The family of Akhi Butler, a 14 year-old, is currently raising money for a funeral after the teen fell from a J Train during a subway surfing incident. First reponders can be seen on the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge on May 22. ( Photos: GoFundMe, Citizen) Grieving Family of Teen Killed Subway Surfing Raises Money for Funeral Following a fatal accident falling from a J train over the Williamsburg Bridge, the family of a 14-year-old is trying to... News 27 May 2026 | 02:18
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his new housing plan ‘Block by Block’ at a press conference in Brooklyn May 26. Mayor Unveils Plan to Lower Rent for Poorest, Build Housing NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to address the city housing crisis for the city’s poorest families with a new plan entitled... News 26 May 2026 | 03:42
New York City is expanding ferry service to capitalize on the World Cup, which will see an influx of soccer-mad tourists. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Transpoman) City Boosts Ferry Service Ahead of World Cup, But No Harlem Connection City Hall is expanding ferry service as the World Cup approaches, in order to capitalize on an influx of soccer-loving tourists... News 21 May 2026 | 01:10
King Charles III (center) and Queen Camilla pay their respects at the reflecting pool at Ground Zero alongside former mayor Michael Bloomberg who is the chairman of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. ( Photo: 9/11 Memorial & Museum) Royals in NYC: King Charles and Queen Camilla Visit 9/11 Memorial In honor of the 25th anniversary of the lives lost during the 9/11 attack, British royals King Charles III and Queen Camilla... News 01 May 2026 | 10:49
The Department of Transportation has unveiled two new renderings, one with a bike lane and one without, for its planned overhaul of Park Avenue that would expand pedestrian space. ( Photo: DOT Rendering) Bike Lane For Park Ave.? DOT Seeks Public Input on New Overhaul Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is advancing a yearslong plan to put the “park” back in Park Avenue, with the NYC Department... News 30 Apr 2026 | 10:25
Mayor Mamdani explaining his veto of the school protest buffer zone bill on YouTube. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office YouTube) Mamdani’s First Veto Nixes School Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Some days you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you. This famous saying and its variants might well apply to Mayor... News 26 Apr 2026 | 05:19
Mayor Mamdani, seen here on Inauguration Day, is trying to get a deferment on mandated class size reduction as he wrestles with a massive budge deficit. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) Mamdani Campaigned on Fulfilling NYC’s Class Size Mandate This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Mamdani campaigned... News 03 Apr 2026 | 03:42
Vladeck Park Playground, nestled inside the Vladeck NYNCA housing project, is slated for a major makeover. ( Photo: NYC Parks) Lower East Side Park Dodges Parks Cuts, Set for Big Makeover The Parks Department is under pressure as Mayor Zohran Mamdani tries to balance the budget for the new fiscal year, but one... News 27 Mar 2026 | 06:29
E-bikers such as the one above on Seventh Ave. last week, were routinely ignoring red lights even before Mayor Mamdani took away the criminal summons penalty for bike traffic infractions. The relaxed standards take hold on March 27. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Repeal of Criminal Summonses for Bikes Stirs Controversy As of March 27, bikers and e-bikers will no longer face criminal summons for traffic infractions. The bike lobby was rejoicing... News 23 Mar 2026 | 03:20
Amanda Brown from New Windsor, NY, gives a lift up Fifth Ave. to her son Cameron, who waves two tri-color flags. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) St. Patrick’s Day Parade Marked by Good Cheer & Politics The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade crowds might have been a little lighter than usual along Fifth Avenue due to the cold temperatures... News 18 Mar 2026 | 06:01
Manhattan’s School District 6 will be one of the first four districts citywide set to receive an influx of free 2K seats this fall, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office, YouTube ) Manhattan’s District 6 Will Be One of First to Get Free 2K Seats Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that New York City School District 6, which encompasses a swath of Upper Manhattan neighborhoods,... News 06 Mar 2026 | 05:18
Police said they arrested 27-yea- old Gusmane Coulibaly, wg ( Photo: NYPD) Arrest in Washington Square Park Snowball Melee After Blizzard A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the snowball fight in Washington Square Park in which cops who were... News 01 Mar 2026 | 03:11
A skyscraper at 2 World Trade is finally set to resume construction, after American Express committed to being its anchor tenant. Construction HAS been on pause since 2012. ( Rendering: Foster + Partners ) 2 WTC To Resume Construction With AmEx As Anchor Tenant Construction is slated to recommence at the long-stalled 2 World Trade Center in the Financial District, with American Express... News 28 Feb 2026 | 10:50
Elmina “Ellie” Aghaveva, a 29-year-old student, who was seized in her dorm room by ICE agents at 6 a.m. on Feb. 26 was freed by 4 p.m. after Mayor Mamdani,--who had a meeting with President Trump in Washington that morning--interceded on her behalf with the president. ( Photo: Instagram @ellharve) Columbia Student Detained by ICE Released After Mamdani-Trump Meeting The Columbia student arrested by ICE agents inside her dorm was released hours later following an intervention from President... News 27 Feb 2026 | 10:37
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who recently stepped down as leader of the Archdiocese of New York and Archbishop Ronald Hicks, who succeeded him earlier this month made a joint appearance at the State of the NYPD address delivered by Jessica Tisch on Feb. 10. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Crime Down, New Chaplains Tapped and Police Academy to Be Named for Steven McDonald Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who just stepped down as the leader of the 2.8 million Catholics in the Archdioces of New York, and... Voices 16 Feb 2026 | 04:39
