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East New York, long plagued by urban ills, is getting new housing and job opportunities
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (902+ words) Published Dec 28, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET Residents of East New York, which has long been buffeted by white flight, high poverty and high crime rates, say things could be looking up with the recent approval of land-use changes slated to help bring…...
'It stays with you': Bronx NYCHA tenants still dealing with aftermath of partial collapse
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (713+ words) Published Dec 28, 2025 at 6:01 a.m. ET Three months after a corner of their apartment building collapsed in a nearly catastrophic gas explosion, residents of a Bronx public housing complex say life is mostly back to normal " aside from an ongoing cooking gas…...
Police investigating what led to 4-year-old Bronx girl's death
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (167+ words) Published Dec 27, 2025 at 4:07 p.m. ET Police are investigating what led to the death of a 4-year-old girl in the Bronx. Officers responding to a 911 call around 09:17 p.m. on Friday found the girl unconscious and in critical condition at a location near Barnes…...
New York state has set a record for flu cases ahead of peak season
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (508+ words) Published Dec 27, 2025 at 11:52 a.m. ET New York state logged the most flu cases ever recorded in a single week as hospitalizations surged past last winter's peak " a development Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said caught his attention. "It just shows that…...
NYC, North Jersey avoid heavy snow, but airports see delays and cancellations
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (574+ words) Published Dec 27, 2025 at 8:53 a.m. ET New York City dodged the worst of a holiday-season snowstorm overnight, with just a few inches falling in the five boroughs " but the weather grounded hundreds of flights and is causing delays at regional airports. Snowfall…...
As Mamdani takes office, street homelessness emerges as one of NYC's biggest tests
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (777+ words) Published Dec 27, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET One of the major issues awaiting Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani when he takes office on Jan. 1 will be how to approach New York City's growing street homelessness crisis. Mamdani has pledged to end homeless encampment sweeps that…...
Environmentalists claim a victory in efforts to clean up Long Island Sound
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (726+ words) Published Dec 27, 2025 at 11:01 a.m. ET The Long Island Sound reached a big milestone in reducing pollution and becoming more suitable for marine life in 2025, according to local environmental groups. During the summer of 1994, about a third of the 1,3000-square-mile tidal estuary…...
NYPD lieutenant fired after refusing to answer questions about fire at his home
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (411+ words) Published Dec 26, 2025 at 5:27 p.m. ET An NYPD lieutenant has been fired after refusing to answer questions from internal investigators about a suspected arson at his Long Island home, department records show. The fire occurred on Sept. 19 at Rodriguez's East Meadow home,…...
New Year's Eve bash in Times Square will feature second ball drop
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (363+ words) Published Dec 26, 2025 at 4:25 p.m. ET For the first time in the tradition's 120-year history, the Times Square ball will drop twice this New Year's Eve. The first drop will be at midnight, as usual, to ring in 2026. Drop number two will…...
NY man whose conviction was tossed after decades in prison seeks $100M in new lawsuit
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (386+ words) Published Dec 26, 2025 at 3:50 p.m. ET A man who spent more than two decades in prison before his conviction for the murder of a retired NYPD detective was dismissed due to DNA evidence has sued New York City for $100 million. Jon-Adrian "JJ…...