Off-duty NYPD officer charged with assault, attempted murder for shooting man outside Brooklyn club
An NYPD officer has been charged with shooting a man who made the mistake of trying to calm him down...
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Bronx nonprofit head sentenced to prison for stealing from homeless NYers
The head of one of New York City’s largest homeless housing providers has been sentenced on Monday to 27 months...
NYC families impatient for school calendar, budget, high school offers
With 21 days left of school this year, New York City families have expressed impatience and worry over delay in...
Bank of America raises U.S. minimum hourly wage to $22
Bank of America has been giving its lowest-paid employees a bump in wages to $22 an hour, equivalent to nearly...
New York pension fund urges votes against Twitter and Meta directors
A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook's corporate parent and Twitter believes it's time to...
Last public payphone IN New York City removed from streets
New York City has removed its last public payphone on Monday. The boxy enclosures were once an iconic symbol across...
Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect under-5 kids
Pfizer disclosed on Monday that three COVID shots offer strong protection for under-5 kids. The news follows months of waiting...
Home invasion leaves man dead in Queens
A home invasion has ended with a man stabbed to death in Queens. The murder occured at a Queens apartment...
Final NYC public payphone removed
The final New York City public pay telephone was being removed on 7th Ave. and 50th St. in Midtown Manhattan...
Annual Celebrate Israel parade kicks off in New York after COVID hiatus
Tens of thousands have marched in New York City’s Celebrate Israel parade on Sunday, in a significant and long-delayed affirmation...
Man fatally shot on Manhattan subway in unprovoked attack
A gunman has shot and killed a 48-year-old Goldman Sachs employee “without provocation” on Sunday while the straphanger was riding...
State of emergency in NYC over baby formula shortage, Mayor Eric declares
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency over the nationwide shortage of infant formula. A...
Support & Connection Center opens new possibilities to NYC clients
Mental health issues are more severe than ever coming out of the pandemic. However, clients claimed to have seen life-changing...
Woman visiting from India says she was taken into a van, robbed in Queens
A woman visiting from India has reported a robbery in Queens to the NYPD. She said she was grabbed off...
Driver falls asleep, sparking fatal crash in Queens, say police
Early Saturday, a 41-year-old woman fell asleep while behind the wheel, sparking a fatal car crash in Queens. Poice reported...
Brooklyn Half Marathon runner dies after crossing finish line
A 30-year-old man taking part in the Brooklyn Half Marathon has collapsed and died after crossing the finish line as...
$40B will head to Ukraine as Biden signs aid bill while overseas
President Joe Biden has signed the $40 billion aid package for Ukraine Saturday night from Seoul, with an aide flying...
New congressional map in New York approved by judge
New York Judge Patrick McAllister have finally approved the court appointed special master's new congressional map for the state late...
‘Timing’ covid case data, D.C. Council, health officials argue
As coronavirus cases seem to be surging locally and nationally with much less surveillance than in earlier covid waves, D.C.'s...
Masks mandate in 54 New York counties with high Covid levels– CDC announces
Due to high Covid-19 levels, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for masks in 54 of New...
New York AG’s office says Trump pays $110,000 fine but must do more to lift contempt order
NY attorney general have announced that Former President Donald Trump has paid a $110,000 fine imposed as part of a...
Broadway masking policy to be extended through the end of June
Broadway's masking policy is set to be extended through the end of June, the Broadway League announced Friday. The League...
SEED initiative works to serve students with disabilities
Sensory Exploration, Education & Discovery (SEED) is the initiative which serves students with disabilities who have sensory issues that are...
NYPD: Teen arrested in connection with shooting death of 11-year-old Bronx girl
A 15-year-old boy who allegedly fired a shot that killed an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx earlier this week has...
NYC Mayor laments proliferation as New York safety agents recover 2 guns from student
New York safety agents have recovered two guns from a 15-year-old student in Queen. Speaking about the incident on Friday...
US senate approves $39.8 billion in aid for Ukraine
The Senate overwhelmingly have approved a nearly $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies...
NYC records case of monkeypox, patient isolated
NYC records case of monkeypox, patient isolated New York City has recorded a case of monkeypox. According to the New...
NYC school funding formula approved by panel
New York City school funding formula has been approved by the panel set up by Schools Chancellor David Banks. The...
New proposal to help NYC schools struggling with enrollment
A new proposal is set to assist New York City schools struggling with enrollment. The plan is a proposed expansion...
