Brooklyn NY

Attorney and YouTuber Nathaniel “Nate” Broughty is sounding the alarm over a proposal that would push New York City’s minimum wage to $30 an hour by 2030, arguing that the idea may look compassionate in a campaign speech but could create a financial chain reaction that hits everyone from small businesses to city government payrolls.

South Florida didn’t just win the COVID-19 pandemic-era migration boom ; it hit the jackpot. As money drained out of old strongholds like New York , the Sunshine State netted $20.65 billion in annual adjusted gross income from tax filers who moved between 2019 and 2023. Greater Miami alone pulled in $10.5 billion, according to newly released IRS data . By 2023, the average out-of-state mover arriving in the...

A knife-wielding maniac was shot and injured by cops after he started terrorizing a New York City grocery store overnight, the NYPD said Monday. The suspect was shot outside the City Fresh Market near 120th Street in Harlem just after 1:30 a.m. when he repeatedly refused to drop the 13-inch kitchen blade, according to cops. The man had been thrown out of the grocery...

NEW York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed an emergency order ahead of the World Cup. Mamdani, 34, is ordering a block on concerts and food festivals in New York parks. Parkland in New York City will not be designated for events throughout the FIFA World Cup. The Parks Department...

A new COVID variant — dubbed Cicada — has been detected in New York. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the variant, formally known as BA.3.2, is a "new lineage" of SARS-CoV-2 . Cicada COVID has seen an uptick in detection, according to a March 19 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by the agency, and has been found in at least 25 states so...

Atlantic City police said a Maryland woman was assaulted and a man from Newark was stabbed in the incident at Showboat Resort late Sunday night.

Few people could find an excellent haunt, from restaurants to bars, like Anthony Bourdain. Learn more about his favorite NYC bar.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the state’s Department of Health says it’s safe to eat some fish from the lower Hudson River. How about the Genesee River?

A crazed man was shot by police after wielding a 13-inch kitchen knife outside a grocery store, the New York Police Department said. “Once again, we are reminded of the dangers that our officers confront every time they put on their uniform. And this morning was no different,” Inspector Andrew Natiw, the executive officer of the Patrol Bureau of Manhattan North, said in a...

Daniel Van Voorhis of Fishkill, Dutchess County, claimed the $2 million second prize on the New York Lottery’s Mega Millions game, according to officials. Van Voorhis matched the first five numbers drawn on Jan. 23. The winning numbers were: 30, 42, 49, 53, 66 and Mega Ball 04. Van...