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Midday News: Activist Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Administration, LGBTQ Support Line Staff Face Layoffs, and Fun & Dumb Improv Festival Brings Laughs to Brooklyn Through Sunday
Columbia graduate and campus activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration for $20 million, alleging he was falsely imprisoned, malicious…
11 months ago
Morning Headlines: Broker Fee Ban Shows Modest Rent Impact, Federal Tax Law Threatens State Budget, and Final Chance to See Manhattanhenge This Year, and Hot Train Cars
A month after New York City banned broker fees for most renters, a StreetEasy report shows rents rose only slightly, easing fears of a major spike. M…
11 months ago
Evening Roundup: Zohran Mamdani Gets Endorsement from Former Cuomo Backer, Supporters of EPA Workers Push for Reinstatement, Iconic Diner Prepares for Closure, Report Finds Unnecessary ACS Investigations and Online Subway Surfing Trend Leads to Lawsuit
Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for mayor. Plus, supporters of federal Environmental Protection Agency empl…
11 months ago
Midday News: Upstate Town Awarded $27 Million in Water Contamination Suit, Rikers Inmate Dies During Hospital Visit, and Zohran Mamdani’s New Supporters
The chemical company DuPont is agreeing to pay $27 million dollars to residents of Hoosick, New York whose water supply was contaminated with toxic c…
11 months ago
Morning Headlines: Medicaid Cuts Could Hit Bronx Hard, Braille Library Launches New E-Readers, and Woman to Sue NYPD Over Crown Heights Protest Mob
The Hochul administration warns that federal Medicaid cuts could hit the Bronx especially hard, threatening both health coverage and jobs in the boro…
11 months ago
Evening Roundup: Claims of Cronyism in the NYPD, Utility Rates on the Rise in New Jersey, Tick Season is Here, and Staten Island’s Maker Park Music Festival
Former NYPD chiefs filed lawsuits against the department alleging the Adams administration allowed a system of corruption to take hold in the depart…
11 months ago
Midday News: AI Training Center Concerns Some Educators, Mamdani Nabs Huge Endorsement, and Why Some Asian Americans New Yorkers Voted for Both Trump and Mamdani
A new artificial intelligence training center for New York City teachers is raising concerns among some educators about creating a harmful environmen…
11 months ago
Morning Headlines: Federal Judge Weighs Solitary Confinement Ban at Rikers, Upper West Side Church Tenant Evicted Amid Landmark Battle, and Mayor Adams Pushes for Release of Detained Student
A federal judge has paused New York City’s solitary confinement ban, saying a court-appointed monitor must first review whether the law is safe for R…
11 months ago
Evening Roundup: NYC Takes Action to Support Student Arrested by ICE, Pregnant New Yorkers Lean on Doulas, Albany’s Interim U.S. Attorney Wants Job Permanently, Mobile Clinic Helps Homeless Across the City, and Gen Zers Compete for NYC Art Schools
The Adams Administration is calling for the release of an 11th grader who was detained by federal immigration authorities last month. Also, a new rep…
11 months ago
Midday News: Officials Warn of Dangerous Weather Conditions, Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Open Primaries, and Staten Island Beaches Offer a Quiet(er) Escape
City officials are warning New Yorkers to prepare for dangerous summer weather through Wednesday, with a heat advisory in effect and a flood watch st…
11 months ago