Police officers carry the casket of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam during Islam's funeral services in the Bronx on Thursday. Mamdanis political rivals resurfaced his criticisms of the police after Monday's mass shooting in Midtown. [ more ]

Mayor Adams addressed questions about petitions to get him on the ballot following a press conference on housing. Everyone that knows about petitioning is well aware that you even have some of your opponents who come and do tricks, Adams said. [ more ]

Crowds at Prospect Park station on Thursday, one day after commuters saw a body on the Brooklyn-bound platform. Commuters at the Prospect Park station during the morning rush were stunned to see a dead body, whose arm was dangling off the platform's edge. [ more ]

Because Comptroller Brad Lander is asking questions about the DOE's $750k in catering orders at one restaurant, here are your afternoon links: Sydney Sweeney's favorite brand of jeans, Lucinda Williams' new bar in the East Village, a Staten Island grandma loves Fat Joe's "Lean Back" and more. [ more ]

Fortune Williams with her mother, Keisha Francis. The now-18-year-old was driving a BMW his parents gave him before he was licensed. [ more ]

A delivery person in bike lane on E-bike with flower bouquets in Manhattan. Under newly proposed rules, delivery companies and others that employ people on bicycles would have to keep lists of workers available to the city. Advocates for immigrants and delivery workers say a roster of workers on bicycles could easily become a tool for surveillance or ...

An explosion that blew a door off its hinges in an electric room that powers several New York City subway lines An electrical substation in downtown Brooklyn lit up like a stick of dynamite last December. [ more ]

Because he's asked a judge to throw out the guilty verdicts or give him a retrial, here are your early links: More pickleball, Presidential Fitness Test, most of the city's roadway dining structures are in rich neighborhoods and more. [ more ]

The NYPD has long fought the release of information regarding retired officers' pensions Police said the incidents appeared to be domestic in nature. [ more ]

Workers clean up a storm drain on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens on July 31, 2025. Crews were working to clean up some roads Friday morning after largely localized flooding. [ more ]

Mayor Adams announced his run as an independent one day after a judge dismissed corruption charges against him. The Adams campaign said it is conducting a review after Gothamist found signatures that were fraudulently obtained or outright forged. [ more ]

Mayor Adams vetoed an effort to decriminalize street vendors in the city The legislation passed last month would mean street vendors would no longer face charges or jail time [ more ]

Because she parties with him, here are your afternoon links: Long Island power line fluid spill, hard-of-hearing K-Pop stars coming to New York, good patty melts and more. [ more ]

Family gets caught in the rain in New York City. Torrential downpours are expected to disrupt commutes and prompt emergency response preparations across the metro area. [ more ]

A hearing on redistricting in Houston, Texas on July 26. New York is among the blue states open to fighting Texas gerrymandering fire with fire. [ more ]

Transit and environmental advocates say they'd like to see less emphasis on highway construction and more on getting people out of cars. Two different visions are competing as the state works on an important draft planning document. [ more ]

Uniformed officers gather Thursday before a funeral for slain officer Didarul Islam. Mourners will gather in the Bronx to say their goodbyes to the beloved member of the Bangladeshi community [ more ]

Legionella pneumophila, which causes Legionnaires' disease, is seen in a microscopic view. Cases of the disease, which can cause severe pneumonia, were first confirmed last Friday. [ more ]

Because a vodka and seltzer isn't going to get you through first period, here are your early links: Gentrified "Sesame Street," swindled street vendors, rich Millennials moving back to Buffalo and more. [ more ]

Tuesday morning commuters faced extensive delays at West Fourth Street. The MTA says the issues happened near Manhattan's West Fourth Street station. [ more ]

The National Weather Services rain forecast for July 31, 2025. Three or more inches of rain could fall in parts of the region Thursday into Friday, meteorologists say. [ more ]

The MTA's Second Avenue subway project is slated to force Marth Diego (left) Jocelyn Diego (right) out of their apartment. The MTA has promised to bring a new subway to East Harlem for decades. Now, some residents are being forced out of their homes to make way for the long-delayed project. [ more ]

Several marijuana businesses across the state could have to move under a newly applied interpretation of a New York law that deems them too close to schools. State regulators have changed how they're applying a rule about how close dispensaries can be to schools. [ more ]

The mayor, citing the need for jobs and economic investment, vetoed a City Council action that seemingly killed the proposal. [ more ]

Jerome Block, an attorney at the law firm Levy Konigsberg, speaks at a press conference with people who say they were abused in New Jersey's juvenile detention system. About 350 people say in lawsuits that they were sexually abused or otherwise victimized as children. [ more ]