Gatorade recall affects drinks sold in New York and New Jersey
Gatorade lines the shelves of a supermarket. More than 122,000 cases are being recalled over undeclared food dyes. [ more › ]
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Gov. Hochul declares upstate NY measles outbreak a ‘disaster emergency’
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Department of Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald.
NYPD detective forced to retire after false statements in Brooklyn investigation
Close-up of the NYPD shield and lettering on the door of a police car. Det. Patrick Craig admitted giving false information to a prosecutor and another detective before police obtained a search warrant. [ more › ]
Mamdani faces pressure to forge ahead with plan to fix polluting South Bronx market
“We cannot let this fail,” Comptroller Mark Levine said of the Hunts Point Produce Market plan. [ more › ]
Dominican man who shot border patrol officer in NYC sentenced to 15 years in prison
File photo of Fort Washington Park on the banks of the Hudson River in Manhattan.
NYC extends program offering late-night soccer games at 5 parks
The city will let the lights stay on until 2 a.m. at one park in each borough through the end of November. [ more › ]
2 Legionnaires’ disease cases appear at a Queens housing complex. Here’s what we know.
A building at North Shore Towers in Queens. Health officials advised that older or immunocompromised residents should avoid taking showers until the investigation is complete. [ more › ]
Inside a photographer's journey to visit every neighborhood in New York City
In Williamsbridge. What do you see when you record the whole of the boroughs? [ more › ]
Cyclist dies in Central Park after crashing into off-leash dog, NYPD says
The 71-year-old man was riding his bike near East Drive and 84th St. [ more › ]
Early Addition: Do any of you get off at the 3rd Avenue L train stop?
L Train service? Everybody rejoice! Because one software engineer crunched the numbers and decided the stop is useless, here are your early links: Street named for Jose Alvarado in Bushwick, the TikTok star cleaning up tree beds, Ethan Slater in "Little Shop of Horrors" and more. [ more › ]
The American Chestnut tree returns to the Bronx Zoo after more than a century
An American Chestnut tree in Vermont in 2017. The Bronx Zoo is getting 25 blight-resistant chestnut saplings as part of the effort to bring the tree back from extinction. [ more › ]
2 people died in car crashes in Queens and Brooklyn in less than 1 day, NYPD says
A hit-and-run on Monday claimed the life of a 62-year-old man and an accident involving an impaired driver on Sunday left a 23-year-old woman dead. [ more › ]
Mamdani will clear 10,000 families off waitlist for low-cost childcare
Kindergarten students race outside from class at Rogers International School on October 21, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut.
In wake of Legionnaires' outbreaks, a debate over NYC's water and industry influence
The Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskill Mountains, part of the system that provides drinking water to New York City.
New York state stockpiled abortion pills. Now they're all expired.
In 2023 the state purchased 150,000 misoprostol pills — enough for 12,500 doses — at a cost of $112,000.
NYC Council hearing to put AI risks in the spotlight
Illustration of AI Employees from four tech companies, as well as whistleblowers, are scheduled to speak to the City Council on the dangers of AI. [ more › ]
A sixth person dies after falling ill in NYPD custody this year
A NYPD vehicle. The 54-year-old was hospitalized twice after his arrest Friday, police said. [ more › ]
NJ reports first West Nile Virus death of the year
While the national West Nile Virus trend has slowed down, activity in the Garden State has picked up. [ more › ]
Banned books and Winnie the Pooh: October in NYC libraries
Tapestries by Christopher Myers It's a busy month at the branches. [ more › ]
NY's prison system is in crisis. It's driving staff away from the job.
Two prison guards stand near a lookout tower at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.
NYPD searching for suspect after fatal stabbing in Queens
Police said the suspect has not been apprehended and the investigation is still ongoing.
