Eric Adams floats building a new specialized school in each NYC borough
Mayor Eric Adams floated building five new specialized high schools, one in each borough, with admissions criteria beyond standardized tests,...
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NYC Council measure to demand Adams rehire unvaccinated city workers
A Staten Island pol is amassing City Council support to formally demand Mayor Eric Adams rehire the 1,430 municipal employees...
More than 2 million New Yorkers impacted by federal student loan pause
More than 2 million New York student loan borrowers are among the 43 million people nationwide benefiting from the Biden...
2 arrested in Bronx stray-bullet shooting that killed 61-year-old woman
Police on Friday announced the arrests of two men who were charged in the stray-bullet shooting death of 61-year-old Juana...
16-year-old girl killed, two other teens injured in shooting near South Bronx High School
A 16-year-old girl has died after being shot Friday afternoon in the Bronx. Two other teens were injured in the...
Billion dollar deal to pave the way for NY universal child care if approved
Gov. Kathy Hochul has pledged a historic $7 billion in child care funding for New York families as part of...
NYC undocumented youth lament discrimination in summer jobs
Three years ago, then-16-year-old Javier hoped to get a summer job to gain some work experience. He tried filling out...
NYC creates massive after-school program to help students with disabilities
Bronx mom Damaris Rodriguez jumped at the chance to sign her son up for the city’s ambitious after-school program designed...
N.Y. attorney general seeks to hold Trump in contempt
The New York State attorney general, Letitia James, filed a motion on Thursday asking a judge to hold Donald J....
New York toughens bail law in $220 billion budget agreement
New York will devote billions of dollars to help families pay for child care, boost health care worker wages and...
Mayor Eric Adams launches CARE strategy in Brooklyn
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has launched his new CARE strategy Wednesday in East New York, Brooklyn. CARE stands...
Mom of 4-year-old who fell from 6th floor window speaks out
The mother of a 4-year-old boy who fell out a sixth-story window in the Bronx has spoken about the incident....
Bronx man who stabbed ex-girlfriend in front of her kids gets 10 years behind bars
A Bronx man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend nearly to death in front of her two children, then tried to flee...
NYC landlords file so many eviction cases
A long-dreaded wave of eviction cases has arrived as the city eases out of the pandemic — and public defender...
Incoming transit chief to pursue safety, reliability, cleanliness
The incoming president of MTA New York City Transit, Massachusetts transportation executive Richard Davey, has said his first-day priorities for...
Sikh man visiting NYC from India brutally attacked in Queens
A 70-year-old man is recovering after a brutal attack Sunday morning as he walked to the Sikh Cultural Society in...
Woman killed by stray bullet in the Bronx
Police have identified the woman who was shot in the back and killed as she walked along a sidewalk in...
Flood sensor project to offer NYC real-time data as storms intensify
Over the next five years, New York City, relying on a team of academics from CUNY and New York University,...
Chronic absenteeism in NYC public schools hits alarming 40%
In New York, chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 10 percent or more of the academic year, at least...
NYC could roll back extracurricular vaccine mandate in time for prom
The city Department of Education’s extracurricular vaccine mandate could soon be relaxed — just in time for prom. Chancellor David...
750 straphangers evacuated from NYC subway train that hit object in tunnel
About 750 straphangers were evacuated from a smoke-filled subway in Queens on Sunday after the train got stuck when it...
Coney Island’s Luna Park reopens for the 2022 season
It was opening day at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn on Saturday, April 2, 2022. The amusement park officially...
Seven injured, one critically, in multi-car crash on the Brooklyn Bridge
One man is in critical condition and six others were injured Saturday in a multi-vehicle wreck on the Brooklyn Bridge,...
Bronx cops arrest fourth teen involved death of good Samaritan
Cops have arrested a fourth teen involved in a New Year’s morning subway platform clash that ended with a good...
NYC top health official refers to White women as ‘birthing people,’ calls Black and Hispanic women ‘mothers’
A top health official in New York City is facing backlash after a series of tweets she posted calling White...
Bronx mosque remembers lost fire victims as Ramadan begins
At Masjid Ar-Rahama, care packages are distributed at for the start of the holy month for a community still rocked...
City’s top doctor advises NYers to wear mask in indoor settings in public places
New Yorkers should continue to wear a mask when visiting indoor settings in public places, according to the city's top...
12-year-old fatally shot in New York City as violent crime spikes nationwide
A 12-year-old boy was killed when he and his family were caught in the crossfire between two other cars on...
Amazon workers in New York City vote to form first U.S. union at retail giant
Amazon workers at a Staten Island, New York, processing facility won a historic vote on Friday to form the first-ever...
