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Amtrak's Penn Station plan includes loads of public benches, a rarity in NYC
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (698+ words) Published Jun 26, 2026 at 11: 03 a. m. ET This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Amtrak's vision for the reconstructed Penn Station includes an increasingly rare luxury in New York City…...
A Queens man prayed, withdrew cash, then sunbathed. Police don't know who killed him.
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (459+ words) Published Jun 26, 2026 at 9: 01 a. m. ET Five weeks ago, a 75-year-old man went to Kissena Park in Queens to sunbathe with a beach chair, a radio and a crossword puzzle. Police said someone shot him in the neck and back. Police have…...
At Body Hack, NYC ravers can also get dental checkups
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (769+ words) Published Jun 26, 2026 at 6: 30 a. m. ET Every month, droves of people enter a Queens club in search of pulsating music and an open dance floor. But something other than drinks and a DJ awaits partygoers as they sift through the crowds and…...
NYC Pride defends allowing hospitals in march after calls for ban over trans youth care
17+ hour, 55+ min ago (398+ words) Published Jun 25, 2026 at 6: 31 p. m. ET The organizers behind Sunday's annual NYC Pride March are defending their decision to allow hospital systems that ended gender-affirming care for minors to participate in the parade. In a statement Thursday, Heritage of Pride said maintaining…...
NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 2-year rent freeze, fulfilling Mamdani campaign pledge
17+ hour, 55+ min ago (680+ words) Published Jun 25, 2026 at 7: 30 p. m. ET Tenants in about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments will not see their rents increase for the next two years after New York City's Rent Guidelines Board approved a first-of-its-kind freeze at an annual hearing Thursday night. The 7-1 vote…...
'A betrayal of our values': NY reacts to Supreme Court ruling backing Trump immigration measure
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (498+ words) Published Jun 25, 2026 at 4: 03 p. m. ET Modified Jun 25, 2026 at 5: 04 p. m. ET New York elected officials and immigration advocates condemned Thursday's U. S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to end humanitarian protections allowing hundreds of thousands of noncitizen Haitian and Syrian immigrants to reside…...
Mamdani allies protest his NYPD policies: 'Make true on your campaign promises"
20+ hour, 51+ min ago (480+ words) Published Jun 25, 2026 at 3: 35 p. m. ET Just two days after big congressional primary wins cemented Mayor Zohran Mamdani's reputation as a political kingmaker, he faced new pressure from a large coalition of allies who say he's failed to follow through on a…...
Hochul halts disruption to childcare vouchers, says parents won't lose coverage hours
21+ hour, 36+ min ago (672+ words) Published Jun 25, 2026 at 2: 50 p. m. ET Gov. Kathy Hochul is hitting the brakes on a plan to limit childcare vouchers for New York City parents who work part time. The state had been pushing the city to follow a rule that reimburses…...
Legionella bacteria confirmed in East Village housing complex water supply
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (460+ words) Published Jun 25, 2026 at 12: 59 p. m. ET City health officials have confirmed the presence of Legionella bacteria in the water supply at an East Village housing complex where two residents tested positive for Legionnaires" disease over the past year, according to notices shared…...
MTA chair calls Amtrak's Penn Station planning 'bizarre,' declines to join as partner
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (863+ words) Published Jun 23, 2026 Modified Jun 23, 2026 MTA Chair Janno Lieber on Monday dismissed an offer by Amtrak special adviser Andy Byford for the state authority to become a "fully involved" partner in the Trump administration's reconstruction of Penn Station " saying the federal…...