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Yankee Stadium cooling tower tests positive for Legionella, NYC says
14+ hour, 40+ min ago (569+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. ET Modified Sep 13, 2026 at 4:14 p.m. ET A cooling tower at Yankee Stadium is among 10 in the South Bronx that preliminarily tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed one person and sickened…...
Truck jumps curb in NYC Chinatown, killing a man and injuring 2 women
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (226+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. ET A driver jumped the curb at Bowery and Canal Street on Thursday morning, killing a man and injuring two women before crashing into a parked car a block north, police said. The crash happened around 10:40 a.m. as…...
Man indicted on hate crime charges after disrupting NYC Shabbat services
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (432+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 at 2:26 p.m. ET A Bronx man was indicted Wednesday on hate crime charges for allegedly disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Midtown last month. The event drew national and international attention at the time. Larry Montes, 46, faces two…...
After deadly Times Square violence, a bill emerges to better deliver assistance
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (637+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET New legislation in Albany, spurred in part by recent violence in Times Square, aims to make it easier for healthcare providers, police officers, social workers and other professionals to collaborate and connect needy New Yorkers with…...
Man charged with stabbing 2 men in NYC indicted with hate crime
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (380+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 at 3:55 p.m. ET Manhattan prosecutors say the man accused of stabbing two men on the Upper West Side in July was motivated by antisemitism in a four-count indictment announced on Tuesday. Raul Morales, 51, is being charged with attempted murder…...
The Second Avenue subway forced him to move 20 years ago. He almost had to move again.
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (644+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. ET When construction workers building the Second Avenue subway first began digging through the Upper East Side in 2007, lumber and construction outlet Mensch Supply had to pack up shop. The MTA had seized the land where Mensch…...
Owners of small NYC buildings face fines for failure to use official trash bins
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (423+ words) Published Sep 7, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. ET New York City sanitation officials will begin cracking down on small buildings not using the city’s official trash bins starting Tuesday. Fines for failing to use an official “NYC Bin” range from $50 to $200 for repeat offenders....
Mamdani administration says it's time for Columbia to open up College Walk
1+ week, 2+ day ago (423+ words) Published Sep 4, 2026 The city has switched sides in the long-running fight over who has access to Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus. In a new court filing, the city’s Law Department told a judge that it supports reopening College Walk, a…...
How to get around as J'Ouvert, West Indian Day parade take over Brooklyn
1+ week, 2+ day ago (320+ words) Published Sep 3, 2026 Modified Sep 4, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET The annual West Indian American Day Carnival on Monday will turn Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway into one of the largest cultural celebrations New York City has to offer. Masses of people are expected to flock…...
NYC traffic is going to be a mess this weekend. Here’s how to get around.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (432+ words) Published Sep 4, 2026 at 12:44 p.m. ET The weather in New York City will be beautiful this weekend. The traffic? It’s going to be ugly. Traffic from people leaving town and going to the beach is likely to converge with parade road closures…...