Candid cameras: NYC retail shops can start sharing security footage directly with NYPD under pilot

New York City retail shops will soon be able to share their security footage directly with the NYPD in real-time under a new pilot that City Hall launched on Thursday. Businesses can... Read more »

Why City Council members want to put a social worker in every NYPD precinct

Getting arrested in NYC entails getting cuffed, fingerprinted, placed in a holding cell — and, soon, consulting with a social worker, should a new City Council bill becomes law. City Council Member... Read more »

Rep. Meng moves to ban civilian use of body armor on the anniversary of Buffalo mass shooting

On the two-year anniversary of a racially motivated mass shooting that killed ten people in Buffalo, Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng reintroduced legislation to ban the body armor worn by the shooter.  The... Read more »

Op-Ed | Albany must reform the shadowy lawsuit lending industry this session ends

Ailing 9/11 first responders. Brain-injured football players. An elderly Brooklyn resident who fractured a hip after falling into a hole outside her apartment. This seemingly disparate group has one thing in common:... Read more »

What we know, and don’t know, about the presidential debates

After months of questions about whether general election debates would happen, President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two of them: one in June and one in September. But there are still... Read more »

City takes ownership of Brooklyn Marine Terminal, planning modern mixed-use transformation

New York City is taking control of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, with plans to radically transform the Brooklyn waterfront.  Read More Read more »

Independent Budget Office projects additional $2B budget surplus for this year and next over Mayor’s forecast

The city’s Independent Budget Office on Wednesday projected that the Big Apple will have $2.2 billion more in available funds this fiscal year and next than what was predicted by Mayor Eric... Read more »

City Council calls on Mayor Adams to restore pre-K, 3-K budget cuts

The City Council is yet again swinging back at Mayor Eric Adams’ for his early childhood education cuts, calling on Hizzoner to restore funding and maintain investments for vital child-care services. The... Read more »

Mayor Adams says he hopes city probe of NYPD’s social media use will look at council members’ posts

Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he hopes the city Department of Investigation (DOI) probe launched last week into the NYPD’s use of social media will also look at what he characterized... Read more »

WABC drops Giuliani over refusing to refrain from stolen election claims

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was suspended by WABC radio last Friday after he ignored repeated warnings from the station not to discuss discredited claims that the 2020 presidential election... Read more »