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Police searching for student they say brought a gun to Brooklyn high school
Frank J. Macchiarola Educational Complex in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The incident happened just a few days before public schools begin on Sept. 10. [ more › ] -
Acclaimed NJ distillery is leaving for NY, as the Garden State industry pleads for reform
Gil Spaier, founder of All Points Distillery in Newark, says New Jersey's restrictions on the industry is forcing his business to move to New York. All Points West Distillery in N… -
Why NY judges oppose bill to make safety top priority in child custody battles
The Manhattan Family Court building. Judges say a bill would have unintended consequences and make their workloads untenable. [ more › ] -
Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ’s lawsuit over ICE activity in NJ
US Representative Seth Moulton appears with New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill at a roundtable discussion about veterans issues on August 19, 2026 The ruling comes after federal prose… -
Did violence in Times Square and on the Brooklyn Bridge change how people feel about NYC?
People strolled across the Brooklyn Bridge Friday morning, just hours after police shot and killed a man they said threatened them there.. Perception of safety is often disconnect… -
Mount Sinai reaches deal with Trump DOJ to end gender-affirming care for minors
People cross a bridge in front of the Mount Sinai logo at Mt. Sinai Hospital on March 31, 2020 in New York. Mount Sinai is the latest in a string of U.S. hospitals to reach simila… -
NYPD ramps up security for West Indian Day parade as past shootings remain unsolved
Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a press conference about the city's safety plan for the West Indian Day Parade. The NYPD will deploy specialized police units, drones and barricades along … -
Mamdani administration says it's time for Columbia to open up College Walk
Columbia University students participate in a protest on the campus in 2023. Columbia University first locked the gates to the thoroughfare in October 2023, after the war in Gaza … -
Brooklyn’s Third Ave. is a death trap. Locals wonder if it will ever change.
A memorial on Third Avenue near NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. Seventeen people have died in crashes over the last decade along a notorious stretch of Third Avenue. [ more › ] -
MTA worker killed by D train near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
A construction flagger has been killed by a passing D train. Moet McCullum is the second construction flagger killed in the subways in three years. [ more › ] -
NYC traffic is going to be a mess this weekend. Here’s how to get around.
Traffic moves along midtown Manhattan on February 19, 2025 in New York City. Ongoing and new road closures will choke New York City streets this holiday weekend. [ more › ] -
’I want to die': NYPD says it shot, killed knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables
Assistant Chief Gerard Dowling of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit (L) and Deputy Chief Rohan Griffith of the Force Investigation Division at a press conference early Friday. The … -
Kips Bay neighbors rally to save beloved movie theater from closure
AMC Kips Bay 15 in Manhattan may close by the end of the year. Community groups are pressing NYU Langone to preserve the theater and Fairway Market as a public meeting approaches.… -
Early Addition: If the Music Hall of Williamsburg can't make it
Because Williamsburg belongs to Hermès now, here are your early links: Zohran Mamdani's influencers, Mariano Rivera's hot sauce, Taylor Frankie Paul's fiancé and more. [ more › ] -
Bask in the sunshine of NYC’s mild and sunny Labor Day weekend weather
Expect sunny Labor Day weekend weather. There will be light, scattered showers on Saturday but otherwise, a beautiful long weekend. [ more › ] -
Historically Black St. Stephen's Episcopal in Queens set to close nearly 125-year history
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on 168th Street in Jamaica, Queens. The church’s transition is part of a broad wave of change sweeping the Jamaica neighborhood. [ more › ] -
Crown Heights residents fume over new barricades ahead of West Indian Day parade
Tina Willis and Georges Nathan stand on opposite sides of the barricade on the Eastern Parkway service road. Residents also say elderly and disabled neighbors can’t be dropped off… -
NJ corruption office that went up against George Norcross and lost will be dismantled
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport at an event last month. The attorney general's office says it's reorganizing its criminal prosecution program. [ more › ] -
