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File photo of street vendors doing business in Corona Plaza, Queens. A bill passed by councilmembers would decriminalize certain violati...

For those who associate Sotheby’s with blue-chip art sales, Geek Week is a reminder that the auction house doubles as a pop-up museum. [ mor...

Because there’s an app for that, here are your early links: $1 train rides, American TikTok, email subject lines and more from around the ci...

Mayor Adams has said e-bikes and mopeds contribute to a sense of disorder on the streets. The Department of Transportation plans to hire...

An entrance to Crotona Park on East 173rd Street and Fulton Avenue in the Bronx. The shooting capped off a fairly calm July 4th weekend...

Storm clouds pass over Manhattan on July 3, 2025. The National Weather Service says there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms over t...

Project Renewal’s mobile clinic run offers medical and psychiatric services to New Yorkers in need and parks outside food pantries and homel...

The 1 line ranks number one for hot car complaints, MTA data shows. Data obtained by Gothamist through a freedom of information request...

A drone spotted a shark near swimmers in the Rockaways on Saturday. The sharks were spotted by drones monitoring the shore. [ more › ]

A van with seized catalytic converter thefts is parked outside police headquarters in Mineola, New York, on Jan. 30, 2023. Tracking the...

Runners in motion for the New York City Marathon. Experts say now is when training starts — but the summer heat poses dangers runners should...

High-tech cameras used to tolling drivers traveling below 60th street as part of the congestion pricing initiative, seen on Columbus Avenue...

In this file photo from October 2020, Mauricio Feliz looks at a painting of his uncle Allan Feliz during a press conference calling on the f...

NYPD vehicles line the perimeter of a courthouse. Police performed CPR on the woman while awaiting emergency medical workers. [ more › ]

After a woman was bit by a shark at Jones Beach on Long Island last weekend, state officials have raised the alarm about shark readiness. [...

Cyclists clog Park Avenue in Midtown during Summer Streets in this file photo. The 100-mile trek through the city returns in September a...

Joey Chestnut at Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2025. The ferocious competitive eater took home the Mus...

It's showtime on the express train, baby. Modern trains and payment technology have changed the way transit acrobats perform. [ more › ]

People previously in solitary confinement, family members, New York State legislators, and others rally outside then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's off...

A photo released by prosecutors shows a cache of weapons recovered from a Bronx apartment, including multiple rifles and handguns. Polic...

Staten Island can turn your view of New York City's beaches right on its head. Many of the borough's beaches are secluded and lack lifeg...

The criminal courthouse at 100 Centre St. Jonathan Wohl, who is suing the city and NYPD, recorded police insulting detainees in 2022. [...

Avi Small (center, red tie) is one of Gov. Hochul's closest aides. Avi Small was placed on leave last week amid a harassment complaint....

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch attends the funeral of former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik at St. Patrick Cathedral on June 6, 2025 in Ne...

The city released its annual count of street homelessness. [ more › ]