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Multiple people injured after MTA bus crash in Canarsie

Posted on August 24, 2025

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Piles of aggravation: New Yorkers are fed up with increasing dog waste on city sidewalks and streets

Posted on August 24, 2025

CEO of WIN Christine Quinn stood alongside fellow service providers and homeless and immigrant rights advocates on the steps of City Hall in January 2025 and denounced President-elect Trump’s promise of mass deportations and cuts to shelters and other social services allegedly a part of what has become widely known as Project 2025.

News

Court upholds order to continue unit-hold incentive for homeless New Yorkers

Posted on August 21, 2025

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Iconic 145-year-old wooden bridge in Brooklyn gets a makeover

Posted on August 21, 2025

people holding signs in the rain at an airport

Workers from 2 NYC airports rally for better working conditions during extreme heat

Posted on August 21, 2025

cops in NYC during a "ghost plates" operation

MTA and New York law enforcement agencies celebrate 100th ghost plate enforcement operation

Posted on August 19, 2025

Subway cleaners disinfect train car during pandemic

Trump team threatens to withhold MTA funding over worker safety issues

Posted on August 19, 2025

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Fed up union members rally ouside Bottcher’s office to rein in support for horse-carriage industry

Posted on August 19, 2025

a fruit stand on a sidewalk during the day

IBX Stop by Stop: Exploring the future light rail line’s northern hub of Jackson Heights, a melting pot of flavors and tradition

Posted on August 19, 2025

People protest ICE at 26 Federal Plaza.

News

ICE in Courts: Hochul condemns detention of 7-year-old Queens girl and mom, demands feds let reps into Federal Plaza

Posted on August 18, 2025

a woman and man sitting at a table in front of the American flag and NYS flag

MTA board approves $2 billion contract to extend Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem – a ‘long overdue’ project

Posted on August 18, 2025

people waiting on line to board an express bus to Staten Island during the day

On the express: Staten Island commuters frustrated with express bus service as fare hike looms

Posted on August 18, 2025

police at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting, police line stretched across roadway with cops milling about

Politics

Brooklyn mass shooting: NYC mayoral candidates condemn bloodshed and call for more action

Posted on August 17, 2025

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Queens

2 people shot inside Queens convenience store; suspect at large: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

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Queens hit-and-run: Driver still sought for deadly crash near JFK Airport

Posted on August 17, 2025

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Health

Push to ban NYC carriage horse industry continues with City Hall rally days after equine’s death

Posted on August 14, 2025

Council Member Sandy Nurse speaks on the steps of City Hall during a rally with Los Deliveristas Unidos in support of the Grocery Delivery Worker legislative package, joined by Council Members Shaun Abreu and Jennifer Gutiérrez,

City Hall official defends Adams’ veto of grocery delivery worker pay raise bill, says legislation would have increased consumer costs

Posted on August 14, 2025

a vintage NYC bus at a bus festival in Brooklyn surrounded by flowers and plants

Have a busload of fun at the New York Transit Museum’s 2025 Bus Festival in September

Posted on August 13, 2025

Rally goers lay down in die-in over carriage horse industry in support of Ryder's Law

Central Park Conservancy’s support of ban on horse-drawn carriages could be beginning of the end of 200-year-old industry

Posted on August 13, 2025

A bicyclist on a greenway in NYC

‘Greater Greenways’ plan will see dozens of new bike and walking paths coming to NYC streets, waterfronts and parks

Posted on August 13, 2025

An MTA bus passing under a congestion pricing gantry in Manhattan

MTA touts higher credit rating thanks in part to congestion pricing and fares

Posted on August 12, 2025

a white ferry in the waters near Governors Island during the day

New public ferry, a first-of-its kind in NYS, is ready to take New Yorkers to Governors Island

Posted on August 12, 2025

school building with construction around it in Brooklyn

New Brooklyn school dedicated to supporting students with dyslexia, other disabilities set to open in September, Mayor Adams tells amNY

Posted on August 12, 2025

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Two dead and one arrested after multi-vehicle crash on the Bronx River Parkway

