Historic NYC church engulfed in 5-alarm blaze; 6 firefighters injured battling stubborn flames
Bright orange flames tore through a historic 1830s church in Queens after a five-alarm fire spread from a vacant rectory, according to the Fire Department of New York.
Driver Who Has Received 547 Tickets Since 2022 Found To Be NYPD Officer And...
A recent report into prolific ‘speeders’ across New York City has revealed that one such speeder, who has racked up 547 speeding violations in Staten Island alone since 2022, is an NYPD officer. The report from StreetsBlog NYC reveals just how hundreds of these infractions have occurred in school zones. Under normal circumstances, any driver […] The post Driver Who Has Received 547 Tickets Since...
‘We can square up right now’: NY cop charged with punching man at Bronx...
The incident happened at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station in December 2024, according to prosecutors. Body camera footage showed the on-duty officer punching a man at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station, prosecutors say. [ more › ]
20 New York City dive bars our US editors can personally vouch for
We can appreciate a perfectly mixed martini as much as the next person, but sometimes the finer things in life aren't the finer things – just look at New York City's best dive bars as proof. Yeah, we're talking about those places where your shoes stick to the floor, where the bathroom mirror has long ago been lost to bumper stickers and scribbled phone numbers...
NYC Health + Hospitals hiring: Jobs with no degrees required
NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York City Health and Hospitals is hiring for many positions with no education or prior work requirements. The listings are posted on the NYC Health + Hospitals careers website. To find the listings below, enter the Job IDs in the search bar Motor vehicle operator – Job ID: 134606 Job duties […]
‘Unbearable’: Raging fire leaves 6 firefighters hurt, displaces residents in Astoria
A large firefighting operation was seen in a Queens neighborhood after a fire in a residential building spread to a nearby church. The fire started in an apartment on 12th Street between 27th and Main avenues, around just before 7 p.m. Thursday in Astoria, fire officials said. According to the...
Lead-footed NYPD cop racked up more than 500 speeding tickets in NYC since 2022:...
A brazen NYPD cop racked up more than 500 speeding tickets in his home borough over the last four years — making him one of the most reckless drivers in the entire city, according to a report. Officer James Giovansanti, 33, was caught on traffic cameras either speeding through school zones or disregarding red lights a whopping 187 times in the last year alone — and...
Housing voucher funds dry up for thousands of NYC residents
Thousands of New Yorkers may not have a place to live by the end of the year as funds for a federal housing voucher program runs out, years ahead of schedule.
Homeless Dad Allegedly Abandoned 1-Year-Old Baby Girl in New York City’s Times Square
As someone who lived in New York City for four years, my hat goes off to anyone raising a child there. The city, while full of fun and interesting things to do, is a chaotic place inhabited by truly unique characters, some of whom are not very safe to be around. I never truly felt unsafe in any of the boroughs most of the...
Romulus warehouse packed with pieces from failed NYC mega food hall
Truckloads of high-end restaurant gear from a failed New York City hotspot are now sitting in a Finger Lakes warehouse, according to the Finger Lakes Times. TAGeX Brands hauled more than 60 loads from the shuttered Tin Building to its base in Romulus. The $200 million project, created by celebrity...

















