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It's Friday in New York City, where the NYPD has escalated its crackdown on illegal e-bikes.
Since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office at the start of the year, new police data shows 55% more moving violation tickets were issued to e-bike riders during the first eight months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
New York elementary schools would largely be screen free under legislation introduced by Sen. Andrew Gounardes Friday. Many students could go back to basics like looseleaf paper and No. 2 pencils if the bill gains traction.
A woman in Crown Heights was fatally stabbed in front of her 7-year-old son and about 20 guests at her own barbecue after refusing sex, authorities say. Officers are still searching for the man they say killed her.
A New York City landlord has agreed to do more to help formerly homeless tenants who are behind on rent before trying to evict them, according to a settlement agreement.
A massive Israeli campaign billboard in Tel Aviv featuring the face of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, isn’t helping local efforts to lower tensions.
People aren’t waiting outside Red Mango or 16 Handles for a simple swirl of cookies-and-cream. They’re queuing between velvet ropes for Myka or Mimi’s or Madison Fare, adorably named places across Manhattan that sell some of the most luxurious frozen yogurt you’ll ever set your sights on — or open your wallets for.
More than 10 people who have been held at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark are employing a novel legal strategy in hopes of avoiding deportation. They’re seeking visas reserved for crime victims who are aiding law enforcement investigations.
Police are looking for two male suspects in connection to the death of a teenager in East New York, Brooklyn on Wednesday night. Ahmir Jordan, 17, was gunned down in front of a deli on New Lots Avenue near Miller Avenue around 8:30 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Salad panic has gripped New York City this summer amid a surge in cyclosporiasis cases. The severe form of food poisoning is caused by a tiny parasite that can be transmitted through fresh fruits and vegetables.
