Decade-Vacant Upper East Side Lot Breaks Ground on Six-Unit Condo Building
Excavation is underway at 237 East 77th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where crews have unearthed the rear of the lot below street level to make way for an eight-story residential building. The midblock parcel between Second and Third Avenues had sat vacant and overgrown for more than a decade before constructi
This New Jersey Tech University Offers Full Tuition To Qualifying Students And Ranks Among...
College tuition can make a calculator feel downright terrifying. Here’s one number that may make certain families breathe a little easier: zero. Beginning in fall 2026, a New Jersey technology university is covering full tuition for eligible first-time, first-year undergraduate students from families earning $75,000 or
The History of King Kullen: America’s First Modern Supermarket
King Kullen occupies a unique place in American retail history. When Michael J. Cullen opened his first store on Jamaica Avenue in Queens on August 4, 1930, he combined ideas that had existed separately in earlier grocery stores into a new kind of operation: a large store with multiple departments, extensive self-servi
Brownsville Mom Wins Reversal From NYCHA Over Medical Equipment, Bed-Bound Son
A Brownsville mother named Cee was told she could only get a two-bedroom apartment to replace the three-bedroom home her family lost in a fire — even though she needs the extra room to store medical equipment and care for her bed-bound son and her father, who has dementia. Now, after her story drew public attention, th
Bronx housing, retail site near planned new Metro-North station set to hit market
Himmel + Meringoff, which has developed, partnered in or managed 5 million square feet of prime Big Apple property mostly in Manhattan, plans to sell its outer-borough jewel. H+M and joint-venture partner Affinius Capital are exploring a sale of 1601 Bronxdale Ave. , a 7.4-acre site close to the planned new Parkchester
Man critically injured in NYC beer-bottle attack
A man was critically injured when he was hit in the head with a Dos Equis beer bottle in Washington Heights on Sunday morning, police said. The Manhattan attack happened at West 190 Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue around 6:45 a.m. and left the victim unconscious, according to the NYPD. This glass beer bottle is taken
Gunman In Gray Hoodie Shoots Man, 20, In Rockaway Beach, Flees On Foot
A 20-year-old man was shot and wounded in the buttocks in Rockaway Beach, Queens, on Saturday, and the gunman who opened fire on him is still on the run. Police said the shooting unfolded near Beach 105th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, and no arrests have been made. According to...
Man stabbed to death by stranger in front of family in Jamaica, Queens
Sulimon Ferrier, 29, was walking home with his father when he was randomly stabbed in the back.
Man Found Inside Franklin Square Home After Reported Break-In, Later Accused of Headbutting Sheriff’s...
The Fifth Squad reports the arrest of an undomiciled man for a Burglary that occurred on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9:35 a.m. in Franklin Square. According to Detectives, Fifth Precinct Officers responded to a Burglary in progress at a Jefferson Street residence. Upon arrival, officers located the defendant, Suhaib A
Man dies in NYPD custody, investigation underway
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Police are investigating the death of a man that occurred while he was in NYPD custody, according to officials. Authorities said 54-year-old Reginald Newkirk was a prisoner at the 67th Precinct near East Flatbush when police requested EMS assistance just before 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Newkirk ha
