Jul. 24, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Travelers passing through JFK Airport can now enjoy Caribbean cuisine with the opening of a new Golden Krust location. The popular fast-casual restaurant, known for its authentic Jamaican patties, jerk chicken and other dishes, opened in Terminal 8 at one of the country’s busiest airports on July 8,…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki The 2025 New York City mayor’s race has been unusual to say the least. The sitting Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, is now running as an independent in the general election after skipping the party’s primary. That contest saw 33-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani soundly defeat former Gov. Andrew…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Dean Moses and Adam Daly Federal agents continued to arrest immigrants attending mandatory court hearings in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, as alleged leaked footage from ICE detention appears to show immigrants being kept at the facility in squalid conditions. The leaked video — taken from the 10th floor of 26…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Adam Daly The Adams administration announced Tuesday that 40 new after-school program sites will open across the five boroughs this September, creating 5,000 seats for elementary school students. According to the administration, the sites, selected based on community need and service gaps, mark the first phase of a broader plan…
Jul. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said during a Thursday night TV interview that he now discourages using the phrase “globalize the intifada” as he seeks to quell a weeks-long controversy over his repeated refusal to condemn a slogan that many Jewish New Yorkers see as an incitement to…
Jul. 16, 2025 By Adam Daly Former interim Police Commissioner Tom Donlon filed a bombshell, 251-page federal lawsuit Wednesday, accusing Mayor Eric Adams and senior NYPD leadership of using the department as a racketeering enterprise that allegedly engaged in corruption, obstruction of justice, and retaliation against whistleblowers. In the July 16 lawsuit, Donlon, a former senior…
Jul. 15, 2025 By Adam Daly After Monday night’s torrential downpour overwhelmed New York City’s streets and subways, officials warned that adapting the city’s aging infrastructure to a rapidly changing climate will take decades and cost billions of dollars. “This was one of the most intense rainstorms the [sewer] system has dealt with,” said…
Jul. 14, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who got pummeled in the Democratic primary last month, announced Monday that he will actively run in the mayoral general election as an independent against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. Cuomo made the revelation in a one-and-a-half-minute video posted online Monday afternoon. The…
Jul. 14, 2025 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are looking for answers after finding a heavily decomposed body rotting inside a parked van on Sunday afternoon. Officers from the 110th Precinct made the grim discovery after responding to a 911 call at 59-21 Calloway St. in Corona at around 3:30 p.m. on July…
Jul. 11, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller As Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani charges into the general election, allies and opponents are mobilizing behind new super PACs—one to propel him to City Hall, the other to stop him from getting there—amid growing unease in the city’s business circles. A pro-Mamdani PAC named “OneNYC” was filed…