’s free childcare program, while watering down the state’s climate goals — all eight weeks after the tax and spending plan was first due on April 1. The deal allows Hochul t
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced an official review of the city’s charter focused on government efficiency and also dissolved the charter commission announced in the final hours of former Mayor Eric Adams’ term. The cheekily-titled Commission on Government Efficiency, or COGE – a nod to the Trump admi
An organized ring of lawyers, real estate brokers and members of Councilmember Darlene Mealy’s family crafted an elaborate deed theft scheme, posing as heirs of the deceased owner of a Harlem brownstone to obtain more than $1.6 million in fraudulent bank loans, Manhattan District Attorney Alvi
New York City wants to make it easier for young people to find free and low-cost activities this summer. Mayor Zohran Mamdani this week launched “Summer in N.Y.C.,” a website that matches users with activities happening in their neighborhood, ranging from free painting and photography cl
Detainees stand by a window inside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall in Newark, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on May 26, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. A hunger and labor strike among detainees inside Delaney Hall entered its seventh day on Thursday. [ more › ]
In Bed Stuy, this top floor rental in an 1890s row house has a few ornate details, including a quirky mantel with a built-in desk. The unit, one of three at 494 Hancock Street, also has another mantel, wood floors, picture rails, an updated kitchen, and laundry. The 18.75-foot-wide dwelling is&helli
Work on the redesign of Greenpoint’s notorious McGuinness Boulevard finally began this week after several years of delays and project changes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Transportation on Wednesday broke ground on the street revamp, which includes installing parking-protected bike la
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office last week released the findings of an audit examining how city agencies adhere to the city’s sanctuary laws in the face of growing federal immigration enforcement efforts under the current Trump administration. The report showed that immigration enforcement
It's still possible for a couple with three young kids on a limited budget to transform a four-story row house that hadn't seen renovation in decades into a cheerful family home with income-producing units -- as long as they're willing to DIY. The new homeowners, living on the two lower floors&helli
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper After five years, three mayors, dozens of meetings, and one corruption scandal, the city is breaking ground on the long-planned full redesign of the northern part of McGuinness Boulevard. Starting this week, the Department of Transportation will extend the design
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Twins Liam and Juniper participate in an after school reading event. He was a fan of screen break. She was not. Gothamist spoke with kids and teachers about the first day of the screen break, and reviews were generally positive. [ more › ]
By the time the police took him away, Garratt Kennedy had already been at war for months with his landlord, a new owner who was trying to turn the gritty Hell’s Kitchen SRO Kennedy called home into a slick Times Square hotel. Kennedy is 59 and had lived in his cramped, 100-square-foot, rent-st
The city is moving full speed ahead on the makeover of a deadly Greenpoint street after Manhattan prosecutors charged last year that the project was slowed by political power players during the mayoral administration of Eric Adams. Department of Transportation and City Hall officials broke ground We
A federal judge in Lower Manhattan is considering whether to further restrict the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to keep detained immigrants inside holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza. In a two-hour long bench trial Wednesday morning, immigrant advocates laid out their case that Immig
