New York’s Top All You Can Eat Buffet Restaurants Worth The Wait
New York is packed with all you can eat spots that reward patience with variety and reliable quality. From charcoal-grilled Korean barbecue to steady Brazilian rodízio and meticulous Japanese spread, the city offers serious value for curious diners. This guide focuses on places that are open, consistently...
Legal basement conversions are coming to NYC. Here’s where you might find them.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. Legal basement apartments are finally coming to New York City. Last week, the Department of Buildings launched an online application for homeowners who want to modify their basements — and also their backyards, attics and other similar types...
Stabbing At Kearny Marshalls After Dispute At Checkout Line: Police
At 6:17 p.m., officers responded to the Marshalls in Kearny at 175 Passaic Ave. and found a woman in bloody clothing with multiple puncture wounds to the torso, Kearny police said. The woman was stabbed over a dispute over the movement speed of the checkout line, police said. Amber Thompson...
Brownsville Becomes Home to NYC’s First Stress-Free Zone For Expecting Parents
The New York City Health Department launched the city’s first-ever Neighborhood Stress-Free Zone (NSFZ) in Brownsville. The initiative is designed to better support pregnant and postpartum New Yorkers and their families. Developed in partnership with Brooklyn Perinatal Network and Public Health Solutions, the pilot...
Family of drowned toddler sues Bronx day care for negligence
Editor’s note: The video above aired on Aug. 12, 2025. THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – The family of 20-month-old River Wilson is suing the day care where she died for negligence, their attorney announced on Monday. Wilson was pulled from an above-ground pool at Ana’s Butterfly Garden Daycare on Aug. 1. She was rushed to […]
UES Teen was One of Victims in Subway Surfing Death
Two teens were killed in subway surfing incident after climbing atop a Brooklyn-bound J train on Oct. 4 and one of them was a resident of the Upper East Side. Police identified Ebba Marina, 13, of Manhattan as one of the two victims discovered atop a J train after it stopped at Marcy Ave./Broadway station after it...
Man gropes woman, punches her in the face at Tribeca subway station: police
The NYPD released images Monday of a suspect who allegedly groped a woman at a Tribeca subway station and then punched her in the face when she confronted him.
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers push for dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive. In papers filed in Manhattan...
Columbus was a hero who heightened humanity’s horizons — Mamdani, show some respect
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he wants the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate two Christopher Columbus statues. He deserves thanks for agreeing to take a long-overdue step to preserve the explorer’s central place in American history and Italian American identity. It’s a stark contrast from mayoral...
Glass window falls 400 feet from skyscraper to Manhattan street
A pane of glass plummeted more than 400 feet from a Midtown skyscraper, crashing down onto the sidewalk and street below early Sunday morning, city officials said. The 4-foot-by-6-foot pane fell from 1345 Sixth Ave., a 50-story, 2 million-square-foot tower at W. 54th St., around 7 a.m., according to the city’s...
