• NYC program for non-police 911 response still handles a fraction of eligible mental health calls

    Updated: 2024-01-31 23:55:33
    The B-HEARD program is meant to send mental health calls to specialized teams instead of police. The city says more staff members are needed at 911 centers and non-police teams in the B-HEARD program still lack sufficient personnel to operate 24 hours a day. [ more › ]

  • NYC’s Dweller festival announces lineup for 2024

    Updated: 2024-01-31 23:55:33
    DeForrest Brown Jr. performing as Speaker Music at Dweller 2. This year’s festival will run from Feb. 20 through Feb. 25 at various clubs across the city and will feature more than 80 DJs and musical artists, including KeiyaA, Liv.e and Niontay. [ more › ]

  • Wait times for NYC cash benefits worsen, leaving vulnerable New Yorkers hanging

    Updated: 2024-01-31 22:30:00
    The city's Department of Social Services says there's a spike in applications for cash assistance that's contributing to the delays. Early data from the mayor’s annual report card shows cash assistance timeliness rates dropped to 14%. [ more › ]

  • Extra Extra: How much are we tipping per drink in 2024?

    Updated: 2024-01-31 22:30:00
    Because the answer is $2 if you're not a menace, here are your afternoon links: NYU Langone coming to an empty Sears on Long Island, White Castle gets sexy for Valentine's Day, runaway monkey update and more. [ <a href="https://gothamist.com/news/extra-extra-how-much-are-we-tipping-per-drink-in-2024"more › ]

  • Early Addition: Upper West Siders deeply offended by massive billboard for West End Ave condo building

    Updated: 2024-01-31 22:30:00
    Because the neighborhood is for families, not billboards, here are your early links: Knicks win 8 in a row, Club Kid helped his LES neighbors get their rents lowered, sexy panda and more. [ more › ]

  • Veselka Has Closed in the Market Line

    Updated: 2024-01-31 16:07:16
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  • Feds approve disaster declaration in Brooklyn, suburbs after September flooding, Hochul says

    Updated: 2024-01-31 15:54:04
    Flooding in New York City following the remnants of Ophelia. The declaration allows local governments and agencies to collect federal funding for recovery. [ more › ]

  • Queens fire kills elderly woman, injures others, officials say

    Updated: 2024-01-31 15:54:04
    A home in Queens where officials say an elderly woman was killed by a fire. First responders were called to the scene on 66th Avenue in Rego Park just before 11 p.m. according to the FDNY. [ more › ]

  • See the NYC school cafeterias with the most health code violations

    Updated: 2024-01-31 15:54:02
    A collection of lunches served at NYC public schools from the Instagram account @bsgelunch Vermin and cross-contamination risks were common citations. [ more › ]

  • Picture-Perfect Places to Propose in New York State

    Updated: 2024-01-31 14:00:00
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  • Minuet Completes Construction at 244 East 52nd Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

    Updated: 2024-01-31 13:00:40
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  • Housing Lottery Launches for 491 Evergreen in Bushwick, Brooklyn

    Updated: 2024-01-31 11:30:24
    The affordable housing lottery has launched for 491 Evergreen Avenue, a four-story residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by Amr Ouda and developed by Sasha Mehdyzadeh under the Silverrock Development LLC, the structure yields ten residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $80,572 to $198,250.

  • Holtec paying $5 million fine, but ducks charges in NJ probe of tax incentives

    Updated: 2024-01-31 07:51:37
    Holtec has contracts to decommission several nuclear power plants, including the Indian Point plant in Tomkins Cove, New York. The politically connected company denies wrongdoing and says it only agreed to the fine “under threat of unfounded retaliatory criminal prosecution." [ more › ]

  • 3 men indicted in fatal stabbing at Randall’s Island migrant shelter

    Updated: 2024-01-31 07:51:36
    A temporary tent refugee center to house migrants on Randall's Island. Court documents say the dispute started with a verbal argument. [ more › ]

  • Mayor Adams loses fight over criminal justice bills, further empowering City Council

    Updated: 2024-01-31 07:51:35
    New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Jan. 15, 2024. The Council overrode Adams’ vetoes of the legislation on Tuesday despite weeks of vigorous attacks from the mayor and his administration. [ more › ]

  • NYC wants to offer more cash for reporting idle vehicles — except to 1 guy

    Updated: 2024-01-31 07:51:35
    Hunter Severini is suspended from bringing cases to the city's administrative law court following allegations he filed the same video multiple times and menaced a clerk. [ more › ]

  • LPC Reviews Proposals for Modification to Saint Savior Catholic Academy in Park Slope, Brooklyn

    Updated: 2024-01-31 00:30:14
    The Landmarks Preservation Commission is reviewing proposals for modifications to Saint Saviour Catholic Academy, a school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at 701 8th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by Matiz Architecture & Design, the project seeks to construct a rooftop play area surrounded by protective fences and egress walkways along the perimeter.

