Mosquitoes on Long Island test positive for West Nile virus
More than a dozen mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus in Suffolk County, New York, health officials say.
Seniors in NYC are feeling lonely and struggling to pay bills, new survey says
An elderly person holds a walking crutch on October 11, 2024. The city’s Department for the Aging said four in 10 older adults had a hard time paying bills. [ more › ]
Bronx shooting leaves 2 men dead, no arrests: police
BRONX, NY - New York City police are investigating a double homicide after a shooting erupted in the Bronx early Monday morning. Officers responded to a 911 call about a man shot on the 500 block of Brush Avenue just after 5:30 a.m. They arrived to find two men; a...
This NYC Woman Gets Paid To Sit In Strangers’ Cars So Drivers Avoid Parking...
You’ve heard of cat sitting, dog sitting, even house sitting. But car sitting? That’s a new one. Meet 29-year-old Sydney Charlet, who went viral on TikTok after sharing her unconventional NYC side hustle: “car sitting,” a clever solution to one of NYC’s most frustrating laws–alternate side parking. The idea came...
SOHO ATTACK: Man pleads guilty to rape, choking woman he followed
A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty to raping and strangling a woman he followed in SoHo in 2024, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Monday.
‘A Hot Mess’: Chaos Engulfs Probation Department Under Juanita Holmes
Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. The city Department of Probation is understaffed, overworked and plagued by a revolving door of top officials under Commissioner Juanita Holmes, according to multiple veteran officers and the union leader representing rank-and-file...
Neo-Nazi who live streamed fake bomb threats to Jewish hospitals in NYC and Long...
A Oregon antisemite has been sentenced to five years in prison for phoning in phony bomb threats to Jewish hospitals on Long Island and livestreaming the chaos as it unfolded, federal prosecutors said. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, terrorized medical workers and patients during a months-long spree in 2021, calling in threats...
MTA notches tiny drop in fare-beating — but a huge amount of riders still...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed Monday it notched a tiny drop in fare-beating – but could still lose around $700 million to toll evaders even as it spearheaded a host of schemes to slow it. Fare evasion across the Big Apple’s subway system decreased modestly to 9.8% through the first quarter of...
New York Orders 152 Marijuana Dispensaries to Relocate After Proximity Review
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has ordered 152 licensed marijuana dispensaries to relocate after a review found the state agency had miscalculated the proximity of those businesses to schools and churches. The abrupt shift impacts nearly 35% of...
Family of groom-to-be killed in wrong-way crash sues NYC club, NYPD officer
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The family of a Manhattan man who was killed in a wrong-way crash a day before his wedding last year is suing the alleged drunk driver and the NYPD cop who chased him before the fatal crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway. The city, then-teen driver Jimmy Connors, NYPD Officer Boubacar […]