Mayor Adams caters to both wealthy and working-class in delicate balancing act
Mayor Adams has been hitting red carpets and partying with the rich and famous at night while highlighting the realities...
Issues arise in NY budget negotiations
Crime, high fuel prices and child care are among the big issues on the negotiating table as the Democrats who...
12-year-old boy killed in shooting in Brooklyn
Someone opened fire in Brooklyn Thursday evening, killing a 12-year-old boy and critically wounding a 20-year-old woman who were sitting...
New York’s redrawn district maps unconstitutional, judge says
A judge has ordered New York's Democrat-controlled Legislature to quickly redraw the state's congressional and legislative districts after finding they...
NY gas rebate checks proposed
Some sort of relief at the gas pump remains possible in New York. One plan would even have New York...
Severe storms possible in NYC area Thursday evening
Strong to severe storms are possible on Thursday evening in the New York City region with strong wind gusts and...
NY real estate: Sellers remain in driving seat
Doris Kason and her partner Suzanne Colon at Douglas Elliman have been navigating the real estate market throughout the COVID-19...
Pizza shop owner and dad stabbed trying to help Asian woman during street robbery
A New York City pizzeria owner and his father are being hailed as heroes after they chased down suspects in...
Data shows massive surge in NYC tourists in 2021
Data released on Wednesday showed a significant increase in tourists visiting the Big Apple. In 2021, there were 33 million...
Would-be NYC Duane Reade thief tries to stab security guard with hypodermic needle
A would-be thief at a Manhattan Duane Reade used a hypodermic needle to try to stab the security guard who...
NYC Chancellor David Banks says schools have become like ‘testing mills’
New York City Chancellor David Banks has expressed worry that some schools have become “testing mills” and that student engagement...
NYC high school teacher helps teens understand the war in Ukraine
A high school teacher has taken up the obligation to help teenagers understand the war in Ukraine. Sari Beth Rosenberg...
Remote work ‘draining’ New York City’s economy – Mayor Adams
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday renewed his call for an end to working from home policies, arguing remote work was...
Bronx councilwoman begins push for NYC jobs guarantee
The Bronx Councilwoman Amanda Farias has began to try to lay the groundwork for a solution to the city’s unemployment...
New York lawmakers want gas tax relief ‘in perpetuity’
As state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul negotiate potential ways of addressing the increased cost of gasoline in New York,...
Shootings data show new trends in NYC gun violence
Newly compiled precinct-level data of shooting incidents show stark trends in gun violence in New York City. Even as the...
Weather report shows brutal coldness in NYC
A spring cold front has brought winter-like cold temperatures to the Northeast to start the week. A sharp southward dip...
Siena poll: Most voters call bail law bad for New York
A majority of New York voters believe ending cash bail for many criminal charges has been bad for New York...
Officials, mourners honor Queens grandmother killed in rock attack
A funeral was held Saturday for a woman who died from injuries suffered after police said she was hit repeatedly...
Caucus lawmakers propose their own 10-point public safety plan for NY
Lawmakers in the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus on Saturday proposed a 10-point plan for public safety...
Man fatally shot twice on Queens Street dies
A man was fatally shot Saturday as he walked down a street in Queens, police said. The victim was walking...
Homeless man has been nesting in NYC park tree for months
A veritable human squirrel has gone out on a limb and converted a massive tree in a Manhattan park into...
NYC planning to remove homeless encampments from streets
New York City officials have disclosed a plan to remove makeshift shelters set up by homeless people on city streets,...
Personal data of 820,000 NYC students compromised in hack
The personal data of about 820,000 current and former New York City public school students was compromised in a January...
NYC Schools Chancellor blames software company in data hack
The city schools chancellor is calling for an investigation of a software company after data of 820,000 students was hacked...
3-year-old shot coming out of Brooklyn daycare
A three-year-old girl has reportedly been shot in Brooklyn on Friday evening. Police say that at around 6 p.m. in...
NYC vaccine mandate exemption likely to trigger new lawsuits
Now that Mayor Eric Adams has created an exception to the private sector vaccine mandate for the city's professional athletes...
Chinatown rally against NYC homeless shelter plan
Residents in Chinatown came together Thursday night to rally for their safety and against a city plan to open more...
Brooklyn school welcomes Ukranian refugee family
Inside a classroom at St. Athanasius Catholic Academy in Brooklyn, you can find 11-year-old Theodore Gaynullin. Gaynullin is the first...
How the CNY housing market has fared, two years into the pandemic
Home prices appear to be leveling off as the pace of the housing market has slowed since for the start...
Fired NYC workers want to sue Adams over athlete vaccine exemption: lawyers
Scores of workers who got fired for refusing to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates are eager to sue...