NYPD: 2 suspects in off-duty officer stabbing tried to rob victim
Police are searching for 2 people they say stabbed and robbed a police officer. It’s unclear if the attackers knew the victim was NYPD. [ more › ]
Astoria-born Chip City announces sudden closure days after former CEO sues
The homepage of the now defunct Chip City's website. The company blamed ‘macro-economic headwinds.’ The co-founder is suing over compensation. [ more › ]
US judge tosses Trump lawsuit targeting pro-Palestinian protesters in NJ
Atthapon Niyom/Getty Images The Justice Department sued demonstrators who protested at a synagogue, under a law aimed at shielding abortion clinics. [ more › ]
A big, bright Saturn will be the highlight of NYC's fall stargazing season
Stargazers will have a great view of Saturn and two meteor showers in October. [ more › ]
NYC tow companies busted for ripping off drivers must give $67K in refunds, city says
Mayor Mamdani has expanded enforcement on towing scams, but the unlicensed towing industry remains largely unregulated. [ more › ]
Off-duty NYPD officer stabbed in the Bronx, police say
An off-duty NYPD police officer was stabbed in the Bronx Friday, police said. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Commissioner Jessica Tisch visited the officer in the hospital. [ more › ]
DOC negligence factored in death at Rikers' Bellevue hospital outpost, jail officials say
Jail complex on Rikers Island. The oversight board’s report documents a deadly pattern of neglect at a facility meant to keep inmates safe. [ more › ]
Conductor on NYC subway that dragged man to death may have skipped safety check, source says
Yaw Boahene, 57, was dragged to death by an A train at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn during the evening rush on Monday, September 28.
NYPD still searching for man who threw burning substance on victim in East Harlem
Police are searching for a man who threw a burning hot substance on a stranger. The victim suffered severe burns on his face and neck. [ more › ]
Intoxication not a 'license' to rape: Hochul pushes to tighten law amid Cornell scandal
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, and Speaker Carl Heastie, center, meet with Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, following a presentation of Gov. Hochul's executive budget proposal in January.
NYC music in October: The Strokes, a Blink-182 cover band, and Polish experimentalism
Hania Rani performs for Worm Up Festival 2024 at Teatro Dal Verme on July 08, 2024 in Milan, Italy.
NYC Parks police told a yoga teacher to leash her dog. It got ugly.
A walker strolls with a dog on a causeway along the Hudson River in Battery Park City 04 December 2004 in lower Manhattan, New York.
Early Addition: There's finally stuff inside the Times Square tower where the ball drops
Because it used to sit vacant for most of the year, here are your early links: Rangers goalie scored, "It's a Wonderful Life" coming to Broadway, there's dignity in scaffolding and more. [ more › ]
NYC subway dragging death highlights an old school MTA failsafe
A subway conductor at the Utica Avenue station on the A line checks the platform days after a man was dragged to death by a train.
'We were the victim': Brooklyn shelter's new CEO speaks after corruption scandal
An emergency shelter BHRAGS operates near the Gowanus Canal is set to be converted to a permanent facility with BHRAGS as the service provider.
Badly burned body found in a trashed and abandoned Jamaica Queens lot, NYPD says
A New York City Police Department SUV The remains belonged to a man officials have yet to identify. [ more › ]
Brooklyn DA brings back warrant-clearing event as quality-of-life tickets surge
An NYPD officer assists travelers at his post in the New York subway in Times Square on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
Are you a New Yorker? The Department of New Yorker Verification will now decide.
Jennifer Lopez's New Yorker identification card. There is now an (un)official verification process for those who can claim the title of city resident. [ more › ]
Hochul names NY AG James as special prosecutor on rape case at Cornell University
New social media rules signed into law by Gov. Hochul and crafted by State Attorney General Letitia James go into effect in January.
Founder of NYC LGBTQ therapy practice charged with rape after alleged sexual assaults
Therapy session. Joseph LoGiudice is the second therapist at Liberation Psychotherapy to be accused of sexually abusing a patient. [ more › ]
US judge in NY indefinitely blocks ICE from making arrests at immigration courthouses
Masked ICE agents stand stand watch on the 12th floor of Lower Manhattan's immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza.
