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NYPD agents arrested more than a dozen people and unleashed clouds of pepper spray on a spontaneous protest formed around a SoHo parking garage where masked agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had gathered inside. It’s unclear exactly what the federal agents had planned for Saturday, and a...

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death of a woman found in a burning Bronx apartment building on Friday, according to a spokesperson from the New York Police Department. Firefighters and police found...

Multiple arrests were made when anti-ICE protesters clashed with police near a NYC government building, throwing debris and blocking streets in Lower Manhattan.

FAIRVIEW, NJ — The Camden County Police Department is searching for a missing 17-year-old. Jasir Whye was reported missing from his home on the 2800 block of Hull Road. He is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.

A wannabe social media influencer went viral this week when he handed out 18-inch machetes and booze to homeless people in Austin and New Orleans in a bizarre stunt he insisted was for their benefit. Keith Castillo — who goes by “povwolfy” — posted a video on Thanksgiving to TikTok and Instagram that garnered more...

Pictures show the NYPD out in full force using pepper spray or mace on residents and protestors who blocked multiple trucks of ICE officials attempting to raid NYC's Canal St on Saturday

In a letter to the editor, Jersey City resident Tricia Cuthbertson argues that Ward E Councilman James Solomon broke a campaign pledge by supporting a long-term tax abatement for the 6th Street Embankment. Earlier this month the downtown Embankment park project passed with city council member James Solomon voting...

The Bayonne Board of Education has settled the lawsuit with the family of two brothers who drowned in the Lincoln Community School pool on June 9th, 2022 for $26 million, according to attorneys for their estate. “The enormity of this tragedy is inestimable and it is certainly understandable why this...

"My message to each and every New Yorker is that we will make our assessments on the basis of the work that is done, not on the basis of who appoints people, and that is an assessment that we will apply to the entirety of city government," Mamdani said.

Thanksgiving in New York City is many things — parade floats, marching bands, tourists and tradition — but on 145th Street, stretching half a block outside the National Action Network headquarters, New Yorkers waited patiently for a hot meal, fellowship, and the warmth of community. Inside, volunteers moved with...