Exit Interview: Diana Ayala was once homeless. Now she’s deputy speaker of the New...
New York City Council Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala has spent her time in office supporting New Yorkers with mental illness, chairing both the Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions Committee as well as the General Welfare Committee. Her brother, who died last year, had bipolar disorder and had been hospitalized and...
Lenient judges ignore red flags, cave to soft-on-crime pressures as they release repeat offenders:...
Court system failures allow dangerous repeat offenders back on streets despite violent histories. Legal expert breaks down bail decisions over public safety concerns.
Why Norway Rats in New York Are So Hard to Control
New York City is famous for many things. Its skyline, its energy, its endless movement, and its diverse population all shape the character of the city. Yet hidden beneath sidewalks, alleyways, subway tunnels, and the spaces behind walls lives another community that has adapted perfectly to an urban landscape. These...
All 70 NYC Housing Employees Charged in Historic Federal Bribery Sweep Convicted in Pay-to-Play...
Within 22 months, all 70 NYCHA employees charged in the largest single-day federal bribery action were convicted for accepting over $2.1 million in corrupt payments. New York, NY. — Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that all 70 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) employees charged in a sweeping February 2024...
Gang leader from Brooklyn gets 15 years in prison for gun violence, drug trafficking
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 29-year-old Hugo Rodriguez served as the head of the “Own Every Dollar” gang based in Washington Heights.
MTA’s new ‘did you pay your fare’ effort a joke | Opinion
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has come up with a bonkers new way to try to curb fare evasion. The effort comes as the MTA grapples with horrific yearly losses in revenue because of people dodging the fare on buses and subways. Without strict enforcement, those losses are going to continue...
Billy Joel sells Manhattan condo to his daughter for $4.5M
Billy Joel has quietly shifted a piece of his New York real estate portfolio into the next generation, selling his Manhattan condo to one of his daughters for $4.5 million. The move folds a high-end downtown apartment into a family story that has long mixed chart-topping success with a carefully guarded private life.
Inmate from Brooklyn dies at Rikers Island; 13th inmate death this year
Officials say an officer found Aramis Furse unwell in his cell at around 2 a.m. where he was being held at Otis Bantum Correctional Center.
NYC’s Eric Adams gives Zohran Mamdani reality check on plan to stop clearing homeless...
Mayor Eric Adams panned Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s plans to end police sweeps of homeless camps as “idealism colliding with realism” – and said the young upstart was going to have to get serious about governing soon. “I appreciate the idealistic view he has of life because you need that as a mayor,” Adams told ABC7 in a...
Two attacked by man with machete near NYC subway station: Police
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Two people were attacked by a man with a machete outside of a Bronx subway station Sunday evening, according to police. Police received a 911 call for a reported assault outside of the West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue station at around 4:40 p.m. on Sunday. Two men, 44 and 32, were […]