Lawyer challenging NYC rent freeze releases Mamdani officials’ emails and text messages
Mayor Zohran Mamdani A judge had ordered officials to turn over correspondence with the Rent Guidelines Board. Randy Mastro has now asked the court to make them sit for interviews. [ more › ]
Push to strengthen NY sexual assault laws gathers steam after Cornell rape allegations
Efforts to close the "voluntary intoxication loophole" have stalled repeatedly in the state Assembly. [ more › ]
NYC mulls building temporary highway in sky over Brooklyn Bridge to fix BQE
New renderings from the city show how the temporary highway would be a sort of bridge over a bridge.
The most expensive congressional race in NJ history? This could be the one.
Republican Tom Kean, Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett Money is pouring into the closely watched race between Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. and Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett. [ more › ]
Pressure mounts on Mamdani to detail NYC schools plan after Hannah-Jones article
Mayor Mamdani visited a classroom in Brooklyn last month. Mamdani is facing new pressure to present a more expansive vision for how to fix the city's schools, which are the most segregated in the country. [ more › ]
Former NYPD sergeant pleads guilty to charge he impersonated ICE official
The ex-cop was suspended after a March incident in which he held himself out as an ICE leader. [ more › ]
In the mood for a pastoral autumn experience? Try Queens.
We went fall-maxxing at edge of town. [ more › ]
Judge orders psych evaluation for man accused of killing woman in Central Park
The Summerhouse in Central Park’s Ramble on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. Jonathan Robles faces a second-degree murder charge. [ more › ]
NYPD arrests 25-year-old who stabbed a man to death on the J train
A man was fatally stabbed after an argument on a J train Tuesday night. Police identified 59 year-old Mesias Lojano, who died after an unprovoked attack during Wednesday afternoon's rush hour commute. [ more › ]
Landslide or nailbiter? For House hopefuls, NY Gov. Hochul’s margin matters
Gov. Hochul spoke at a climate event last week. Hochul’s margin of victory — if she wins — could have major implications for Democratic congressional candidates [ more › ]
October is spooky season at the movies in New York City
Jamie Lee Curtis in "Halloween" Horror fans, get ready to be horrified. [ more › ]
NY Dems push bill in Congress to restore healthcare coverage, putting GOP on the spot
File photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, both New York Democrats. (D-NY) outside the House of Representatives while speaking to members of the press on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Lost SNAP benefits? NYC says you can reapply for 3 more months of aid
A store displays a sign accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases for groceries on October 30, 2025 in New York City.
MTA delays slow Thursday morning's rush hour to a crawl
A subway train passes on elevated tracks in Brooklyn. Because it's especially hard to get to work today. [ more › ]
Early Addition: Is Canal Street finally getting wider sidewalks?
Producer vendors sell their wares on Canal Street near Lafayette Street on Oct. 22, 2025.
A man who died on Rikers treated as ‘less than a human’ as family wages $25 million lawsuit
John Price died while in the care of the DOC custody. A DOC report reveals that John Price waited over three hours for medical treatment before he later died. [ more › ]
Flushing is getting a facelift. Some worry the project will fuel more displacement.
Rendering of the mixed-use Flushing Commons development in downtown Flushing, Queens.
School buses still failing to show up for many NYC students with disabilities
School bus service is a common problem around the start of the school year. The annual dysfunction is a growing source of frustration among elected officials. [ more › ]
New apartments are coming and there’s nothing these 12 neighborhoods can do to stop it
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn The Mamdani administration released a list of 12 community districts subject to a “fast-track” housing approval process first initiated by his predecessor. [ more › ]
Man fatally stabbed on J train in Queens, NYPD says
The Woodhaven Boulevard J/Z subway station in Queens. A 59-year-old man was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said a person of interest was in custody. [ more › ]
NYC delivery workers fear e-bike bills would bring more police stops, racial profiling
Dozens of delivery workers protested outside City Hall on Wednesday as the Council held a hearing on a package of bills that would further regulate e-bikes in the five boroughs.
