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Because a guy in Kentucky says his dad created it, but maybe they both had the idea independently, here are your afternoon links: Subway sta...

Ice cream is served through this small window. "We try to keep it as mysterious as possible," said the owner, Jackie Lu. [ more › ]

The attorneys behind the case said the settlement is the largest of its kind ever reached with the city. The settlement gives back pay t...

Abby Govindan with her mother. Abby Govindan has won rave reviews here and abroad for her candid reflections on navigating family drama,...

A memorial for 21-year-old Ariel Quidone is seen at NYCHA's Vladeck Houses on the Lower East Side on March 18, 2025. Ariel Quidone was t...

An interagency vehicle enforcement operation at the Queens-Midtown Tunnel on Monday, Jun 24, 2024. New rules aim to curb toll evasion, b...

The departments allegedly displayed Confederate flags on their equipment and apparel. [ more › ]

Because it's worth a try, here are your early links: Plane wing hit the runway at LaGuardia, mysterious boom hit the Jersey Shore, companies...

Surveillance footage shows a person of interest in connection to the January 2024 fatal shooting of a Newark imam. A $35,000 reward is b...

Former Sen. Bob Menendez, Democrat from New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Menendez depart a Manhattan courthouse on March 11, 2024. Nadine...

Gov. Kathy Hochul promotes her plan to reduce distractions in schools on March 11, 2025. Should phones be banned from bell to bell? Or o...

The Washington Heights apartment building where the couple lived together. Landlords challenged Freda Henderson's relationship with her...

Paleontologist Martin Becker says William Paterson University lost his life's work. Paleontologist Martin Becker accuses William Paterso...

Because there's bacteria growing in there, here are your afternoon links: Confederate flag at a Long Island St. Pat's parade, Mister Softee...

A wildfire burns and spreads on a mountain in West Milford, New Jersey, United States on November 9, 2024. A persistent drought and incr...

Ravenswood is the city's largest power plant. Ravenswood Generating Station plans to eventually plug into offshore wind. Environmentalis...

Because City Hall took an unusual step to give the Trump Org a shot at reclaiming Wollman Rink, here are your early links: Lower East Sider...

Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman joined Donald Trump at a wake for an NYPD officer in March 2024. Prominent Republicans like Nassa...

FDNY firetrucks respond to a fire in Manhattan on Feb. 25, 2025. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, and the fire remains under...

The Center for an Urban Future offers policy prescriptions for keeping families in the city. [ more › ]

Former Chair Nita Lowey questions former Center for Disease and Control Director Robert Redfield during a hearing before the House Appropria...

A store employee unlocks a cabinet with laundry detergent and fabric softener at a Queens Target store. Critics say the trainings violat...

Police were looking for a suspect on Sunday after a man was set on fire in Times Saquare. Police said an attacker threw a substance on a...

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn was a central figure in Mayor Eric Adams' election win in 2021. Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, wh...