Mamdani’s Tax Hike Proposal Sparks Backlash, Retreat
Mamdani's Tax Hike Proposal Sparks Backlash, Retreat
South Bronx Teens Left Holding the Bag in $17 Million Summer Jobs Card Heist
What was supposed to be a straight shot to a first paycheck for thousands of New York City teens has turned into a sprawling ATM scandal, with the South Bronx squarely in the spotlight. New documents and media reports have renewed scrutiny of the city's Summer Youth Employment Program after a July 2025 fraud drained...
After Longtime New City Restaurateur’s Death From Sudden Stroke, Community Rallies For Family
Bergen County resident Brett Kelly, owner of La Terrazza restaurant and catering facility in New City, died at the age of 58 on Wednesday, March 18, after suffering a stroke that led to severe bleeding on the brain. Kelly, a resident of Saddle River, underwent emergency surgery and fought through...
The NYPD is not required to protect New Yorkers, city lawyers argue in court...
A still shot from a video taken of the April 24 incident in Crown Heights. The argument came in response to a claim filed by Amanda Luci, who alleged NYPD officers failed to protect her from a mob of young men and boys who attacked her in Crown Heights in 2025. [ more › ]
Where to Find the Most Exciting Indian Food in NYC
New York has been a hotspot for Indian food since at least the early 1900s, but Indian food in the city has never been this good, or this varied. The newest Indian restaurants are more ambitious, more creative, and more specialized than ever, with many aiming to bring distinct regional flavors to wider audiences....
Mamdani’s schools chief tells some tough truths
Not everyone in the Mamdani administration is deluded: Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels just told the ugly truth about two sacred cows of the local education establishment — the state-imposed class-size mandate and the lunatic “hold harmless” policy. Testifying Monday before the City Council Education Committee,...
Report: NYC Mayor Mamdani signals he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to go through with property tax...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently convened city and state lawmakers for a series of private meetings to let them know he was “highly unlikely” to pursue his threatened property tax increase, according to a report by the New York Times. Five weeks after floating...
Scientists Just Discovered a 20,000-Year-Old Body of Fresh Water Beneath The Ocean Floor That...
New York is already famous for having some of the best tap water in the country, but scientists just confirmed a massive new source in the most unlikely place imaginable. While we usually look toward the Catskills for our water , a groundbreaking new study has revealed a giant reservoir of “freshened” water sitting...
Springsteen makes surprise appearance at Democracy Now! event (WATCH HERE)
Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at a 30th anniversary celebration for the Democracy Now! organization that took place at Riverside Church in Manhattan, March 23. He sang “Streets of Minneapolis” and joined Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and others for the event-closing performance of Smith’s “People Have the...
The Happy Land nightclub fire kills 87 in West Farms in the Bronx, becoming...
Arson was found to be the cause, when a man set a gasoline fire outside the club's only exit, ostensibly targeting his former girlfriend, who worked at the club. Hauntingly, the fire occurred 79 years to the day after the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, which was the city's deadliest fire.
