It's Monday in New York City, where tens of thousands of people are likely living in illegal basement or cellar apartments.
During floods and hurricanes, illegal basement units have been deadly.
But safe lower-level units — ones with on-site owners, adequate exits and, if necessary, sprinkler systems — are crucial to solving the city's housing crisis.
New York state lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would ban law enforcement officers — including federal ICE agents — from wearing masks.
An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot during an attempted robbery late Saturday night in Upper Manhattan, according to police.
Overtime pay is rising among New York state workers, driven partly by state prisons' struggle to recruit enough corrections officers.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said CBS’ sudden cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”will cost hundreds of local jobs — about a decade after the state wagered $16 million to keep the show in New York City.
When the subway inexplicably stalls, I think it'd be helpful if the conductor came on the intercom and narrated what was going on the same way this Delta pilot gave a long-winded explanation of why he made a wild sudden maneuver in order to avoid a mid-air collision with an Air Force bomber.
Brittany Commisso, the former aide, alleged Cuomo reached under her blouse and fondled her breast in December 2020 after she was summoned to the Executive Mansion in Albany. Cuomo denies the claims.
Roberto Clemente Plaza in the South Bronx was recently cordoned off by the NYPD and cleared of trash and needles by the city's sanitation department — leaving it pristine for the mayor's press conference.
"Virgil talked a lot about doing things to impress the 17-year-old version of himself," said Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Robin Givhan, who has written a new biography of Virgil Abloh.
