The poll conducted Feb. 22 to 25 shows Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg the preferred candidate of 23 percent of the voters in the upcoming Democratic primary followed by Trump critic George Conway. The poll by Schoen Cooperman includes several candidates who have since dropped out of the race ( Photo: Schoen Cooperman for PAC Leading the Future) Undecided Voters Hold Key in Crowded Race for Nadler Seat in Congress Two recent polls say Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg is the leading candidate in the 12th Congressional district race but a... News 13 Mar 2026 | 08:07
A bank robber made off with about $500 from a Stuyvesant Town Citibank at First Ave. and E. 16th St. He was described as a white male in his 50s wearing a New York Yankees shirt and MLB jacket. ( Photo: Keith J.. kelly) Yankees Fan Bank Robber Hits Stuyvesant Town Citibank It was not exactly a grand slam for one Manhattan bank robber. While his heroes were at spring training in Florida, a white... News 07 Mar 2026 | 11:37
The congestion pricing tolls remain active after federal district court judge ruled the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the toll were unlawful. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Congestion Pricing Stays: Judge Rules Trump Admin Effort to End It Was Illegal Congestion pricing will live on following a federal judge’s ruling that the bid by Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean... News 07 Mar 2026 | 01:08
A suspect was in custody for setting a homeless person on fire outside Penn Station on March 2, police sources told Straus News. The suspect could be facing attempted murder charges. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Suspect Nabbed, Charged with Setting Homeless Person on Fire at Penn Station A suspect is in custody after setting a 37 year old homeless person on fire outside the Amtrak level of Penn Station, police... News 03 Mar 2026 | 03:35
Companions posted videos of the injured Franke Allocca moaning in pain after he fell down a 50 ft shaft on the Queensboro Bridge but they fled and never notified first responders. ( Photo: Reddit) 3rd Youth Arrested after Injured Teen Abandoned in Bridge Fall A third teen has been arrested for abandoning a 16-year-old boy who fell down a 50 ft worker’s shaft on the Queensboro Bridge... News 26 Feb 2026 | 09:24
Candidate’s O’Keefe (left) and Arnon drop out of race. ( Photos: Facebook, Josh4NY ) O’Keefe & Arnon Drop Out of A.D. 74 Democratic Primary Race Keith Powers, the incumbent in the 74th Assembly District now has an uncontested path to the Democratic party nomination... News 24 Feb 2026 | 12:52
News that police were searching for the above suspect in connection with a reported rape of a 14 year old in Stuyvestant was revealed by the Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association before management notified tenants. ( Photo: NYPD) Tenants Assoc. Calls Town Hall as Stuy Town Teen Rape Suspect Faces 17 Count Indictment The homeless man who was arrested for the vicious rape of a 14 year-old girl in Stuyvesant Town is now facing a 17 count... News 23 Feb 2026 | 12:46
An injured 16-year-old teen was hoisted from a 50 ft maintenance shaft on the Queensboro Bridge on Feb. 16. His companions fled after he fell leaving him alone in the shaft for hours. He lost blood and suffered brain injuries. ( Photo: Citizen) Queensborough Bridge Shaft Fall Teen ‘Left to Die’: Report A 16-year-old boy abandoned by companions after he tumbled down a 50 ft. maintenance shaft on the Queensboro Bridge has sustained... News 22 Feb 2026 | 07:29
This year’s strike was far more bitter than a strike three years earlier that lasted only three days. The inflatable rat was on display at Mount Sinai West on Jan. 20. Mount Sinai and Montefiore nurses voted to end their strike on Feb. 11 but New York-Presbyterian nurses did not ratify a new contract until Feb. 21. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) NY-Presbyterian Nurses Ratify Contract Ending Bitter Strike The longest and most bitter strike by nurses in New York City history is over. Forty one days after they walked off the job,... News 22 Feb 2026 | 05:09
Firefighters on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge on the night of Feb. 16 when a 16 year old boy was pulled from a 50 ft maintenance shaft and transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition. ( Photo: FDNY) Queensboro Bridge Teen Stuck in Shaft Hours before 911 Call Details remain murky regarding a 16-year-old boy who was rescued on Feb. 16 from the bottom of a 50-foot workers’ maintenance... News 19 Feb 2026 | 07:01
Xavier High School senior Hudson Dew wrote a moving story about an alumni firefighter, Patrick Brady, Class of 2001, who was killed in a fire in Brooklyn on Nov. 8, 2025. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Student Journalist at Xavier H.S. Pens Moving Story About Fallen Fighter The then first deputy mayor, Randy Mastro, was visiting a firehouse in Israel when he learned of the tragic death of Patrick... Education Guide 17 Feb 2026 | 01:46
The strike began Jan. 12 and nurses walked the picket lines in four hour shifts. Nurses ratified new contracts for three Mount Sinai hospitals and Montefiore Health Systems in the Bronx but New York-Presbyterian nurses rejected the pact offered by management and remain on strike. ( Photo: NYSNA/Facebook) New York-Presbyterian Nurses Still on Strike as Mount Sinai and Montefiore Ratify Contracts About 4,500 nurses remain on strike against New York-Presbyterian after workers rejected the pact which the union bargaining... News 15 Feb 2026 | 02:14
In his first Tin Cup Day in Albany on Feb. 10, Mayor Zohran Mamdani pleads with state legislatures to help close a two year budget deficit of $7 billion. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/ Mayor’s Photography Office) Mamdani Asks State to Help Close $7 Billion Budget Deficit Mayor Zohran Mamdani journeyed to Albany on to plead with lawmakers to send the city more money even as he said the projected... News 13 Feb 2026 | 02:39
More than 90 bishops and cardinals greeted Archbishop Hicks inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Feb. 6 ( Photo: Archdiocese of New York/YouTube) City Catholics Hail Archbishop Hicks—But Challenges Await New Leader The pomp and circumstance of the Roman Catholic Church were on full display on Feb. 6 as Archbishop Ronald Hicks was installed... News 09 Feb 2026 | 05:45
Keith Powers, who won the special election for New York State Assembly 74th District, gestures to his former City Council colleague Chris Marte at a victory party in Shades of Green Pub near Union Square. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Powers Surges to Victory over Foley in 74th Assembly District Race Former city council member Keith Powers scored a landslide win pulling in 82.1 percent of the vote in the special election... News 09 Feb 2026 | 09:37
