Therapists in NYC’s special education recovery program claim they are yet to be paid by DOE
Occupational therapist Larissa Gomes has seen the pandemic’s toll on students with disabilities, so she jumped at the chance to...
Month: April 2022
Federal prosecutors float idea of Rikers Island takeover
As the Rikers Island crisis continues to go unaddressed, prosecutors are floating the idea of a federal takeover. In a...
MTA, NYC taxis and ride-hailing apps keep masking rules as airlines drop them
A federal judge in Florida voided the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national mask mandate for travel on planes...
Doormen’s union, landlords avoid strike with tentative agreement
The building workers union reached a tentative, four-year agreement with the landlords that employ them, the two negotiating partners announced...
Some NYC schools see more families opt out of state tests amid rising anxiety
Rosa Diaz gave her fifth grade daughter a choice ahead of last month’s English state test: Did she feel ready...
Bronx man who murdered sleeping girlfriend, dumped body ‘like garbage,’ gets 25 years to life
A cold-blooded Bronx killer who fatally stabbed his sleeping girlfriend and got rid of her body like he was throwing...
Teen girl stabbed, killed in school by trespasser in his 40s
A female high school student attending classes Monday was reportedly stabbed multiple times by an intruder believed to be in...
Mayor Adams picks Jessica Tisch to lead city’s Sanitation Department
Jessica Tisch, the former head of the city’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, has been named the next sanitation...
NYC to restore alternate side parking July 5 amid clean streets push
The five boroughs will fully restore alternate side parking this summer as part of an $11 million effort to improve...
Mayor Bloomberg visits City Hall for first time since 2013
For a week, Mayor Eric Adams was stuck in Gracie Mansion, isolating with COVID-19. But that ended that ended Monday...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar sees Christians singing on a plane, wonders what would happen if Muslims did the same
Seeing a video of Christians on a plane singing spiritual songs left Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wondering what might happen...
New York International Auto Show returns after pandemic hiatus
After canceling the event two years in a row — and for the first time since World War II —...
Financially strapped tenants face eviction in Manhattan, Brooklyn
Financially strapped tenants facing eviction in Manhattan and Brooklyn will have to start representing themselves in housing court because of...
Adams, Sewell insist NYC subways are safe after rampage as mayor downplays crime surge
Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday tried to assure the public that the subways are safe after last week’s rampage —...
Cardinal Dolan talks refugees, homelessness on Easter
Cardinal Timothy Dolan praised New Yorkers’ compassion for Ukrainians and outlined his upcoming trip to meet with refugees in an...
New Yorkers welcomed back the Easter parade and bonnet festival
With the chimes of the bells, St. Patrick's Cathedral welcomed parishioners visiting near and far for Easter Sunday service. “Our...
6 children rescued from elevator in Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne Police say six children, all about 13 years old, were trapped in an elevator that got stuck near the...
Brooklyn school mourns 12-year-old shooting victim
One by one, students and staff spoke in a schoolyard memorial Wednesday afternoon to share memories of Kade Lewin, a...
NYC unveils changes to ‘gifted’ program
For the 2022-23 school year, the education department plans to add 1,000 new seats across the city for gifted programs...
President Weah hosts football legends in Africa at an event in Monrovia
The liberian President, George Weah, has hosted football legends in Africa at an event in Monrovia. This president disclosed this...
‘Crazy Elon’ Musk making major push in Twitter bid — but now he’s facing federal heat
Now I get why he’s called “Crazy Elon.” Bankers who cover Elon Musk — the electric-car, space-travel and now, possibly,...
There’s no getting out of jury duty for these New York City residents
Manhattan residents summoned for jury duty may be in for an unwelcome surprise. Manhattanites can now be called into the...
NYU Shanghai staff ‘trapped’ amid harsh COVID lockdown
Dozens of staff and vendors at NYU’s Shanghai campus have been “trapped” on campus for weeks, an administrator said. “We...
Gov. Hochul releases taxes, Mayor Adams does not – for now
Gov. Hochul allowed reporters to view her 2021 tax returns on Friday, while Mayor Adams said he was opting against...
Gunman kills man at Brooklyn playground in shooting that frightened fleeing children, parents
A gunman killed a 20-year-old man in a Brooklyn playground Friday in a shooting that sent frightened children and horrified...
Queens woman busted in $4K shoplift with five children in tow
A woman raided a Queens clothing store with five children in tow before fleeing into a nearby subway station and...
Transit workers who helped bring riders to safety during shooting honored at City Hall
As the platform filled with smoke and bloodied passengers exiting the Brooklyn train car, N train operator David Artis directed...
Rising COVID cases may push city Health Department to raise alert level in coming days
As COVID-19 cases rise statewide, the city can expect to move to a “medium” alert level in the next week,...
