Sep. 16, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon There’s a presidential election in November. Are you registered to vote? If not, here is your reminder to do so before the deadline approaches. Eligible New Yorkers have until Saturday, Oct. 26, to register to vote in the general election on Nov. 5. Oct. 26 also marks the…
Sep. 16, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki, Adam Daly, Dean Moses and Ethan Stark-Miller Federal agents arrested two former Fire Department chiefs on Monday on bribery and corruption charges, sources with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York confirmed to amNewYork Metro. Chief of Fire Prevention Anthony Saccavino and Chief Brian…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Dean Moses, Ethan Stark-Miller and Robert Pozarycki Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned amid an ongoing federal investigation. Multiple outlets reported on Sept. 12 that Caban had stepped down from the post he held for roughly a year as head of the 34,000-member NYPD. Two high-ranking police sources subsequently confirmed those…
Sep. 9, 2024 By Dean Moses NYPD sources are denying Monday rumors that Police Commissioner Edward Caban is set to step down from his post in the coming days amid a federal investigation. Politico reported on Sept. 9 that Caban could resign from his post in mere days following a probe that saw his…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses Members of Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle have found themselves on the wrong end of multiple FBI search warrants and raids executed this week. The homes of two top Adams staffers, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, were raided…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller A whopping two-thirds of New York City public restrooms either had health and safety hazards or were kept closed during operating hours, according to a new City Council report released Thursday. The survey, dubbed Nature’s Call: An Assessment of NYC Park Restrooms, includes observations from staffers with the…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York state is distributing nearly $200 million in federal summer food assistance to over 1.5 million children this summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. Hochul said the new program, Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), provides $120 in food assistance per child to families who applied. According to the…
Aug. 6, 2024 amNewYork Metro Despite an uptick in murder, overall NYC crime fell for the seventh consecutive month in July 2024, the NYPD reported Tuesday. The total number of crimes reported dropped 4.2% year-over-year, from 11,505 in July 2023 to 11,022 in July 2024. Significant progress was found, the NYPD reported, in the…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Subway riders have faced repeated days of dreadful commuting amidst an oppressive heat wave this week, hearkening back to the infamous 2017 Summer of Hell. On Tuesday, a switch problem at 135th Street caused major delays to the A, B, C, and D lines, forcing the MTA to…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld New York City is set to begin rolling out artificial intelligence-powered metal detectors at subway turnstiles in the “next few days,” Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday. Hizzoner said that the devices, intended to specifically detect guns people try to bring onto the subway using AI, will start…