As Mamdani looks to build free child care, UPK offers lessons on speed vs....
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. As Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani figures out how to deliver on his promise of universal child care, his administration is grappling with what lessons to draw from the expansion of universal...
Police say they’re ‘tired’ of Dem cities spending billions on illegal aliens over cops:...
A national police organization has expressed frustration that law enforcement agencies in several Democratic-run cities and states are struggling with staffing and budget shortages while local politicians allocate billions of dollars to support illegal immigrants. According to the Fiscal Policy Institute, New York...
Woman killed by wrong way driver in Greenwich Village, police say
The crash happened at around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Morton Street and Seventh Avenue in Greenwich Village.
Teen tourist allegedly vandalized art and tore tapestries at The Met Museum
In a bizarre incident at one of New York City’s most famous cultural institutions, a teenager is facing charges for allegedly vandalizing centuries-old works of art and tearing tapestries while being arrested. Police said 19-year-old Joshua Vaurin, who was staying at a Times Square hotel, hurled water at a...
Inmate who stabbed 2 Pa. corrections officers faces additional 130 years in prison
ALLENWOOD, Pa. — A 27-year-old Canadian man, already sentenced to federal prison for planning a mass casualty terroristic attack in New York City, pleaded guilty to offenses related to a 2020 attack on correctional officers at the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Allenwood and now faces up to an additional 130 years in...
NYC employees fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine have chance to return to job
Some New York City residents terminated for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine will have the opportunity to return to their prior civil service titles, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday. Those eligible to reclaim their roles include employees in all mayoral agencies, at New York City Public Schools and...
Why I Loathe and Love New York City
How to muscle up and take it when New York won't love you back.
KFC Goes Big on National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day
Nov. 3, 2025 – This year’s National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day falls on a Sunday, and while some chicken places will take the day off, KFC isn’t one of them. To make up for where others fall short (and small), KFC is opening ‘Sundays By KFC,’ a one-day-only pop-up restaurant in NYC on, you guessed it, Sunday,...
Man beaten and stabbed at Lower East Side park, 2 sought
The NYPD released photos of two men wanted in a stabbing that occurred at a Lower East Side park Monday night.
Santa Claus to Visit Walkway Over the Hudson: Free Family Event for Local Residents...
Santa Claus will visit the Walkway Over the Hudson’s Ulster Welcome Center Plaza in New York on Sunday, November 30, 2025. The event will take place from 12 to 3 p.m. Visitors can receive free cookies, hot chocolate, candy canes, and listen to seasonal music. Local holiday art will also be on display. Sponsors...
