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A decomposed body dumped on Long Island in the 1980s has finally been identified as a long-missing 15-year-old girl whose remains were likely moved from another grave, police said Thursday. Susan Mann disappeared in Queens on May 17, 1980, with her remains found in a Freeport dumpster more than two years later, yet...

A moneyed Upper East Side family is looking to build an indoor pool in the cellar of their posh residence — but their neighbors aren’t exactly having a splash. Plans are in place — but work hasn’t yet begun — to construct a private underground swimming pool on a tony block near Fifth Avenue. The owners of the...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — If you’re taking mass transit to get around New York City over the weekend, be prepared to see some limited service with the MTA’s OMNY tap-and-go system. OMNY services are expected to be limited and transactions delayed during a planned system upgrade between 10 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on […]

From mushrooms to meals, some popular products are turning out to be more dangerous than delicious.

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have charged a man they say played a role in a gang-related shooting that broke out in a crowded Brooklyn bar this summer, leaving three dead and 10 others injured. For the first time Wednesday, prosecutors also released security camera footage of the chaotic...

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. Residents of a Bronx public housing complex say they smelled gas around the site of a partial building collapse in the hours and days leading up to the disaster that city officials are blaming on a boiler explosion.

Democratic socialist and mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani wants to undo the Gifted and Talented program for young New York City school kids — the latest move to revert back to ex-mayor Bill de Blasio’s era. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, told The New York Times that he would eliminate the program at the...

Zohran Mamdani's housing agenda including rent freezes and higher taxes on wealthy residents has reportedly driven some New Yorkers to explore suburban real estate options.

Starbucks is closing 36 stores across New York State, mostly around NYC. See the list compiled so far of neighborhoods and locations affected by the closures.

The scam happened Sunday, Jan. 19, in Baldwin, according to Nassau County Police. A 46-year-old man agreed to buy a 2024 Acura MDX through Facebook Marketplace. He met the seller near his Baldwin home, tested out the vehicle, and paid $38,000 in cash, police said. The seller handed over a key fob, a title, and...