10 NYC Easter egg hunts happening this weekend
Easter is this Sunday, and that means it is Easter egg hunt season. All across New York City, organizations are...
LA political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths
Ed Buck told his neighbors that the steady stream of young Black men leaving his West Hollywood apartment were social...
New Jersey man busted for gunning down Brooklyn ex-con
A New Jersey man who gunned down an ex-con trying to turn his life around was arrested Wednesday, police said....
New York-Presbyterian Hospital fails to accept 9/11 Health Program
Former NYPD traffic supervisor Walter Clark has nothing but good things to say about New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the care...
DC Police Union Ad blames 2 council members for crime increase
The D.C. Police Union has gone on the offensive, blaming the rise in crime and a shrinking police force squarely...
Two clean energy bills approved by state’s Public Service Commission
Green energy from upstate and Canada: those are two sources New York City will soon be tapping into to produce...
Adams announces plans to expand gifted, talented program
The city will expand its gifted and talented program, promising to create seats in neighborhoods that historically had few. The...
New York officials vote to scrap edTPA teacher certification exam
New York’s Board of Regents, the state’s education policymaking body, voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the multi-part exam as a...
NYC schools hit half of this year’s COVID relief
Last spring, New York City schools celebrated its receipt of $7 billion in federal stimulus dollars as the administration of...
NYC expert advises on how to talk with kids
In the terrifying moments after a gunman opened fire on a crowded subway train in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Wednesday,...
New York’s surging Covid cases driven by new Omicron subvariants
Two new Omicron subvariants that appear even more transmissible than the highly-contagious BA.2 are driving an uptick in Covid cases...
‘We got him’: Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting taken into custody, officials say
The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting inside a Brooklyn subway station during rush hour Tuesday morning has...
Adams defends policing policies in wake of subway mass shooting arrest
Mayor Eric Adams joined Ruschell Boone, Dean Meminger and Anthony Pascale on NY1 Wednesday to discuss the arrest of Frank...
President Barrow swears in 3 high court judges, perm sec, members of HRC in Banjul
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has sworn in three high court judges, a permanent secretary and a member of the...
Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison in federal date rape drug trafficking case
A former NYPD officer convicted of trafficking massive quantities of date rape drugs to the U.S. was sentenced Tuesday to...
Fifteen people shot, 2 killed, in bloody 6-hour span in the Bronx, Brooklyn
Gunshot erupted across Brooklyn and the Bronx Tuesday night, leaving a man and woman dead and at least 13 other...
Elon Musk sued by Twitter shareholder on stock-trading technicality
Elon Musk needed to share information about these shares. The outlandish Tesla CEO was sued in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday...
DC judge denies motion to detain two men accused of impersonating federal agents
A Washington, D.C. federal judge denied prosecutors motion to detain the two men who were charged with impersonating federal law...
Joe Biden Calls Russia’s Deadly Attack On Ukraine ‘Genocide’
President Joe Biden called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a genocide, saying “Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea...
‘Simple story of corruption’: New York Lt. Gov. Benjamin indicted in bribery scheme
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested and indicted Tuesday in connection with a campaign finance scheme on charges...
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ fiction author on trial for real-life murder
Romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy, author of the online essay, "How to Murder Your Husband," appeared in an Oregon courtroom Monday...
LaGuardia students prepare for a long-awaited concerto
Winning a spot as a soloist at LaGuardia High School’s annual concerto isn’t easy. But Jessica Wu did it in...
Support for child care eligibility set to expand in New York
New York is set to spend $7 billion in the coming years to boost child care programs across the state...
Biden announces new rule on “ghost guns” aimed at preventing gun crimes
President Biden and the Justice Department announced new steps Monday aimed at combating gun crimes, including a rule targeting the...
New York’s budget will speed up tax relief for middle-income residents
More than 6 million middle-income taxpayers in New York are set to receive a faster tax rate reduction as part...
Adams designates Juneteenth a paid city holiday
Juneteenth will be a paid city holiday this year for the first time in the five boroughs’ history, Mayor Eric...
NYC doormen threaten to strike
New Yorkers living in some of the city's most expensive buildings may soon have to open their own doors and...
Woman faces Texas murder charge after self-induced abortion
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused "the death of an individual...
Florida teacher arrested, accused of playing loud music to disrupt student testing
A Florida middle school teacher was arrested, accused of playing loud music with the intent to disrupt Florida Standards Assessments...
Times Square manhole blast sends crowds fleeing for their lives
A thunderous manhole blast sent panicked crowds in Times Square sprinting for safety on Sunday evening — but no one...
Mayor Adams tests positive for COVID
Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, tested positive for the coronavirus Sunday, his 100th day in office, the mayor’s...
