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Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today. The NYPD fired a Staten Island detective after investigators found he had improper relationships with five women, including three he arrested, and then lied about it during an internal affairs interview, according to a police disciplinary...

After being discontinued , New York City MetroCards are earning resellers thousands of dollars. On Wednesday (Dec. 31), the physical MetroCard was officially retired from the New York City subway after three decades. Its yellow and blue design had become a symbol of the Big Apple, and anyone could get the card for...

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...

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 […]

Mamdani’s inauguration highlights a generational shift as Gen Z voters show growing openness to socialism.

Four people were indicted and charged for their roles in an alleged scheme to file fraudulent travel insurance claims and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from different insurance companies, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Agustin Matos, 40, of North Haledon, Kenia Ivonne Vasquez, 44,...

At 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, police responded after a man was driven to a nearby hospital by a concerned citizen after being shot at Isabella Avenue and South Orange Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The victim is in critical condition, Miranda said. At 8:49 p.m.,...

(WDBJ) - January 1, 1892. On this day in 1892, 15-year-old Annie Moore became the first migrant of the more than 12 million who will pass through Ellis Island. In 62 years of operation, the small island near the Statue of Liberty welcomed millions of migrants into the United States of America.

New York City's congestion pricing toll went into effect on January 5, 2025. As the first anniversary nears, has it been a success?

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