The Best High School In New York Might Shock You — See Who Tops
New rankings just revealed the best high schools in the Empire State. Did your high school make the list?. U.S. News & World Report is highlighting the very best schools in New York State and the nation. To craft its best U.S. high schools list, U.S. News & World Report...
Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Terrance Bailey was convicted of murder in the first degree and a weapons charge on Friday, March 21, following a two-week trial, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, Bailey and an accomplice chased Daniel Haas Jr. while brandishing a firearm on Cathedral Court in Newark, Essex County...
Blue city mayor vows ‘no tolerance’ for anti-ICE violence as LA riots erupt: ‘Unacceptable’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams warns against anti-ICE riots, stating the city will allow peaceful protests but not tolerate violence as Los Angeles faces ongoing unrest.
Meet the NYC mayoral candidates: Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK (PIX11) – New Yorkers will be heading to the polls for early voting in the Democratic mayoral primary starting June 14. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s recent surge in the polls and key endorsements has him right on the heels of leading contender, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani talks about his plans for...
Flatbush Ave. Could Be Brooklyn’s First Great Transitway (If It’s Done Right)
A proposed center-running bus lane on Flatbush from Grand Army Plaza to Livingston Street is an opportunity to create the kind of transit-way rarely seen in New York City — if everything's done right. On Thursday night, Department of Transportation officials told the plan to the Transportation Committee of...
MTA train operator beaten with cardboard box after waking sleeping man on 7 train
A man used a cardboard box to beat an MTA train operator who awoke him on a 7 train in Queens on Monday night. The train operator, a 37-year-old man, woke up the suspect at the Flushing–Main Street station around 10:20 p.m.
Man Killed in Canarsie Shooting, Police Investigating
A man is dead after a shooting early Friday morning in Canarsie and now police are working to find out who did it. It happened just before 2:00am at Rockaway Parkway and Avenue N. Police say a 42-year-old man was shot in the back. Officers found shell casings on Avenue N and followed a trail of blood to Rockaway...
Police: Girl who went missing from Jersey City mall found safe
Surveillance video showed Divine Anwanyu walking toward Newport Parkway in Jersey City with a male on Thursday evening.
Zohran Mamdani’s Chances vs. Andrew Cuomo in New York Primary: Polls
A new poll shows a large surge in support for Mamdani, a previously little-known New York assemblymember.
Vacant apartments, questionable spending plague some NYC affordable housing, audit finds
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. A "troubling" number of apartments are sitting empty in many of the city's Mitchell-Lama affordable housing complexes, some left vacant for years, according to a new report from the state comptroller. Officials from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s...
