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....
Man pulled out of car that fell off ledge in the Bronx: FDNY
A man was extricated from a vehicle in the Bronx on Friday morning after it fell off an elevated parking lot in the Bronx, the FDNY confirmed.
Men accused of staging phony car crashes for insurance payouts
Two men are accused of deliberately causing three car collisions in New York City.
Dead man left on Brooklyn platform for hours during week of major subway delays
Crowds at Prospect Park station on Thursday, one day after commuters saw a body on the Brooklyn-bound platform. Commuters at the Prospect Park station during the morning rush were stunned to see a dead body, whose arm was dangling off the platform's edge. [ more › ]
NYC Department of Education Spends $745,000 at a Single Restaurant
Open since 2015 in East New York, Fusion East (1179 Elton Street, at Vandalia Avenue) has built the kind of following most restaurants dream about — and not just because of its jerk chicken wings, jerk salmon, chicken and waffles, and roti. Owner Andrew Walcott, a U.S. Air Force vet who also happens to be a corporate...
‘All hell broke loose’: Queens woman’s home flooded after LIRR wall gives way in...
A Queens woman’s backyard and basement were flooded when a Long Island Rail Road retaining wall gave way during Thursday’s heavy rain.
Mayor Adams wants NYC to collect info on delivery workers — worrying immigrant groups
A delivery person in bike lane on E-bike with flower bouquets in Manhattan. Under newly proposed rules, delivery companies and others that employ people on bicycles would have to keep lists of workers available to the city. Advocates for immigrants and delivery workers say a roster of workers on bicycles could...
