New York man wins $5 million on lottery scratch-off prize
A Brooklyn resident has claimed a $5 million top prize from the New York Lottery’s $300,000,000 Cash Payout scratch-off game. Adam El-Asha chose to receive his winnings as a lump sum payment of $3,061,207 after required withholdings, rather than through installment payments. El-Asha purchased the winning ticket at...
Elderly woman knocked down, robbed near Upper East Side subway entrance
A 75-year-old woman was pushed to the ground and robbed
Taylor Sheridan Admits He Picks ‘Really Inhospitable Places to Film’ His Shows: ‘It’s Miserable’
The first three episodes of Sheridan's 'The Madison,' which takes place in Montana, are available to stream on Paramount+
Queens mother sues New York City over removal of baby without court order
Meredith Trainor with her daughter's baby shoes and blanket. The baby was one of the more than 1,300 children the city separates from their parents without a court order each year, according to the agency’s data. [ more › ]
Mamdani Cuts Legal Lifeline for His Predecessor
(This content was created with the help of AI.) New York's current mayor is cutting a key lifeline for the city's former one. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration has asked a court to let it withdraw city-funded lawyers for ex-Mayor Eric Adams in a sexual assault lawsuit, citing what Corporation Counsel Steve Banks...
Postal worker slashed over package mix-up in Brooklyn building: sources
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A postal worker was slashed in the face while delivering packages in a Brooklyn building on Monday, according to police and sources. The 48-year-old USPS employee was attacked during a fight with a man inside the building at 1680 Bedford Ave. at around 4:25 p.m., police and sources said. The...
‘He Was Duped’: New York Man Freed After Spending Nearly 20 Years Behind Bars...
A man who had to spend nearly two decades incarcerated for a $550 robbery he didn’t commit has finally been freed. Prosecutors now say Kenneth […] ‘He Was Duped’: New York Man Freed After Spending Nearly 20 Years Behind Bars for Buying Mother a Stove with Money Order He Says He Didn’t Know Was Stolen
This city might raise its minimum wage to $30, the highest in the U.S.
The federal minimum wage currently sits at $7.25 an hour, as it has since 2009. A new proposal in New York City wants to establish a minimum wage that’s more than four times that amount. Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) reports that Brooklyn City Council Member Sandy Nurse put forward...
Brooklyn Nanny Arrested in Bronx After Allegations She Struck Two Young Boys Dozens of...
BRONX, NEW YORK — A disturbing child abuse case in New York City has led to the arrest of a 24-year-old nanny from Brooklyn, who is accused of repeatedly assaulting two young children and using fear tactics to intimidate them. Authorities say Lakeysha Jackson was taken into custody in...
Critics Warn New Yorkers May Be ‘Forced to Sell Their Homes’ as Zohran Mamdani’s...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a new estate tax proposal that critics say could affect middle-class New Yorkers. According to a memo circulated by City Hall, the Democratic mayor wants to bring the estate tax exemption threshold from $7 million to $750,000, a move critics say would affect the middle class. New York is one...
