NEW YORK – Uber drivers in New York City launched their second 24-hour strike in less than a month on Thursday to protest their company’s efforts to block a pay raise approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, (NYTWA), the union that represents the approximately 21,000 drivers dispatched by … Read more
NEW YORK — Time is running out, New York City nurses on strike at seven major local hospitals are just five days away, but the nurses union says not all of those hospitals were on the negotiating table Wednesday. Hospital sources told our sister network NBC New York that beginning Thursday, in preparation for a … Read more
NEW YORK – An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing of his 16-year-old girlfriend in Manhattan last month, prosecutors said. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Tuesday the indictment against Zyaire Crumbley in the December 11 murder of Saniyah Lawrence in Central Harlem. Crumbley is charged with two … Read more
NEW YORK – 19-year-old from Maine charged with attempting to kill NYPD officers in a New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square shortly before the iconic ball drop was rehearsed in Department of Corrections custody following her video appearance at a hospital on Wednesday. Trevor Bickford, whom senior law enforcement officials have described as … Read more
NEW YORK – New York police say they arrested a man who allegedly attempted to rape a woman on the Manhattan subway on New Year’s Day and then fled at a downtown stop when a Good Samaritan intervened, authorities say. The suspect allegedly followed the 18-year-old to a southbound line 2 train as he left … Read more
NEW YORK — Just four days into the new year and the crystal-embellished ball falling from above A Times Square without an important element. The numbers for 2023 have faded, raising concern among Times Square-goers and potentially the world over the fate of the celebrated annual icon. The sphere itself has become a year-round attraction, … Read more
What you should know Two MoMA employees were stabbed to death inside the Manhattan museum in March 2022, allegedly by a former museum employee who was denied access to the facility on the day of the attack. Gary Cabana allegedly jumped onto the reception desk, showed surveillance video, and stabbed the two 24-year-old men; He … Read more
NEW YORK – A suspect who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway last year, injuring 10 passengers in a rush-hour attack that rocked New York City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal terrorism charges. Frank James, who had posted online that he was the “Doomsayer,” appeared in federal court in Brooklyn and admitted pulling the … Read more
NEW YORK — Many New Yorkers use Citi Bikes as one of their primary modes of transportation to get to their destinations in New York City. Those who use these bikes for city commuting will have to pay a little more this year. That’s because the bike-sharing program will increase the prices of the annual … Read more
NEW YORK – A total of 20 people, including three children, were injured after a van driven by an Uber driver crashed into the outdoor dining area of a Manhattan restaurant on Monday night, authorities said . . This incident occurred after the vehicle was hit by an Audi which fled the scene, police added. … Read more