Weather: 🥶 It's dangerously cold out there today, the coldest it's been since February. Stay indoors as much as possible, and make sure to bundle up real well if you're going out 🧣🧤.
The route change on the two subway lines went into effect today, with the F and M trading East River tunnels. The MTA hopes the swap, which impacts eight stations, will clear up a troublesome bottleneck that strains service on several subway lines.
And though the change is minor, some F and M riders are worried about the confusion the switch will bring. Commuter Patricia Mattocks put it simply: “This s--- is crazy.”
Here’s what else is happening:
It’s been a long time coming, but the Atlantic Yards development project is finally getting revamped under a new team of developers, and they want input from Brooklynites to make it happen.
After a federal government shutdown-fueled delay, Section 8 rental assistance program payouts will start going out today, New York City’s housing authority said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are required to provide hygiene products, clean clothing and attorney phone calls to people in holding facilities in Lower Manhattan, but detainees and their lawyers say that’s not happening.
A man being held on Rikers Islanddied early Sunday at the hospital after a guard found him looking “unwell” in his cell.
There's been a slight uptick in HIV cases in New York City, and health department officials are especially concerned because the new data comes as the federal government is proposing cutting funding to HIV treatment and prevention programs.
New York City's top health official, Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse, came on All Things Considered to discuss recent changes to vaccine guidance that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B. Here’s her advice.
Get ready tristate area soccer fans: MetLife Stadium will be hosting six games in next year’s FIFA World Cup. Here’s a look at the schedule.
Juan Quiroz is a dog trainer for the Big Apple Circus, and this New York Times article is an interesting look into his world.
The Williamsburg Winter Village, akin to the Bryant Park and Union Square holiday shopping pop-ups, debuted this weekend, and quickly garnered backlash for charging a $12 entry fee.
New Jersey is not too worried about the increased competitionAtlantic City will face with three new casinos coming to New York City. The governor’s office says Atlantic City has a unique flavor that New York City casinos won’t be able to replicate.
Speaking of competition in the Garden State: Hollywood watch out, one of the largest film studios in the Northeast is coming to New Jersey.
State law allows the MTA to increase its daily congestion pricing fee by 25% when the city transportation department declares a "Gridlock Alert" day, but the governor has barred the agency from doing so.
