It's Tuesday in New York City, where police have arrested at least 13 teenagers in relation to fatal shootings so far this year.
But the increase in suspects under 18 comes as the overall number of young people shot in the city has dropped from a peak of 150 victims in 2022 to 120 last year. Overall, the NYPD recorded record-low shootings and homicides last year.
A Brooklyn man who was beaten earlier this month by two NYPD officers after they mistook him for a drug suspect in a Gowanus liquor store is taking steps toward suing the city, the police department and the officers involved in the botched arrest.
South Jersey is now home to a 2.6-million square foot AI data center, developed in part by donors to Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s re-election campaign. Bayly Winder, a Democrat vying for Van Drew's seat, is trying to hammer him for it.
New York City will host free World Cup watch partiesin every borough this summer, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced yesterday.
The Queens man convicted of killing NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway two years ago was sentenced yesterday to 115 years to life in prison.
When most New Yorkers are either at their 9-to-5 jobs — or asleep late at night — are you out doing something cool? Gothamist wants to hear from you about how you take advantage of off-peak New York City.
A company called Joby is testing little "electric vertical takeoff and landing" aircrafts — like helicopters, but quieter — that would take high rollers to and from JFK Airport.
The Trump administration’s move last week to reclassify medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug could open the door to more research into its use, which leading cannabis researchers in New York say is sorely needed.
State Attorney General Letitia James last week sued two cryptocurrency exchanges that let users trade on sporting events, saying that their prediction market offerings amounted to sports betting that New York should otherwise regulate.
Hell’s Kitchen got a new sit-down pizza joint that looks like a yuppified Pizza Hut (complimentary). Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights lost a "Girls"-era staple.
On April 15, inspectors wrote 486 tickets to buildings for failing to compost. It was the most on any single day since composting became mandatory for all residents in 2024, according to city data.