Buffalo massacre: NYC teacher encourages discourse in history class
A New York City teacher has encouraged healthy discourse of societal issues in a history class. Sari Beth Rosenberg who...
US Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, rejects New York’s new congressional maps, faults appointment of special master
US Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, has rejected the New York's new congressional maps. Expressing her reaction to the new maps, Gillibrand...
Intoxicated man shoots EMT in ambulance on Staten Island
An intoxicated man has shot an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the back of an ambulance on Staten Island. According...
NYC Mayor laments city’s housing crisis
New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, has lamented the City's housing crises. Adams' lamentation followed a report about the Median...
Inorder to avoid federal control, City files Rikers proposed reform plan.
The City filed its proposed Rikers action plan in federal court as protestors marched against Rikers Island in front of...
Board of elections – Senate request changes
Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate are seeking to the administration of elections in New York state are for better...
Lawmakers in NY consider addiction transportation services
State lawmakers in Albany are considering ways of easing the path to addiction recovery as overdose deaths rise across the...
New York to increase weekly instruction for medically fragile students
After receiving questions from caregivers, parents and school districts about how to provide instruction for medically fragile children and students,...
Conditions to appeal failing scores in Regent exams
Regents exams have been a long debated topic and New York is one of about a dozen states that administers...
School refusal intensifies in NYC
In an estimate presented by Education department officials, 37% of the students in kindergarten through 12th grade could be considered...
DOE officials ask sitting superintendents to join public candidate forums
On Monday, Department of Education officials announced that all sitting superintendents have been asked to join a round of public...
Worker fatally stabs another during fight in Brooklyn supermarket
An argument which broke out between two workers in a Brooklyn supermarket resulted in one man dead and the other...
Regents exams: Proposal would make it easier for NY students to pass
After a third school year disrupted by the pandemic, New York state officials want to allow students to more easily...
Authorities discover major drug smuggling tunnel linking US to Mexico
A sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel equipped with a rail system and electricity was discovered near the US-Mexico border in California on...
Draft of new New York congressional lines released by special master
Court appointed special master with the task of drawing New York's new congressional and state Senate maps released a preliminary...
NYC parents push back on shift to special education hearing system
New York City parents have pushed back on an apparent move which would see a shift in responsibility for hiring...
Police remove pit bull from Brooklyn apartment after child was found dead
Police removed a pit bull from an apartment after a child was found deceased on Lincoln Place and Franklin Ave....
Man fatally shot, woman wounded in Bronx shooting
A man was killed and a woman injured after an argument sparked gunfire on a Bronx street corner Sunday, cops...
New York City holds inaugural Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage parade
New York City has held the first Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultural and Heritage Parade According to a report,...
President Biden, First Lady to visit Buffalo Tuesday
United States President, Joe Biden, and First Lady Jill Biden have scheduled a visit to Buffalo, New York. The visit...
Man shot in head, killed in Bronx
A man has been confirmed dead by authorities after being shot in the head overnight. Around 2 a.m. Saturday morning,...
Thousands attend NYC abortion marches, rallies
The "Bans Off Our Bodies" march is part of a nationwide set of rallies and marches against the possibility that...
Officials condemn gun attack at Buffalo grocery store
Not less than ten people have been killed and three more wounded when a man opened fire at a supermarket...
Official leaders order NYCHA to address living condition in Brooklyn
Elected officials in Brooklyn have ordered the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to address "poor" living conditions at the...
Mitch McConnell leads Senate GOP delegation in trip to Kyiv to meet Zelensky
United States Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, and a team of Republican senators have met with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr...
Police are willing to spend money to attack homeless people — Johnny Grima
One Johnny Grima, who has been arrested five times on the East Village block, has alleged that "police are willing...
Several blocks of Rockaway Beach will be closed this summer due to construction
Summer is just around the corner, but some stretches in the Rockaways will be void of beachgoers this year. New...
Police shoot man in Bronx following dispute
New York Police Department officers have allegedly shot a man following a dispute. The shooting occurred at the intersection of...
Abortion leak exposes U.S. Supreme Court in disarray
Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this...
Subway shooting suspect pleads not guilty
Frank James was indicted on two charges — committing a “terrorist attack and other violence against a mass transportation system...
Phonics-based curriculum to be mandated for NYC elementary schools
In what appears to be a potentially seismic shift in how tens of thousands of public school students are taught...