New York Teen Faces 21 Years After Florida Baby Formula Bust
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier A 19-year-old New York man is behind bars in Broward...
Residents say they’ve been waiting decades for sanitation garage to move out
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
Boiceville Bridge, Trailhead Project May Take Months Longer to Complete
A $33 million infrastructure project in Boiceville that began in 2021 and includes road, bridge, and trailhead upgrades near the Ashokan Reservoir may not be completed until this fall, about a year after New York City officials first estimated, a local official said. The revised timeline came from New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, […] The post Boiceville Bridge, Trailhead Project May Take Months...
Brooklyn tenants still displaced four years after fire as repairs remain unfinished
The last time Mandy Zhang was in the apartment she shared with her parents at 702 54th St. was May 2, 2022. A fire broke out that morning on the ground floor of the building after e-bikes caught fire inside a business, according to an FDNY release at the time. The city later issued a vacate order for all 38 apartment units, deeming...
Fast-food giant coming to Staten Island is more than a franchise—it’s a family ritual
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Not to be confused with McDonald’s, Jollibee is something else entirely. It’s a family ritual. That distinction matters as the Filipino fast-food giant prepares to enter Staten Island for the first time with a three-unit franchise development agreement. Staten Island has already done the work through a handful of established businesses over the years. According to a company announcement...
Street closures for Japan Parade in NYC
NEW YORK CITY (PIX) — Several streets in Manhattan will be closed Saturday for the Japan Parade and street fair, organizers said. The parade will run along Central Park West from West 81st Street south to West 67th Street, kicking off at 12:30 p.m. A street fair on West 72nd Street, between Central Park West […]
Broken elevators in 10-story Coney Island building cause concern for tenants
“It’s beyond an inconvenience,” said Anthony Jackson, a tenant and Vietnam veteran. “I have to climb and have somebody with me to carry my walker down.”
Jersey City Council votes 7-2 to appoint Peter Vincent recreation director
The Jersey City Council voted 7-2 to approve Peter Vincent as the new director of the Department of Recreation Director and Youth Development after several expressed support for Tommy Best at last night’s meeting. During the city’s caucus, it was explained that Best would become director of community relations...
Brooklyn Feds Put Lafayette In Hot Seat Over PPP Cash Grab
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say a company called Lafayette tapped into COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program funds it should not have received, according to a post from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The office quoted U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. as saying Congress created the PPP to keep eligible small businesses afloat and that Lafayette “applied for and...
Zohran Mamdani’s suit-and-bike-helmet combo during a Brooklyn school ride is becoming an unexpectedly viral...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently joined the Bergen Bike Bus in Brooklyn, and the ride quickly grabbed attention online for more than just its community message. Photos of Mamdani wearing a dress shirt, tie, reflective vest, and bike helmet while cycling with families sparked conversations across social media about how unexpectedly relatable and stylish the look felt.
