May. 10, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Even by the embarrassing standards of politics, Queens and Long Island Congress Member George Santos — who was indicted on federal fraud charges on Wednesday — has spun a breathtaking web of deception leaving his constituents and the nation grasping for answers and wondering what, if anything, might actually…
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May. 10, 2023 amNewYork Metro
Congress Member George Santos, who has made lying his own personal art form, finally got snared in the web of deceit which he spun the past three years.
May. 10, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
Embattled New York and Long Island Congress Member George Santos has been arrested on a 13-count federal indictment charging him with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and lying to the House of Representatives.
May. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The recently established New York City Housing Authority “Preservation Trust,” designed to unlock billions of dollars in sorely needed federal funds to fix up the city’s dilapidated public housing stock, is taking shape, as Mayor Eric Adams appointed six individuals Friday to a nine-member panel that will lead the…
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May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses As ever more city and state pols strongly condemned an incident where a homeless Black man was killed by being placed in a chokehold by another man on a subway car Monday as vigilantism, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he’s going to wait for pending investigations…
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May. 1, 2023 By Christian Murray
A Queens pol has introduced legislation targeting landlords who knowingly rent space to stores illegally selling cannabis.
Apr. 28, 2023 By Christian Murray
National Grid, the utility giant that supplies natural gas to 1.9 million customers in New York City and Long Island, plans to hike rates by about 17% on its residential users.
Apr. 28, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Matthew Fraser is making history as New York City’s first Black chief technology officer, appointed by Mayor Eric Adams to oversee all things digital across the municipal government.
Apr. 28, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
NYC Ferry, the city’s marine transit system, saw its highest-ever ridership in the first quarter in 2023 — clocking just over a million passengers on its vessels in the year’s first 13 weeks.
Apr. 28, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA is ending its live transit service alerts on Twitter, effective immediately, after refusing to pay Elon Musk for the privilege.