Fake QR codes on Manhattan parking meters lead to identity theft charges
Fake QR code stickers found on Manhattan parking meters allegedly directed drivers to a fraudulent payment website.
Fare hike for NYC Ferry going into effect next month
The spectacular views aboard an NYC ferry will soon cost more. Starting Oct. 19, the price of a ticket will increase from $4.50 to $5 for a single ride. [ more › ]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani finally gets his federal security clearance
Mayor Mamdani and President Trump address reporters after their meeting at Gracie Mansion on Sept. 21, 2026.
Lawyer suing to block NYC rent freeze tried swaying previous board vote, ex-chair says
Randy Mastro Randy Mastro is representing landlords suing to overturn a rent freeze on regulated apartments. A former chair of the Rent Guidelines Board says Mastro tried to influence the vote when he was deputy mayor. [ more › ]
South Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreak declared over, following 2 deaths
File photo of a water cooling tower in the Bronx. City health officials said the source of the outbreak has been eliminated. [ more › ]
NYC subway boss says man dragged to death by train was 'unsteady' and used a cane
MTA officials are investigating exactly how the 57-year-old man was dragged by the train. [ more › ]
NJ county, towns file lawsuit to stop noisy NYC sightseeing helicopters
The town of Kearny, along with several others, says a heliport is allowing helicopter service providers to work outside operating hours. [ more › ]
MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses
The cost to buy new subway cars has skyrocketed since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to the MTA.
New York City says the World Cup delivered a $2B boost to its economy
Argentina fans watch the World Cup Final on Governors Island. The city tracked spending by out-of-town visitors during the tournament. [ more › ]
What Trump's Title IX rollback means for LGBTQ+ students in New York
A school bus travels through New York City. State officials say New York’s protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation remain in place. [ more › ]
At the Museum at FIT, an argument for dolls as the ultimate fashion influencers
Left: BROKEN DOLLS Love, Courtney x Nasty Gal, pale blue satin baby doll dress, 2016, museum purchase. Right: INTRODUCTION Model Toys/Flair Toys, “Daisy” doll, 1970s, wearing "Meadowsweet" dress by Mary Quant, private collection.
Early Addition: Pedicabs keep blasting 'Empire State of Mind' outside Broadway theaters during the show
A pedicab near Broadway theaters. Because the City Council is trying to crack down, here are your early links: Diddy allegedly getting massages and liquor in prison, the Financial District is a reality show set, the Russian and Turkish Baths are full of naked celebrities and more. [ more › ]
LES stabbing sends 3 men to the hospital as NYPD search for the top hat-wearing suspect
The attack happened out front a deli on Bowery and Delancey Streets. [ more › ]
The end nears for Jake's Dilemma. What about other Upper West Side shops?
Jake's Dilemma, a longtime bar and restaurant on the Upper West Side, is ending its run in October.
No kids and a lot of bass: Brooklyn Children's Museum draws flak for loud roof parties
The Crown Heights museum has brought in a lot of money by renting out its popular rooftop. That’s meant fewer summer days when it’s open to kids – and a lot of frustrated neighbors. [ more › ]
Bronx man indicted for murder in fatal bodega shooting
Photos of Tayvon Shuler at a memorial outside 149 Grill & Deli in the Bronx. Prosecutors say Jesus Acosta shot and killed Tayvon Shuler, then robbed the East 149th Street store last month. [ more › ]
Mamdani must redo his pied-à-terre tax rollout, NY judge orders
Mayor Zohran Mamdani A Staten Island judge ruled against the city in a lawsuit challenging the rollout of the new tax, a day after a billionaire casino mogul sued to invalidate it. [ more › ]
NYC eyes higher fines for owners of dirty vacant lots, abandoned construction sites
Vacant lots like this one in Harlem are not just eyesores. They're fortresses for rats.
