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Officers after a February 5, 2019 Brooklyn car crash that followed a police chase. The number of vehicle chases by NYPD officers increased sharply during the Adams administration, city data and the lawsuit state. [ more › ]
A state judicial oversight commission ordered the removal of a Queens Civil Court judge after finding he continued practicing law after taking the bench, allowed a paralegal with a felony criminal record to run his law office, mishandled client funds and repeatedly failed to comply with financial di
This may not be a super quiet location, on Metropolitan Avenue and above a bar, but this Williamsburg rental has some old school charm and makes for a very roomy one-bedroom. At 790 Metropolitan Avenue, the railroad unit boasts a large kitchen, lots of windows, and a terrace. The late 19th… R
“The problem is significant enough that we are now conducting a formal survey of our membership to document the full scope of housing instability and homelessness among city workers. That should concern anyone who relies on city services—which is everyone.” The Vanderbilt rail yard in Br
Attorneys and families of dozens of Legionnaires’ disease victims from last summer’s Harlem outbreak are suing the city and several contractors they allege failed to maintain cooling towers linked with the public health emergency in which seven people died and roughly 120 people were sickened. City
The NYCHA Baruch Houses buildings Kevin Maxwell allegedly called the boy "gay" as he struck him. [ more › ]
Willets Point, New York City’s largest new all-affordable housing development in decades, has welcomed its first residents. The first affordable homes at Willets Point Commons opened earlier this year, with 880 units across two buildings. Upon completion, the Willets Point development will bring an
A new report from Center for an Urban Future urges the city to do more to raise awareness about, and increase access to, its “wild” spaces—what researchers say could improve residents’ mental and physical health. The lagoon at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. (Daniel Avila/NYC Parks)
All aboard, baby. Tykes who ride MTA buses will have designated stroller-only spaces across the entire fleet of nearly 6,000 carriages by the end of the year, officials announced Thursday. The move marks more than just a baby step for a program that the transit authority began testing in 2022, when
More than a dozen new bills will be introduced in the New York City Council this fall that aim to curb illegal electric bikes and scooters, one week after a 17-year-old riding an illegal motorized bike was hit and killed by an SUV. Speaker Julie Menin and several other council members announced plan
Gov. Kathy Hochul signs legislation authorizing legal weed merchants to sell at approved community events, farmers markets included. [ more › ]
Armed with a close-up image of the bolt and two hours to be out of the office, could we find this historic artifact? [ more › ]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Reading proficiency plunged across New York state last school year while math scores ticked up slightly, according to preliminary state test results obtained by Chalkbeat. About 48%
This pedigreed Historic District dwelling at one end of a row of 12 Flemish Revival style buildings near Prospect Park came fully loaded. Completed in 1903 and designed by architects Chappell & Bosworth, a prolific Brooklyn-based team for the first three decades of the 20th century, the house wa
Los defensores de los inmigrantes consideran que este cambio es un intento de sembrar la confusión y asustar a los inmigrantes para que no recurran a los programas públicos. “Vemos que hay muchas más personas que ya se ven afectadas por el efecto intimidatorio de la norma, aunque es casi seguro que
Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro filming 'One Night Only' in November 2025. In 'One Night Only,' the actress deftly navigates the streets in her stilettos. She explains how she did it. [ more › ]
by Adam Daly, amNY About 2,000 New York City children received offers Tuesday for the city’s first free 2-K seats, while roughly 3,700 applicants were placed on waitlists as a new report estimated that providing universal childcare could require as much as $9.3 billion annually in direct service fun
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As New York City rolls out a new tax on pricey second homes, the state will be watching for evidence of potential tax fraud by owners who claim they mostly live elsewhere — thereby avoiding local or state income taxes or higher car insurance premiums — but actually spend most of their time in the ci
