May 18 New York faces first weekday of strike that shut down commuter rail system By Philip Marcelo, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Commuters are navigating a maze of car, bus and subway routes after a strike shut down the Long Island Rail Road in New York. Continue reading
Apr 11 Stabbings on New York City subway leave 3 hurt as officers fatally shoot knife-wielding man By Julie Walker, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 03 NYC Mayor Mamdani wants to crack down on 'bad landlords.' First he has to find them By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been holding a series of “rental rip-off hearings” for disgruntled tenants to air their complaints about bad landlords. Continue reading
Mar 27 Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist's home thwarted by NYPD undercover operation By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 11:26 Zohran Mamdani on his bold agenda, tackling Islamophobia and working with Trump By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Zohran Mamdani is less than three months into his term as mayor of America’s largest city. He's juggling his ambitious campaign promises, a budget deficit and responding to a rise in Islamophobic rhetoric. He has also forged a unique working… Continue watching
Mar 09 Explosives thrown near New York City mayor's residence investigated as 'ISIS-related terrorism,' police say By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The devices, which did not explode, were hurled during raucous counterprotests Saturday near Gracie Mansion during a "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" event led by the far right activist Jake Lang. Continue reading
Mar 02 Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in NYC for 2026 elections By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 2:59 More than two dozen states preparing for impacts of massive winter storm By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde More than half of the nation is bracing for what's predicted to be a historic weekend winter storm. It's expected to bring dangerous travel conditions, cancelled flights, power outages and risks of hypothermia. Between Friday and Monday, the storm will… Continue watching
Jan 21 Judge strikes down district boundaries of New York City's only Republican House seat By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional seat in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw the district because its current composition unconstitutionally diluted the votes of Black and Hispanic… Continue reading
Jan 12 Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospital systems By Associated Press The union says about 15,000 nurses are participating in the strike. Continue reading