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Espinal remains a fixture in New York politics despite having only served eight months in the state Assembly in 2018.

Hundreds of families in minority communities say they were stripped of their home ownership with little to no warning. Now some of them are part of the largest local civil rights settlement in recent history.

A waterfront stroll, a pickleball match, and a few rounds of blackjack could soon share the exact same Bronx address. Ferry Point Park is slated for a $160 million makeover tied directly to Bally’s massive $4 billion casino development . What the massive redesign includes Landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Jones designed the new proposal. The plan spans five distinct sites along the waterfront and further inland. Visitors can expect a brand-new playground featuring a 20-foot slide , a splash

Back in the good old days of “honest graft,” William “Boss” Tweed didn’t mess around when it came to enriching himself at the expense of New York City taxpayers. Take the Tweed Courthouse, the opulent Italianate marble edifice next to City Hall that now houses the Department of Education headquarters. Originally budgeted at $250,000, it […] The post First Adams-Era Corruption Trial Begins — Without a Jury appeared first on The City Reporter .

EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — Three individuals were injured after a fire broke out at a NYCHA development in Manhattan early Monday morning, according to the FDNY. The fire was reported at around 2:44 a.m. Fire officials say the fire broke out on the 8th floor of 400 East 105th Street. 120 Fire and EMS […]

Police say the duo wore Amazon vests and struck eight commercial vehicles between Aug. 4 and Sept. 14; four happened in the Bronx and one in Brooklyn. The other three thefts occurred in Queens.

Police say the captain was knocked to the ground when the vehicle struck him while backing out of his father's driveway.

City attorneys allege the firm said its clients were injured by defective city streets or sidewalks when in reality they were hit by cars or banged up in fights. [ more › ]

Hundreds of undercover investigations in New York City ended with enforcement action against 170 stores. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the results of what it calls Operation SNAP Back on September 18. Several of the cases were referred to the department’s Office of Inspector General for criminal prosecution. The targets were bodegas, convenience stores... The post Food stamp investigators acted against 170 stores across New York City’s five boroughs after hundreds of undercover i

The NYPD is seeking the public's help in identifying two men connected to a string of commercial vehicle burglaries across multiple boroughs. The suspects stole more than $79,000 in equipment and vehicle parts from parked work vehicles before escaping in a black Honda Accord in each instance. Both suspects are...