Starbucks settlement with New York City will give backpay to more than 15,000 workers
Starbucks will pay more than $35.5 million in restitution to over 15,000 workers and will also pay more than $3 million in fines.
Landlords push back on COPA bill that gives land trusts first dibs on housing...
The measure known as the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), would require that properties with three or more units be offered first to community land trusts before hitting the open market.
Northeast set to be blasted by ‘most extreme cold on Earth’ before Christmas
The central to eastern US is set to be blasted with some of the most extreme cold anywhere on Earth just before Christmas, according to a shocking new forecast. From the Midwest to the East Coast temperatures will be about 15 to 20 degrees below the December average beginning in about the third week of the month, MIT...
Texas Man Goes Viral For Handing Out Machetes To Homeless People
Machetes and free liquor? This doesn't sound like the greatest idea.
Here’s how much real Christmas trees cost around New York City
With many looking for budget-friendly ways to celebrate the holidays, our ongoing series Your Money, Your Savings, highlights ways to save on a Christmas tree.
70 NYCHA workers convicted after corruption sweep
Nearly two years after the largest single-day federal bribery takedown in the Justice Department’s history, federal prosecutors secured a perfect record on convictions. All 70 New York City Housing Authority employees swept up in a corruption sweep were convicted, Gothamist reported. Charges ranged from bribery to...
N.Y. Lottery: NYC man claims $1M scratch-off prize, elects one-time lump sum payment; here’s...
A Brooklyn man has claimed a $1 million prize off a winning scratch-off ticket. Roman Klym won via the New York Lottery’s VIP Millions scratch-off game, lottery officials announced. Klym opted to receive a one-time lump sum payment totaling $612,251 after required withholdings, according to officials. The winning...
Free Buses Can Be a Reality — Just Look at Maryland
During the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic downturn, many people couldn’t pay their transportation costs, and often didn’t. In New York City in 2021, some 21 percent of bus riders did not pay the fare, a figure that grew to 48 percent in 2024. Some local governments, including New York City, responded...
Highway Fruit Vendors: A Disturbing Glimpse into Child Labor and Exploitation
A growing concern has been raised by social media users regarding the sight of children and adults selling fruits along the highway, specifically Route 440 and Tonelle Avenue. The sight of people, including children, setting up makeshift fruit stands on the highway has sparked a discussion about child labor, safety,...
Max B Sets Post-Prison Comeback in Motion With Coke Wave Reunion and Solo Album
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Max B attends Max B Welcome Home Dinner on November 10, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) Max B is making his return count. Just weeks after walking out of Northern State Prison last month, the Harlem native is already back in the studio—and back in formation...
