Nancy Hagans speaking at press conference, Jan. 15 Manhattan and Bronx Nurses Strike Now Longest in Recent History The largest strike by nurses in New York City history stretched into its second week as the union and three privately run... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:57
Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber attend a rally at McBurney YMCA on West 14th St. on January 5, 2026, to commemorate the one year anniversary of the implementation of Congestion Pricing. ( Photo: Marc Hermann/MTA) Congestion Pricing Has Raised $550M for MTA, Cut Traffic Too: Hochul One year to the day after tolling cameras were turned on from 60th Street to the Battery in Manhattan, Gov. Kathy Hochul,... News 08 Jan 2026 | 04:42
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an order repealing all executive orders signed by Eric Adams after Sept. 26, 2024, but said an executive order he signed will preserve the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism. ( Photo: Michael Appelton/Mayor’s Photography Office) Mamdani Nixes 2 Exec Orders Jewish Groups Favored; Keep Office to Combat Antisemitism Only hours after his public inauguration ceremony on Jan. 1, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was repealing all executive orders... News 05 Jan 2026 | 01:44
”Romance Without Finance” by Tiny Grimes Quintette, 1944. People were mulcted then too. ( Photo: Public Domain) Woman Mulcted in $272,000 Romance Scam by Dating App Man “Romance without finance is a nuisance”—it was true when Tiny Grimes sang it back in 1944 with a band with Charlie Parker... News 26 Dec 2025 | 01:53
New Conduent fare gates were installed at the Broadway-Lafayette Station on Dec. 19. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) MTA Installs New Subway Gates But Will They Really Curb Fare Evasion? Janno Lieber, chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), has repeatedly described fare evasion as the subway’s... News 26 Dec 2025 | 10:42
Christopher Marte with some of his constituents, June 5, 2025, after unveiling a new dog park. ( Photo: Brian Berger) ‘Just Paws Eviction’ Bill Seeks End to No-Pets Housing Policies Christopher Marte may not have won the race for City Council speaker, but he’s not lifting a hind leg on his constituents,... News 25 Dec 2025 | 11:51
A recent Film at Lincoln Center poster for Kōzaburō Yoshimura: Tides of Emotion. ( Photo: Film at Lincoln Center) Best of Manhattan 2025 - Arts & Culture Best Movie Theatres UES Cinema 123 by Angelika 1003 Third Ave. www.angelikafilmcenter.com/cinemas123/now-playing 212-753-6022... Best of Manhattan 24 Dec 2025 | 10:52
Attorney General Letitia James at the West Indian Day Parade, Sept. 1, 2025. ( Photo: NewYorkStateAG Instagram) AG James Announces Car Theft Settlement with Hyundai & Kia The work of car thieves is going to get at least a bit more difficult following a recent announcement by New York State Attorney... News 19 Dec 2025 | 12:50
Three casinos are now officially coming to NYC, as of Dec. 15, including a Hard Rock complex near to Citi Field in Flushing (above). Manhattan projects were taken out of the running this fall, due to local opposition. ( Rendering: Hard Rock ) Final OK: 3 Casinos Officially Coming to NY’s Outer Boroughs Three casinos are officially coming to the NYC area, after the New York State Gambling Commission provided a final go-ahead... News 17 Dec 2025 | 11:55
DA Alvin Bragg at a press conference the day after announcing sex-trafficking indictments. ( Photo: Manhattan DA) Bragg Indicts 15 in Alleged Venezuelan Sex-Trafficking Ring The dark side of love for sale was recently exposed when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr., Homeland Security... News 15 Dec 2025 | 05:45
Al Roker and three toothy monster Labubus at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025. ( Photo: Al Roker Instagram) Thanksgiving Day Loves a Parade . . . and Labubus! Hundreds of thousands of plucky pilgrims came out for the 99th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 24, to see those... News 28 Nov 2025 | 07:07
Standing before a giant screen at the Association for a Better New York breakfast recently, Amtrak executive Andy Byford outlines some bold ideas to run trains from the Long Island Rail Road into New Jersey and vice versa. But it will be no simple fix, as all railroads have traditionally ended their runs at Penn Station. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Byford Plan: Figure Out How to Get LIRR to Run to New Jersey No one can accuse Andy Byford of thinking small. Byford presented to a breakfast of New York power brokers his game plan for... News 24 Nov 2025 | 05:34
Daily News Union rally Oct. 29, 2025: left to right, News union rep Evan Simko-Bednarski, News Guild New York President Susan DeCarava, and City Council member Carmen De La Rosa, who chairs the Council’s labor committee. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Daily News Union Ratifies Contract with Owner, Alden Global Capital After three years without a contract, three politician-supported rallies this past summer and fall, and multiple other acts... News 20 Nov 2025 | 02:18
From “Divine Egypt,” at the Met: Statuette of falcon-headed Horus, seated Osiris, and Isis, wearing sun disk and horns. Made of glass, gold, and lapis lazuli, it dates from ca. 872 to 837 BCE. About 4 inches tall, it is on loan to the Met from the Musée du Louvre. ( Photo: Mathieu Rabeau) 10 Must See Museum Exhibitions for this Winter The fall season in New York heralds the best and brightest, and our art museums are stepping up with extraordinary exhibitions.... News 19 Nov 2025 | 02:19
Abe Vigoda and Al Pacino in The Godfather. ( Photo: Paramount Pictures) Young Abe Vigoda: How a Thrill-Seeking Brooklyn Kid Became a New York Gangster—& Cop! “Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him.” So begins Salvatore Tessio, the now-condemned Corleone family capo... Home 17 Nov 2025 | 05:49
