DC police union produces ad blaming rise in crime on members of city council
The D.C. Police Union has gone on the offensive, blaming the rise in crime and a shrinking police force squarely...
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Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James in custody after massive manhunt
The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting inside a Brooklyn subway station during rush hour Tuesday morning has...
Gunshots erupt in bloody 6-hour span in the Bronx
A shooting spree began Tuesday night across Brooklyn and the Bronx just before 4:30 p.m. on Gates Ave. near Marcy...
President Biden cracks down on ‘ghost guns’ with new rule to tackle gun violence
President Biden and the Justice Department announced new steps Monday aimed at combating gun crimes, including a rule targeting the...
NYC mayor declares Juneteenth paid holiday for city employees
Juneteenth will be a paid city holiday this year for the first time in the five boroughs’ history, Mayor Eric...
Court sentences man to 375 years in prison for 3 counts of murder
Jurors in Essex County deliberated for less than two hours last month before convicting 31-year-old Jeremy Arrington of three counts...
Vaccine mandate: Montclair State University student express concern over change in requirements
Jared Vigil, a student of Montclair State University has shown worries he will soon no longer be allowed to live...
Summer jobs for all — except NYC’s undocumented youth
The city’s Summer Youth Employment Program, or SYEP, is the largest of its kind in the country, offering job and...
New York’s $7 billion deal could pave the way for universal child care
Lawmakers must vote to approve the budget deal pledged by Gov. Kathy Hochul — a historic $7 billion in child...
Gov. Hochul announces ‘conceptual’ deal on $220 billion New York state budget
New York will devote billions of dollars to help families pay for child care, boost health care worker wages and...
NYC Jobs: Mayor Adams launches new initiative
On Wednesday in East New York, Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched his new CARE strategy. The mayor...
NYS budget concerns loom over child care funding
New York State officials are considering a plan that would provide child care support for families that earn 300% above...
NYPD announces citywide crime statistics for March 2022
New York City recorded fewer homicides last month than it did in March 2021, but overall crime rose by nearly...
NYC low-income tenants run out of lawyers as eviction cases increase
Public defender groups have lamented that they’ve run out of lawyers to represent low-income tenants. This is after a long-dreaded...
Council members and advocates debate changes to salary disclosure law
Business group leaders and advocates for pay equity sought to sway City Council members in a hearing Tuesday on the...
Flood sensors to provide real-time information on local flooding in 50 neighborhoods around NYC
On a crisp, cloudless day earlier this year Ricardo Toledo-Crow went for a stroll in Van Cortlandt Park in the...
Mayor Adams announces new campaign of digital billboards in five Florida markets denouncing
In a new advertising campaign launched Monday, Mayor Eric Adams' administration denounced the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed by...
FDNY reports zero injuries as smoke-filled subway train hit object in tunnel
At a press conference, FDNY Deputy Chief Francis McCarthy said a Manhattan-bound 7 train ran over the unidentified object shortly...
Crew laundered millions in cartel cash across NYC
The sight of the state trooper’s flashing lights was enough to send Shaui Sun into a panic as the Queens...
Luna Park reopens for the 2022 season
Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn has reopened on Saturday, April 2, 2022 to officially kick off the 2022 season....
Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to form company’s first US union
Amazon workers at a Staten Island, New York, processing facility won a historic vote on Friday to form the first-ever...
Ramadan 2022: Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez felicitates Muslim communities, gives office practices for non-fasting folks
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined Muslims in New York and across the globe in the celebration of the commencement of...
Judge declares NY redrawn district maps unconstitutional
Judge Patrick McAllister said in a Thursday ruling that maps redrawing the state's congressional districts were gerrymandered to benefit Democrats....
Brooklyn shooting: Boy dies, woman wounded
The Police Department has reported a shooting in Brooklyn Thursday evening. Someone opened fire killing a 12-year-old boy and critically...
It’s my job to help teens understand the war in Ukraine — high school teacher says
"Monumental news events in recent years have reinvigorated my teaching while also providing me with a new set of challenges,"...
Man sentenced for killing 2 in drunk driving crash
On March 28, 2022, Paucar, 52, was sentenced to 8 1/3 to 25 years in state prison, with five years...
Critics render councilwoman’s push for NYC job guarantee a dead end
With the number of unemployed in New York City hovering around 300,000 and job vacancies at about 250,000, critics have...
Mayor Eric unveils strategies, emphasizing on children abused by violence
The surveillance video shows a woman, holding a toddler’s hand, being robbed at gunpoint inside an apartment building. While the...
NYC gun violence on the rise, Data shows
In the wake of the pandemic, cities across the world have seen jumps in violent crime. In New York City,...
Suspected catalytic converter thief leads CHP on lengthy pursuit across Orange County
A suspected catalytic converter led authorities on a lengthy chase across Orange County. California Highway Patrol (CHP) embarked on a...
