Popular New York Retailer Closing All Stores After 106 Years
A very popular clothing store that's been open for over 100 years is in the process of closing all of its stores in New York. Many locations are already closed, while others reportedly will close soon. Popular Retailer Shuttering Stores And Filing Bankruptcy. Eddie Bauer is reportedly planning to file...
New report details rise in bullying, drug use statewide
A new report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office shows bullying and drug related incidents in schools are on the rise. The report says seriously violent incidents have largely disappeared since the pandemic and the return to in person learning, but the decline is largely due to changes in school reporting...
N.Y. weather: Arctic blast to bring dangerously cold temperatures to NYC this weekend
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island residents can expect dry but cold conditions through Thursday night before an Arctic front brings potentially dangerous cold this weekend. The National Weather Service forecasts high temperatures in the mid-30s for Tuesday with continued below-normal temperatures. According to the...
MTA reverses course on expanded Hudson Line service after just three months
Less than three months after announcing Metro-North was dipping its toe in the water to extend limited Hudson Line commuter rail service beyond its regular Poughkeepsie terminus to Albany, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has called it off. In a joint announcement last October, state officials and the...
Deed theft victims demand eviction protection from Gov. Hochul
NEW YORK (PIX11) — New Yorkers swindled out of their longtime homes say they want Gov. Kathy Hochul to freeze their evictions. “My father and I worked hard, and we scraped, and we saved to purchase our home legally and legitimately,” Rachel Cyprien said outside the Governor’s office about the devastating impact of...
Vornado and Newmark to expand Penn District with more retail
Seventh Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets. Photo © 6sqft. Vornado Realty Trust’s Penn District in Midtown East will grow further as the firm teams up with another major real estate company to create a new retail corridor along Seventh Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets. On Monday, Vornado announced that Newmark...
A civil rights museum is opening in Harlem this year
New York is about to get a long-overdue addition to its cultural landscape: the Urban Civil Rights Museum, set to open in Harlem later this year. When it does, it will become the city’s first museum dedicated entirely to the American civil rights movement—and one that deliberately shifts the spotlight north.
NYC nurses call on Gov. Hochul for support as strike enters Week 4
NYSNA, the nurse’s union, is calling on the governor to stand with them as they fight for higher wages and better safety conditions inside city hospitals.
Comptroller: Drugs and bullying up, but ‘serious’ violence near zero
New York schools saw an increase in bullying and drug-related incidents in the 2023/2024 school year, with NYC seeing the biggest increase, while rates of assault, weapons possession, and sexual offenses dropped sharply due to new reporting guidelines.
Advocates push eviction moratorium for deed fraud victims
Advocates say the pause is needed to prevent homeowners from being forced out while courts determine whether their properties were illegally taken.
