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A man who spent half his life in Sing Sing for a 1998 murder he did not commit now wants New York City to pony up $100 million for his time behind bars. Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez is suing the city and law enforcement officials who he says wrongfully arrested and prosecuted him. In a separate suit, his mother and two...

A Ford pickup truck driven by Bruce Canfield, a 44-year-old man from Pottstown, PA, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike, police said. At the same time, a Honda sedan driven by a 39-year-old man from Poughkeepsie, NY, was traveling northbound, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The...

On the surface, it’s easy to see why New York City elected Zohran Mamdani mayor. The charming state assemblyman put New York first during his campaign, all while smiling blithely, a proverbial cat in the sun.   Ask a random person on the street why NYC opted for Mamdani, and you’ll likely hear something along the […]

Since he dropped the news around the year-end holidays and his inauguration, you may have missed how Zohran Mamdani saved many of his most radical appointments for last. On Friday, the new mayor named Ali Najmi to chair his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which picks judges for family and civil courts and...

Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev called NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani "comrade" in an X post following his inauguration.

Over 20,000 nurses could strike in what would be the biggest nurse strike in New York City history if hospitals do not agree to contract negotiations.

Tiny’s Famous Eats aims to be “the Chipotle of soul food” in Riverside. A new soul food spot with a “fast casual” twist is set to open Saturday in Riverside, offering takeout and dine-in seating. Owner Marcus Edwards said he’s aiming for an in-and-out experience...

An Uber driver was shot and killed by an irate gunman outside a Bronx bar on New Year’s Eve, police and an eyewitness said Friday as a taxi drivers union offered a $10,000 reward Friday for info in NYC’s first homicide of 2026.

On Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co, host Cam Edwards introduced the topic with a blunt reality: New York City may technically allow some residents to carry a concealed firearm now, but “practically speaking,” it often doesn’t feel that way.

Kailey Chase, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in New York, thought it would be just another routine day on her route, until something unexpected stopped her in her tracks. Walking down the street, she noticed what appeared to be a small, fuzzy bundle perched atop a storm grate. At...