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A longtime pal of ex-Mayor Eric Adams who ran one of the nightlife mayor’s favorite haunts was indicted Wednesday in an alleged scheme to submit tens of millions of dollars of bogus no-fault car insurance claims. Zhan “Johnny” Petrosyants, 44, was taken into custody late Tuesday an

Aunque la ciudad ha cerrado gran parte de su red de refugios de emergencia para inmigrantes, las familias sin hogar siguen alojadas en 110 hoteles, la mayoría de los cuales carecen de cocina. Según los defensores de los derechos de las personas sin hogar y los propios neoyorquinos sin hogar, la comi
Aunque la ciudad ha cerrado gran parte de su red de refugios de emergencia para inmigrantes, las familias sin hogar siguen alojadas en 110 hoteles, la mayoría de los cuales carecen de cocina. Según los defensores de los derechos de las personas sin hogar y los propios neoyorquinos sin hogar, la comi

File photo of Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The parties are still working to get final approval for the deal, which has faced pushback from the Orthodox Jewish community. [ more › ]

Diesel-powered refrigeration units that have long spewed toxins into neighborhoods with some of the country’s highest rates of respiratory ailments are being phased out at the Hunts Point Produce Market. Officials on Wednesday unveiled the first 20 electric-hybrid transport refrigeration units that

Raymond Elders, 65, was arrested early Monday and charged with lighting off pipe bombs in his White Plains neighborhood. Raymond Elders, 65, was allegedly found with black and blue stains on his hands, holding a lighter. [ more › ]

Camelot Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, as seen on Google Street View. Prosecutors say Michael Naughton stole thousands from grieving families while operating without a license and leaving bodies in unsafe conditions. [ more › ]

Spring is in bloom and the city's parks are coming to life with magnolias, cherry blossoms, tulips, and other verdant signs of life. With new life comes new real estate, and this week we're checking out NYC homes for under $800K located near the city's iconic parks for watching spring unfold. From P
Spring is in bloom and the city's parks are coming to life with magnolias, cherry blossoms, tulips, and other verdant signs of life. With new life comes new real estate, and this week we're checking out NYC homes for under $800K located near the city's iconic parks for watching spring unfold. From P

Because it's too expensive and the scientists are losing their grants, here are your afternoon links: Run home from the club, SNAP incentives are heavily geared toward farmers markets, Trump says Kid Rock's helicopter flyby shouldn't have happened and more. [ more › ]

Then Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani interacts with Pre-K students at Friends of Crown Heights Education Center on Nov. 13, 2025, in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. A new searchable map includes information on a program’s hours, location and whether free care is available. [ more › ]

On one of the neighborhood’s coveted 131-foot-deep lots, what was once a 19th-century carriage house and stable at 497 Saint Johns Place has been re-created by its architect owners as a modern sanctuary. Asking $5,895,000, the Crown Heights property hosts 4,000 square feet of live/work space that in
On one of the neighborhood’s coveted 131-foot-deep lots, what was once a 19th-century carriage house and stable at 497 Saint Johns Place has been re-created by its architect owners as a modern sanctuary. Asking $5,895,000, the Crown Heights property hosts 4,000 square feet of live/work space t
An Upper East Side townhouse tied to late fashion designer Oleg Cassini has sold for $34.5 million, bringing a years-long legal and bankruptcy battle to a close. The five-story home at 15 East 63rd Street was at the center of a high-profile dispute involving Cassini’s widow, Marianne Nestor, and her
An Upper East Side townhouse tied to late fashion designer Oleg Cassini has sold for $34.5 million, bringing a years-long legal and bankruptcy battle to a close. The five-story home at 15 East 63rd Street was at the center of a high-profile dispute involving Cassini’s widow, Marianne Nestor, and her
On the parlor level of an impressive brownstone manse near Grand Army Plaza, this two-bedroom co-op boasts high ceilings, a bonus loft space, in-unit laundry, and a few details left from the 1890s. All of the features in the unit at 10 8th Avenue come at an equally impressive price. The… Read More >
On the parlor level of an impressive brownstone manse near Grand Army Plaza, this two-bedroom co-op boasts high ceilings, a bonus loft space, in-unit laundry, and a few details left from the 1890s. All of the features in the unit at 10 8th Avenue come at an equally impressive price. The… Read

MoMA PS1 is hosting a free block party next month to celebrate its 50th anniversary, bringing live music, food, and special programming to its longtime home in Long Island City. The event will take place across the museum’s plaza, courtyard, and galleries on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
MoMA PS1 is hosting a free block party next month to celebrate its 50th anniversary, bringing live music, food, and special programming to its longtime home in Long Island City. The event will take place across the museum’s plaza, courtyard, and galleries on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to
The City Council released its own plan for filling the city’s $5.4 billion budget deficit over the next two fiscal years, mostly through reestimating the city’s revenues and spending – a proposal Mayor Zohran Mamdani said would require cutting city services instead of bringing in new revenue. The sa
