Jan. 15, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki and Ben Brachfeld New York City’s 700-day snowless streak could finally snap by Tuesday as an approaching front is forecast to bring up to 4 inches of the white stuff to the area. The five boroughs are under a winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS)…
Jan. 12, 2024 By Emily Davenport
Grab your umbrellas, New York City is going to be hit by another heavy rain storm.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The 7 line experienced severe delays throughout the morning rush hour Tuesday after a person leapt to their death in front of a train in Queens early in the morning, the MTA reported.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Aidan Graham
A mother and her son were killed in a fire that broke out inside a Queens home on Monday night, according to the FDNY.
Jan. 7, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki You call this a winter storm? Despite all the hype, New York City’s nearly two-year snowless streak remains in tact after this weekend’s storm produced an anemic amount of the white stuff before changing over to plain-old rain. Just 0.2 inches of snow fell upon Central Park on…
Jan. 5, 2024 By Associated Press
Jo Koy remembers watching major award ceremonies like the Golden Globes with his mother on their living room sofa trying to guess the winners.
Jan. 5, 2024 By Martha Stark For decades, it has been an open secret that New York City’s property tax system is inequitable and unfair. This regressive system, rooted in outdated and discriminatory policies, has not only exacerbated the housing crisis but also deepened the economic divide, disproportionately burdening lower-income and minority communities. Next week, New York’s Court of Appeals will hear arguments on a case brought by Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), a coalition of renters, owners, civic leaders, and public policy and social justice organizations, that challenges NYC’s broken property tax system. TENNY’s lawsuit was born out…
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Jan. 4, 2024 By Dean Moses
Detectives in Queens are still working to find the killer behind New York City’s first homicide of 2024 — a stabbing following a bar brawl.
Jan. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld New York City’s public hospitals have reinstated a mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise across the city and nation. A spokesperson for NYC Health & Hospitals (H&H) confirmed to amNewYork Metro that a mask mandate had been reinstated at all of its clinical facilities, including 11 public hospitals,…
Jan. 2, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams
New York City is the city that never sleeps. We are a 24-hour city that is the nightlife capital of the world. And we remain the safest big city in America.