NYC Public School early dismissals this week: Things to know
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Some New York City Public School students will get an early start to their weekends heading into Thanksgiving week. Students of certain schools will be dismissed three hours early for afternoon parent-teacher conferences on Friday. High schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools will be dismissing students...
Heroic NYPD Officers Dive Into Icy Harlem River to Rescue Suicidal 16-Year-Old Girl
A 16-year-old girl who had just jumped from a bridge into the freezing Harlem River in a suicide attempt was saved Thursday when two quick-thinking NYPD officers leapt into the dangerously cold water to pull her to safety. Moments after she entered the mid-50-degree water — cold enough to trigger...
Mamdani says he’ll bring free child care to NYC. It’s not easy, but is...
Rebecca Bailin pays $32,000 a year for her five-month-old's all-day child care in New York City . That's higher than the national average, but not unusual. Many parents in the city and in other parts of the country can relate, as Care.com's 2025 Cost of Care Report found many parents spend 22% of their household...
City Pays $4M to Rikers Detainee After His Five Rape Claims Were Ignored
Terrence told jail officials again and again that he’d been raped — five times, he said, over the course of multiple stints in city custody. He filed reports, flagged officers and in two instances, pointed to video that seemed to back him up, including one in which a fellow male detainee is seen leaving the […] The...
Hidden Facts About Coyotes in New York Suburbs
Coyotes have become one of the most surprising wildlife residents in New York’s expanding suburbs. For many years, people assumed these animals belonged only in deserts, mountains, or remote Western plains. Yet across Westchester, Rockland, the Hudson Valley, and even sections of Long Island, coyotes have quietly...
Woman found dead on Lower East Side sidewalk near park, police say
A block of concrete painted with the NYPD's letters in New York City on Jan. 10, 2025 Officers discovered her unresponsive with head injuries near Luther Gulick Park. [ more › ]
Chi Ossé files paperwork to run against Hakeem Jeffries in New York
New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a democratic socialist, filed paperwork on Monday to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) next year. Ossé represents the city’s 36th District, which includes North Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, in the New York City Council. He has represented the...
LA’s cult-classic Randy’s Donuts is coming to New York City this December
Randy's Donuts has become a mainstay in Los Angeles, beloved for its low-fuss, fluffy doughnuts. A location will be opening in New York City next month
Accused neo-Nazi admits plot to have Santa poison NYC children
Exterior view of the US Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn. Michail Chkhikvishvili, 22, pleaded guilty to soliciting hate crimes and transporting an explosive device. He faces up to 40 years in prison. [ more › ]
Baby poisoned by fentanyl in New York man’s care: ‘Truly egregious,’ officials say
According to officials, 21-year-old Henry Martinez called 911 to report that the 8-month-old child was not breathing.
