Shea backs lawmakers’ efforts to tighten bail laws for NYC gun offenders
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea on Tuesday applauded the 20 City Council members who sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders asking that current bail reform measures be...
View ArticlePort Authority pauses $2.1B LaGuardia AirTrain plan to review alternatives at...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey slammed the brakes on the controversial $2.1 billion LaGuardia AirTrain proposal to review alternatives at the request of Governor Kathy Hochul, the agency...
View ArticleNYC voters urged to research, then vote on five important ballot questions...
As the clock ticks closer toward Election Day, voters are being reminded to research five ballot questions on the Nov. 2 ballot before they head to the polls. Meanwhile, the good-government watchdog...
View ArticleamNY Weekender | 6 things to do in New York City, Oct. 15-17
Friday, Oct. 15 The Bronx Pop-Up Party Market: Are you ready to party? The Bronx Brewery is hosting a bash on Friday in an effort to support and celebrate local businesses. The event will feature food...
View ArticleQueens climate activists protest outside the White House against proposed...
New York activists are traveling to Washington, D.C. to protest outside the White House against NRG Energy’s proposed fracked-gas power plant in Astoria. Hundreds of activists have been protesting in...
View ArticleCity Council digs into rezoning plan for Gowanus area of Brooklyn
The New York City Council held its hearing on the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan on Tuesday, questioning developers and heeding testimony from neighbors and stakeholders in a five-hour meeting as members...
View Article‘Profound experience’: Star Trek’s William Shatner becomes world’s oldest...
Having made a career out of playing an explorer of the cosmos, William Shatner - Captain James Kirk of "Star Trek" fame - did it for real on Wednesday, becoming at age 90 the oldest person in space...
View ArticleChancellor Porter canoes with Bronx students in honor of 10th anniversary of...
Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter canoed alongside about 200 public school students on the Harlem River on Tuesday in honor of the 10th anniversary of the creating of the Urban Waters Federal...
View ArticleLou Lamoriello: 2021-22 Islanders ‘deepest’ version yet
The New York Islanders are not in the business of stealing headlines. They won't steal the show when it comes to making a marquee signing or a blockbuster trade — instead, president and general...
View ArticleAdvocates push MTA for more discount commuter rail tickets in NYC
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority should expand its discount for commuter railroad riders within New York City limits, which would encourage more people onto public transit and boost farebox...
View ArticleAmpry-Samuel questions NYCHA on winter readiness
As head of the NYC Council’s Committee on Public Housing, Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel questioned NYCHA reps on Tuesday ahead of the cold winter months on their level of preparedness for heater...
View ArticleEric Adams rallies with Latino leaders, warns of Trump-like presence in...
Democratic nominee for mayor, Eric Adams, prepared Latino leaders for the Nov. 2 general election by invoking the name of Donald Trump in a Wednesday night speech in West Harlem. In celebration of...
View Article‘Dopesick’ hopes to hold big Pharma accountable for the opioid crisis
“In many ways, the show is the trial that never happened.” Writer Danny Strong has been interested in the starts and effects of the opioid epidemic, or more so, the tragic outcomes of one companies’...
View ArticleTicket to hide: Investigators find eight LIRR conductors disappeared train...
Undercover investigators found eight train conductors on the Long Island Rail Road failed to produce tickets collected from riders as they were supposed to, violating their own agency guidelines and...
View ArticleBullets fired into a full MTA bus, wounding teen in Harlem
A teenager was injured in Harlem on Oct. 14 after being caught in a barrage of bullets fired by a brazen gunman at a packed MTA bus, sources said. At around 10 a.m. on Oct. 14 as the 14-year-old boy...
View ArticleRenovations on more than 1,700 units of public housing in upper Manhattan are...
Renovations are underway on more than 1,700 units of public housing in Upper Manhattan. The New York Housing Authority [1]put together a collaborative team to repair and renovate the units spanning...
View ArticleTeen gets 9 years to life for role in murder of Tessa Majors
A 16-year-old boy was sentenced on Thursday for his role in the deadly stabbing of Tessa Majors [1]. Luchiano Lewis pleaded guilty to murder and robbery of the 18-year-old Barnard College freshman, who...
View ArticleAdams applauds Google for recognizing Black-owned startups in NYC
Frontrunning mayoral candidate and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams continued his pro-business and technology push on Tuesday by helping to celebrate seven NYC-area Black startup founders who were...
View ArticleManhattan DA candidates weigh in on latest study seeking elder parole for...
The two main candidates seeking to become Manhattan's next district attorney have spoken out on a new report detailing the immense number of deaths within the New York State prison system. On Oct. 12,...
View ArticleRemembering George Floyd on his 48th birthday in Union Square
A celebration of a life that sparked a worldwide movement for Black lives. On Thursday, Oct. 14 George Floyd would have turned 48 years old; however, this day is also a sobering reminder of his...
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