Zohran Mamdani Faces Teacher Backlash
New York pre-K teachers are demanding higher wages and plan to hold a rally at City Hall on Thursday.
16-year-old boy dead, 2 other teens injured in Bronx triple shooting
Police say a 16-year-old boy was shot in the back, and pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Another illegal NYC encampment flourishes in the Bronx, with toilets emptied into the streets
It’s a stretch of the Big Apple where laws don’t seem to exist. Squatters living in more than a dozen trailers and RVs — and even a decommissioned ambulance — have turned a Bronx street into a filthy nightmare, with illegal generators and propane tanks lining the sidewalk and waste from chemical toilets dumped right...
School teacher shot in Bronx home while cooking for family
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Jacqueline McPherson, a 37-year-old school teacher and mother of six children, was shot inside her Bronx home while cooking for her family on New Year’s Eve. Bullets pierced through her front door. Now, she is speaking out about the incident.
These New Yorkers had homes. They died outside in the freezing cold.
City officials say Kenneth Luna, 29, died after being exposed to the cold at a Bronx park in late January 2026. The cases show even those with stable living situations can be vulnerable to extreme weather. [ more › ]
Pioneer Tom Brooks: Yonkers and Westchester’s First Black Policeman
This story first ran in Yonkers Rising on March 6th, 2015. The first black police officer in Westchester County was from Yonkers. Back in 1925, Officer Tom Brooks was appointed and, upon his hiring, became the first black man recruited by the Yonkers Police Department and the first black police officer in Westchester...
Lockdown at Hoboken High School
Hoboken High School remains on lockdown as police investigate a potential threat reported to the school’s main office. The Hoboken Police Department has closed streets and urged the public to avoid the area. In an email to families sent at approximately 3:15 p.m., Principal Robin Piccapietra said the lockdown...
Freezing NYC Mom Blasts ‘Slumlord’ Landlord for Charging $3,000 for No-Heat Apartment: ‘She Should...
It’s no secret that New York City is a crushingly expensive location, especially for regular renters. For their prices, one would expect everything in these apartments to be functional and for landlords to adhere to building codes. However, one family got a rather cold surprise after they found out their $3,000/month...
This Little Italian Bakery In NYC Was America’s First-Ever Espresso Bar
Want to know where you can find America's first espresso bar and pasticceria? None other than in NYC's Little Italy, of course.
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
Hidden inside a historic 19th century house on East Fourth Street in Manhattan is a secret sanctuary. Ever since the Merchant’s House Museum opened its doors to the public in 1936, visitors have lined up to get a taste of “old New York.”. The Treadwell family lived there...
