NYC civil service exam: Here are the salaries for positions open in July
The New York City civil service exam schedule is open for July, and some jobs pay more than others. The application period for exams opened July 2. Exam applications currently open include: automotive service worker; call center representative; mason’s helper; mechanical engineer; motor vehicle operator; motor...
NYC Passes $115.9B for Affordable Housing, Tenant Protections in FY 2026 Budget
Budget includes $50 million increase in tenant protections and significant funding for housing legal services.
New York City Needs Affordable Housing More Than Ever
New York City needs affordable housing more than ever. Vacancy rates in low-rent units have dropped to a severe 0.39%. Only about 2,060 new rental units affordable to extremely low-income households were completed in 2024, far short of what is needed for the more than 820,000 households at that level, according to a...
US City Launching $3,000,000 Guaranteed Income Program for Residents – Here’s Who Stands To...
A major US city has allocated millions of dollars to a guaranteed income pilot program in the budget for the 2026 financial year. The speaker of the New York City Council, Adrienne Adams, says the most populous US city is allocating $3 million to a guaranteed income program. The program...
Six injured after car barrels into oncoming Belt Parkway traffic in NYC
Six people were injured – two critically – in a fiery crash in Queens when a BMW struck a highway median and vaulted over the barrier, striking two vehicles in oncoming traffic, cops said. The 24-year-old driver of the white 2015 BMW was headed east on the Belt Parkway at Exit 17 near Cross Bay Boulevard when he lost...
Woman dies while in NYPD custody in the Bronx, cops said
A young woman died in NYPD custody at a Bronx precinct station house Saturday after police officers’ attempts to revive her failed, cops said. The 18-year-old became unconscious while in custody at the 41 Precinct station on Longwood Ave. in Hunts Point around 12:30 a.m., cops said. Police called for an ambulance...
Man hospitalized with fractured skull after Brooklyn street assault
BROOKLYN, NY — A 28-year-old man suffered a fractured skull and multiple head lacerations after being attacked with a metal object in East New York on Thursday afternoon, police said.…
24 gang members took over NJ housing for massive drug market, officials say
NEWARK — Two dozen people have been arrested in connection with a drug gang that terrorized hundreds of tenants at public housing buildings in North Jersey, according to federal authorities. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made 18 arrests on Tuesday and another was arrested on Wednesday, according to...
Multi-vehicle crash snarls Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge traffic on 4th of July
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Morning holiday traffic snarled Brooklyn-bound Friday following a multi-vehicle crash on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The MTA Bridges and Tunnels Authority issued an alert at 9:45 a.m. reading, “Vehicle Collision; Brooklyn-bound upper level, two lanes blocked.”. An FDNY spokesperson said that...
A North Jersey Open Air Drug Market Has Been Shutdown by ICE, Alina Habba...
NEWARK, N.J. — Federal and local law enforcement arrested 18 individuals on Monday in a major drug trafficking operation that dismantled an open-air narcotics market based in the Bradley Court…
