A 34-year-old man is shot aboard a train on the N line in Manhattan. The incident occurred around one in the morning on Saturday at the Canal Street and Broadway station. According to police, two men got into a dispute. After a struggle, one of them shot the other in the torso and arm before … Read more
With banners and a loud voice, a group of protesters had a very clear message for the mayor this Friday, one day after he forgot immigrants in his state of the city speech: that when immigrants are attacked, they fight and defend them. . “Historically, it is a city made and composed of immigrants, and … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams released statistics indicating an overall 16% drop in subway crime since late October. A change that some users like Simón Ayala, they say, have noticed. “You see a lot of the police force actually. I think it has improved,” Ayala said. During the press conference at the Fulton … Read more
A coalition of pro-immigrant organizations today accused Mayor Eric Adams of “erasing” the immigrant community from his Agenda for Working People that he presented on Thursday and for cuts to his budget proposal for the new fiscal year, a fact that – they assure – will harm the services that this community needs. The groups, … Read more
NEW YORK — Locals carry a certain badge of exclusivity, especially those who call New York City home. Now, one of the most iconic places in the five boroughs plans to reward them for their loyalty. Rockefeller Center, which also houses the headquarters of NBCUniversal, announced Wednesday that it will offer locals exclusive access to … Read more
What to Know Jurors have reached a verdict in the federal death penalty case of a 34-year-old man who killed eight people in a Manhattan bike lane five years ago in an attempt, prosecutors say, to impress a group terrorist. Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek national living in New Jersey at the time of the 2017 … Read more
Older adults make up much of the city’s population in numbers never seen before, according to a study by the Center for Urban Future. The study also reveals an alarming rise in the poverty rate among older New Yorkers, and urges Governor Hochul and the state Assembly to increase investments in services for older adults. … Read more
Mayor Adams will give his annual State of the City presentation today. His team anticipates that the central theme will be “to make New York a safe, clean, prosperous and equitable city.” Last year, the mayor gave his speech from the Kings Theater in Brooklyn. This afternoon he will do it from the Queens Theatre, … Read more
“On December 19 they gave us that little Christmas present. They sent us a statement that there was no more work.” Elba is one of twelve employees who cleaned the Twitter offices in a Chelsea building for years, until, like Maria, they found out that the new year would not bring the expected continuity but … Read more
NEW YORK — The man who killed eight people on a Manhattan bike lane five years ago in an attempt to impress a terrorist group was happy and proud when he met with FBI agents earlier that day, a prosecutor told jury in a closing argument Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Richman said Sayfullo Saipov … Read more