Gov. Hochul said her budget will allocate money to install 85 more saftery barriers on platforms in the NYC subway system. The above shows safety barriers at the Eighth Ave. and 14th St. subway station in Manhattan. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Hochul: More Cops in Subways, Extend Q Line, Childcare, Affordability and Blasts Trump Despite the drop in crime on the New York City subways in 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul in her State of the State address said... News 20 Jan 2026 | 03:43
City Council Speaker Julie Menin called an emergency press conference at City Hall on Jan. 12 after she learned that a Venezuelan-born City Council employee had been seized by ICE after what he thought was a routine check-in with immigration officials on Long Island. ( Photo: NYC Council Media Unit ) Arrest of City Council Employee Sparks Protests and a Dispute Over His Immigration Status NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council employee detained in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is an asylum-seeker... News 15 Jan 2026 | 08:11
State Assembly Member Tony Simone (at microphone), who represents Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen, is pushing for the passage of bills that would limit ICE activity in New York. ( Photo: JoAnne Simon) Manhattan Pols Push Bills to Limit ICE Activity in New York A Manhattan State Assembly member is pushing for the passage of several bills that would curb the activities of ICE (Immigration... Home 10 Jan 2026 | 11:34
Veteran photojournalist Dean Moses (center) just as he is being grabbed by masked ICE agents and forced from a public elevator at 26 Federal Plaza, where he was covering immigration hearings. ( Photo: Suzanne Keith via social media) ICE Rousts Journalists Doing Their Jobs at Manhattan Federal Court House Our news colleague Dean Moses had a run-in with the law the other day. Or, more precisely, he had a run-in with lawless federal... Voices 02 Oct 2025 | 09:12
Federal agents guard a stairwell while their colleagues detain people leaving immigration court inside 26 Federal Plaza, Aug. 7, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Tractenberg/THE CITY) Judge Slams ICE for Overcrowding, Inhumane Conditions at Fed Plaza Lockup A federal judge Wednesday extended limits on the number of immigrants ICE can hold at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan... News 18 Sep 2025 | 04:40