Feds approve sale of Trump DC hotel to Miami investment fund
Donald Trump's luxury hotel near the White House, which drew diplomats, lobbyists and plenty of controversy while he was president,...
Biden travels to Poland as the country struggles with Ukrainian refugee influx
President Biden will meet with Ukrainian refugees, and he'll deliver a "major address" while he's in Warsaw, Poland, national security...
Mayor Adams to allow unvaccinated athletes play home games
In a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games and unvaccinated baseball players to...
NYC Muslim community are ‘traumatized’ by post-9/11 surveillance — says Dr Almontaser
On 'Inside City Hall', Dr. Almontaser said on Wednesday that she wants New Yorkers to understand the trauma New York's...
N.Y. AG Seeks Documents From Trump Accounting Firm RSM
Investigators for New York Attorney General Letitia James' probe into Donald Trump and the Trump Organization's finances are seeking documents...
Bronx teens taken into custody for possession of loaded gun
Sixteen and 17-year-old Bronx teenagers have been taken into custody on Tuesday for possessing a loaded gun, police said. The...
NYC school mask rule to be eliminated for kids younger than 5
Mayor Adams, who dropped the mask requirement for K-12 students on March 7, said that, come April 4, kids younger...
Coney Island daylight shooting causes grazing bullet wounds in 7-year-old girl
According to the police, a daylight shooting on Monday in Coney Island has caused a grazing bullet stomach wound in...
New York City half marathon returns on Sunday
The United Airlines NYC Half is back and ready to take you through 13.1 miles of New York City streets...
South Bronx students to participate in United Nations virtual forum
Young women from the Bronx Academy of Letters will participate in a forum during the annual meeting of the Commission...
NYC’s new health czar makes case for maintaining mask mandate for young kids
The city’s new health commissioner believes mask mandates for young children should be indefinitely maintained – a position in direct...
Human remains found by NYC construction crew
Human bones were found on the side of the Hutchinson Parkway in the Bronx, Friday afternoon, the New York Police...
Disney World denounces school’s ‘racist’ performance, apologizes
A video shot on March 15 of the Port Neches-Groves High School Indianettes from Texas shows the all-women squad dressed...
Climate Action Council to hold 10 public hearings across the State
New York State's nation-leading climate agenda is the most aggressive climate and clean energy initiative in the nation, calling for...
UNGA Declares March 15 as International Day to Tackle Islamophobia
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared March 15 as international day to tackle Islamophobia. On Tuesday March 15,...
High school takes extra step to help students battle anxiety, launches calm room
South Salem High School in Oregon created a "calm room" to help improve students’ mental health. The designated classroom opened...
California middle school assistant principal found dead of apparent suicide in private staff area
On Monday, a California middle school assistant principal shot himself to death while alone in a staff locker room, authorities...
NYPD’s new anti-gun units begin patrols Monday
The NYPD’s new neighborhood safety teams will hit the streets for the first time Monday. The new teams will be...
NYC private university students to help Ukrainian refugees
More than two dozen Yeshiva University students are on their way to help Ukrainian refugees. Yeshiva University, a private university...
Parents to flee NYC high schools as Chancellor Banks leaves entry criteria unchanged
Many families have said they planned to exit the DOE — and perhaps the city — if the admissions framework...
NYPD to add anti-crime units amidst increased gun crimes
Neighborhoods with the highest number of shootings have been confirmed by the New York Police Department (NYPD) to receive newly...
Firefighters Union reprimands two NY senators
A picture which shows Democrats Robert Jackson, of Manhattan, and Rachel May, of Syracuse, at an Albany rally on Tuesday...
City Mayor announces significant quality-of-life improvements in Southeast Queens
Mayor Adams and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams — both of whom grew up in Southeast Queens —...
Amazon to subsidize tuition for hourly workers who get accepted at eight CUNY schools
Amazon officials have confirmed that as part of the company’s $1.2 billion national initiative to subsidize higher education, the company...
NYC parents plan to sue mayor over mask mandates for young kids
A group of New York City parents on Monday announced an imminent lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams over his continuing...
Settlements top $1M for much-sued NYPD sergeant accused of unwarranted stops, arrests, raids
An NYPD sergeant has hit a less than enviable milestone — lawsuits against him have topped the $1 million mark...
Ride responsibly; exercise caution as you enjoy state’s snowmobiling opportunities — NYS tells Snowmobilers
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York State Park Police, New York State Police...
Ride responsibly; exercise caution as you enjoy state’s snowmobiling opportunities — NYS tells Snowmobilers
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York State Park Police, New York State Police...
Rochester students build shelter for city’s homeless community
In the city of Rochester, New York, a student-led project has proven worthy to help fight homelessness in the local...
Tania Telow named as President at Fordham University
Incumbent president at Loyola University, Tania Tetlow has been named as the first woman president at Fordham University. Fordham University,...
