LET IT SNOW: Up to 6 inches possible for NYC beginning Friday
The New York City area won’t experience a white Christmas this year, but a winter system beginning Friday and continuing into Saturday morning could bring up to a half-foot of snow.
New York locals quietly frequent this huge thrift store far from the city
If you love the thrill of a real bargain hunt, there is a cavernous spot across the river that locals whisper about. The Goodwill NYNJ Outlet in South Hackensack delivers the bin-dig adrenaline hit without Manhattan prices. You pay by the pound, uncovering vintage denim, mid century housewares, and oddball treasures...
Winter Storm Expected in Tri-State Area Over Shabbos (4-8 Inches Possible)
Lawrence, NY (December 25, 2025) Forecasts indicate that snow is expected to begin Friday evening, with light precipitation developing first and then intensifying later Friday night into the overnight hours. At this point, the most significant snowfall is not expected to begin until after Shabbos has already started....
See Christmas Eve travel forecast for NYC, Lower Hudson Valley
Headed out for Christmas Eve travel? Depending on where your destination is, you could contend with sunny skies, or a bit of snow. If you're setting a course for northern New York, or New England, Dec. 24, you may run into some snow, thanks to the second of three "clipper" storms moving in over the region. According...
New Yorkers Are Searching ‘Chinese Food Near Me’ Christmas Week
Ordering Chinese takeout in/around the Christmas holidays is quite popular in the northeast, with New York ranking in the top ten in a recent study looking at search trends.
$13.9M winning New York LOTTO ticket sold on Long Island, two $1M Powerball tickets...
A lucky New York LOTTO ticket that won a jackpot worth $13.9 million was sold at a small business on Long Island.
Parts of New York and New Jersey to see 8 inches of snow as...
Some light flurries are possible in New York and New Jersey on Christmas day, but a much heavier snowstorm is set to blanket the region on Friday with up to eight inches
Escape from ‘death by incarceration?’ Bill would revisit long sentences for NY prisoners.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. Sixteen years ago, during the course of a six-month spree of fast-food robberies, Shawn Peace shot two people: a Popeyes employee in the hand and a cab driver multiple times, leaving the slumped-over man to bleed out in his car.
Flu on the rise on Long Island, including cases in children
Nearly 10,000 cases were reported in Nassau and Suffolk counties for the week ending on Dec. 13, nearly double from the week before.
Speaker Heastie Hosts a Humanitarian Effort in Jamaica
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, alongside a New York delegation of elected officials, hosted a humanitarian mission trip to Jamaica following the landfall of the devastating Category five Hurricane Melissa. The historic storm was record-breaking, becoming the third most intense hurricane in the Atlantic and the...
