Congestion Pricing: Comptroller Lander assembling potential plaintiffs for suit to restart paused Manhattan toll

City Comptroller Brad Lander said Wednesday that he is assembling a coalition of legal minds and impacted parties to potentially sue New York state over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s eleventh-hour decision to indefinitely... Read more »

Broker fee bill: Council members clash with real estate reps over whether tenants should still pay tab

City Council members clashed with representatives of the real estate industry at a Wednesday hearing on a bill aimed at relieving renters from having to pay broker fees. Multiple heated moments emerged... Read more »

AOC hosts discussion on antisemitism and its threat to democracy

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of Queens and the South Bronx, hosted a June 10 livestreamed conversation on antisemitism and its undermining effects on American democracy. According to Ocasio-Cortez, while... Read more »

Bigots smear antisemitic graffiti at homes of Jewish Brooklyn Museum officials in latest hateful act to hit NYC

Antisemitic vandals smeared their hatred at the homes of Brooklyn Museum officials between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in the latest act of ugly intolerance to plague the city. Vandals defaced the... Read more »

Candidate forums held for Assembly District 37 candidates; Incumbent Ardila a no-show at both events

Two candidate forums were recently held for candidates vying for the New York State Assembly District 37 seat. The Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association held its candidate forum on Thursday, June... Read more »

Mets closer Edwin Diaz to be activated off IL Thursday

The New York Mets are getting their closer back as Edwin Diaz will be activated off the injured list on Thursday. Which version they will get of the fireballing right-hander remains to... Read more »

Local academics reflect on historic conviction of Queens native and former president Donald Trump

A Manhattan jury’s decision to convict former U.S. President Donald Trump—a Queens native—on 34 counts of falsifying business records has led to fierce debate, study and reflection across the borough and around... Read more »

Locking down games and dominating late has become hallmark for Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sometimes it is not easy for the Florida Panthers to score goals, in large part because their brand of hockey is so predicated on keeping their opponent from... Read more »

Jerry West, 3-time Hall of Fame selection and inspiration for NBA logo, dies at 86

Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of... Read more »

Could Yankees’ Aaron Judge break his own AL home run record in 2024?

There is being red-hot at the plate and there is what Aaron Judge is doing right now.  The New York Yankees’ slugger is amidst the most torrid stretch in baseball, hitting his... Read more »