Environment Here are verified GoFundMe fundraisers to donate to help the Maui community rebuild after the wildfires Posted on August 14, 2023
Transit Larger cargo bikes likely to hit the streets of NYC under Transportation Dept. plan Posted on August 14, 2023
Broadway Broadway-bound revival of ‘The Wiz’ finds its next Dorothy, with the help of TikTok Posted on August 14, 2023
Midtown Manhattan Senior stabbed inside of Herald Square subway station by panhandler: sources Posted on August 14, 2023
Nation Scores more people could still be found dead following wildfires on Maui: Hawaii governor Posted on August 14, 2023
Chinatown Cops cuff suspect with lengthy criminal history for Chinatown murder Posted on August 14, 2023
Nation Kansas police come under constitutional criticism following raid of small-town newspaper Posted on August 14, 2023
Bronx Machete wielding suspect wanted for attacking man in the Bronx last month: NYPD Posted on August 14, 2023
Midtown Manhattan ¿Qué lo que?: Thousands line Midtown to celebrate Dominican Day Parade, including Caribbean nation’s president Posted on August 13, 2023
Brooklyn Lawyer says suspect, charged with hate crime, may argue self-defense in O’Shae Sibley’s death Posted on August 13, 2023
Upper East Side Man wanted for scribbling anti-Semitic graffiti on Upper East Side synagogue Posted on August 13, 2023
Housing Skyrocketing eviction rates in New York City prompt Legal Aid Society to again call for ‘Good Cause’ legislation Posted on August 12, 2023
QNS South Queens lawmaker, MTA initiate enforcement operations at bridges to the Rockaways, with more crackdowns coming soon
Manhattan Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary: Mayor Adams compares his Gracie Mansion celebration to late Mayor Dinkins hosting Nelson Mandela at City Hall Posted on August 11, 2023
QNS Knockdown Center in Maspeth hosts 50 Years of hip-hop celebration benefiting Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens
Police & Fire What we learned about NYC’s Gun Violence Prevention Blueprint: Media roundtable with task force co-chairs Posted on August 11, 2023
QNS City completes pedestrian safety improvements along Parsons Boulevard corridor in downtown Jamaica
Lower Manhattan Advocates rally for feds to take control of Rikers Island, argue city can’t ‘keep people alive’ there Posted on August 10, 2023
News 65% of migrants handed notices of 60-day shelter limit say they want to leave system: NYC officials Posted on August 10, 2023
Nation Biden calls on Congress to provide $13B to support Ukraine and $12B for disaster fund Posted on August 10, 2023
Business Inflation edges higher, with consumer prices up 3.2% from a year earlier Posted on August 10, 2023
Queens NYPD hosts record-breaking summer youth job fair at Queens Police Academy Posted on August 10, 2023
Brooklyn Paper With cyber crimes rising, Hochul announces ‘nation-leading’ statewide cybersecurity strategy
East Village ‘Not cool’: Twitch streamer Kai Cenat acknowledges power of social media after Union Square giveaway led with riot Posted on August 10, 2023
Harlem Back-to-school drive to take place in Harlem, organizers plan to fill 14,000 backpacks for public school students Posted on August 10, 2023
Nation At least 36 dead as fires tear through resort town in Hawaii, thousands flee Posted on August 10, 2023
New York Two men punched in the head near Union Square in bias attack: NYPD Posted on August 10, 2023
Manhattan Gone in six minutes: Prisoner makes death-defying high-rise escape from Manhattan hospital with bedsheet rope Posted on August 10, 2023
Politics Correction officers’ union donated to council members who oppose Rikers receivership Posted on August 10, 2023
Manhattan Reflection: DA Bragg discusses high profile indictments, social justice initiatives and crime with amNewYork Metro Posted on August 9, 2023
Politics Guilty plea for former Mayor de Blasio’s top security guard to obstruction and tampering with evidence in detail probe Posted on August 9, 2023
QNS Queens teacher busted for allegedly sending text messages ‘of sexual content’ to 16-year-old boy: NYPD
Migrant Crisis Mayor says migrant crisis could cost city up to $12B by summer 2025 Posted on August 9, 2023
Police & Fire Bronx man indicted for attempting to rob and sexually assault woman on J train: DA Bragg Posted on August 9, 2023
Broadway Angelina Jolie joins producing team for Broadway-bound musical ‘The Outsiders’ Posted on August 9, 2023
QNS ‘Extremely dangerous’ MS-13 gang leader convicted of ordering killing of teen in Alley Pond Park: Feds
News Tourists at popular Hawaii destination flee into ocean to escape wildfires Posted on August 9, 2023
Gay City News Anti-Violence Project fires executive director, pauses fundraising amid internal turmoil