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(New York Jewish Week) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she has intervened to prevent the destruction of a nearly century-old synagogue in Brooklyn. Officially known as Congregation Chaim Albert but known colloquially as the Kingsbrook Synagogue, the synagogue was part of a Jewish hospital founded in 1928 in...

The tunnel under New York is longer than most road trips. America’s longest tunnel is not a highway, a subway, or a secret bunker. It is a water aqueduct carved through bedrock, running approximately 85 miles as a single continuous tunnel, with branches that extend the system even farther.

New York City is leading the country in reducing gun violence. New York’s drop mirrored a national decline in gun violence, but the city drove down shootings more than smaller cities did, according to police data. [ more › ]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The MTA is facing questions about the safety of its new subway fare gates after some people, including children, were injured. Four new types of fare gates are being tested out at multiple subway stations to eventually replace turnstiles at nearly 200 stations by 2029. The gates have already...

Zohran Mamdani will be the first New York City mayor to be sworn in on a Quran when he takes office at midnight on Jan. 1, officials said. Mamdani, who will be the first Muslim to lead City Hall, will use at least three different sets of Islam’s holy book to take the oath of office during his private and public...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is expected to announce veteran city educator Kamar Samuels as his pick for schools chancellor on Wednesday.

One minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, high above street level, Treb Heining closely monitors a digital clock below the Waterford crystal ball towering over Times Square, and soon the crowd loudly joins together in a final countdown chorus. “ … 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 …” By the time fireworks blast off on the hour and...

Whole Foods Market opened its first Daily Shop location in New Jersey last week, bringing a compact grocery option to a Hoboken neighborhood with a focus on local products. The 4,851-square-foot store at 101 Washington St. offers more than 350 items from the Northeast, sourced from more than 250 regional suppliers,...

There’s nothing we appreciate quite like a well-thought-out plan. If we’re already brainstorming PTO for the new year , we should have the 2026 federal holidays at hand, no? Our calendars would be incomplete without ’em. While yes, it’s still a bit early to be daydreaming about a time off — especially considering...

According to the NYPD, the suspects are believed to be responsible for at least 17 incidents reported across multiple precincts in Brooklyn and Queens over the span of several weeks.