Pedestrian dead after being pinned under car near NYC expressway
One pedestrian is dead and another was injured when a Mercedes Benz rear ended another car that was stopped and waiting to turn onto the Van Wyck expressway in Queens on Saturday, according to the NYPD. A 51-year-old woman became pinned under a Toyota Scion that was turning from Liberty Avenue onto the busy highway...
Brooklyn Community Rallies After Violent Week
Brooklyn’s struggle with gun violence hit close to home for Flatbush residents, as multiple shootings, including incidents right outside Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman’s district office, have left the community shaken. On Sept. 13, a 19-year-old man was shot near the Assemblywoman’s office. Less than 48...
More New Yorkers want a piece of rent stabilization
New Yorkers have rent stabilization on the brain. It’s dominated headlines since the race for the city’s next mayor kicked off last year, and Zohran Mamdani cemented freezing rents at these properties as a core tenet of his campaign ahead of his shock upset to clinch the Democratic primary.
95-year-old charged with killing roommate 48 hours after moving into nursing home
A 95-year-old woman was arrested this week after allegedly beating her roommate to death at their New York City nursing home. Per USA Today, Galina Smirnova was booked at Rikers Island without bond on Friday, Sept. 19. Court records show that Smirnova was charged with second-degree murder and possession of a criminal...
$100 Million drug pipeline using luxury shippers exposed in California, New York
Los Angeles, California – Federal prosecutors unsealed a sweeping indictment Thursday that reads like something out of a
‘Die Painfully’ Texas Man Indicted for Violent Threats Against Zohran Mamdani
The threats started in June 2025, when Fistel reportedly sent phone and written messages to Mamdani’s office.
What we still don’t know about NYC’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak, ahead of hearing
NYC health commissioner Michelle Morse updates the public on the Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem in August. The City Council is set to grill administration officials on Monday after revelations that the source of the outbreak was tied to two city-owned buildings. [ more › ]
New 2025 ‘trash’ law sparks automatic refund checks for millions of Americans
MILLIONS of Americans can expect to receive a check in the mail in the coming weeks under a new environmental scheme. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced all homeowners in the city will receive a $59.30 check to pay for the cost of their official NYC bin. Homeowners...
Lyft campaign against proposed NYC driver protections sparks accusations of misinformation
Lyft is fighting legislation that would limit when the company can kick drivers off their app. It's e-hail companies' latest effort to fight regulations to their operations in New York City. [ more › ]
NYC health officials defend Legionnaires’ response, say testing is not foolproof
Harlem Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Michelle Morse defended the city's response to the summer disease outbreak in Central Harlem in which seven people died and more than 100 were sickened. [ more › ]
