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NJ Transit with limited air conditioning and crowds. It’s the latest in a summer of transportation meltdowns partially caused...

The sun rises behind the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building in New York City. NASA said it used reports from the Ame...

Because restaurants use a lot of salt, here are your afternoon links: Bright Zoomers now want to be doctors instead of Google minion...

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) arrives for his federal bribery case in Manhattan federal court on July 16. The senator was acc...

Because it's loud and the neighbors hate it, here are your early links: MTA likely wasted $1 billion on congestion pricing, kava bar...

183rd Street near Bassford Avenue where a child was found dead in his home. The child showed no visible signs of trauma [ mor...

Memorials for 43-year-old Eric Garner (left), killed in an encounter with police on Staten Island on July 17, 2014, and 18-year-...

Families in the Bronx typically pay more for child care. Grand Street Settlement said two Head Start sites will open by the e...

In a letter to providers, DSS said that beginning on July 28 the agency is instituting work requirements for some safety net bene...

New York Attorney General Letitia James participates in the New York City Pride March on June 30, 2024. The suits from the st...

A person cools off in a water fountain on July 15 New York City. Heat-related emergency room visits have been climbing as New...

Eric Adams shakes hands with Brad Lander when they were running for mayor and comptroller, respectively, in October 2021. Fun...

Friends take selfies in the ocean. Good friends are not always good travel friends. [ more › ]

Because beards are in the Bible, here are your afternoon links: The return of a hot-dog rivalry, the year of denim, Brooklyn's Mr. F...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a rally opposing the Biden administration's Title 42 expansion and proposed asylum transi...

Parkgoers at Fort Washington Park in Manhattan on May 25, 2020. The killing was one of several around the city over the weeke...

People gather on a beach in Manhattan during hot weather on July 13, 2024. The temperature could feel like 100 degrees or mor...

Arnaldo Fernandez, 65, owes $56,000 in rent and is facing eviction from his three-bedroom Queens apartment where he’s lived with...

Dredging operations on the Hudson River, like this one in 2015, have concluded. But advocates say new data shows more cleanup is...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams stands with Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. A.R. Bernard, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Imam Ahmed Ali Uzir, New Y...

New York Public Library President Tony Marx takes down a sign saying the libraries are closed on Sundays due to budget cuts....

Neighbors attend a block party in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, on May 23, 2021. Closing down your street so you and your neighbors can...

The Rockaway Beach Bakery is a stop for delicious desserts and fresh iced coffee. Rockaway Beach is fun. Eating there can be...

The city said it would increase patrols at locations including Trump Tower following an incident that took place at a Donald Trum...

FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh attends a fire rescue operation in 2023. In 2022, Kavanagh became the female FDNY commission...