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Bronx street during the day

Teen sitting on a bench in the Bronx raped in early morning attack

Posted on September 18, 2025

street on Staten Island on a sunny day

Staten Island elected officials fume over another DOT street plan that eliminates driving lanes, adds bike lanes

Posted on September 18, 2025

Central Perk Coffee Co Rendering

The one where NYC gets a real-life ‘Central Perk’ coffeehouse inspired by ‘Friends’

Posted on September 17, 2025

man wearing an orange vest at subway gates

Fare evasion: How are unarmed gate guards stopping cheaters in the NYC subways – and are they effective?

Posted on September 17, 2025

man holding a box near free delivery lockers on a sidewalk

Hold everything! DOT expands free delivery lockers on NYC sidewalks

Posted on September 17, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about dietary changes

EXCLUSIVE | NYC’s Vision Zero street safety program sees fewest traffic fatalities in five years, Mayor Adams says

Posted on September 17, 2025

Commuters on board a stopped 7 train and walking on a platform in Queens on Oct. 22, 2024.

NYC subways see more than 26 million riders in a week, the most since before pandemic began: MTA

Posted on September 16, 2025

Traffic on Third Avenue in Manhattan.

Gridlock alert: UN General Assembly starts next week. Here’s how to commute in the midst of heavy traffic

Posted on September 16, 2025

aisles of groceries in a supermarket

Politics

The soaring prices of groceries in NYC: What do the 2025 mayoral candidates say they will do to help cut costs?

Posted on September 16, 2025

dollar commuter van operating in Brooklyn

Licensed NYC commuter vans face decline as City Council seeks solutions

Posted on September 15, 2025

An LIRR train at Far Rockaway in August 2023.

LIRR union workers approve strike, but will wait till 2026 in hope of federally-mediated deal

Posted on September 15, 2025

Photos of the four NYC mayoral candidates Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa

2025 Mayor’s Race

Sunday in NYC Mayor’s Race: Candidates talk economy, free buses, housing and Holocaust education during visits

Posted on September 14, 2025

a smashed up car during the day in Brooklyn

Brooklyn police pursuit ends with pedestrian struck, alleged teenage car thief caught

Posted on September 14, 2025

group of people on board a Staten Island train that has new subway cars

Brand-new subway cars now make up Staten Island’s only train line

Posted on September 14, 2025

LIRR

LIRR strike fears: MTA makes contingency plans for riders as possible work stoppage looms

Posted on September 11, 2025

person wearing a backpack jumping a sturnstile in a Brooklyn subway station

No ‘fare’! New report highlights staggering costs of rampant toll and fare evasion in NYC

Posted on September 11, 2025

cemetery tombstones during the day in Queens' Middle Village area.

IBX Stop by Stop: NYC’s proposed light rail to roll under hallowed ground in Middle Village

Posted on September 11, 2025

woman and man on subway train car speaking about subway crime

Subway crime: Hochul, MTA tout greater transit safety, despite recent high-profile attacks and repeat offenders

Posted on September 10, 2025

A train where subway delays occurred

NYC subways: More than 80% trains running on time, but why are others so often late?

Posted on September 10, 2025

group of people holding signs on building steps

NYC grocery delivery workers rally at City Hall for more wages and flexible hours

Posted on September 9, 2025

a congestion pricing toll camera in NYC

Traffic was down in Manhattan’s congestion pricing zone this summer: Hochul

Posted on September 9, 2025

person getting on a NYC bus during the day

Bargain transit: Here’s how to commute for free or cheaply in NYC

Posted on September 8, 2025

The Major Deegan Expressway near E. 135th Street.

