Thousands in New York, Maryland, California To Stay Inside Over Air Quality
An air quality health advisory has been issued for New York City, with ozone levels expected to push the AQI above 100.
Mayor Mamdani’s immigrant affairs leader: NYC faces a moment of ‘urgency’
Faiza Ali, commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office on Immigrant Affairs, hosts community media representatives during a media roundtable on MOIA's priorities and initiatives, on March 26, 2026. The Brooklyn-born daughter of immigrants touts a shift in priorities for City Hall. [ more › ]
New York Cops Pepper Spray Packed Mall Crowd Over Watch Release
New York Cops Pepper Spray Packed Mall Crowd Over Watch Release
Crash kills 2 men outside Upper West Side barbershop
A Friday evening on a quiet Upper West Side block ended in tragedy when a suspected drunk driver lost control of his vehicle near Amsterdam Avenue and West 109th Street, killing two men and injuring three others. The crash happened around 6 p.m., sending emergency responders to a scene that witnesses described as devas
Empty Windows And Sky-High Rents Rattle Northwest Bronx Storefronts
From Riverdale to Kingsbridge, long-familiar shop windows are going dark as a new neighborhood study finds rising vacancies and punishing rents reshaping commercial life across the northwest Bronx. While a few restaurants and salons are snapping up space, many independent storefronts are hanging on by a thread. The Bus
Brownsville Bodega Bloodshed: Gunman Gets 22 Years In Daylight Killing
A Brooklyn man is headed to prison for more than two decades after a deadly 2021 shooting outside a Brownsville deli, a case that unfolded in broad daylight on a busy neighborhood corner and left a 33-year-old man dead. Waajid Pierce, 48, was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years behind bars after pleading guilty to first-de
Police: Man strangles 7-year-old boy, knocks down 5-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn
The man is also accused of knocking a 5-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy to the ground during the encounter.
Defendant ‘forced to give birth in handcuffs’ in NYC courtroom
Critics are calling for the NYPD and the city’s court system to be investigated after the incident (file photo) AFP/Getty A 33-year-old woman, Samantha Randazzo, was “forced to give birth in handcuffs” in a Brooklyn courthouse on Friday, after being held in custody for over 24 hours. Legal aid groups said that Randaz
NYC developer allegedly bragged about court scam a day before FBI arrest: ‘Ha ha’
An accused sleazy loose-lipped developer boasted that he controlled a Brooklyn courthouse — just a day before the feds carted him off to the jailhouse, according to shocking court revelations. Alleged fraudster Sam Sprei thought he had his case so in the pocket even when a judge with no ties to him was assigned it , af
Four women charged after shoplifting spree at New Jersey mall, police say
Four Brooklyn women are accused of stealing over $2,700 in merchandise from stores like Lululemon at the Westfield Garden State Plaza.