Women gather at Gloria Steinem’s Upper East Side home to lay flowers, pay respects
By Thursday afternoon around 10 bouquets had accumulated outside Steinem's Upper East Side home. The feminist icon, who died at 92, was a longtime resident of the neighborhood. [ … -
MTA electrical substations lack proper maintenance, watchdog says
An explosion that blew a door off its hinges in an electric room that powers several New York City subway lines The inspector general report came in response to a major electrical…
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WBAI’s CBGB series continues Sunday
"This Ain’t No Disco This Is CBGB," a WBAI Radio series marking the 50th anniversary of the former Bowery music venue's opening, continues with episode 3.2 tomorrow (Sunday) at 2 … -
NYPD sources: There was no bomb or active-shooter threat at Most Holy Redeemer
Photo by Stacie Joy from Wednesday Reporting by SJ Multiple NYPD sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly, provided additional details about the extensive police respons… -
Friday's parting shot
Photo by Stacie Joy Let's gooooo endless summer... -
Dear Diary
Photo from Tompkins in July by Stacie Joy The debut LP from NYC-based Diary arrives today... we love their first single, "Keep Comin' Up" ... and enjoyed seeing them live in Tompk… -
Scenes from 'Independent Thinkers' at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery
Photos by Stacie Joy The annual "Framing the Village" exhibition returned to St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery last night with an opening reception for its 2026 installment, "Indepe… -
Friday's opening shot
Today's St. Mark's Place sunrise ... as the Labor Day Weekend officially gets underway.Most everyone has likely already left for Kellerman's Mountain House.Around here, expect a m… -
Thursday's parting shots
Sunflowers! Outside East Village Books on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue (previously) ... and Tile Bar a block to the west... -
A break-in, an arrest and questions about the system: An East Village resident shares her harrowing story
Photos and interview by Stacie Joy A longtime East Village resident woke early Saturday morning to find an intruder in the bedroom of her apartment near Seventh Street and Avenue … -
Police search Most Holy Redeemer after reported break-in
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Updated Sept. 5 here.------Police searched Most Holy Redeemer Church for about two hours early this evening after a witness reported seeing a ma… -
Public meeting set on possible Village View parking lot sale
Councilmember Harvey Epstein will host a public meeting tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 3) about the proposed sale of one of Village View's parking lots.The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at … -
Continuing the effort to preserve Most Holy Redeemer
Photos and reporting by Stacie JoyA small group gathered outside Most Holy Redeemer Church on Monday evening to call for the preservation and reopening of the historic parish at 1… -
Double Zero closes after 12 years on 2nd Avenue
A note posted to the front window of Double Zero announces that the plant-based pizza and wine bar at 65 Second Ave. at Fourth Street has permanently closed. (Thanks to the EVG re… -
Salumeria Rosi sets reopening dates on Avenue B
Photo from August by Stacie Joy Salumeria Rosi will reopen its cafe on Tuesday, Sept. 8, followed by the restaurant on Friday, Sept. 11.The Northern Italian restaurant at 222 Aven… -
In search of a monk parakeet
Photos by Steven Several local birdwatchers received a tip earlier last week about a monk parakeet in Tompkins Square Park. The search party found the bird late in the afternoon n… -
Mayor Mamdani joins Lower East Side tribute to Chino Garcia at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy A packed St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery hosted a memorial service Saturday afternoon for longtime Lower East Side activist Carlos “Chino” Garci… -
886 has closed on St. Mark's Place
886 closed last night (Aug. 31) after eight years at 26 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. Owners Eric Sze and Andy Chuang announced the closure in an Instag… -
Monday's parting shots
Sometimes we have answers. Other times, we just take photos.As seen today on Seventh Street between Avenue A and Avenue B... -
6 posts from August
A mini month in review... with an obvious dog days of summer look via Stacie Joy... • For Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen, a family story comes to the East Village (Aug. 26) • Long-vacant… -
Rally this evening to preserve and reopen Most Holy Redeemer Church
