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Susan Fell-Lazar, a CPS substitute teacher between 1970-1978, hopes to identify the students she photographed, reconnect with them and give them prints.
HUMBOLDT PARK — A young father was killed Sunday morning in Humboldt Park while working. Just before 9 a.m. Sunday, Alex De Jesus, 29, was walking in front of Adams & Son & Daughter Gardens, where he worked, when someone in a silver car shot him, officials said. De Jesus was shot in his tors
Democrat Bayly Winder carries around a cardboard cutout of Repubican Congressmember Jeff Van Drew, who he hopes to unseat in November. Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew is fighting to hold onto his seat in Congress. His challengers are making the debate over data centers the focus of their campaign agai
The Bronx County Hall of Justice The number of people under 18 whom police charged or identified in gun violence incidents jumped during the pandemic and hasn’t substantially declined since. [ more › ]
At a recent press conference announcing a sweeping takedown of rival gangs notorious for their wild shootouts across public housing in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch made the unsolicited point of praising the NYPD’s controversial gang database. “Yes we certainly
NYPD night patrol. Yandel Ortiz, 18, was awaiting trial in an armed robbery case when police arrested him Monday in connection with the shooting. [ more › ]
CHICAGO — Neighbors from across the city detailed being tear-gassed, detained or witnessing the same happen to others amid the federal government’s immigration blitz last year, sharing their stories at a public hearing convened by Gov. JB Pritzker’s new Illinois Accountability Commission
UPTOWN — Holiday Club will be closing its doors on May 17 to make way for an apartment complex, the popular Uptown bar announced on Instagram. The closing date announcement comes after owner Sonny Domingo confirmed in February that the bar would not be renewing its lease for the building at 4000 N.
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in Indiana have charged a woman with making false statements while buying a pistol they said was used to kill a Chicago police officer and seriously wound another Saturday at Swedish Hospital. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday in the Northern District of In
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Mayor Mamdani have pledged to take parent feedback into account in education department decisions. Both plans had faced furious pushback from parents. [ more › ]
Because she was on WNYC in 2024, here are your afternoon links: Excellent fried rice on the Upper West Side, brokers think luxury second homes will still sell if there's an extra tax, former Jets coach accused of using cocaine and more. [ more › ]
NYPD pallbearers carry the casket of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller at his funeral at St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church on March 30, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. Guy Rivera was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and other charges earlier this month. [ more › ]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In a major reversal, New York City schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is withdrawing controversial proposals to open the city’s first artificial intelligence-focused high school, clos
A subway ad for Harris, Keenan & Goldfarb that reads: "I'm Down With NYC. Yeah, you know me." Because MTA buses and subways are covered with ads for firms that often sue the MTA, here are your early links: Don't steal plants from city parks, King Charles still coming to NYC,
CHICAGO — In April 1910, the Blackstone Hotel opened to the public Downtown. Designed by Chicago architectural firm Marshall and Fox, the opulent hotel at 636 S. Michigan Ave. exemplified hospitality with its breathtaking Louis XVI-style grand ballroom, bright and elegant dining rooms and chan
JEFFERY MANOR — Shirley Crossley, 88, ordered a 6-pound bowling ball, the lightest allowed for league play, so she could keep rolling at her neighborhood bowling alley. But Skyway Lanes, 9915 S. Torrence Ave., closed for good Sunday before Crossley’s ball could get there. She stopped by a
BRIDGEPORT — There are certain places in Chicago where the moment you step through the door, you’re transported back in time. The ghost of Al Capone looms large in the cozy booths at the Green Mill. The lurching manual elevators at the Fine Arts Building sweeps visitors back to the turn-of-the-centu
Julio Ipina Hernandez ended up in immigration detention after trying to report alleged drug and sex crimes to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The case arises as state lawmakers are considering new limits on cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers. [ more › ]
CHICAGO — A man has been charged in the shooting that left one police officer dead and another critically wounded Saturday at Swedish Hospital after the man pulled a gun from under a blanket and shot the officer in the head while he was awaiting a medical scan, authorities said. Alphanso Talley, 26,
CHICAGO — The founders of Sera, a Roman-style pizza pop-up, met the same way they now serve many of their customers: under a tent. Aly Jamal and Paolo Savescu, both 26, met while making fried panzerotti side by side at the 2023 Taste of Randolph festival. They went on to work closely together a
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