By Carson Kessler on February 14, 2020
Legal Aid Society, Real Estate Board of New York, TripleMint
Housing, News

It’s possible that NYC renters got a little too excited upon initially hearing the words “broker’s fee” and “ban” together in the same sentence. A judge will decide
By Angie Hernandez Pena on February 9, 2020
Bronx, Cops & Courts, News

Two NYPD officers were shot in two different incidents in less than 12 hours in the Bronx, police said, and a suspect is now in custody. At around 8 a.m. Sunday, the alleged shooter, identified by police as Robert Williams, went into the 41st precinct office and opened fire, according to police. A lieutenant, who […]
By Staff on February 6, 2020
Brooklyn, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Brooklyn, Immigration, News

Community activists gather outside Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn to wait for news on the victim
By Currie Engel on February 5, 2020
Environment
Environment, News

City residents seem to be ready for the March 1 ban on plastic.
By Staff on January 31, 2020
Coronavirus, News, Public Health

The coronavirus is spreading globally and the Chinese community in New York City is worried
By Staff on January 24, 2020
News

The City Council may expand the right to noncitizens. What do New Yorkers think of that?
By Angie Hernandez Pena on January 24, 2020
Gun Violence, Manhattan, News

One man died and two were injured in the incident on the afternoon of January 23
By Alice Chambers on May 16, 2019
News, Uncategorized

“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 […]
By Jennifer Doherty on May 12, 2019
Andrew Cuomo, labor union, mta, New York City, New York City Transit, transit workers
Bronx, News

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, […]
By Monique LeBrun on May 9, 2019
Cops & Courts, News

In opening arguments, the prosecutor argues the brutal gang-related death of a 15-year-old was pre-mediated
By Dan Rudy on May 5, 2019
Neighborhoods, News, Politics & Policy

Playground construction, Stringer reports, is lagging behind changing demographics, and many of those that do exist need repair
By Lauren Craddock on May 2, 2019
News

The city finally found out how to get to Sesame Street…take the 1 train.
By Francesca Regalado on May 1, 2019
News, Uncategorized

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, […]
By Monique LeBrun on April 30, 2019
News, Uncategorized

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 […]
By Dan Rudy on April 28, 2019
cashless, New York City Council, Restaurants
News, Politics & Policy

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 […]