‘Forced to wait’: NYC to overhaul SNAP application process after lawsuit
NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City has promised to speed up its process for approving and recertifying SNAP applications as part of a settlement with The Legal Aid Society, NYLAG and Dechert LLP. A lawsuit filed against the city claimed it failed to handle SNAP applications within the 30-day timeframe set by federal...
New York Can’t Be Progressive Without the One Percent
The ultra-wealthy make for good campaign villains. They also fund the city’s social safety net.
Zohran Mamdani shares step-by-step video explaining how to stand up to ICE
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has released a video teaching New Yorkers how to handle interactions with ICE agents, advising residents on their constitutional rights
New York City ties its record for longest stretch without a homicide
New York City went 12 days -- Nov. 25 to Dec. 7 -- without a homicide.
Bronx gets a free vending machine filled with quality groceries to feed families
A new vending machine, stocked with quality groceries, has been launched in The Bronx by the New York City STEM nonprofit, Change Food For Good. This initiative directly addresses a critical need for families in the borough, which, as the New York State Department of Health reported in January 2024, has the highest...
Malba Street Takeover: Far Rockaway Man “Main Suspect” Arrested, Held on $300K Bond
Queens, NY: Queens City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino announced Sunday night that the NYPD has arrested the primary suspect in last weekend’s violent street takeover and assault in Malba. Justin Aguilera, 19, of Queens, is charged with gang assault, felony assault, assault in the third degree, riot, and criminal...
Suspended N.J. cops have collected $2.6M. They keep getting raises, insist they can’t be...
They were swept up in a scandal that roiled their suburban New Jersey community. Two cops who casually tossed off racial slurs, believing no one was the wiser. But secret recordings caught Clark Township Police Chief Pedro Matos and internal affairs Sgt. Joseph Teston using epithets that included the n-word, along...
Back end of truck falls into sinkhole in the Bronx
The back end of a truck fell into a sinkhole in Mott Haven just before 7 p.m. Sunday.
Man set on fire on NYC subway reunited with his family
A homeless man who police say was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car has been reunited with his family.
Exit Interview: Diana Ayala was once homeless. Now she’s deputy speaker of the New...
New York City Council Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala has spent her time in office supporting New Yorkers with mental illness, chairing both the Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions Committee as well as the General Welfare Committee. Her brother, who died last year, had bipolar disorder and had been hospitalized and...
