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In the ongoing discussion about New York City Council members' salaries, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin have decidedly taken a stand against their own financial uplift by committing to decline any salary increases, as Gothamist reported, this decision comes amid efforts to review the salaries of...

O'Hara said he was not surprised that there would be a DOJ investigation.

New Yorkers are a real trip. A Brooklyn woman went viral for falling down the steps in Grand Central Terminal and being left behind by rushing commuters — with one even mumbling, “Get the f–k up.” Fia James got close to 4 million views on Instagram and TikTok for the clip, taken right after her tumble in the...

There are plenty of pizzerias in New York City vying for the top spot, but there was only one which Anthony Bourdain claimed was the best of the best.

A Queens grand jury indicted a Brooklyn man on assault and reckless endangerment charges for punching his cousin and knocking him out on Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park. Prosecutors say Jonathan Velez, 45, allegedly attacked his 39-year-old relative, went through his pockets, and then left the scene, leaving his...

Allen Porter's double murder conviction was overturned Friday by a judge, who cited extensive evidence withheld by prosecutors. "The amount of evidence that was withheld is nothing short of substantial and even alarming," a judge said. [ more › ]

It was a license to bill. An upstate granny had to give up her beloved “BELLA” vanity plate because she was being flooded with speeding tickets meant for an NYC biker with a fugazi copycat tag. Sharon Ritmo has gotten 10 speed-camera tickets since June meant for an NYC motorcyclist — despite the fact that she’s an...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Pete Davidson has spent years shouting out Staten Island’s best food spots, but on the debut episode of his new Netflix podcast, one local deli got a mention for a very different reason. During the debut installment of “The Pete Davidson Show,” Davidson sat...

Faced with resident complaints and negative news coverage of its snowstorm response, Jersey City appears to be fighting back against two groups of bad actors. According to Jersey City Communications Director Nathaniel Styer, as of Thursday, the city had issued over 300 summonses to business owners and landlords. By...

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has selected Dr. Dia Bryant, the former executive director of The Education Trust–New York. as the deputy mayor for education. “Every child in Jersey City deserves a bright future, and that starts with schools that work for our kids,” Solomon said in a statement.