Mamdani meets with business leaders, homeless advocates about NYC housing crisis
On Tuesday, Mamdani met with real estate leaders and members of the Partnership for New York City on Tuesday to figure out ways to cut the red tape when it comes to housing the homeless.
Police release photo after motorcycle robbery at Flatbush Avenue red light
The NYPD says it happened around 8:10 p.m. on Nov. 29, when a 26-year-old man was stopped at a red light at Flatbush Avenue and Avenue L.
Beyoncé set to attend Met Gala for the first time in 10 years!
New York, New York - Beyoncé has been named as one of the co-chairs for next year's Met Gala! Vogue confirmed on Wednesday that the Texas Hold 'Em hitmaker will helm the 2026 event alongside actor Nicole Kidman, tennis star Venus Williams, and former editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. The theme for the annual fashion...
NYPD searching for suspect after man stabbed in back at Union Square subway station
Police say the 45-year-old victim and suspect got into a verbal dispute while riding the train on Wednesday morning.
Al Capone’s Christmas massacre of the Irish Mob
Between 1900 and 1925, a conflict raged along the New York harbors, a war between Irish and Italian gangs to control the lucrative rackets along the busy, expanding waterfront wharves and warehouses. This was the battle between the Italian Sicilian Black Hand Gang and a combination of Irish street gangs...
A Car Driver Ripped Off a Woman’s Leg in Broad Daylight
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New Yorkers can earn cash for ratting out illegal dumpers
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A new social media campaign is spreading the word that New Yorkers can get paid for ratting on illegal dumpers. NYC.gov and the Department of Sanitation posted videos and reels to highlight their multiple “bounty” programs that began last month. It offers...
4 injured in raging Upper West Side apartment fire
A raging fire broke out at an apartment building on the Upper West Side on Tuesday morning, sending smoke billowing over Manhattan.
Adams orders city agencies to use language technologies for enhanced communication with New Yorkers
Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive to city agencies on Monday to identify ways to improve communications with all New Yorkers by utilizing language technologies.
Mom of beloved IT worker, 27, killed in NYC hit-and-run pleads for driver to...
The mother of a beloved IT worker killed by a hit-and-run driver pleaded for the motorist to come forward Tuesday — saying she forgives the killer. Heartbroken Kerryann Stephens remembered her 27-year-old son Shariq Bryant as an “angel” who took care of his autistic brother and “lifted everyone up around him.” Bryant...
