Mayor Adams Strikes Landmark $7 Billion Labor Deal with New York Building & Construction...
New York City's march towards enhanced labor practices took a bold step forward with Mayor Eric Adams striking a significant deal with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC). The agreement, as detailed in a recent announcement by the NYC Mayor's Office, features two Project...
Student tourist who lost arm and leg in NYC subway accident wins staggering $82M...
A student tourist whose left arm and left leg were severed when she fainted and tumbled in front of a Brooklyn subway train has landed a nearly $82 million jury verdict. Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva of Brazil was awarded the massive sum last week in Brooklyn federal court over her rail horror in 2016, when she was...
Firefighter union blasts NYC after finding 68 boxes of missing 9/11 toxin records
The City of New York says it has located 68 boxes of previously missing 9/11 toxin records tied to Ground Zero exposure. Attorney Michael Barasch called the revelation a "betrayal" and demanded a full federal investigation. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams said the city has begun turning over documents...
Man charged in connection with pushing off-duty cop into oncoming train in NYC
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A 28-year-old man is being charged with attempted murder in connection with pushing an off-duty NYPD police officer in the path of an oncoming subway train, according to District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Aaron Walker was charged with assault and attempted assault, as well as attempted murder,...
WNY Cops Deny Helping Feds In Raid, Facebook Post Sparks Outrage
HudPost, an online publication that covers Hudson County, reported federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Drug Enforcement Administration detained a man near 62nd Street and Jackson Street in West New York on Sunday, Nov. 23. The man was taken away in an unmarked...
Mamdani Team to Terminate 179 Adams City Hall Staffers
More than 170 staffers in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will be notified Wednesday that they will not be working under the administration of incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Most of the 179 employees staffers work within the mayor’s office, in and around City...
NYCHA bribery crackdown ends with convictions of all 70 workers charged
The Queensbridge North Houses in Queens, one of the city’s largest public housing developments. Federal prosecutors say employees took cash in exchange for no-bid repair contracts, affecting hundreds of public housing buildings across New York City. [ more › ]
Treasury Secretary Bessent says NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is leader of Democratic Party
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, is the clear head of the Democratic Party.
Adams pushes Rent Board changes that could undermine Mamdani pledge for rent freeze
Outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams is racing to fill key positions before Zohran Mamdani takes office, including on the powerful Rent Guidelines Board, which could undermine the incoming mayor’s pledge to freeze rent.
Attacker punches man, 67, in face, smashes his phone on UES street
Police released surveillance footage of a man wanted for punching a 67-year-old man in an unprovoked assault on the Upper East Side on Monday.