NJ Gov. Sherrill vetoes 2 bills meant to give strapped Jersey City more revenue tools
NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill vetoed 2 bills meant to boost Jersey City revenue. City leaders are still trying to close a historic budget shortfall. [ more › ]
Brooklyn residents displaced after facade falls off neighboring building amid nor'easter
The nor'easter ripped off the exterior of 61 Clarkson Ave. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn.
Mamdani opts not to define antisemitism in report to combat Jewish hate crimes
Mayor Mamdani speaks at the Jews For Racial & Economic Justice’s (JFREJ) Seder in the Streets at Union Square on April 06, 2026.
Immanuel Wilkins is upholding NYC's jazz history. He's also dreaming up its future.
mmanuel Wilkins performs during Jazz Middelheim Festival 2026 on May 24, 2026 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Police are still investigating bike crash that killed dad of 2 in Central Park
Richard O'Brien was struck by a cyclist in Central Park and later died. The family is raising money for the wife and two daughters he leaves behind. [ more › ]
NYC has a plan to stop homeless people from cycling between hospitals and the streets
Mark Thomas, 30, in his Bronx apartment, after graduating from Bridge to Home. The Bridge to Home program, which began last year, will officially expand to Brooklyn on Tuesday. [ more › ]
Early Addition: Billy Joel is auctioning off 70 of his motorcycles
Because he doesn't need that many bikes, here are your early links: NYC Ferry fares could be going up, Hell's Kitchen climbing gym closing, Jalen Brunson just wasn't that funny on SNL and more. [ more › ]
Man dragged to death by subway in Brooklyn after getting caught on closing doors
A New York City subway train approaches a station. The rider’s shopping bag got stuck during Monday’s rush hour commute. [ more › ]
Upper East Side braces for affordable housing fast track, and backlash from residents
Two tower developments on 3rd Avenue on the Upper East Side. A new land-use approval process could make it easier for developers to build larger apartment complexes in one of the city’s wealthiest, most densely populated neighborhoods. [ more › ]
Plan to modernize NYC's diesel-spewing produce market falls apart under Mamdani
A worker at Hunts Point Produce Market in 2022. Bronx officials are scrambling to try to salvage a transformative project worth $650 million. [ more › ]
Central Park birders, others remember 63-year-old woman killed in park
The Summerhouse in Central Park’s Ramble on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. People who said they knew her described her as an artist and a familiar presence in the Ramble. [ more › ]
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
Police officers inspected a JOCO rental bike after a cyclist was killed by a dump truck driver on West 34th Street in Midtown.
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
A restaurant worker kneads masa to make corn tortillas at a restaurant in Oakland, California. The Golden State in January became the first in the nation to require businesses to fortify corn masa flour with folic acid.
A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Federal court filings document years of issues with the emergency buttons at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. [ more › ]
Crews launch tunnel machines to dig first new Hudson River rail tunnels since 1910
The tunnel boring machines set up in North Bergen, New Jersey will dig out the new Hudson River train tunnels.
NYC nor’easter dries up after weather service reports minor flooding
Some lingering showers still pose a risk of coastal flooding. [ more › ]
Plans are looking up for sky-high apartment project by Brooklyn Bridge
Conceptual rendering of the proposed 100 Gold St, development, with nearly 4,000 new homes in Manhattan's Financial District, approximately 1,000 of them deemed permanently affordable.
Early Addition: Remember that sunset?
Because it was beautiful but also spooky, here are your early links: Surfers appreciated the nor'easter, a shark went swimming through the flooded streets of New Jersey, a pub in a Lidl and more. [ more › ]
NYPD investigates after a woman was found dead in Central Park
A 36 year-old was arrested for murder hours after the woman was found earlier that morning. [ more › ]