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This is Eater’s guide to all the New York City restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed in May 2026. This list will be updated weekly (see: April, March, February, January), serving as a round-up of the dining and drinking places that have shuttered around the city. If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at [email protected].

International Shoppes, a Valley Stream-based, family-owned retail operator, has been awarded a duty-free storefront at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4, marking a significant expansion for one of the few Long Island companies operating in the airport. The company, founded by two immigrant families and now in its...

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon announced he’s appointing Peter Vincent as the director of the Department of Recreation and Youth Development. Vincent, a born and raised Jersey City resident and athletics administrator with more than two decades of experience in youth development and collegiate athletics, will report to Deputy Mayor of Education Dia Bryant.

The West New York Police Department held a promotional ceremony recognizing officers moving up in rank and welcoming new recruits to the force. Six sergeants were promoted to lieutenant: Yousef Awadallah, Julian Porras, Daniel Leon, Aida Miranda, Nedal Saadeh, and Robert Cirri. Three officers were promoted to sergeant: Det. Orli...

New Jersey City University (NJCU) has issued additional layoff notices after previously laying off 151 employees, The Jersey Vindicator reported Wednesday. The move came just four days after an accreditation organization advanced the university’s pending merger with Union-based Kean University. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be...

A fiery explosion at a home in New York City left multiple people injured, including several officers who were responding to a domestic dispute and were flung into the air in the blast, police said. New York Police Department officers responded to the house in Queens at about 2:42 a.m. local time on April 30 after receiving a 911 call that a resident's...

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is rolling out a PATH fare increase, with new pricing set to take effect on May 4th, 2026. Then, on May 17th, there will be significant restorations of weekend service. For commuters traveling between Hoboken, Jersey City, and New York City, this is the latest update in what has already been a busy year for...

Chants of “Let us in!” rang across City Hall Park on Thursday afternoon as at least 100 sanitation workers, union members and supporters packed into the area near Murray Street and Broadway, demanding the city reverse what they say are unfair retirement benefit cuts. Pressed up against security at the City Hall gate, the crowd briefly crowded the steps, waving signs that called for...

A Monday afternoon turned ugly in Chelsea when a 58-year-old worker was repeatedly struck with a bat and robbed inside a business on 9th Avenue, leaving the employee injured and the attacker on the run. The assault happened at about 2:25 p.m. inside 225 9th Avenue, within the NYPD's 10th Precinct, and police have now put out a wanted alert and...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the deadline to use new required trash bins in New York City approaches, the cans are becoming hard to find — so what happens if someone steals your NYC trash bin?. Starting June 1, New York City will require residential buildings with one...