MTA boss gets the price of a MetroCard wrong while flippantly touting tap-to-ride switchover
MTA boss Janno Lieber didn’t seem to remember how much a monthly MetroCard costs Tuesday as he claimed commuters are “loving the benefit” of the potentially more expensive tap-to-ride system. The decades-old MetroCard system will officially vanish by year’s end, to be fully replaced by the pay-as-you-go OMNY system....
Assaults against seniors on the rise in NYC, police say: ‘Very frightening’
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The NYPD has reported a concerning spike in assaults against the elderly. In the heart of Midtown, a 68-year-old woman became a victim of a random attack as she was pushed to the ground by a stranger near West 38th Street and Sixth Avenue on Tuesday, according to police. Officials said […]
New SNAP rule impacts NY adults: Work requirements now in effect
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A new federal SNAP rule impacts adults who may qualify for benefits. To continue receiving SNAP benefits beyond three months within a three-year period, adults must follow work rules, according to the USDA. These new rules, known as the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) time limit, have...
Wacky wigmaker given slap-on-the-wrist sentence for wiping out family in horrid NYC crash, tearfully...
An unhinged Brooklyn wigmaker who admitted she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters in a reckless car crash got a slap-on-the-wrist prison sentence Wednesday – and even thanked the judge for his “gracious offer.” Miriam Yarimi, 32, faced up to 15 years behind bars for the horrific March 29 crash that killed...
7 On Your Side: Street vendors fight to keep their coffee cart’s spot
Two brothers sold coffee from a cart on the same block for 30 years -- until a flower planter displaced them. 7 On Your Side helped them out.
Hochul: N.Y. task force created to crack down on retail theft has recovered more...
More than $2.6 million in stolen goods in New York has been recovered by the State Police Organized Retail Theft Task Force since it launched a year and a half ago with the goal to crack down on retail theft, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Wednesday. Since April 2024,...
NYPD top cop Jessica Tisch makes steadfast vow to cops after accepting Zohran Mamdani’s...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch vowed to cops early Wednesday that she would be a “fierce advocate” for them and wouldn’t be afraid to “mince words” — as she revealed plans to stay on the job under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani , The Post has learned. Tisch fired off a department-wide email explaining her decision to...
Substance Abuse Counselor Convicted of Killing Four People, Injuring More While Driving Intoxicated
Drunk driver Daniel Hyden — a substance abuse counselor, who wrote a book titled The Sober Addict — was convicted of killing four people and injuring several others in New York City, officials say. Prosecutors charged Hyden, 46, was boozed up behind the wheel when his speeding pickup truck crashed through a chain...
New York cost of living worsens as 40% of families can’t afford weekly food
Families in New York City are struggling to put food on the table, according to a new report released by the charity Robin Hood.
NYC workers fired over COVID vaccine mandate say they would consider coming back
A staff worker talks with a woman outside a mobile vaccine clinic in New York, the United States, Dec. 7, 2021. Nearly 2,000 city workers who were either fired or left their jobs over the 2021 mandate could get their jobs back after the Adams administration announced a tentative plan to reinstate them. [ more › ]
