Straight to the Top: New Nonstop Elevators to Speed Subway Accessibility Coverage 

Published   Feb 05, 2025 10:00AM

The MTA is ramping up installations of elevators that will move riders directly between streets and platforms — skipping mezzanine levels altogether. The elevated Woodhaven Boulevard station on the J/Z lines in Queens last month became the first stop where elevators bypass mezzanines to link riders directly with subway service in both directions. The shift, […]
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Queens Man Pleads Guilty To Co-Leading One Of The Largest No

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALEXANDER GULKAROV pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection ... Read more

‘Nobody’s in the Streets’ Now in Brooklyn’s Little H


This story was originally published by The Haitian Times. Over the 15 years that Pierre Jean has lived in Brooklyn, his daily earnings as a taxi driver have often reflected people’s activities and movements. Last Friday, as he stood outside ... Read more

Scores of People Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial Are Stuck on Ri


At least 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run mental health facilities, THE CITY has learned.  Jail insiders say that number has gone up in recent y ... Read more

Federal Frenzy Puts Public Housing Funding and Nonprofit Grants in Question

Published   Jan 30, 2025 10:41PM

The Trump administration’s move to re-examine federal funding for hundreds of programs for evidence of what it calls “Marxist equity” would potentially have a devastating effect on New York City — notably the nation’s biggest public housing authority’s ability to provide homes for its 520,000 residents. On Monday, the White House Office of Management and […]
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NYC’s Hydropower, Construction Trade and Avocados Threaten


President Trump’s tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China are likely to result in almost immediate price increases for produce in New York City stores, could send energy prices up, and threaten the finances of city-based companies that s ... Read more

‘Signs of the Times’ Commemorates Black Perseverance in


There are three new signs now along West 125th Street in Harlem, where shoppers and diners move in and out of chain stores including Whole Foods, CVS, Starbucks, Chipotle and Golden Krust.  One on Lenox Avenue marks the former location of ... Read more

Rats! Global Study Finds Rodent Boom Linked to Climate Chang


New York City is getting rattier, thanks to climate change. That’s a takeaway from a new study, which found cities that warmed the most saw the largest hikes in rat populations. Using data from public rat sightings and inspections between 20 ... Read more