NYC to Hold Hearing on Debt Collection Rule, Announces Penalty Schedule
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has proposed amendments to its debt collection penalty schedule to align with recently adopted rules, and will hold a public hearing on June 1, with written comments due the same day. The proposed changes are intended to incorporate new and modified requirements that will take effect on September 1.
‘Era of empire bins’: Mamdani announces expansion of trash containerization program piloted in West...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced in mid-April that trash containerization would be implemented in six new districts across New York City after the success of a pilot program in West Harlem. The city is aiming to fully implement trash containerization across the chosen districts by the end of 2027. The program’s...
New York City Church of Scientology targeted in attack linked to latest social media...
Police are investigating after about 25 young people stormed a Midtown Manhattan Church of Scientology on Saturday afternoon, creating chaos that left one employee injured. The group entered the church near East 46th Street around 4:30 p.m. while a seminar was underway, officials said. Angel Guerrero told ABC7 the group...
3 killed, multiple critically injured in Inwood apartment fire
An overnight Inwood fire in a six-story apartment building killed three people, left five others in critical condition, and injured several more, including a firefighter. The blaze started on the second floor just before 12:30 a.m. and quickly spread, with officials saying open apartment doors may have allowed smoke and flames to travel throughout the building.
Allerton: 27-Year-Old Man Shot at NYCHA Pelham Parkway Houses Building
A 27-year-old man is stable after being shot in the vicinity of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)’s Pelham Parkway Houses in the Allerton section of The Bronx, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said the department received a call at 8.55 p.m. for a report of a person who...
NYC cosmic event that makes New Yorkers stop and stare is happening 4 times...
The American Museum of Natural History has announced the dates for next year’s Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun will align perfectly with Manhattan’s street grid during four evenings in late May and July. The phenomenon will occur on four evenings: two in late May and two in mid-July.
New York Rescuer Races To A Train Station After A Woman Hears Mysterious Cries...
As Kristine Malone stood on a crowded train platform in New York City, a strange sound suddenly caught her attention. Faint, desperate cries were rising from somewhere below the tracks. She leaned over the edge and searched the gravel and steel, trying hard to figure out where the sound was...
NYC ICE protest descends into chaos as cops arrest Nigerian national who used vehicle...
A protest outside a Brooklyn hospital turned chaotic after ICE agents arrested a Nigerian man and brought him in for treatment. Authorities say Okeke 'weaponized' his vehicle during his arrest.
11 New York restaurants serving bagels so good locals won’t start their day without...
New York bagels have a reputation that stretches far beyond the city’s five boroughs. Something about the water, the technique, and the city’s relentless energy makes them unlike anything else in the world. From classic lox and cream cheese to creative new toppings, the bagel scene here is...
Belleville fire: Huge inferno rips through New Jersey buildings as black smoke fills sky
A nine-alarm fire in northern New Jersey destroyed a warehouse and spread to a second structure, prompting a massive multi-agency firefighting response
