Shocking poll shows Zohran Mamdani overtaking Andrew Cuomo in NYC’s ranked choice primary
Lefty upstart Zohran Mamdani has leapfrogged over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s ranked choice Democratic primary for mayor, according to a stunning new poll released Monday. In its hypothetical initial round of voting, Cuomo’s lead shrinks to 3 percentage points, with 35% of likely Democratic voters...
Brooklyn laundromat worker stabbed to death in front of his son, NYPD and coworker...
The Laundry King laundromat in Sheepshead Bay where police say a man was killed and his son injured on June 22, 2025. Police say the worker, 54, and his teenage son had been arguing with another person before they were attacked. [ more › ]
DEA: Thousands Of Pounds Of Drugs Discovered In Interstate ‘Truck Trafficking’ Ring
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Federal law enforcement leaders have announced the arrest of members of one of the state's largest cocaine trafficking seizures in recent state history. A federal criminal complaint was filed on June 11th, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New...
NJ woman holds Walmart’s best-paid hourly job
I love a story of a local New Jersey girl who goes viral. And Melissa Fernandez has been getting national attention for having an incredible yet unusual talent, and showing it off at of all places, Walmart. Yes, Walmart. The North Bergen location has been featuring the amazing and jaw-dropping...
Woman charged with driving while intoxicated without license in fatal Brooklyn crash
The intersection of Third Avenue and 67th Street in Brooklyn. The crash in Bay Ridge killed a 22-year-old Sunset Park resident, police say. [ more › ]
East New York’s Iconic White Castle to Be Demolished for Two Eight-Story Buildings
If you’ve driven down Atlantic Avenue in East New York lately, you may have noticed the White Castle between Berriman Street and Shepherd Avenue — a neighborhood landmark since 1958 — will soon be making way for new development. Permits have been filed for two eight-story mixed-use...
Longwood street renamed for salsa legend Héctor Lavoe
Lavoe moved into the building on the corner of Westchester and Bryant avenues with his sister when he first came to The Bronx from Puerto Rico.
NYC Public Schools to remain open amid extreme heat warning
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The first major heat wave of the summer has arrived in New York City, prompting an extreme heat warning to be issued, according to the National Weather Service. The warning starts at noon Sunday and lasts through 8 p.m. Tuesday, officials said, and covers all five boroughs. Despite the extreme heat...
New pool near Central Park’s Harlem Meer opens Friday
The brand new Gottesman Pool. With room for more than 1,000 swimmers, it’s among the largest public pools in New York City. [ more › ]
Homeless Hoarders, a Hidden Crisis
A study in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease examined homelessness among diagnosed hoarders. One in five face eviction, such rates are five to 10 times more than that of the general population estimates. Hoarding disorder is not a private problem, but a public health issue. The excessive acquisition...
