Stolen mandolins returned to NJ guitar shop with apology note: ‘Sorry, I been drunk.’
Owner Buzzy Levine said security cameras captured a man taking two mandolins from the wall and tucking them into his jacket.
Tourist stabbed outside NYC’s Bryant Park in disturbing random attack
A tourist was stabbed in the leg in a random attack as he tied his shoe just outside of New York City’s bustling Bryant Park Monday evening, according to police and sources. The 44-year-old man visiting from Canada was knifed in the left leg by a stranger near 40th Street and 6th Avenue at the southeast corner of the...
Another ISIS sympathizer charged in Texas
(The Center Square) – Another alleged ISIS sympathizer has been charged with an international terrorism offense in Texas, again in the Dallas area, by way of New York City. John Michael Garza, Jr., 21, of Midlothian, Texas, was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign...
New Year’s Eve never gets old for the ‘confetti king’ of Times Square — he’s...
One minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, high above street level, Treb Heining closely monitors a digital clock below the Waterford crystal ball towering over Times Square, and soon the crowd loudly joins together in a final countdown chorus. “ … 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 …” By the time fireworks blast off on the hour and...
NYC’s 2026 Work Calendar: Federal Holidays To Note In The New Year
There’s nothing we appreciate quite like a well-thought-out plan. If we’re already brainstorming PTO for the new year , we should have the 2026 federal holidays at hand, no? Our calendars would be incomplete without ’em. While yes, it’s still a bit early to be daydreaming about a time off — especially considering...
Officials in Newark release crime data that shows overall decline for 2025
There were 31 homicides this year -- the lowest level since 1953.
15-year-old boy shot in the head at Crown Heights apartment building
Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head at a Crown Heights apartment building Tuesday morning. According to police, officers were called just after 4 a.m. to a building at the Albany Houses on Bergen Street, where they found the victim. EMS rushed him to NYC Health +...
City declares 25,000 firearms removed from street since beginning of Adams’ term
CITYWIDE — MAYOR ERIC ADAMS and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Monday announced that the NYPD has removed more than 25,000 illegal firearms from New York City streets since January 2022, including 5,200 this year, and celebrated four consecutive years of declines in shootings and homicides. According to the...
The Iconic First Lady of NYC
I love these photos of Rama Duwaji by Szilveszter Mako — a perfect combination of photographer and subject. Duwaji is an artist, illustrator, New Yorker, and second-generation Syrian-American. She is also married to Zohran Mamdani, who is the mayor-elect of NYC.
Adams Panel Could Limit Mamdani’s Control of NYC Policy
Adams Panel Could Limit Mamdani's Control of NYC Policy

















