NYCHA employees convicted of accepting bribes
Dozens of New York City public housing workers have been convicted of accepting bribes in a pay-for-play contracting scheme. Prosecutors say 70 NYCHA workers who were arrested nearly two years ago accepted a combined two point one million dollars in bribes in exchange for giving repair companies contracts totaling 15...
Mamdani’s Plan For Universal Child Care In NYC
Mamdani's free child-care pledge could reshape family life in a city that has become far from affordable for many Americans.
Complaints about NYCHA to NYC’s Department of Investigation have nearly doubled
NYCHA-related complaints to New York City's Department of Investigation have nearly doubled over the last few years. Many of those complaints are related to housing fraud, which the city says it's working to combat.
SI woman, 82, targeted in ‘mechanic’ scam by suspects in minivan with PA plates
Police released a photo Tuesday of a minivan after an 82-year-old woman was targeted in a “mechanic’ scam by suspects outside the Staten Island Mall last week.
NYPD school safety agent at Benjamin Franklin High School in Cambria Heights arrested for...
Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village arrested an on-duty NYPD school safety agent assigned to the Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance and Technology in Cambria Heights on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Phillip Borden, 55, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court the following night on a complaint charging him...
Student tourist who lost arm and leg in NYC subway accident wins staggering $82M...
A student tourist whose left arm and left leg were severed when she fainted and tumbled in front of a Brooklyn subway train has landed a nearly $82 million jury verdict. Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva of Brazil was awarded the massive sum last week in Brooklyn federal court over her rail horror in 2016, when she was...
67-year-old NYC man gets four years in prison for self-defense
According to gun rights commentator Liberty Doll in her recent video, this story starts on a dark May night in 2023 in Queens.
Firefighter union blasts NYC after finding 68 boxes of missing 9/11 toxin records
The City of New York says it has located 68 boxes of previously missing 9/11 toxin records tied to Ground Zero exposure. Attorney Michael Barasch called the revelation a "betrayal" and demanded a full federal investigation. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams said the city has begun turning over documents...
Man charged in connection with pushing off-duty cop into oncoming train in NYC
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A 28-year-old man is being charged with attempted murder in connection with pushing an off-duty NYPD police officer in the path of an oncoming subway train, according to District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Aaron Walker was charged with assault and attempted assault, as well as attempted murder,...
Mamdani Team to Terminate 179 Adams City Hall Staffers
More than 170 staffers in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will be notified Wednesday that they will not be working under the administration of incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Most of the 179 employees staffers work within the mayor’s office, in and around City...
