It's Friday in New York City, where 63-year-old Angel Bermudez says police still stop and question him when he sits on his stoop in Mott Haven smoking weed and playing music from a small, portable speaker.
"I could be sitting here, and they'll come up to me like, 'What you doing? Do you live here?' and whatnot," Bermudez said. "And I tell him, 'My name is Jose Angel Bermudez. Have a good day, officer. See you later. Bye.'"
Under a new plan announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the Bronx is set to get nearly 200 more cops.
Will the extra policing lead to more harassment in a borough where civilian complaints are already high? Or is there potential for calming relations between residents and police?
New York state now plans to enforce a long-standing rule that only allows eligible parents to use childcare vouchers during hours when they're working, which could cause New York City parents who work part time or irregular hours to lose some of their subsidy.
BHRAGS Home Care, a Brooklyn homeless shelter operator, is set to receive nearly $200 million in new city contracts — and be placed under the watch of an independent monitor — two months after federal prosecutors charged its leaders with bribery and embezzlement.
A 35-year-old white male theater professional is suing "Wicked" for discrimination, arguing that he was barred from even applying for a job because of his “immutable characteristics,” including his race and gender.
Mayor Mamdani and President Donald Trump are both planning to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden (but not sit together).
President Donald Trump and New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman have posted AI-generated images or videos of themselves dramatically dunking on Gov. Kathy Hochul or blowing past her in some hyper-masculine way. But with AI being AI, they're weird.
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who was once undocumented and became the first Dominican American elected to Congress, had challenged the political establishment. Now, another shift is underway in the district, which is still majority Latino but has seen a decline in Black residents and an increase in white voters.
