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Mohsen Mahdawi speaks at a protest on the Columbia University campus on Nov. 9, 2023, in New York City. Mahdawi, a Columbia University stude...

The former operator of the Downtwon Manhattan Heliport wants the city to convert the space into a park and maritime delivery hub. The co...

Mayor Eric Adams is caught in a pickle. He won't criticize Trump publicly, but is obligated to support the MTA's lawsuit against the feds ov...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference on March 3, 2025 in New York City. The U.S. Interior Department said it was revi...

Because craft beer heads say Kirkland Lager is actually very good, here are your early links: Luigi Mangione fan t-shirt, Kool-Aid Challenge...

The projected job losses would be even steeper in a severe recession, the city comptroller says. [ more › ]

Get your compost on. The sanitation department has a surfeit of compost. [ more › ]

Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency at Manhattan Federal Courthouse o...

A new report says the city’s child welfare investigations are disproportionately targeting low-income Black and Hispanic New Yorkers A n...

General Sheridan surveys the square named after him in the West Village, which is now the home of the Stonewall National Monument. From...

The sign near an entrance to the Rikers Island jail complex. A City Council hearing grew tense as lawmakers pressed the Adams administra...

More than one hundred people auditioned on Tuesday for a spot on the Timeless Torches. "We are telling people: Just because you're a cer...

Two prison guards were charged with murder for Nantwi's death during a three-week wildcat strike. Nantwi was one of at least seven incar...

Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, and Chief of Department John Chell speak at the scene of the fatal car crash on Ocean Par...

Because an old school caper allegedly hit downtown LA, here are your afternoon links: Gayle King defends her space flight against the haters...

Mayor Eric Adams spent years criticizing former Mayor Bill de Blasio for his handling of the city's 3K program. The mayor has fought wit...

Mayor Adams in Washington for a hearing with sanctuary city mayors in March. The department will represent neither side in a City Counci...

The bustling lobby of the Queens Criminal Courthouse at 125-01 Queens Blvd. With psychiatric beds scarce, attorneys are filing emergency...

A small drone flies in front of the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building as the sun rises in New York City on August 1...

Because Keith McNally contends that Patti Smith was a rude diner back in the 1970s, here are your early links: Texts between Elon Musk's fix...

A group's plans to build a mosque in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, have received ‘unequal treatment,’ the DOJ says in court papers. [ more › ]

Protesters demonstrate in support of closing Rikers Island in Manhattan on Aug. 10, 2023.. The hearing comes less than a month after an...

The request comes after two men died in police custody while held for offenses like shoplifting and drug possession — charges that could hav...

Pepe Alfalla at the door to his Mott Haven building. He was found ineligible for Adult Protective Services support following an assessment....

Protesters outside a Tesla showroom in New York City. Gov. Kathy Hochul will examine pending renewal of her state’s lease to Tesla. [ mo...