Brooklyn NY

The man who allegedly claimed to be an FBI agent and demanded Luigi Mangione’s release from federal jail is considering whether to plead guilty, his attorney said at a hearing Friday. Mark Anderson, a 36-year-old from Minnesota, allegedly showed up to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in January...

The NYPD will stop issuing criminal summonses for low-level e-bike and cyclist traffic offenses later this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday. Starting Friday, March 27, e-bike riders and cyclists won’t have to appear in criminal court for “minor” violations like running through a stop sign, the mayor said in...

FDNY officials delivered a public information briefing Thursday evening as crews battled a three-alarm blaze in Brooklyn. The department said the update came at about 6:15 p.m. while units were working at Box 2492, where photos from the scene showed multiple engines and ladder trucks cutting through thick plumes of...

A 25-year-old man was apprehended after a report of a kidnapping in Jersey City led to a police pursuit in Brooklyn on Thursday, March 19, authorities said. At 1:36 p.m., Jersey City police responded to 15 Hobson St. after a woman said she was in danger, Kimberly Wallace Scalfione, a spokesperson fo…

THE latest policy change from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is far from popular with the first-year mayor’s constituents. Focused on undoing a policy emphasized by the previous administration, those against the change are concerned about offenders getting off scot-free. Under the Eric Adams administration, New...

A Jersey City contractor has pleaded guilty in federal court to paying $1.5 million in bribes and kickbacks to two Hudson County Parks Department Directors. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month. In addition, you’ll be signed up for the daily email...

New York City’s subway system is officially entering a “Golden Age” of investment. Governor Kathy Hochul and the MTA have just pulled the trigger on a record-breaking plan to build up to 2,390 new subway cars , marking the largest single rail car contract in the agency’s history. To put the sheer scale of this move...

A PROFESSIONAL driver and father of four has been hit with an unexpected bill of $14,000. Despite having an automatic pass that should’ve paid the fees he owed immediately, a glitch has now left him unable to support his family. Luis Corporan has been a professional driver licensed with...

Letitia James issued a consumer alert Friday, reminding residents that retail stores and food businesses...

There is something instantly comforting about a café that smells like fresh pastry the moment you walk in. In New York, a handful of small cafés have built their reputation around homemade pies that feel both nostalgic and genuinely worth seeking out. These are the kinds of places...