Mamdani’s Mental-Health Plan Is a Well-Worn Flop
The least revolutionary plans that New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani advanced on the campaign trail dealt with mental illness. The most likely outcome of these plans is that taxpayers pay more for slightly worse outcomes and slightly worse mental-health services—with more untreated serious mental illness on...
Top Real Estate CEO Hits Back at Claims New Yorkers Are Fleeing in Wake...
Top New York City real estate executives claim no one is leaving NYC so fast and that companies are committed to staying.
Harlem’s Legal Cannabis Industry: NYC’s Quiet Economic Engine
New York City Cannabis is an economic development masterclass. From my bird’s-eye view, I have seen opportunities for young adults to get valuable retail experience in a billion-dollar industry. As of November 2025, New York’s regulated cannabis market continues to mature, surpassing $1.4 billion in reported sales to...
New York Rescuer Braves Highway Chaos To Save A Small Creature Facing Certain Danger
Karenlynn Stracher is a seasoned wildlife rescuer who never hesitates to step in when an animal’s safety is at stake, regardless of the risks involved. Alongside her animal rescue work, Stracher has built a long career as a paramedic in New York City, saving countless human lives. Her extensive experience allows her...
Free OMNY Cards Available Tomorrow In NYC As MetroCard Retirement Nears
Starting Tuesday, New Yorkers can get free OMNY cards by transferring MetroCard balances at MTA service centers. The MetroCard system will end sales on December 31, 2025, with full OMNY implementation in 2026. The first 400 at each center will receive fee-waived cards.
NJ lawmaker wants to let public workers cash in early on unused sick leave
The bill would allow towns to "purchase" unused sick time from employees annually, which one critic said could fuel fraud and waste.
Newark officials call on shooting suspects to turn themselves in
The gun violence in Newark, N.J. killed 10-year-old Jordan Garcia and 21-year-old Kiyah Mae Scott, according to Essex County prosecutors.
Inmate, 32, Found Dead Inside Hudson County Jail Cell: Prosecutor
John Finucane of Jersey City, was found unresponsive in his cell at about 7:40 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 15, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. Officers and medical staff “immediately rendered aid to the inmate,” he said. Finucane was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead...
New Yorkers Rally to ‘Tax the Rich’ as Mamdani Raises $1M in 10 Days
Coalition calls for taxing the city’s wealthiest to fund public services.
NYC Mayor Removes Mental Health Call Response from FDNY
The Adams administration is planning to resign the city’s non-police mental health response team program, or B-HEARD, shifting it from the purview of the FDNY, City Hall announced Friday. Under the changes announced by City Hall, NYC Health + Hospitals, which currently operates the program with FDNY, would entirely...