Pedestrian fatally struck crossing major Bronx street early Sunday morning

Posted on September 8, 2025

Photos of the four NYC mayoral candidates Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa

2025 Mayor’s Race

Sunday in the NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams, Mamdani go to church; Cuomo, Sliwa focus on crime

Posted on September 7, 2025

turnstiles at a subway entrance in Queens

MTA cracks down on free rides at notorious fare evasion hotspot in Queens

Posted on September 7, 2025

a Queens intersection during the day

E-bike rider fatally strikes open car door in Queens as cops say e-bike collisions are up citywide

Posted on September 7, 2025

A bus on the new bus lane along 96th Street in Manhattan, one of many street safety improvements

F for frigging slow! Lander’s bus report card claims dismal service on more than half of bus lines

Posted on September 4, 2025

People at the 125th Street A train station entrance in Harlem on Jan. 9, 2024.

Subway attack: Man indicted for stabbing straphanger during vicious assault in Harlem train station

Posted on September 4, 2025

street in Queens during the day

Major Queens street undergoes redesign to become one-way for drivers; new bike lanes to be added

Posted on September 4, 2025

an athletic track at a park in Queens on a sunny day

IBX Stop by Stop: The proposed light rail rolls through Middle Village, near a ‘crown jewel’ of Queens parks

Posted on September 3, 2025

Brooklyn intersection showing crosswalks during the day

25-year-old moped driver killed in early morning crash in Brooklyn

Posted on September 2, 2025

Jerry Nadler celebrates primary win

Politics

Who will replace Jerry Nadler, who will retire in 2026 after 34 years in Congress repping Manhattan?

Posted on September 2, 2025

NY: Horse Carriage Industry – Part 2

Horse-drawn carriage runs loose without driver in Central Park

Posted on September 2, 2025

manhattan intersection

Driver arrested after horrific Queensboro Bridge crash that left pedestrian dead

Posted on September 1, 2025

a brooklyn intersection during the day

Brooklyn

NYPD officer in Brooklyn on traffic direction detail struck by hit-and-run driver

Posted on September 1, 2025

Demonstrators protesting against the mayor’s plan to shift public-sector retirees to Medicare Advantage on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Medicare fight: Retired NYC workers keep up the pressure to preserve benefits, urge city officials to protect their vested healthcare

Posted on September 1, 2025

A taxi cab

Queens man pleads guilty of cheating-for-hire on TLC licensing exam

Posted on August 28, 2025

7 train arriving at a station

Labor Day travel: Here’s the subway and bus changes you need to know for holiday weekend

Posted on August 28, 2025

woman boards one of several Queens express buses on a sunny day

On the Express: Queens express buses offer a smooth ride to Manhattan, for the most part

Posted on August 28, 2025

cops in NYC during a "ghost plates" operation

‘Plate and Switch’: NYC Council investigation finds Bronx has biggest problem with out-of-state license plates and ‘ghost cars’

Posted on August 28, 2025

three men in business suits standing at a podium

Feds vow to deliver a ‘world-class’ Penn Station as part of the Midtown hub’s makeover, to begin in 2027

Posted on August 27, 2025

set of bikes on a sidewalk

Instacart backs minimum wage hike for delivery workers, but conditions apply

Posted on August 27, 2025

a street intersection during the day in the Bronx

Man fatally shot in the back in the Bronx; suspect at large

Posted on August 26, 2025

people selling items on a bridge with a wooden floor

Defying a NYC ban, illegal vending thrives on iconic Brooklyn Bridge this summer

Posted on August 26, 2025

a memorial to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001

IBX Stop by Stop: Maspeth has small-town charm in America’s most crowded city

Posted on August 26, 2025

Police Make Arrest

TWU Local 100 members rally at Brooklyn court after train worker assault

Posted on August 25, 2025

Riders at the Grand Central station on the 7 train in Manhattan on Oct. 22, 2024.

Woman struck and killed by 7 train in Grand Central Terminal during Monday morning rush hour

Posted on August 25, 2025

Commuters walk past the platform barriers at the 8th Avenue subway station in Manhattan.

MTA lacks on returning lost-and-found items to subway and bus riders

Posted on August 24, 2025

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The State Capitol building in Albany.

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