Mayor Eric Adams The mayor once defended a plan to build 58 units of supportive housing for people with criminal histories. Now, the Council is taking up the proposal. [ more ]

New York City drivers must sacrifice some parking spaces in order to eradicate trash bag mountains from the sidewalks. A notice published by the sanitation department on Wednesday said putting trash containers in parking spaces may have a "socioeconomic impact" and requires an extensive study. [ more ]

Eva Moskowitz at a Success Academy in Harlem in 2014. Eva Moskowitz said charter schools face "an existential threat." [ more ]

The mayor is saying neigh to carriage horses in Central Park. The mayor called for the horse-drawn carriages to be phased out and replaced with electric cars. [ more ]

The Metropolitan Recreation Center There are only two other city indoor pools in Brooklyn, and one is also closed for construction. [ more ]

The Green Asphalt facility, as seen from Newtown Creek. Greenpoint residents expressed their frustrations to state environmental regulators, Green Asphalt and elected officials at a town hall meeting Tuesday. [ more ]

Because your innie's dressed in LifeWear, here are your afternoon links: Bear bit a woman in a New Jersey dollar store, Varick Street used to have good nightclubs, zarfs and more. [ more ]

City Council education committee chair Rita Joseph center with rgw Journalism for All student coalition. A new education department report found that about 1.2% of students have access to journalism courses. [ more ]

Times Square, where there will not be a Ceasar's Palace casino The proposal cannot advance after being rejected by the Caesars Palace Times Square Community Advisory Committee. [ more ]

The truck police say they're looking for in connection with the crash in Sheepshead Bay on Sept. 9, 2025 Officials say he fled the scene at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Avenue U. [ more ]

Because we're ridin', here are your early links: Rich NYC teens are TikToking their lives and suburban kids love it, war on fluoride in our tap water, downhill marathoning and more. [ more ]

The Queens DA said Liaquat Cheema, 65, of East Elmhurst, cheated the city out of millions of dollars. Officials say Liaquat Cheema, who ran AFL Construction, inflated invoices and used a dead mans name to steal from public contracts and Medicaid programs. [ more ]

The Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Coney Island where police say an 89-year-old woman was attacked and killed on Sept. 14, 2025. Police say the woman attacked a fellow resident of the facility with a metal object. [ more ]

Brad Lander joined Zohran Mamdani at his primary night victory party. The tensions show how Mamdani is keeping his cards close to the vest. [ more ]

Roberto Clemente Plaza has been closed off since July amid a city crackdown on drug use at The Hub. Between January and the end of June, police made more than 800 drug arrests in the 40th Precinct, which includes the area known as The Hub. [ more ]

Those who call New York "trash city" ought to can it when the sanitation department rolls out these new dumpsters. The sanitation department aims to roll out large on-street containers in some of Brooklyn's most populated areas. [ more ]

The Rikers Island jail sign. Jimmy Avila's family says corrections staff ignored clear warnings about his mental health. [ more ]

Because it's almost go time, here are your afternoon links: M&M highway in New Jersey, Mangione superfans welcomed today's news, throw some funky wallpaper in your weird bathroom and more. [ more ]

A view of the coffeehouse Central Perk on display at the opening of the Flagship "Friends" Experience on March 15, 2021 in New York City. For some reason, there was already one in Boston. [ more ]

Luigi Mangione, accused of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arrives at court in New York City on September 16, 2025. Mangione is accused of shooting and killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024. The judge said prosecutors had not presented sufficient evidence to bring such charges against Mangione. [ more ]

Traffic in Lower Manhattan New York at night, new Hudson Yards buildings on the background. Midtown is expected to crawl at under 4 mph during next weeks UN General Assembly. Heres how to plan ahead. [ more ]

The redbay ambrosia beetle has led to the death of more than 500 million trees in the U.S. New York had its first sighting of an invasive disease called laurel wilt on Long Island. [ more ]

Aerial view of recently completed battery storage units located at the Town of Brookhaven's vehicle control and maintenance facility in Patchogue, New York, as seen on Aug. 1, 2025. The City Council is about to wade into the issue of battery energy storage site safety. [ more ]

Police say to avoid the area near East 123rd Street and Second Avenue in East Harlem. Drivers and pedestrians are being urged to avoid East 123rd Street and Second Avenue due to an emergency response in the area. [ more ]

I want to make sure I have someone whos not tainted or compromised, Hochul said. Observers say Mamdani could help Hochul gain progressive support. [ more ]