Mayor Eric Adams showed up to Harlem to talk with locals about the outbreak on August 6. ( Photo: Flickr, nycmayorsoffice) Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak Multiplies, Three Now Dead An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that struck Harlem in late July has spread to more people, NYC’s Department of Health... News 08 Aug 2025 | 02:31
Final salute for Police Officer Didarul Islam from (left to right) Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry, and NYPD top brass in the Bronx on July 31. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s photography office) City in Mourning for Four Victims of Midtown Massacre A yellow balloon with the handwritten note “LOVE ONE ANOTHER” twisted in the wind at the growing makeshift memorial outside... News 04 Aug 2025 | 01:24
Police officers on the scene on July 28 as word began filtering out that among the fatalities was a brother police officer later identified as officer Didarul Islam. The gunman also killed three civilians and wounded several others before taking his own life on the 33rd floor of 345 Park Ave. in midtown Manhattan. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Midtown Masacre: Five Dead including 1 NYPD Officer, 3 Civilians and Crazed Gun Man A lone gunman armed with an automatic rifle killed four people including an NYPD officer and three civilians before taking... News 01 Aug 2025 | 11:30
Clement Clarke Moore Park. Many NYC Parks have water features designed to provide some relief from the sweltering temperatures. As the city braces for intense conditions, citizens are urged to remain indoors. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Cooling Centers Open, Pools Add Extra Hour as Heatwave Sends HHI to Triple Digits Large-scale power outages have impacted over 1,000 New Yorkers across the five boroughs, as the city and Con Edison grapple... News 29 Jul 2025 | 05:43
New Yorkers overwhelmingly criticized a proposed 15mph speed limit on e-bikes and e-scooters at the first public hearing on the proposal, arguing it is unenforceable and distracts from deeper issues such as bike-lane infrastructure, accountability, and meaningful safety reform. ( Photo: NYC DOT) DOT’s Proposed 15MPH Speed Cap for E-Bikes Won’t Work, Say Many Critics New Yorkers weighed in on a new proposed rule pushed by the Adams administration that would cap the speed of e-bikes and... News 28 Jul 2025 | 04:16
Charter Revision Commission Chair Richard Buery (second from left) speaks at the group’s last public meeting in Lower Manhattan, July 21, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) New Yorkers to Vote on Affordable Housing Fast Track and Election Calendar This Fall The Charter Revision Commission voted to place five proposals on the November ballot—four aimed at simplifying and speeding... Voices 26 Jul 2025 | 07:47
Biker handcuffed and arrested in Central Park back in May, right after the NYPD started cracking down on cyclists. Police had no info on what prompted the handcuffing, although some posters on a subreddit site where the photo appeared said the biker was later uncuffed. ( Photo: r/NYCbike) NYPD Issued Nearly 6,000 Criminal Summonses to Bikers in Qtr–but Most Get Dismissed The number of criminal summonses handed out to bikers in the latest quarter of 2025 has surged by 10 times the number handed... News 25 Jul 2025 | 05:12
Mayor Eric Adams announcing that 40 new after-school sites will be coming to NYC this fall, two of which will be in Manhattan. ( Photo: YouTube, Mayor’s Office ) Two New After-School Sites Coming to Manhattan, So Far Forty new after-school sites will be coming to the five boroughs this fall, but only two of them will be located in Manhattan,... News 25 Jul 2025 | 01:58
After months of uncertainty and lan eight year egal battle, the beloved Elicabeth Street Garden is set to remain untouched after Eric Adams backed off plans to build the previously approved affordable housing on the city owned tract. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Developers Fume As Advocates Rejoice Over Plan to Save Elizabeth St. Garden Council Member Christopher Marte pushed back after developers say they consider filing a lawsuit against the city over their... News 21 Jul 2025 | 04:13
NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon (right) attends a press conference at One Police Plaza alongside Mayor Eric Adams, Oct. 9, 2024. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) Ex-NYPD Interim Commish Sues, Alleging Department Is Criminal Enterprise Former Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has filed an explosive federal lawsuit alleging that Mayor Eric Adams and... News 21 Jul 2025 | 02:04
“Wrong Way” bike signs were recently installed along Amsterdam Avenue on the UWS. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) ‘Wrong Way’ Signs Go Up Along More Protected Bike Lanes Residents say they have noticed new “Wrong Way” signs going up along protected bike lanes on the Amsterdam Avenue recently.... News 20 Jul 2025 | 08:21
Two e-bikers run a red light as a Traffic Officer faces the other way on intersection of W. 34th and 8th Ave. The quality of life pilot program included the seizure of 185 e-bikes, mopeds, and scooters in the first 60 days, the NYPD said. ( Photo: Samuel Kingsland) NYPD Extends Quality of Life Pilot Program Across all of Manhattan Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, announced that as of July 14, the quality of life pilot program that... News 14 Jul 2025 | 02:19
The DOT says that they will hire 45 unarmed “peace officers” for a Department of Sustainable Delivery but not until 2028. Once empowered, the new until will be able to to hand out moving violations to e-bikers and scooter and moped operators. ( Photo: DOT ) New DOT “Peace Officers” Aim to Curb Unsafe E-Bikes, Mopeds and Scooters...By 2028 The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will eventually deploy 45 bike enforcement “peace officers” as part of a “Department... News 10 Jul 2025 | 05:28
Protesters gather outside the RGB meeting at El Museo del Barrio, advocating for a rent freeze on June 30. ( Photo: @housingjustice4all on Instagram) Rent Board okays hikes by 3% on one-year stabilized leases and 4.5% for two-year leases Just a week after the NYC primary, a race largely dictated by the issue of affordable living, the Rent Guidelines Board voted... News 01 Jul 2025 | 04:54
Mayor Eric Adams fires up a stalled “smoke-out” machine at an event promoting rat mitigation, which will now be targeting NYC’s tree beds. ( Photo: Mayor Eric Adams, X.com ) Rat ‘Mitigation’ Teams Are Coming to a Tree Bed Near You Rats making a living in NYC’s tree beds are apparently on notice, with the Adams administration announcing a new “mitigation”... News 25 Jun 2025 | 05:23
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