Neighbors are coming together this (Monday) evening to rally and call for the preservation and reopening of Most Holy Redeemer Church, 173 E. Third St., between Avenue A and Avenu… -
Elected officials push to keep AMC Kips Bay 15 open
Here's an update on the pending closure of the AMC Kips Bay 15 at 31st Street and Second Avenue.Assemblymember Keith Powers said his office confirmed that NYU Langone purchased th…
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LA’s top prosecutor hosts picnic in notorious LA park as police ramp up sweeps in crime-ridden green space
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Friday that plans for a Labor Day weekend picnic at MacArthur Park are moving forward. -
Pizza joint doubled as meth den in bizarre California drug case as migrant charged with running operation
Singh allegedly told agents he had not sold methamphetamine for approximately two months but was storing it for a friend. -
Off-duty NYPD officer who died on 9/11 gets NYC street named for him
An Upper East Side street was renamed for NYPD Officer John Perry, who died on 9/11 after rushing to help just as he filed his retirement papers. -
Disturbing scenes at California EDM show as 14 concertgoers hospitalized
The San Jose Fire Department said it received reports of "multiple patients requiring medical attention" on 8:22 p.m. at the city's Discovery Meadow. -
LA fire victims are getting cut off as $15B in recovery funds stall
The state blamed the federal government for the early termination. -
DJ wants justice for his son’s fatal NYC stabbing — after losing his other child 16 months prior: ‘I couldn’t stop crying’
Last May, Michael Davey lost his 32-year-old stepson who was a trailer mechanic and died while working in upstate New York -- although details of his death remain unclear. -
Accused murderer D4vd’s Hollywood Hills hideout now up for grabs
The secluded setup drew little attention from neighbors before D4vd’s arrest. -
Garbage trains bring ‘embarrasing’ odor, nasty bugs to quaint NJ town
They're living on the wrong side of the tracks. -
Haunting sea creature spotted off California coast for first time ever
Previously, there have only been about 70 deep-sea bigfin squids observed or collected, the institute said. -
NYC finally moves students out of contaminated basement classroom after ‘too busy’ principal shirked off concerns
Students who take classes in the contaminated basement of PS 372 in Brooklyn will be relocated to other floors and to the school's main building. -
California’s off-road paradise threatened as dune-buggy fans fight to keep beloved beach open
California’s legendary dune-buggy playground is under siege. -
Victims in horrific Wrightwood ejection crash that killed 4 identified as disturbing details emerge
A 21-year-old nature lover and two others have been identified as the victims of a single-vehicle crash in Wrightwood Friday that also killed a fourth person and injured two other… -
Mamdani hands symbolic 9/11 pen to lawyer who once represented al-Qaeda terrorist
The 48-year-old Kassem, who founded a legal clinic at CUNY that offers free legal representation to Muslims, also defended Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the pro-Palestinian encampme… -
Remains of missing California WWII airman identified 82 years later
Army Air Forces Sgt. Adolph P. Aguirre was just 21 years old when his plane went down on Aug. 16, 1943, while returning from a mission. -
Psychedelic Grateful Dead bus rolls back into San Francisco after 60 years
The bus is now the centerpiece of “Forever Grateful/Golden Gate Park,” a new exhibition celebrating the Grateful Dead and the psychedelic culture that surrounded the band. -
Cops crash massive LA street takeover, towing 100 cars and detaining hundreds
The LAPD were still working the scene hours later. -
Evil stepmom accused of trapping girls in dog cage before they made daring escape
The children were reportedly afraid to return home after escaping. -
Dramatic twist in harassment suit against star CBS correspondent Matt Gutman
Gutman's former ABC News co-worker had alleged he made sexualized comments during two assignments several years ago. -
Land of the freeloader: Number of NYC homeless shelters surged by 50% in four years
The number of homeless shelters across NYC have exploded nearly 50% over the past four years from 333 to 499 – as Gotham's vagrant population is double what it was. -
New timeline sheds light on final moments of NYC grandma Alisa Goods, found dead in near Vegas airport
A new timeline has shed light on the final moments of the Upper East Side grandma who was found dead in a Las Vegas ditch after going missing.
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