NYC will pay landlords to fix up empty apartments. No one has taken the...
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. In April 2023, as a bitter debate raged between landlords, tenants and policymakers over how to bring vacant, low-cost apartments back to the rental market during a severe housing crunch, Mayor Eric Adams and city officials stepped in with a...
Facebook Marketplace Armed Robbery: Man Pulls Knife On iPhone Seller In PalPark, Cops Say
On June 3, at approximately 10:09 p.m., Palisades Park police responded to Broad Avenue and East Brinkerhoff Avenue for a report of an armed robbery, according to Police Chief George Beck. The victim told police he was selling his iPhone 16 Max Pro through Facebook Marketplace and agreed to meet...
Eight dogs could be euthanized if not adopted by Sept. 9
The AHS shelter in Newark is well over capacity with 180 dogs.
Meet Frankie Focus, New York’s school cellphone ban mascot
As NYC public school students returned to class Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul had a surprise to help usher in the new statewide ban on cellphones.
If You Don’t Like Socialism or the Establishment, Curtis Sliwa Wants Your Vote
Curtis Sliwa became famous by stepping in where the government was falling short. As the New York mayoral candidate told Reason's Jesse Walker, the Guardian Angels—the anti-crime patrols that Sliwa launched in New York City in 1979—were born because "the government completely failed us….We filled the gap."
DuBose Says Letitia James’s Staff Drugged and Restrained Her Before Assault in Official Vehicle
For nearly 11 years, her account has drawn little traction. Angel S. DuBose, a former outreach coordinator in the New York City Public Advocate’s Office, alleges that then–Public Advocate Letitia James, her chief of staff, Ibrahim Khan, and others—including two male staffers who she says shoved her into James’s...
Harlem man learns his apartment was rent-stabilized after 20 years of paying market rate
Richard Carroll Jr. says he had no idea his Harlem apartment was rent stabilized when he moved in more than two decades ago. The ruling comes amid a fiery debate in the mayoral race about who has the right to a rent-stabilized apartment. [ more › ]
NYPD: Ride-share driver put in headlock during robbery on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is investigating the violent robbery of a livery driver last week in Great Kills. The robbery occurred on Aug. 27 at about 7:20 p.m. in the vicinity of David Street and William Avenue, according to a spokeswoman for the NYPD. The driver was...
Flames engulf home, smoke billows into sky in massive Staten Island fire
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A house was charred and flames could be seen shooting out its windows during a massive fire in West Brighton on Thursday morning. The inferno sent thick smoke billowing into the sky in a scene that was visible for several blocks. The blaze was reported...
They rocked on Staten Island 2 decades ago; now they’re dads reuniting with a...
STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Saints in Exile may be a new name, but for Staten Island music fans, its three members are far from strangers. The rap-rock trio — Justin Sarachik, 36, of Prince’s Bay; Michael Giordano, 36, originally from Rosebank and now living in New Jersey; and Emmanuel “Manny” Mavrakis, 37, of Dongan Hills...
