ICE Agents Shoot Brooklyn Immigrant During Altercation
Community activists gather outside Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn to wait for news on the victim
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Bagging the Plastic Bag, New York Prepares to Go Green
City residents seem to be ready for the March 1 ban on plastic.
Fueled by Fear and Rumors on Social Media, Face Masks are Selling Out
The coronavirus is spreading globally and the Chinese community in New York City is worried
Who Gets the Vote?
The City Council may expand the right to noncitizens. What do New Yorkers think of that?
A Shooting in Harlem: One Dead
One man died and two were injured in the incident on the afternoon of January 23
New Yorkers to Bill de Blasio: Meh
“Anybody need any more whistles? Tommy! More whistles!” John Puglissi, 1st vice president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, the biggest police union in New York City, cried orders as he strode around a group of about 50 police protesters standing in the rain on Time Square Thursday morning at 7 a.m. On Thursday’s broadcast of […]
Attacks on Transit Workers Stir Fear and Frustration
On April 21 at 10:30 a.m., while many New Yorkers were enjoying their Easter candy, Denaul Jenkins II, 33, was on the job as an MTA subway conductor, waiting to catch the second train of his shift. As he sat on the southbound platform at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station in the Bronx, Walter Rivera, […]
Trial of Five Gang Members: Was the Murder of a Bronx Teenager Planned?
In opening arguments, the prosecutor argues the brutal gang-related death of a 15-year-old was pre-mediated
Not Playing Around: The Comptroller Says City Playgrounds Need Work
Playground construction, Stringer reports, is lagging behind changing demographics, and many of those that do exist need repair
How To Get To Sesame Street
The city finally found out how to get to Sesame Street…take the 1 train.
The Iconic MetroCard Will Soon Go the Way of the Token
For 27 years, New Yorkers of all kinds have carried around a thin card of yellow plastic that grants entry to the city’s underground arteries. But if plans go according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority and its longtime contractor, the Cubic Corporation, the MetroCard will go the way of the token by 2023. In fact, […]
The L Train Slowdown Went Smoother Than Expected
Crowds of people filtered into Brooklyn L-train stations on Saturday afternoon amid the line’s planned slowdown. Despite fears of a snarled transit mess, the anticipated moment arrived with minor issues beyond what was expected: slowed service and crowded train cars. The MTA finally implemented the highly anticipated plan to fix the L train Canarsie tunnel […]
Sweetgreen to Accept Greenbacks Again, as the City Considers Cashless Ban
As the city council polishes up a piece of legislation that would ban “cashless” retail, an early adopter of card- and app-only transactions has indicated it will be reversing course. The fast-casual eatery Sweetgreen announced in a blog post on Thursday it would transition away from its cashless policy, which its stores adopted two years […]
Vigil in Union Square Sends Hope and Political Messages to Sri Lanka
Candles, flowers and collective grief after the deadly attacks that killed more than 350 people on the island
City Council Cracks Down on Big Greenhouse Gas Polluters, Finally
New York City is finally going after its worst greenhouse-gas emitters: big buildings. In legislation approved by an overwhelming majority of the city council on Thursday, owners of building over 25,000 square feet will be required to meet increasingly-stringent emissions targets that will be phased in beginning 2024. The bill has been touted by its […]
Sudan's Bashir is Gone, But Protesters in NY and Abroad Ask For More
On Friday, a group of Sudanese Americans gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, calling for U.N. condemnation of military rule, and civilian government now.