It's going to be cold and kind of gloomy for a while. [ more ]

Check out something new. Or check out Flea playing trumpet. [ more ]

A man makes a purchase. The pilot program kept nearly all young people out of the citys shelter system six months after distributing the money. [ more ]

Fordham Road in the Bronx. New Yorkers on Fordham Road said they liked the mayors decision to get personal with the uber rich. [ more ]

Because Jack Schlossberg says so, here are your early links: Busta Rhymes playing a free show at Hudson Yards, "The Apprentice" could come back with Don Jr. as the host, Norway isn't happy about its soccer star's Budweiser commercial, and more. [ more ]

Nick Offerman speaks on stage at the Bill Blumenreich Presents Nick Offerman show at Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 17, 2026 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The Parks and Recreation star thinks theres a lot New Yorkers can learn from his favorite farmer-poet, Wendell Berry. [ more ]

Police and fire officials brief reporters on the house explosion and fire in South Ozone Park on April 30, 2026. The explosion led to a five-alarm fire and followed what officials described as a man forcing his way into the home with canister-filled garbage bags. [ more ]

Gov. Kathy Hochul tours a new housing development The governor and lawmakers are set to eliminate an environmental review for certain housing projects, though some details remain open. [ more ]

Sheriffs from around New York lobbied Tuesday at the state capitol. Gov. Hochul and lawmakers are closing in on immigration package as part of state budget. [ more ]

An NYPD vehicle in New York City on Jan. 9, 2026 The 17-year-old boy was attacked in the afternoon outside a building in Soundview. [ more ]

Councilmember Crystal Hudson City Councilmember Crystal Hudson says the investigation shows why homeless people sometimes choose to sleep on the streets rather than indoors. [ more ]

Theresa Buccheister, front and center, after The Brick production, "The Whole of Time." A proposal aims to clarify that such preferences do not run afoul of antidiscrimination measures. [ more ]