Two construction workers injured in partial Mott Haven site collapse
Emergency crews were called to the job site at a vacant building located at 477 Willis Ave, after bricks fell from a wall causing scaffolding to collapse.
New York City says goodbye to trash piles and hello to fines for rulebreakers
Residential buildings with one to nine units must put their trash in the containers, instead of leaving it piled in bags on the sidewalk.
N.J. priest who ministered to detainees at ICE’s Delaney Hall drowns in El Salvador
Alex Gaitan, a Catholic priest who led the immigration ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark and volunteered as a chaplain at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility, died on Sunday in an accidental drowning in El Salvador, according to his parish, the archdiocese, and others. “We thank God for the gift...
COVID-19 Cases Rise in NYC
COVID-19 activity increasing in New York City, alongside upward trends across much of the country, according to NYC Health and the CDC. The New York City Health Department’s latest respiratory illness dashboard shows COVID-19 accounting for 0.24% of emergency department visits during the week of Aug. 1, up from 0.18% i
Coney Island Parking Lot Sells for $20 Million, Nearly Doubling in Two Years
A surface parking lot along the Coney Island boardwalk just sold for $20 million, nearly double what it fetched only two years earlier. The 69,530-square-foot property at 2015 Boardwalk West traded hands in a deal brokered by TerraCRG, with developers Nalcorp and Clipper Equity emerging as the buyers of an oceanfront d
Outrage as Former Al-Qaeda Defense Lawyer Takes 9/11 Pen in Mamdani’s New York Signing...
It’s only just a few more days to go before the 25th 9/11 anniversary, but New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing yet another wave of criticism after a ceremonial pen used to sign 9/11-related executive orders was handed to his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem. Kassem is a lawyer who previously represented a Guantánam
Hicksville Truck Worker Crushed by NYC Garbage Truck at Gabrielli Dealership
A trucking worker was crushed and killed at a Hicksville truck dealership on Labor Day when a New York City garbage truck backed over him during what should have been a routine repair. Nassau County police and emergency crews responded to the scene around 2:50 p.m. Monday, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
New York town named one of America’s worst places to live — and no,...
A small town wedged against one of the busiest Army posts in the country has earned an unwanted distinction as one of the least livable places in the United States. LeRay, New York, zip code 13637, sits just outside of far-upstate Watertown and contains Fort Drum — the sprawling military base fueling the area’s economy
Newark students return to classrooms with phones required to be ‘off and away’
Newark students are heading back to school with a new rule in place: Cellphones, smartwatches and tablets must be kept "off and away" under New Jersey's statewide school device ban.
Bizarre request after a NJ homeowner lets stranger use bathroom, then he hides inside
A homeowner let a stranger into their home to use the bathroom in Berkeley Township, and then the guy tried to hide, police said.
