What happens in Disney stays in Disney: NYC educrats took own kids to Magic Kingdom on trips meant for homeless students
Investigators allege six Department of Education employees used “fake permits” to take their children and grandchildren to Disney World and other city-funded trips meant for homeless students. A new report from a city schools task force said the secret perks deprived the city's most disadvantaged children of the opportunity to enjoy the Magic Kingdom. Officials […]
Accused NYC wrong-way driver was nabbed at Canadian border
A wrong-way teenage driver accused of hitting and running and killing a groom in Harlem just hours before his wedding was arrested at the Canadian border just a day after the horrific incident, according to a criminal complaint. The suspect, Jimmy Connors, 17, of Long Island, was ordered held without bail at his arraignment in […]
Report: NYC Subway Murders Surge by 60%, Approaching Record Levels
People wait for a train at a subway station in New York City on June 18, 2003. A new New York City Police Department (NYPD) report says felonies have fallen 15 percent this year on the New York subway. The NYPD attributes the decline in crime on trains and in stations in part to increased […]
Matt Damon, Lin-Manuel Miranda to Headline $25,000 Per Person Harris Fundraiser in NYC
Training for Hollywood's elite in support of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid continues next week with fundraisers featuring actor Matt Damon and Broadway musical creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The fundraiser will be held in New York on September 18th, with tickets selling for $25,000 each, the statement said. Bloomberg NewsDamon and Miranda will be in […]
Cafe serving kava and kratom sues NYC for shutting it down over ‘dangerous’ teas
A Lower East Side man who spent his entire fortune on a cafe selling kava and kratom-infused teas said the city wrongfully shut him down, claiming the drinks were “dangerously adulterated.” Tobry McSmith, who opened Here and Now on Allen Street in December 2022, has filed a lawsuit to force the city to reopen the […]
What happens to your car when you don’t move it for NYC block party
Last weekend, one driver learned a valuable lesson that most New Yorkers already know: They have to move their car on block party day. A photo posted online after the annual Hausman Street Block Party in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on September 7 showed a silver Audi with New Mexico license plates being cruelly wrapped in saran […]
NYC Council GOP leader eyes mayoral run if Adams resigns
As federal investigators swarm Mayor Adams' administration, the top Republican in the New York City Council is considering running for mayor, The Washington Post has learned. Assembly Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) has told aides he will run for mayor if embattled Mayor Eric Adams resigns before his term ends at the end of […]
Alleged drug dealer squats in NYC home after tenant ODs
A suspected drug dealer took over a Queens apartment after its owner died of a drug overdose, then stayed there for months, trafficking drugs from there, according to neighbors and police. Joseph Pisano, 53, is accused of breaking into the Jamaica Estates home of Anneliese King, a retired office worker, after the two met at […]
Cops nab NYC wrong-way driver accused of killing groom hours before wedding
A teenage wrong-way driver accused of killing a groom the day before his wedding in a horrific hit-and-run in Harlem was arrested by police on Friday. Jimmy Connors, 17, is alleged to have been driving at a high rate of speed on the wrong side of the Henry Hudson Parkway in Upper Manhattan around 2:20 […]
Staffer for NYC Mayor fired amid extortion reports after NYPD commissioner resigns
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' staff member was fired Thursday after a Brooklyn bar owner alleged that the staff member tried to extort money from the twin brother of former NYPD Commissioner Edward Cavan. The news comes amid a widening federal investigation into Adams' inner circle. Ray Martin, operations manager for the city's Community […]