Officials identify NYers who died during extreme cold snap
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Deaths during the recent cold snap in New York City included a 52-year-old man who had recently been discharged from the hospital and an unhoused woman, officials said during a hearing Tuesday. Among those who died is Frederick Jones, a 67-year-old from Midtown Manhattan in an adult...
Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show Ended With a ‘Spike’ of Toilets Flushing, NYC Government Reports...
The social media accounts for municipal utilities don’t normally get a lot of attention, except sometimes from locals when there’s an outage. But New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection found one of its tweets going viral for a humorous statistic about the Super Bowl halftime show.
NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch sending 200 more cops into crime-plagued Bronx: ‘Just look at...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is sending 200 more cops into the Bronx and splitting it into two patrol commands as the northernmost borough continues to buck the citywide dip in crime. The move would shake up the NYPD structure in the Bronx, matching the two-tier borough patrol commands in the larger boroughs of...
NYPD rolls out big changes as Commissioner Jessica Tisch says the department is ‘strong’
Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch used her State of the NYPD address Tuesday to announce a wide‑ranging set of updates aimed at boosting public safety, modernizing operations and giving officers more support in the field.
French bulldog, $8K in Pokémon cards stolen in Brooklyn home invasion: sources
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A French bulldog and $8,000 in Pokémon cards were stolen during a Brooklyn home invasion early Monday morning, according to police and sources. A group of armed men allegedly robbed two apartments in the multi-family home at 1345 Myrtle Ave. in Bushwick at around 2:15 a.m., according to...
18 people have died in brutal temperatures on NYC streets, mayor says
On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that an 18th person in New York City has died as a result of the cold weather.
Head of NYC’s homeless services resigns amid weeks of job uncertainty under Mamdani
Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, left, provide an update on the city’s record progress connecting New Yorkers living in city shelters to permanent housing. Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park submitted her resignation letter...
Police arrest 5 men, seize loaded handgun after chase on Taconic State Parkway
State Police arrested the driver and passengers after none claimed ownership of the loaded pistol.
Pair accused of trying to pass counterfeit cash in Warren County
WARREN COUNTY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Two men in Warren County are accused of trying to use counterfeit cash. The sheriff’s office says De’Narrius Ayers, 22, of Albany, Georgia, and Isaiah Francis, 24, of Brooklyn, tried to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at Cumberland Farms in Queensbury. Investigators...
Mamdani’s Islam expansionist remarks very dangerous, ISGAP fellow says
Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy’s Dalia Ziada joins “On Balance” to discuss New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s comments about how expansionist Islam works.
