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Rendering of proposed tower at 871 7th Avenue. Credit: NYC CPC. Extell Development last week secured a zoning bonus from the city required for the firm’s proposed 1,130-foot-tall tower at the site of Midtown’s former Wellington Hotel. The City Planning Commission last week granted the project at 871 7th Avenue a nearly

The NYPD and FBI executed search warrants at locations linked to current and former police officials early Wednesday as part of a criminal investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter and officials. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed that the searches are part of a criminal investigation. She sa

(New York Jewish Week) — A primary race on New York’s Upper West Side for a state legislative battle pits a rabbi against  a Jewish lawyer in a referendum on where Jews stand on Mayor Zohran Mamdani and on the right to protest outside houses of worship. Stephanie Ruskay would be the first female rabbi...

As coyotes are spotted, the Animal Control Officer urges residents to keep pets safe and avoid feeding them to reduce encounters in the neighborhood.

A new report found New York City’s rent-stabilized housing keeps 140,000 people out of poverty, even as many tenants remain burdened by high housing costs. The report from Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy and Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting nonprofit, showed 40% of New Yorkers live in rent-stabi

Speed cameras will be activated in active work zones at bridges and tunnels across New York City beginning June 30, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said, aiming to curb dangerous driving that puts construction crews at risk.

Police say two 16-year-old boys are recovering after one was stabbed in the head and another cut in the face Tuesday night on Webster Ave. and E 187th St on Tuesday.

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The NYPD is searching for a suspect in connection with an attack at a Manhattan subway station on June 2. The incident happened around 1:20 a.m. at the 28th Street subway station. Police say a 65-year-old man on a northbound No. 1 train was shoved off the train by an unidentified […]

It’s hard to believe it’s almost July here in our favorite city! With new beginnings this sumer also comes some new laws for the region that New Yorkers should know about. Here’s what to keep an eye out for as we enter the first full month of summer. 1. The New York City “Pied-à-Terre” Tax (Phase 1) Effective Date: Jul

A high school senior who admitted to setting a fire that severely burned a homeless man on the subway was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to 5 1/2 years in prison. Judge Lewis J. Liman gave Hiram Carrero, 19, a sentence that was longer than the mandatory minimum required...