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Zohran Mamdani pothole repairs are going viral as New Yorkers tag him on TikTok for fast fixes across NYC. See how it’s playing out on REVOLT.

John Jones is charged with arson in the destruction of the 173-year-old South Bushwick Reformed Church

Portions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and New York are at ground zero for another round of severe weather today, with an elevated risk of destructive wind gusts and large, damaging hail. Due to these elevated risks, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a

A Manhattan judge sentenced 35-year-old Robert Ray to seven years in prison Thursday for punching MTA station agent Tamika Davis in the face at the 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue subway station, then fleeing the scene — a crime made worse, prosecutors and union officials say, by a second unprovoked attack Ray launche

I have documented free things seen around Brooklyn, New York City, in these humble pages. For example, I have reported on five free desks across three articles – one on Hamilton Avenue, three in Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street Waterfront District, and one in Brooklyn Heights. In those cases I did not take any desks

A Brooklyn couple accused of running an online drug marketplace called Astro Ape now faces federal charges in Cleveland, after undercover agents say they bought methamphetamine, cocaine and thousands of counterfeit Adderall pills laced with meth from the operation over the past several months. Matthew Nunez and Nicole

MTA plans to ease chokepoints in subway system, first in Brooklyn

Over 100 cats were rescued from three deplorable, unsanitary homes in Queens and the Bronx on Thursday, according to authorities. The ASPCA took custody of the fretful felines after overwhelmed pet owners surrendered them — recognizing they could not properly care for the growing litters. Over 100 cats were rescued fro

Nellie Cameron arrived in Newark prepared to marry a man she had known for only a few days. The supposed doctor had taken charge of her luggage and promised to meet Nellie and her bridesmaid after traveling ahead by train. But when he failed to appear, Nellie realized that both her bridegroom and the suitcase containin

An 84-year-old man was walking through the Highbridge section of the Bronx on the morning of July 18 when, police say, an unidentified individual pushed him to the ground without warning, leaving him with bruising to his head and jaw. The attacker then fled on foot, and more than two weeks later, the suspect remains at