Blood on the streets: NYC trending toward highest number of deadly crashes...
While battling the pandemics of COVID-19 and gun violence, New York City finds itself at war with a different scourge — fatal traffic incidents. The Five Boroughs continue to be on pace for the...
View ArticleRobbers with machete and gun attack security guard during Midtown caper
Four individuals who menaced a security guard with a machete and gun, then attacked and robbed him outside the Chinese Mission in Midtown earlier this month remain at large, police reported. Law...
View ArticleNew York artists turn plywood from Black Lives Matter protests into sculptures
For New York artist Tanda Francis, the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 were an historic event. To honor those who participated and create a permanent tribute to the racial justice...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center’s first residential tower sparks affordable-housing fight
[1] This article was originally published [2] on Jul 20 at 8:06 pm EDT by THE CITY [3] Two decades after Sept. 11, 2001, the last re-building block of the World Trade Center is coming together. A...
View ArticleNew York, six other states settle opioid suit for $26B
New York Attorney General Letitia James and her direct colleagues from Connecticut, Louisiana, Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Tennessee, announced a $26 billion settlement Wednesday with...
View ArticleBon Foye-age! MTA chairman bids farewell at final board meeting
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Pat Foye bid farewell at his final monthly board meeting Wednesday, July 21, after four years at the helm of North America's largest public...
View ArticleCuomo brings jobs to at-risk youths in crime-plagued Bronx
Governor Cuomo announced today that 1,755 jobs for at-risk youth will be available across 17 zip codes in the Bronx. The announcement comes as overall felony crime in the Bronx has skyrocketed this...
View ArticleSome New York City parents still want a fully remote option this fall
Back in May, Mayor Bill de Blasio officially announced New York City public schools would open this fall without a remote option — backtracking on previous comments suggesting the city would most...
View ArticleQueens man cuffed for hit-and-run bike collision that left boy critically...
A Whitestone man was arrested and charged Wednesday in the July 18 hit-and-run [1] in Flushing Meadows Corona Park that left a 4-year-old boy in critical condition. On July 21, detectives with the...
View ArticleSeattle Kraken Expansion Draft picks: Jordan Eberle taken from Islanders,...
The NHL's newest team, the Seattle Kraken, finally has a roster as it selected one player from each of the participating 30 clubs of the league minus the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2021 NHL Expansion...
View ArticleGunmen sought for shooting up Queens home, grazing woman
Detectives in Queens need the public's help in finding the gunman who shot up a house earlier this week, leaving a woman injured. Police released video footage on Thursday morning of one suspect...
View ArticleNew York in crosshairs of Justice Department’s new firearms crackdown
The U.S. Justice Department this week is formally launching a new effort to crack down on firearms trafficking, in a strategy that involves the creation of five strike forces that will partner with...
View ArticleStraphanging slapper sought for smacking man on the train in the Flatiron...
The NYPD is looking for a man who assaulted a fellow straphanger while riding the R train in the Flatiron District. According to police, at 5:50 p.m. on July 1 an unknown man got into an argument with...
View ArticleOp-Ed | Live shows may be coming back, but theaters are still struggling
The past year was gut-wrenching for the entire theater community. One of the most vibrant parts of New York City that captures the imagination of the entire world went practically dark. As president...
View ArticleSoHo Broadway Initiative hosts roundtable discussion on recovery
New York City has been paving the road to recovery through COVID-19 relief programs and various promotional campaigns that invite tourism and foot traffic back into communities. Some of the hardest hit...
View ArticleTeacher at Queens school charged with threatening students
A Sunnyside teacher was arrested and charged Wednesday, July 21 with ‘“making a terrorist threat” to his students, according to the NYPD. Alejandro Rocha, 52, is awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal...
View ArticleG train to extend to Coney Island for two weekends in August
For two weekends only, you can take the G to the sea! The city’s only subway line exclusive to the outer boroughs will be extended five miles to take northern Brooklynites to the beach for two weekends...
View ArticleProduction boost: Cuomo announces $100 million state tax credit to help NYC...
New York City musical and theatre productions will be able to get up to $4.5 million in tax credits under a new state program, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday, July 22. The New York City...
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