The U.S. Cities With The Highest Average Rent Have Been Revealed—And NYC Surprisingly Isn’t...
Three things to know about a New Yorker: we like our bagels and our baconeggncheeses , speed walking is our normal walking speed, and we’ll sit and complain about how damn high our rent is until we’re blue in the face. And though the average rent in NYC is a staggering 149% higher than the rest of the country, a...
Hoboken Health Director Sentenced for Embezzlement, Tax Fraud
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY - Pantaleo “Leo” Pellegrini, the former Director of Health and Human Services and Director of Environmental Services for the City of Hoboken, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for embezzling public funds and filing a false tax return, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Alina...
Last magazine shop on NYC’s Upper East Side to close as readers buy up...
It was a mag-nificent run. The Upper East Side’s last print magazine shop — and hotspot to get X-rated mags — will close its doors for good as the building’s landlords aim to convert the building to luxury condos, its owner said. International News and Magazines Inc will be forced out of the East 86th Street...
Exclusive: Pastor arrested for using polling site restroom
THE BRONX (PIX11) — On one of the hottest days in the city so far this year, a Bronx pastor, volunteering for a local campaign on Primary Day, said he was just trying to stay cool. The bathroom was inside a polling site. Instead of getting relief, the pastor ended up in handcuffs. Pastor Dimas […]
NYC extends hours of pools and cooling centers amid heat
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — To help give New Yorkers an escape from the extreme heat, some cooling spots will stay open a little later this week. State-run swimming pools, cooling facilities and parks will have extended opening hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday. In the five boroughs,...
NYPD: 54-year-old arrested in connection to Chauncey Street Subway Station attack and robbery
The arrest was made Wednesday at Transit District 33, where Doctor was seen being led out in handcuffs.
NYCHA under fire over empty apartments in a housing crisis
Nearly 6,000 NYCHA apartments are vacant with over 240,000 families on the waiting list for public housing. The City Council's Committee on Public Housing held a hearing to demand answers as to why it takes NYCHA "more than a year to fix and clean vacant apartments." Brooklyn City Councilmember Alexa...
Attorney General James Secures $400,000 for Underpaid New York City School Security Guards
Secured 24 Withheld Wages from Workers While Pocketing Extra Funds from Schools. NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office has secured $400,000 from Secured 24, LLC (Secured 24) and its two principal owners for failing to pay its security guards the full prevailing wage that...
Who is Zohran Mamdani’s Wife? Rama Duwaji Met Him on Hinge
"Rama isn't just my wife, she's an incredible artist who deserves to be known on her own terms," Mamdani wrote in a May Instagram post.
NYC shuts down migrant operation at storied Roosevelt Hotel
NEW YORK — New York City on Tuesday closed the arrival center for migrants it had established at the Roosevelt Hotel, a once-grand Manhattan hotel that had become an emblem of the city’s fraught efforts to manage the flood of new migrants when it opened two years ago.