Surprise closure of NYC Starbucks sparks pro-union protests as 7 activists end up cuffed and in a latte trouble
They’re in a latte trouble. More than a half-dozen protesters were cuffed Tuesday during a “sit-in” demonstration at a Park ...
Jackie Robinson’s baseball career started in N.J. He just got a floating honor here.
Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...
15-year-old boy killed, 16-year-old wounded in Brooklyn shooting
Responding officers found the younger boy in the building’s lobby suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The older boy ...
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
Madonna, 66, posts rare snap WITHOUT filters after hinting at major career change
Madonna shared a rare photo without filters, after she hinted on changing careers. The pop star, 66, posted a close up snap ...
Blue city residents blast new 2,200-bed mega migrant shelter as 'dumping ground'
Furious NYC residents are angry after learning a massive 2,200 male-only migrant shelter would soon be opening in their ...
Instead Of ‘The Big Apple,’ New York City Could Be Called ‘The Big Oyster.’ A New Art Installation In Times Square Explains Why
New York City was once the "Oyster Capital of the World." A new art installation explains how regrowing their populations ...
New affordable housing lottery in NYC: ‘Spend less on rent, live more’
A new affordable housing lottery has opened up for a building on the waterfront in Brooklyn. The affordable housing lottery ...
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What happened to Mayya Gil? World war II and Chernobyl disaster survivor killed in Brooklyn accident
Mayya Gil, a 95-year-old New Yorker who survived the Nazi invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl disaster, and the COVID-19 ...
Subway shove survivor recalls how he cheated death after madman pushed him onto tracks
Joseph Lynskey, who was pushed in front of a New York City subway, but miraculously survived, shared the moment his life ...
Staten Island councilman retains borough-held leadership position
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island will continue its control of t he New York City Council minority after Republicans elected Councilman David Carr (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) as their leader ...
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As extreme weather batters communities, New York climate activists show a powerful path forward
On Dec. 26, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul bowed to the activists’ demands by signing the Climate Change Superfund Act, which will force fossil fuel companies to pay an estimated $75 billion over 25 years ...