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New Yorkers have mixed reactions to the majority of the city council signing onto a bill that would give across-the-board raises to not just to themselves, but district attorneys, and everyone who is elected all the way up to the mayor.

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New York health officials have declared the flu prevalent across the state and said health care workers must wear masks if they haven’t received this year’s flu vaccine.

A new addition to East Harlem’s East 125th Street Development will bring nearly 500 affordable homes to the neighborhood. New York City Council Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala announced on Monday the details for 2319 Third Avenue, a mixed-use project with more than 400 affordable rental units and roughly 80 affordable...

At 11:50 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 7, officers responded to the 50 block of Garden St. after a woman said her purse had been stolen after she dropped it, Hoboken police said. Less than an hour later, officers responded to First and Hudson Streets after a man, later identified as Androkle Batistasoriano, grabbed her...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) celebrated the formal grand opening of its new and more modern Bronx District Office in the Bronx Terminal Market at 610 Exterior Street on Monday, Dec. 1. The office is open Monday through Friday from 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. As...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The nasty street fight against rats, which has become a symbol of city living, is now finally in New Yorkers’ favor. PIX11’s Kirstin Cole has the story.

Last month, the New York Times ran a glowing profile of Iowa City’s fare-free bus pilot program. Since eliminating fares in August 2023, the college town of 75,000 has seen ridership increase, boarding times shrink, and transportation emissions drop—all for roughly $1 million a year. The piece lands...

James Rizzo, 45, is being charged with persistent sexual abuse for his history of assaults on women.

A goo-goo-eyed MTA higher-up flirted with a crafty saleswoman, and taxpayers ended up shelling out beaucoup bucks over her jacked-up wares — which included $78 scrub brushes worth $8, officials say. The now-former agency worker, Assistant Deputy Chief Procurement Officer Omar Messado, began a questionable personable...