Posted on August 11, 2025

Rendering of IBX train traveling through station

IBX: Transit boon or suburban bane? New rail line poised to boost property values but threaten neighborhood charm

Posted on August 11, 2025

NYPD officers at subway turnstile

Woman slashes man on 2 train in the Bronx: cops

Posted on August 11, 2025

Electric vehicle

Revel to exit NYC rideshare market; will focus on EV charging infrastructure

Posted on August 11, 2025

people standing near subway station renamed for Malcolm X

Hochul signs bill renaming Central Park North subway station to honor Malcolm X

Posted on August 10, 2025

Officers looks out for safety in subway in Brooklyn

Last month was the “safest” July in NYC subway history, MTA says

Posted on August 10, 2025

Heavy rain

Tall order: NYC’s tallest subway station to get elevators, putting accessibility on the ascent

Posted on August 10, 2025

a group of people walking on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk wearing suits and casual clothes

Victory on 34th Street: Transit groups, Manhattan pols leave bus in the dust in bustling Midtown

Posted on August 8, 2025

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Queens

This Queens detective now wears the badge of a 9/11 hero, keeping his uncle’s legacy alive

Posted on August 7, 2025

NYPD harbor boat with two officers on deck patrolling murky waters of East River

After another boat sinks in Brooklyn, experts remind New Yorkers about safety when boating in local waters

Posted on August 7, 2025

police officers and ambulance at scene of hit-and-run crash in Chinatown with debris on ground

EXCLUSIVE | Site of deadly Chinatown crash site to get lower speed limit and other safety measures, DOT says

Posted on August 7, 2025

34th Street busway: The city’s plan would prioritize buses and trucks along this busy corridor while maintaining local access for drop-offs and deliveries.

34th Street busway gets another go as part of larger Midtown rezoning plan

Posted on August 6, 2025

six people at a construction site holding shovels in front of dirt

JFK Airport breaks ground on parking lot aiming to reduce illegally parked trucks on Queens streets

Posted on August 6, 2025

Lloyd Williams, the President and CEO of GHCC, at the NYC and Company's 20th Annual Visionaries and Voices Gala on Dec. 6.

News

Lloyd Williams, co-founder of Harlem Week, dies at 80

Posted on August 6, 2025

The crowds at Harlem Week.

News

Harlem Week returns in August with a dazzling array of events that celebrate the iconic neighborhood

Posted on August 6, 2025

signage on a street in Staten Island during the day

News

Hylan Boulevard sees uptick in collisions due in part to ‘poor’ DOT signage on bus lanes in Staten Island

Posted on August 5, 2025

intersection with cars parked on the road

13-year-old moped rider critically injured after collision on Staten Island

Posted on August 5, 2025

Participants at the Feb. 23, 2025 rally in Central Park proudly waved Israeli flags and carried posters with the pictures, names, and ages of the hostages still in Hamas captivity.

New Yorkers horrified by video of starving Israeli hostage digging own grave; calls for captives’ release from Gaza intensify

Posted on August 5, 2025

people near a construciton area at a subway station

Clark Street subway station in Brooklyn reopens after hotel marquee collapse

Posted on August 5, 2025

PATH train at Manhattan station

Multiple people hospitalized, service suspended due to PATH train fire Monday morning

Posted on August 4, 2025

construction crews outside a building with a fallen awning

Train service disrupted during Monday’s rush-hour commute following Brooklyn hotel awning collapse

Posted on August 4, 2025

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NYC to lose 300,000 parking spots in City Council bid to boost street safety

Posted on August 3, 2025

an intersection in Queens during the day

E-bike rider from Queens fatally struck in collision involving SUV

Posted on August 3, 2025

Street vendors rally in Manhattan

Mayor vetoes City Council’s bill that would have decriminalized illegal street vending

Posted on July 31, 2025

a line of people walk through an open gate in a Queens subway station

Fare evasion: MTA ‘prototype’ gates at busy Queens subway station remain in place despite rampant fare-beating

Posted on July 31, 2025

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