NYC’s jails mess should prompt the feds to END the ‘Close Rikers’ farce
A new watchdog report on Rikers Island details new medical and safety horrors besetting detainees at the sprawling jail complex — a headache that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani can’t avoid. The Board of Correction analysis looks at five of the 11 inmate fatalities so far this year, and fingers correction officers for...
Fighting for the Future of Flatbush’s African Burial Ground
The largest known colonial burial ground for people of African descent in the United States — both free and enslaved — is in New York City. That burial ground in Lower Manhattan is a national park and monument that commemorates the forgotten and brutal history of slavery in New York City. But it’s far from the only...
Fed agents heckled in dramatic NYC scene as they tussle with suspect: video
Federal agents pulled a man from a car in a dramatic caught-on-video scene in Washington Heights Wednesday morning – as onlookers filmed and one bellowed, “Show your faces!” Someone even called the cops on the officers as they tried to pull a man out of a black SUV at West 157th Street and Broadway, according to a...
Masked federal agents detain man in Upper Manhattan
There are growing concerns in Washington Heights after a man was forcibly taken into custody by federal agents wearing face coverings on Wednesday morning.
Juan Quiroz Manzueta Indicted For Hitting MD Lt. Rob Burgess
A 21-year-old man who was arrested in New York a day after seriously injuring a veteran sheriff's deputy in Maryland during a wild chase has been brought back to the state to face charges, authorities announced. Yonkers resident Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta has been identified and arrested as the driver...
Mayor-elect addresses dire NYPD officer shortage
The NYPD's current headcount is 33,745 officers. This is a stark contrast to the year 2000, when the force employed 40,285 officers.
Interrupted SNAP benefits force Chinese New Yorker to use food pantry for first time
As the government shutdown continues to interrupt funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the 1.8 million New Yorkers who depend on the program are worried they will not be able to feed their families. More than 300 people recently showed up at a pop-up Lower East Side food...
Documentarian Ken Burns Was ‘Embarrassed’ as a Kid Because He Read Encyclopedias While His...
Burns was honored with the Critics Choice Impact Award at the 10th annual ceremony on Nov. 9
Police seek help locating missing teen in Newark
NEWARK, NJ — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl. Brianna James, of Newark, was reported missing on Friday, according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. She was last seen in the area of Maple Avenue near Grumman Avenue. James...
Route 495 reopens in New Jersey after man hit, killed by car: officials
UNION CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – The westbound lanes of Route 495 in New Jersey reopened on Wednesday after being shut down for hours, according to Port Authority. The closure came after a man was seen walking along the westbound side of Route 495 and was struck by a driver around 5:45 a.m., a representative for […]
