State commission examines lack of diversity on jury panels
Manhattan public defender Eric Burse remembers the moment a panel of roughly 70 potential jurors filed into a criminal courtroom at 100 Centre St. in Lower Manhattan. He scanned the group quickly seconds before they’d be sworn in. What he saw stopped him cold. “There didn’t appear to be...
Doctors warn of ‘super flu’ variant in hot spots like New York
Ahead of the holiday tourist rush, city health officials in New York City reported nearly 14,000 flu cases in the first week of December.
New NYPD recruits enter during Adams, but will serve under Mamdani’s term
This is the fourth class to enter the police academy this year, for a total of more than 4,000 people joining the department in 2025.
Hoboken to End City-Only Housing Following Civil Rights Settlement
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The City of Hoboken has agreed to revise its affordable housing policy and eliminate a city-only residency preference that state investigators found may have discriminated based on race, following a settlement announced by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division on Civil...
NYC congestion zone air pollution measure fell 22% in 6 months
New York’s congestion pricing program reduced average daily maximum particulate matter concentrations 22% in Manhattan’s tolling zone during its first six months compared with projections of what they would have been without the policy, according to a Cornell University study published Dec. 8 in the journal npj Clean...
Fordham Manor: Three People Sought for Robbery on East Kingsbridge Road
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who they say are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is asking...
Zohran Mamdani’s Father Says Columbia Students Are ‘Terrified’ by Antisemitism Crackdown
He argued that the university’s focus on antisemitism has gone beyond addressing discrimination and instead has become a mechanism to suppress dissent.
Pigeons You’ll See Around New York: An Easy Guide to City Doves
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! You’ve probably noticed pigeons gathering around park benches, cooing on building ledges, or strutting along city sidewalks, but… This article, Pigeons You’ll See Around New York: An Easy Guide to City Doves , appeared first on Animal of...
Man in critical condition after jumping from burning brownstone in Williamsburg
The man who jumped from the fourth-floor window was rushed to the burn unit at Bellevue Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Zohran Mamdani announces two senior members of his administration
Mamdani announced Jahmila Edwards as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Catherine Almonte Da Costa as Director of Appointments.
