NYC can’t handle public art
The moment the Dublin Portal, a live outdoor video feed linking Ireland and NYC, was announced on May 8, you could hear the collective shout of eight million New Yorkers:…
Mayor Adams walks back timeline on shuttering unlicensed NYC pot shops
Mayor Adams has for months assured New Yorkers he’d shut down every unlicensed weed shop in New York within 30 days of being granted expanded enforcement powers by the state. But…
Amid crime fears, NYC sees surge in gun permit applications
Amid ongoing fear of crime, more than 13,300 New Yorkers applied for licenses to carry guns in the city last year, a near-double increase compared to 2022 — and the…
NYC head of hate crimes prevention unit fired, plans to file discrimination claim
The director of Mayor Adams’ hate crimes prevention unit was fired from his post last week without being given a reason for his dismissal — and is now planning to…
Opening statements expected at Trump’s NYC hush-money trial: Live updates
Donald Trump is expected to return to the Manhattan criminal courthouse on Monday, where his historic hush money trial is slated to proceed in earnest with opening statements. The former president…
vacant storefronts continue to plague NYC
Empty storefronts on Broadway; could they be the future for many businesses after Covid-19 crisis abates? (Photo by Todd Maisel) Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news,…
Who Is Nadia Vitel? Girl Killed in NYC Residence, As Squatters Needed
New York police are investigating the killing of Nadia Vitel, whose physique was discovered stuffed inside a duffel bag at an house the place two squatters fled the scene. Her…
NYC Council passes bills beefing up penalties for illegal e-bike battery sales
The City Council passed legislation on Wednesday that beefs up penalties for sales of uncertified e-bike batteries, including by authorizing the padlocking of stores caught repeatedly hawking the illegal devices.…
Man who died in NYC house hearth ID’d as 27-year-old Indian journalist Fazil Khan
The person who died throughout a hearth in a Harlem house constructing on Friday has been recognized as a 27-year-old Indian journalist, in line with Indian officers. Fazil Khan died…
NYC Council moves to join lawsuit to force Mayor Adams to enact rental voucher reforms
The City Council moved Wednesday to join a lawsuit that seeks to force Mayor Adams to implement a set of laws designed to make it easier for low-income New Yorkers…