New York declares total war on prolific rat population
New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subways, leaving some residents afraid to let their children walk on sidewalks. Authorities also now offer training on how to combat rats, taken by thousands of residents and building managers.
No Showers, Sleeping on Concrete Floors: The “Squalid” Conditions for Immigrants in NYC
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A new class-action lawsuit filed by a coalition of immigration advocacy groups alleges that undocumented immigrants have been detained in “crowded, squalid, and punitive conditions” in New York City.
Apparently, Babysitting Parked Cars In New York City Is A Thing Now
If you live in a major city and are looking for a career change, car sitting might be the answer. According to the New York Post and viral video goings-on, Sydney Charlet has found a way to cover half of her Manhattan apartment's rent by up to $50 for a 90-minute carsitting session during alternate parking hours. For...
Longest-serving NYPD commish Ray Kelly warns electing Mamdani would be ‘tragedy of major proportions’
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly on Sunday warned it would be a “tragedy of major proportions” if city voters elect socialist mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, who is “totally unqualified” for the office. Kelly — the longest-serving police commissioner in Big Apple history with stints under Democratic Mayors Mike...
Cuomo supporters look to wealthy enclave to take down Mamdani: report
Andrew Cuomo supporters urge Hamptons residents to switch voter registration to NYC to vote against Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Man Killed By Hudson Bergen Light Rail In Jersey City: NJ Transit
A man was struck and killed by a Hudson Bergen Light Rail train late Thursday in Jersey City, authorities said. Just before 12 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, a light rail vehicle that left West Side Avenue at 11:48 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Exchange Place at 12:24 a.m. hit an adult male trespasser n…
NYC principal’s ‘illicit’ affair with younger teacher exposed by scorned wife after helping lover...
The furious wife of a philandering Staten Island principal blew the whistle on her husband’s affair with a younger teacher at his school, where he helped his lover win tenure, The Post has learned. Principal Anthony Cosentino, 43, engaged in a “consensual sexual relationship” with the married staffer, Jacqueline...
This year’s FDNY firefighter exam drew less than half the number who took 2017...
Fewer than 22,000 people took the open competitive exam to become an FDNY firefighter this year despite the department sinking $3 million into a recruitment campaign, pushing back the registration timeline and adding more testing dates, according to figures provided by the department. The 21,760 people who took the...
NYC identifies 3 new 9/11 victims who died at World Trade Center
Three new victims of the 9/11 attacks were identified this week by New York medical officials, nearly 24 years after the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. The New York City (NYC) Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified Ryan Fitzgerald from New York, Barbara Keating from California and a third...
Three people injured after teen gunman opens fire in Times Square as panicked crowds...
THREE people have been injured after a teen gunman opened fire in Times Square, police said. Footage showed panicked crowds fleeing the tourist spot in New York as cops swarmed a vehicle. Police told The Sun that gunfire erupted at 1.20am after a “verbal dispute between two people escalated”. A 65-year-old man and a...
