New York Professional Women's Hockey League team skates against Minnesota at UBS Arena on Sunday, March 3. “ went through their own struggle when they started, but we conveniently forget abou...
An empty Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. Thirteen massage parlors on Roosevelt Avenue were shut down in January. ]
Two NYPD officers stand outside the Richmond County Clerk in Staten Island on March 8, 2024. Lindy Jones, 41, has been charged with criminal weapons possession. ]
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Before joining the CFB, Ryan was the deputy executive director of the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation based in Washington, D.C. A new manager will lead the city’s Campaign Financ...
Pedestrians walk in the rain in Manhattan on March 23, 2024. Some areas could receive up to an inch-and-a-half of rainfall. ]
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Police car vehicle of New York Police as seen parked or moving on the streets of NY near Union Square park in Manhattan, New York City in the United States of America. Officer Jonathan Diller w...
Because the old pizzeria has been sitting empty for nearly five years, here are your early links: Port Authority expecting more boats after Baltimore bridge collapse, Richard Serra died, Quad God...
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“Let’s face it, the cost of a prom these days can be the cost of a mini-wedding.” ]
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The sign at the entrance to Rikers Island in Queens. Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal proposed reopening the window for victims of sexual abuse to file claims outside the statute of limitations. ...
Because our skin particles are mixing with car and cooking exhaust, here are your afternoon links: Pepperoni nachos at Citi Field, Google's new office has room full of massage guns, Timothée Cha...
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An NYPD car is seen in New York City on March 8, 2024. Keshia Gilyard said her son Guy Rivera, 34, was in police custody. ]
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Because Portman got divorced, here are your afternoon links: Long Island town flies flags at half-staff for fallen NYPD officer, candy innovation center in NJ, the Knicks are good and more. ]
Emergency Medical Technicians move a gurney out of the emergency entrance into an ambulance at Mt. Sinai-Beth Israel Hospital in 2020. The Manhattan hospital is sending some patients to other h...
The cleanup of the Gowanus Canal involves the removal of toxic tar, known as "black mayonnaise," from the bottom of the waterway. The EPA inspector general wrote that delays at the Superfund si...
A gua sha treatment. If you’re not familiar with mewing, buckle up. ]
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, center, leaves U.S. District Court after he was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison on July 20, 2020. Because they wouldn't even let his wife vis...
Cars park atop the parkland on either side of the path the Queensbridge “Baby” Park Greenway in Queens. A recent online post is reigniting efforts to keep the space free of illegally-parked...
https://gothamist.com/news/queens-advocates-demand-action-on-greenway-being-slowly-invaded-by-cars
The Versace Store in SoHo The NYPD told Gothamist that no arrests were made and the event resumed shortly afterward. ]
A memorial to Flaco in Central Park The city that made him famous sped his tragic demise. ]
Because using skin as a binding method is very outdated, here are your afternoon links: a NJ landline is a hit, NYC takes on autonomous vehicles, Punxsutawney Phil becomes a dad, and more from ar...
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Rep. Andy Kim, during a rally in the Capitol Building in 2019. Kim is the frontrunner in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. Kim secured the line in 13 New Jersey counties after Tammy M...
The National Museum of the American Indian, a Smithsonian Institution, dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history and arts of the Native Americans of the Western Hemisphere, located wi...
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A deal on a housing package remains elusive as state lawmakers head home for the weekend. The governor and lawmakers approved a temporary budget extender until Thursday. ]
https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-lawmakers-to-miss-ny-budget-deadline-again
NYPD officers stand outside the Richmond County Clerk on Staten Island on March 8, 2024. Police say a man has been arrested in connection with one of the attacks. ]
President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama at a 2022 fundraiser. President Biden will be joined by former Presidents Obama and Clinton. Former President Trump will attend the wake of...
https://gothamist.com/news/four-presidents-due-in-nyc-thursday-along-with-a-lot-of-traffic
Because it's tough doing business inches away from moving vehicles, here are your early links: world record lunger, fight over glue traps for rodents, Kim Kardashian's knock-off furniture and mor...
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Internal education department shows low literacy rates at city schools amid an overhaul of reading instruction. Education officials disputed the accuracy of the data, but said the literacy over...
A new sign reads "Trader Joe's Pronto" in place of the former wine shop. The move reignited a dispute between wine shop workers and Trader Joe’s management. ]
https://gothamist.com/news/trader-joes-on-the-go-store-replaces-popular-wine-shop-amid-union-fight
New Dawn Charter High School II at 89-25 161st St. in Jamaica, Queens The incident at New Dawn Charter High School II in Jamaica broke out around 12:30 p.m. ]
https://gothamist.com/news/6-students-slashed-at-queens-charter-school-nypd-says
“Premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Sila: The Breath of the World” in Lincoln Center’s Hearst Plaza, 2014" 'Tis the season for cherry blossoms, crookies, comedy and more. ]
Courtesy de la Cruz's family. The lawsuit and the anniversary of the killing came the same week that police shot another man apparently experiencing a mental health crisis. ]
An NYPD car is seen outside Queens Criminal Court on March 4, 2024. Guy Rivera, 34, faces life in prison on charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder. ]
The NYPD plans to test futuristic scanners equipped with artificial intelligence technology to track guns on the subway. Mayor Eric Adams called the technology the city's "Sputnik moment," and ...
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-to-test-scanners-with-ai-tech-to-crack-down-on-guns-in-nyc-subway
Hope Gardens was one of the earliest conversions to private management of a public housing complex. A private developer complained of mismanagement and out-of-control costs, but the companies p...
Jonathan Timal, 24, and Jared Grant, 23, have been trained by the city to conduct mental health surveys in Prospect Park and other parts of Brooklyn. Health outreach workers look to connect peo...
https://gothamist.com/news/in-prospect-park-picnics-dog-watching-and-chats-about-mental-health
NYPD vehicles line the perimeter of a courthouse. Officials say the man was in the kitchen with his mother. ]
https://gothamist.com/news/police-shoot-person-in-queens-now-in-critical-condition-nypd
Manhattan gridlock like this could drop significantly once the MTA launches congestion pricing. The MTA board gave its final sign-off for the program to toll motorists who drive south of 60th S...
https://gothamist.com/news/mta-gives-final-approval-for-congestion-pricing-in-nyc
Police on a subway platform. Police said only one of the victims appears to have been pushed. ]
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-brooklyn-teens-death-marks-4th-fatal-subway-strike-within-24-hours
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a memorial for the 30th anniversary of the killing of local teenager on March 1, 2024. City Hall has yet to decide whether government attorneys will repre...
A bus carrying migrants from Texas arrives at Port Authority Bus Terminal on Aug. 10, 2022, in New York. Texas has sent tens of thousands of migrants from the border state into Washington, D.C., ...
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