Dec. 26, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA is moving forward with plans to redesign its subway turnstiles, taking the first steps to procure a replacement for fare gates that officials say are too easy to hop over.
Dec. 26, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Five New Yorkers had an extra merry Christmas Monday night as they cashed winning Powerball tickets worth at least five figures despite not hitting the big jackpot worth over $600 million. Four lucky city-dwellers scored $50,000 third-prizes for having four matching numbers and the Powerball on their tickets…
Dec. 21, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Police are looking for the four burglars who shot a man while robbing a jewelry shop in Queens on Dec. 12.
Dec. 18, 2023 By Aidan Graham
New York City lost more than 5% of its population in the two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Dec. 18, 2023 amNY Shops
This winter, travel accessories will be in high demand. That’s because 115 million people will be hitting the road (and the sky) in the next few weeks — two million more people than last year and the second highest since 2000, when AAA began tracking.
Dec. 13, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
A Queens jewelry store owner is recovering after being shot during an armed robbery on Tuesday evening, police said.
Dec. 12, 2023 By Aidan Graham Gov. Kathy Hochul warned state colleges and universities that they must crack down on antisemitism on their campus, or risk “aggressive enforcement action” from the state. Hochul’s remarks came after the presidents of several prominent universities before Congress, who denied that their policies did not “clearly and unequivocally”…
Dec. 11, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
A man died Sunday after being struck by two separate hit-and-run drivers in Queens, police said.
Dec. 7, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
Thousands of gallons of fuel spilled onto the tarmac at John F. Kennedy Airport Thursday after a tanker truck overturned in a cargo area near one of the runways.
Dec. 1, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki, with reporting by Ben Brachfeld, Michael Malaszczyk and Ethan Stark-Miller George Santos, we hardly knew ye. After a turbulent 11 months in office, Santos was unceremoniously expelled from the House of Representatives Friday — a rare moment of overwhelming bipartisanship that reflected the gravity of the fraud allegations…