NYPD fires cop over relationships with suspects and witnesses
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today. The NYPD fired a Staten Island detective after investigators found he had improper relationships with five women, including three he arrested, and then lied about it during an internal affairs interview, according to a police disciplinary...
New York City MetroCards Reselling For Thousands of Dollars After Discontinuation
After being discontinued , New York City MetroCards are earning resellers thousands of dollars. On Wednesday (Dec. 31), the physical MetroCard was officially retired from the New York City subway after three decades. Its yellow and blue design had become a symbol of the Big Apple, and anyone could get the card for...
Exonerated JJ Velazquez sues NYC for $100M over wrongful murder conviction, 23 years of...
A man who spent half his life in Sing Sing for a 1998 murder he did not commit now wants New York City to pony up $100 million for his time behind bars. Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez is suing the city and law enforcement officials who he says wrongfully arrested and prosecuted him. In a separate suit, his mother and two...
Bruce Canfield Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
A Ford pickup truck driven by Bruce Canfield, a 44-year-old man from Pottstown, PA, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike, police said. At the same time, a Honda sedan driven by a 39-year-old man from Poughkeepsie, NY, was traveling northbound, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The...
Mamdani is the fresh face of old and discredited ideas
On the surface, it’s easy to see why New York City elected Zohran Mamdani mayor. The charming state assemblyman put New York first during his campaign, all while smiling blithely, a proverbial cat in the sun. Ask a random person on the street why NYC opted for Mamdani, and you’ll likely hear something along the […]
Mamdani’s radical hires will deliver for the left while NYC’s other 99% suffer
Since he dropped the news around the year-end holidays and his inauguration, you may have missed how Zohran Mamdani saved many of his most radical appointments for last. On Friday, the new mayor named Ali Najmi to chair his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which picks judges for family and civil courts and...
Zohran Mamdani Mocked by Russian Official
Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev called NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani "comrade" in an X post following his inauguration.
Nurses at 15 hospitals in NYC and Long Island deliver 10-day strike notices
Over 20,000 nurses could strike in what would be the biggest nurse strike in New York City history if hospitals do not agree to contract negotiations.
Tiny’s Famous Eats brings fast-casual soul food to Riverside
Tiny’s Famous Eats aims to be “the Chipotle of soul food” in Riverside. A new soul food spot with a “fast casual” twist is set to open Saturday in Riverside, offering takeout and dine-in seating. Owner Marcus Edwards said he’s aiming for an in-and-out experience...
Uber driver fatally shot by crazed gunman outside Bronx bar, $10K reward offered
An Uber driver was shot and killed by an irate gunman outside a Bronx bar on New Year’s Eve, police and an eyewitness said Friday as a taxi drivers union offered a $10,000 reward Friday for info in NYC’s first homicide of 2026.
