2020 Olympics: Sunisa Lee wins gold in women’s gymnastics all-around,...
Sunisa Lee's improbable and incredible showing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics continued on Thursday when she continued the United States' dominance in the individual portion of gymnastics alive and well by...
View ArticleMTA’s Janno Lieber to take over ‘acting’ leadership: report
MTA’s development, construction, and real estate chief Janno Lieber is expected to take over the massive transit agency’s top position in an acting capacity, according to a report by NY1 [1]. The...
View ArticleExclusive: New York Transit Museum unveils August reopening date
The beloved New York Transit Museum will reopen on Aug. 14, welcoming back in-person visitors for the first time at its decommissioned Downtown Brooklyn subway station since the pandemic began,...
View Article2020 Olympics swimming: Caeleb Dressel takes Olympic record, Ledecky, Titmus...
American Caeleb Dressel equaled the Olympic record in the men's 100-meter butterfly heats on Thursday and compatriot Katie Ledecky qualified fastest in the women's 800m freestyle to set up another...
View ArticleNYC Gay Men’s Chorus shrouded in accusations of racism
Big Apple Performing Arts (BAPA), the company that runs the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (NYCGMC), has decided to reinstate an ousted member with probation after investigating claims that he was...
View ArticleCity Hall protest over NYC homeless relocations leads to 11 arrests
Homeless rights advocates wound up in handcuffs on Thursday near City Hall while protesting the transfer of some 8,000 unhoused individuals from hotels to congregate shelters across New York City. The...
View ArticleOp-Ed | Restaurants need more help
Restaurants and bars around New York appear to be coming back to life. I look up from my station and see a dining room full of people talking, laughing, eating, celebrating and my world feels alive for...
View ArticleNew City Council bill would drop NYC school classroom size for better...
City Council Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn) and Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) introduced a public health measure Thursday that would lower the maximum number of students in a...
View ArticleCitizens Bank announces plans to merge with Investors Bank
Citizens Bank and Investors Bank announced plans to merge the two institutions by next year. The merger was approved unanimously approved by the boards of directors of each company. The full...
View ArticleLocked out: Manhattan criminal justice protesters say they’re blocked from...
They came to the corner of Chambers and Centre Streets in Lower Manhattan on July 29 to protest a lack of progress in reforming the NYPD and its controversial stop-and-frisk policy. But when...
View ArticleYankees acquire Anthony Rizzo from Cubs
The Yankees figured out how to end a day that saw them lose 14-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays on a good note, acquiring first baseman and All-Star Anthony Rizzo from the Chicago Cubs, as first reported by YES...
View ArticleCops arrest man who robbed 11-year-old girl at knifepoint in Queens
A Queens man was arrested for allegedly robbing a child at knifepoint on a Jackson Heights street. 34-year-old Jonathan Perez, of Woodhaven, allegedly held the victim, an 11-year-old girl, in an alley...
View ArticleBloomingdale’s partners with DonorsChoose to give back to teachers during...
Bloomingdale's biannual Shop for Good campaign is giving back to teachers across the country next month. Throughout the month of August, Bloomingdale's is partnering with DonorsChoose, which gives...
View ArticleTwo seriously injured in Brooklyn roof collapse: FDNY
Two people were seriously injured when a roof collapsed on them on Lincoln Road in Flatbush on Friday, according to the Fire Department. Fire officials say 60 firefighters responded to a report of a...
View ArticleDem lawmakers in Washington bring home the bacon
Democratic lawmakers in Washington are bringing more pork home to the city than a royal Polynesian wedding feast. The money is coming from two sources – the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill,...
View ArticleRobinhood’s meme stock status fuels IPO uncertainty
Robinhood Markets Inc thrived thanks to the popularity of so-called meme stocks such as GameStop Corp with retail investors. Becoming a meme stock itself comes with trading volatility that is giving...
View ArticleNYPD lieutenant shot in the Bronx during struggle with armed gang member
An NYPD lieutenant is lucky to be alive after being shot during a struggle with an armed perpetrator in the Bronx on Friday night, police reported. The lieutenant assigned to the 42nd Precinct [1] was...
View ArticleOlympics | Queens’ Dalilah Muhammad leads triumvirate on track for women’s...
World champion and Queens native Dalilah Muhammad, world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin and European indoor champion Femke Bol stayed on course for a gripping Olympic showdown in women's 400 meters...
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