New SNAP work requirements begin Monday; thousands of New Yorkers could lose benefits
Following a three-month grace period, new federal regulations to qualify for SNAP have officially taken effect. Many recipients must now log at least 20 hours per week in paid employment, unpaid verifiable work, approved education/training or approved volunteer service. The rules primarily impact adults aged 18–64 who
New York may be facing a crime trend even worse than deadly gang violence
While New York’s leaders have been cheering the city’s steady decline in murder , another indicator has been giving public-safety advocates pause. Homicides and shootings have been on a downward trajectory, but felony assaults exploded in early 2021 — and remain far above their pre-pandemic lows. The city has seen just
Staten Island restaurant tied to Mamdani event closes; officials say it had no NYC...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Stapleton restaurant that drew attention last summer as the backdrop for a campaign appearance by then-mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has since closed—and officials say it never obtained a New York City health permit. Istanbul Bay Authentic Mediterranean Restaurant, known as Istanbul Bay by...
Jeff Bezos Says The ‘Best Way’ To Put Money In People’s Pockets By Not...
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. On Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos reacted to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new government efficiency initiative just days after the two publicly sparred over whether higher taxes on the wealthy wou
New nightclub approved at former Brooklyn Mirage despite past tragedies
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new nightclub looking to rewrite the tragic history of its predecessor got approved for its temporary liquor license Thursday. Pacha New York is preparing for its June 20 opening at the old Brooklyn Mirage venue at the Avant Gardner space. Avant Gardner went belly up in 2025 after a trio of deat
Flight Turns Around Midair Over Possible Security Threat
Scott Olson / REUTERS/Scott Olson A United Airlines flight to Spain was diverted back to New Jersey on Saturday over a possible security threat. According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the flight departed Newark at 6 p.m. bound for Palma de Mallorca but returned to Newark at 9:37 p.m. The aircraft w
United Airlines flight diverts back to Newark after Bluetooth device’s name sparks security scare
A Spain-bound United Airlines flight out of Newark turned around mid-flight on Saturday because a teenager named his Fitbit “bomb” and it popped up on available Bluetooth devices, officials and sources said. The plane took off from Newark Liberty International Airport at about 6 p.m., but landed back at Newark by rough
DMX Gets His Own Street in Yonkers
It’s hard to overstate the contributions DMX, who died in 2021 at 50, made to New York hip-hop history during his lifetime. This week, the city recognized that impact by naming the corner of School Street and Brooke Street in Yonkers, where the MC was born and raised, “Earl DMX Simmons Way.”
Assemblyman quits $140k job in West New York
Assemblyman Gabriel Rodriguez (D-West New York) has abruptly resigned his $140,000-a-year job as an accounting manager for the West New York Board of Education after the superintendent of schools, Clara Herrera, got on his back for high absenteeism, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Three sources with direct knowledge
New York dad giggles in court after murdering girlfriend and son, 11, who made...
Evil David Huff, 44, smirked and giggled in court after fatally shooting his son and girlfriend in upstate New York.
