Politics | State Sen. Zellnor Myrie launches committee for possible NYC mayoral run against Adams By Michael Gartland May 8, 2024 at 8:26 p.m. Myrie, a progressive lawmaker who represents the same swath of central Brooklyn once led by...
Education | NYPD makes arrests at pro-Palestinian FIT encampment, as faculty at The New School launch new site By Cayla Bamberger May 9, 2024 at 8:42 a.m. About 50 protesters were taken into custody as cops broke up the demonstration outside the...
Politics | Mayor Adams gives Gov. Hochul pass on remarks about Bronx Black kids not knowing what ‘computer is’ By Michael Gartland May 7, 2024 at 7:10 p.m. Adams has complained more than once about the "word police" being too exacting on him...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Under fire for political stands, NYPD Chief John Chell cancels appearance at Republican event By Chris Sommerfeldt May 8, 2024 at 8:07 a.m. The poster for the Whitestone Republican Club event, featuring Chell in uniform and dubbed "Special...
Crime and Public Safety | New jails in Bronx, Queens on track to open four years after deadline to close Rikers Island By Graham Rayman May 7, 2024 at 10:09 p.m. The city intends to sign construction contracts worth close to $7 billion with two construction...
Politics | Judge knocks New York abortion rights measure off fall ballot By Dave Goldiner May 7, 2024 at 8:16 p.m. State lawmakers improperly approved the language of the proposed constitutional amendment before getting a required...
NYC Mayor Adams: Rikers is ready for Trump if judge jails him over hush money trial gag order By Michael Gartland May 7, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan has been dangling the possibility of jailing Trump for...
Crime and Public Safety | 27 arrested during pro-Palestinian protest targeting NYC Met Gala By Rocco Parascandola May 8, 2024 at 11:34 a.m. One protester, Leila Nouri, 21, was charged with assault and resisting arrest when she allegedly...
NYC Mayor Adams traveling to Rome, will meet with Pope Francis By Chris Sommerfeldt May 6, 2024 at 5:48 p.m. Adams, who's not Catholic but identifies as Christian and has spoken frequently of the importance...
Battery Park to get 5-foot lift to protect against rising sea levels, climate change By Michael Gartland May 6, 2024 at 3:50 p.m. The new construction project aims to rebuild and raise the Battery's wharf promenade at the...