Q&A: First Lady Chirlane McCray on new school year, ThriveNYC and mental health
Outgoing First Lady Chirlane McCray took some time to talk with amNewYork Metro on Thursday about the full return to classrooms, mental and health, and some next steps for her after Mayor Bill de...
View ArticleTallest teen, fastest hair skipping among 2022 Guinness World Records
From the dog with the longest ears to the world's tallest teenager, Guinness World Records reveals its latest record breakers in the 2022 edition of the popular book. The annual publication, out on...
View ArticleFDA advisers recommend COVID-19 vax boosters for seniors over 65, reject...
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted on Friday to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for Americans 65 and older and those at high risk of severe illness, after overwhelmingly...
View ArticleMultimillionaire real estate heir Robert Durst is convicted of murder in L.A.
A California jury on Friday found multimillionaire real estate heir Robert Durst guilty of murdering his best friend Susan Berman in 2000, the first homicide conviction for a man suspected of killing...
View ArticleGunman sought for shooting outside barber shop in Brooklyn
Detectives in Brooklyn need the public's help in finding the suspect behind a recent shooting outside a barber shop [1] that left a 34-year-old man injured. Police said the assault happened at about...
View ArticleSigns point to Sears closing Brooklyn store, its last outpost in New York City
[1] This article was originally published [2] on Sep 17 at 7:49pm EDT by THE CITY [3] A liquidation sale is on at the Flatbush retailer, part of what was once a national retail juggernaut. Landmarking...
View ArticleMass shooting on Brooklyn street leaves four injured; two men fighting for lives
Two men are clinging to life and two other individuals remain hospitalized with injuries after being shot in Brooklyn early Saturday morning, police reported. Three of the victims were found in two...
View ArticleNotre-Dame’s restoration ready to start as safety work completed
Work to shore up the Notre-Dame de Paris has been finished, allowing restoration to start at the cathedral two years after a fire destroyed the attic and sent its spire crashing through the vaults...
View ArticleManhattan’s first whiskey distillery in over 100 years open for business
Curls of smoke blanket a glass filled with bourbon whiskey and ice inside a 28,000-square-foot whiskey distillery in NoHo. Great Jones Distilling Co. is the borough's first and only whiskey distillery...
View ArticleCops seek suspect who shot man during dispute at Queens motel
Police are looking for the culprit who shot and injured a man outside a Queens hotel on Saturday morning. Law enforcement sources said the suspect pulled the trigger on the 29-year-old male victim,...
View ArticleIslanders sign old friend in Zdeno Chara to 1-year deal
Zdeno Chara is coming back to the team that originally drafted him as the New York Islanders announced the agreement on a one-year deal on Saturday. The 44-year-old was drafted by the Islanders in...
View ArticleKeira Knightley braves a doomsday Christmas in ‘Silent Night’
Keira Knightley stars in not-so-feelgood Christmas movie "Silent Night", about a group of friends getting together for the holiday and blissfully ignoring a looming doomsday. Set in the English...
View ArticleNHL says 98% of players will be vaccinated by opening night
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told multiple media outlets that the league projects 98% of its players will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by opening night of the 2021-22 season next month....
View ArticlePHOTOS: Fun times return to Little Italy at the San Gennaro Festival
Mulberry Street in Little Italy was jam-packed on Saturday as thousands flocked to the third day of the Feast of San Gennaro — the Patron Saint of Napoli. Looking at the crowds, most unmasked, the...
View ArticleOp-ed | Take the subway to see the lights go up on Broadway
Now that the lights have gone back up on Broadway, allow me to borrow a line from ‘Wicked’ to describe current MTA ridership trends – we’re ‘defying gravity’ and if not gravity, then certainly...
View ArticleHochul launches push for more school bus drivers amid national shortage
Governor Kathy Hochul is stepping up the state's efforts to hire school bus drivers to tackle a national shortage of operators related to the COVID-19 pandemic as kids return to in-person classes. The...
View ArticleCrunching the COVID-19 Numbers: 15 areas of NYC see 100+ new cases in week,...
With schools back in session and New York City continuing to restore pre-COVID normalcy, the city's Department of Health reported that the spread of the virus remains stable — but 15 areas of the Five...
View ArticleMTA announces first woman to lead subway car maintenance
Siu Ling Ko will be the first woman to take over the role of maintaining the city’s more than 7,000-car subway fleet as vice president and chief mechanical officer of subway car equipment with New York...
View ArticleBox Office: ‘Shang-Chi’ set to lead for third weekend as ‘Free Guy’ climbs up...
Disney is ruling the domestic box office this weekend. In its third weekend of release, Marvel and Disney's "Shang-Chi" is set to remain in the No. 1 spot with an estimated gross of $20 million to $22...
View ArticleReady to attend college in NYC? Now’s your time to sign up for next spring’s...
If you're thinking about enrolling in New York City colleges and universities next spring, it's time to start hitting the books when it comes to preparing your applications. Most deadlines are on or...
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