Bronx Van Owner’s Vehicle Turned Ice Sculpture Beneath Kingsbridge Road Subway
On a dreary winter's day in the Bronx, the ordinary act of parking one's vehicle turned into an unusual entrapment in ice for one unlucky van owner. According to ABC7NY, a driver found his van entirely encased in ice following a leakage from an overhead pipe, situated beneath the elevated tracks of the Kingsbridge...
New York Housing Authority Connects Residents with Free Internet
Jan. 28, 2026 – Residents of older, affordable housing buildings in the Bronx and upper Manhattan may soon get free, high-speed internet directly in their homes. New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the New York Public Library recently broke ground on the first Liberty Link projects;...
UPDATE Fieldston: Person Found Dead on Train at 242nd Street Subway Station
Police said a 40-year-old man was found deceased at the 242nd Street subway station on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Fieldston. It follows news of a double shooting close to the same location in the early hours of Sunday morning, Jan. 25, as reported. Police said that on Wednesday, Jan. 28,...
Ghosts, Secrets, and Mystery Lurk in This New York Landmark
From ghostly Victorian skaters to Calvert Vaux’s secret and John Lennon’s tragic death nearby, Central Park blends beauty with chilling mysteries.
NY confirms 5 cases of highly pathogenic bird flu on Long Island
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Thursday that it had five preliminary positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in Suffolk County. More dead birds across Long Island await testing. According to DEC, snow geese and two duck species have tested...
NYC Sues Solar Firm Over Predatory Loans And Shoddy Installations
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection on Wednesday said a lawsuit was filed against Radiant Solar, accusing the solar panel installation company of defrauding hundreds of New Yorkers seeking affordable renewable energy for their homes. DCWP is seeking at least $1.75 million in civil penalties...
Wealthy Manhattan Neighborhood in Uproar Over Plans To Build $3.9 Billion Jail in Community
A new jail set to be built in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan could potentially slow home growth—or not.
Mamdani administration moves forward with building a megajail in Chinatown
Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. After years of delays and protests, a controversial 295-foot, or 16-story-tall jail in New York’s Chinatown is set to break ground in...
Middletown Man Killed In Bronx Double Shooting, Another Victim Wounded
The shooting happened on Sunday, Jan. 25, when officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault at around 2:50 a.m. near the intersection of West 242nd Street and Broadway, within the confines of the 50th Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 29. When officers arrived, they...
N.Y. weather: Here’s the latest forecast on the bomb cyclone set to bring snow,...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This weekend’s nor’easter is forecast to bring 1 to 3 inches of snow and gusts of up to 40 mph to New York City, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines. The storm is also classified as a bomb cyclone, as it is...
