A chilling erosion of empathy in NYC Midtown Shooting
Free Press Reporter Maya Sulkin shares new reporting about hateful comments the late Blackstone director is receiving online.
Fmr. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Public safety is job number 1 in New...
Andrew Cuomo, Fmr. New York governor, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the New York City mayoral race and safety in the city and leading democratic candidate Mamdani.
NYC would lose 300K parking spots and $3B under this lefty City Council traffic...
NYC drivers would lose roughly 300,000 parking spots and taxpayers would be in the hole for $3 billion under a bill being fast-tracked by far-left City Council members. The NYC Council’s Progressive Caucus announced this week that it plans to push the full Council to approve legislation by year’s end requiring the...
6 New Yorkers Charged In $66 Million Food Stamp Scam
Six New Yorkers have been charged in a massive $66 million SNAP scheme. As SNAP benefits get cut by the current administration, 6 New York State residents violated the system, and worse yet, the ringleader was a federal employee. Working Families In New York To Lose Medicaid & SNAP Benefits.
Kingsbridge Heights: 60-Year-Old Man Found Deceased with Head Trauma inside Deegan Motel
The NYPD said a 60-year-old man has been found deceased in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx. A police spokesperson said that on Friday, Aug. 1, at around 2.35 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious male inside 3600 Bailey Avenue, the address of the Deegan Motel.
Monster Behind Bars as Keanu Martinez Receives 40-Year Sentence for Rape and Kidnapping Rampage...
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. has confirmed the sentencing of Keanu Martinez to 40 years-to-life in state prison for his grave assault crimes. Convicted for predatory sexual assault, rape, and kidnapping, Martinez's victims, a 30-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl, testified to his violent acts. The...
Hochul: I ‘Have a Lot of Alignment’ with Mamdani ‘on Issues Like Affordability’
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) stated that New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) has “taken a lot of positions that I don’t agree with, but we have a lot of alignment on issues like affordability.”
2 men charged with staging car crashes, including one caught on video
Two men have been charged with staging car crashes on New York City highways and streets and allegedly trying to collect insurance payouts for vehicle damage and purported injuries. At least one of the alleged incidents was caught on camera. The two Brooklyn men were arraigned Tuesday night, charged with staging a...
Forged signatures found on Mayor Adams’ petitions to run as an independent
Mayor Adams announced his run as an independent one day after a judge dismissed corruption charges against him. The Adams campaign said it is conducting a review after Gothamist found signatures that were fraudulently obtained or outright forged. [ more › ]
Fewer Black and Latino students win offers to attend specialized high schools
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Fewer Black and Latino students were offered seats at New York City’s specialized high schools for this fall, potentially deepening segregation at some of the city’s most coveted campuses....