What Mamdani’s “Block by Block” plan means for NYCHA, the BMT, and Gowanus
On Tuesday, May 26, with much fanfare and with Brad Lander and Michelle de la Uz tagging along at the Gowanus’ Powerhouse Arts, Mamdani released his administration’s land use and housing plan. The 112-page “Block by Block” proposal outlines how to build 200,000 affordable homes and preserve another 200,000 over the nex
Norwood: Two Sought after Man is Fatally Shot Multiple Times on Decatur Avenue
POLICE CORDON OFF the crime scene at East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place in Norwood, The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026. V1 Video by Síle Moloney. According to one police source, the NYPD are searching for two people who fled the...
Man Shot Multiple Times in Head, Killed in Brooklyn Homicide Investigation
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Detectives in Brooklyn are investigating a fatal shooting in the Ocean Hill section of the borough after a man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head early Saturday morning. According to police, the shooting occurred near 17 Somers St. at approximately 12:37 a.m....
Man fatally shot in the Bronx, multiple suspects wanted: NYPD
NORWOOD, Bronx (PIX11) — A 23-year-old man was shot in The Bronx early Monday morning, according to the NYPD The incident happened near Decatur Avenue and East 207th Street in Norwood. According to authorities, around 12:01 a.m., police found the man shot multiple times in the torso. EMS transported the victim to a loc
Are you middle class in New York? Here’s the income you need in 2026
Would you be considered middle class in New York? As prices and the cost of living continue to rise, it can be hard to distinguish what it actually means to be middle class and whether it's still attainable in 2026. The expectation of being middle class is often deemed by home ownership, raising kids, having emergency
Bronx Daylight Chain Snatch: Cops Hunt Man Who Robbed 14-Year-Old
A man wanted for allegedly ripping a 14-year-old girl's chain off her neck in broad daylight is now the focus of a new Crime Stoppers bulletin in Mott Haven. The robbery happened around 1:30 p.m. on March 20, 2025, in front of a building on East 137th Street. Witnesses told police the suspect bolted north toward Willis
Man slashed in the forehead at NYC subway station: NYPD
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 34-year-old man was slashed at a subway station in the Bronx on Monday morning, according to the NYPD. The incident happened around 5:34 a.m. at the Bedford Park Boulevard station. Police say the victim was slashed on the left side of the forehead. He was taken to a local hospital […]
Body found floating near Manhattan pier: NYPD
FINANCIAL DISTRICT, Manhattan (PIX11) — A body was found floating near a Manhattan pier in the East River on Monday morning, police said. The man was found unconscious in the water near Pier 11 and South Street in the Financial District just after 7 a.m., according to the NYPD. The unidentified man was pronounced dead
NY lawmakers refuse to get ticking time bombs off the streets
How many violent assaults does it take before New York can get ticking time bombs off the streets? Sunday night, a deranged man went on a stabbing spree just after 7 p.m. in Penn Station. Details on his background are still to come, but it’s a painfully safe bet he was already known to “the system,” which had probably
Chicago, NYC men arrested in New Hartford fraud investigation
NEW HARTFORD, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — A pair of men from Chicago and New York City were arrested in the town of New Hartford over the weekend in a cryptocurrency fraud investigation. The investigation began after a report from a resident of the town of New Hartford, who reported that he had been the victim of […]
