Elderly woman knocked down, robbed near Upper East Side subway entrance
A 75-year-old woman was pushed to the ground and robbed
Woman stole tens of thousands of dollars from multiple victims in elaborate identity theft...
A woman has been indicted by a New Jersey state grand jury in the theft of more than $86,000 through an elaborate debit card scheme. Ibelis Gonzalez, 46, of Jersey City, was indicted on the charges of second-degree theft by deception and theft of identity, as well as a third-degree offense involving false government...
NY corrections officer claims $370k after faking injuries: court documents
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A New York City corrections officer pleaded guilty after claiming $370,336.79 in benefits by faking injuries while working at Rikers Island, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced on Tuesday. Todd Faustin received a large amount of benefits by falsely...
NYC $30 minimum wage proposal pushed by Mamdani would ‘obliterate’ certain industries: expert warns
NYC council considers controversial $30 minimum wage proposal that has local businesses and economists warning of major economic consequences for workers.
Queens mother sues New York City over removal of baby without court order
Meredith Trainor with her daughter's baby shoes and blanket. The baby was one of the more than 1,300 children the city separates from their parents without a court order each year, according to the agency’s data. [ more › ]
Mamdani Cuts Legal Lifeline for His Predecessor
(This content was created with the help of AI.) New York's current mayor is cutting a key lifeline for the city's former one. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration has asked a court to let it withdraw city-funded lawyers for ex-Mayor Eric Adams in a sexual assault lawsuit, citing what Corporation Counsel Steve Banks...
Community showing support for beloved doorman attacked in Upper West Side building lobby
A GoFundMe is raising money in support of a 79-year-old doorman who was attacked in the lobby of an Upper West Side apartment building on March 8.
This city might raise its minimum wage to $30, the highest in the U.S.
The federal minimum wage currently sits at $7.25 an hour, as it has since 2009. A new proposal in New York City wants to establish a minimum wage that’s more than four times that amount. Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) reports that Brooklyn City Council Member Sandy Nurse put forward...
Critics Warn New Yorkers May Be ‘Forced to Sell Their Homes’ as Zohran Mamdani’s...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a new estate tax proposal that critics say could affect middle-class New Yorkers. According to a memo circulated by City Hall, the Democratic mayor wants to bring the estate tax exemption threshold from $7 million to $750,000, a move critics say would affect the middle class. New York is one...
NYC salon sued after allegedly telling Black patrons it doesn’t do their ‘kind of...
A mother and her 7-year-old daughter were denied service at an Upper East Side salon, according to the lawsuit. [ more › ]