  • Permits Filed for 211 Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

    Updated: 2024-01-31 00:00:23
    Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 211 Nostrand Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Pulaski Street and Dekalb Avenue, the lot is near the Bedford-Nostrand Avenues subway station, serviced by the G train. Issac Lebo of Nostrand Development LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

  • NYC launches delayed reforms to chaotic private garbage truck industry

    Updated: 2024-01-30 18:14:00
    The sanitation department on Tuesday laid out its plan to implement a law aimed at addressing dangerous practices by private garbage hauling companies. [ more › ]

  • NYC Council expected to override Mayor Adams a second time Tuesday

    Updated: 2024-01-30 18:14:00
    City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams appears to have enough votes to override Mayor Eric Adams a second time. A police stops bill and a bill banning solitary confinement could become law, over the mayor's objections [ more › ]

  • Early Addition: The dream of winning a U.S. curling championship is alive at the American Dream Mall

    Updated: 2024-01-30 18:14:00
    Because they're slidin' stones over in New Jersey, here are your early links: Williamsburg changed, bro, Chinatown arch controversy, 1994 time capsule opened and more. [ more › ]

  • 12-year-old falls onto L train track in Williamsburg —no major injuries

    Updated: 2024-01-30 18:14:00
    The L train was briefly suspended in both directions Tuesday. The line was briefly suspended in both directions. [ more › ]

  • Must-See Black Travel Destinations in NY for Every Type of Traveler

    Updated: 2024-01-30 18:00:00
    Enrich your next New York getaway by immersing yourself in unforgettable experiences rooted in the state’s rich Black culture, heritage, and history. From New York City’s first Black-owned winery, to moving theatrical and musical performances, to important Underground Railroad sites, there’s something for everyone to explore and experience, no matter your interest.

  • Foundations Underway at 300 East 50th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

    Updated: 2024-01-30 13:00:59
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  • Police union argues against settlement that would change how NYPD responds to protests

    Updated: 2024-01-30 04:50:27
    Police arrest protesters in Mott Haven on June 4, 2020. The union president called the settlement "dangerous." [ more › ]

  • Assaults on NYC subway hit 27-year high in 2023

    Updated: 2024-01-30 04:50:26
    A crowded subway station in New York City. NYPD statistics show a rise in subway assaults last year, but an overall drop in crime on the transit system. [ more › ]

  • Emergency gates will soon take 15 seconds to open at 3 NYC subway stations

    Updated: 2024-01-30 04:50:23
    Emergency exit doors are a preferred entry for subway fare evaders. The move is the latest step in the MTA's fight against fare evasion. [ more › ]

  • Queens brothers indicted for illegally possessing weapons including homemade IEDs and AR-15s

    Updated: 2024-01-29 20:49:29
    Rebecca Weiner (center left), deputy commissioner of the NYPD’s Counterterrorism Bureau, holds an alleged trip-wire IED next to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz (center right). Investigators found a stash of improvised explosive devices and DIY guns in the brothers’ Astoria apartment, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. [ more › ]

  • Extra Extra: Transit chief says he'll personally tow MTA workers who park in bus lanes

    Updated: 2024-01-29 20:49:27
    Because you can't do that to your own team, here are your afternoon links: Yelp's favorite New Jersey restaurants, deep-fried toothpicks, art house cinemas are full of young people and more. [ more › ]

  • Early Addition: Empty nesters are hiring consultants to figure out what to do with themselves

    Updated: 2024-01-29 20:49:26
    Because now you're alone with yourself and your impending mortality, here are your early links: 34th Avenue real estate boom, empty storefronts in the subway, Playboy Mansion animal woes and more. [ more › ]

  • Man snatching AirPods Max headphones in Times Square: NYPD

    Updated: 2024-01-29 20:49:25
    Pedestrians walk around Times Square on Dec. 15, 2023. Police say the suspect has recently robbed people at night in the Theater District. [ more › ]

  • Paul Vallone, veterans’ services deputy commissioner, former NYC councilmember, dies

    Updated: 2024-01-29 04:46:16
    Former City Councilman Paul Vallone chairs an economic development hearing in 2018. Vallone, 56, represented Queens’ 19th District in the City Council from 2014 to 2021. [ more › ]

  • 14 All-In-One Resorts to Plan the Ultimate Winter Getaway

    Updated: 2024-01-26 15:00:00
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  • 12 Family-Friendly Black History Month Events in New York State

    Updated: 2024-01-22 14:00:00
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  • Atlantic Yards: Barclays Center Brooklyn, Atlantic Yards New York - e-architect - radiozona.com.ar - Radiozona.com.ar | Daily Update

    Updated: 2024-01-21 23:53:28
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  • New York on a Budget: Free and Low Cost Things to Do in Capital-Saratoga

    Updated: 2024-01-19 13:00:00
    Credit: @saratoga_ny on Instagram Engross yourself in New York’s Capital-Saratoga region, where the capital city’s rich history blends with picturesque landscapes and a vibrant art and music scene.

  • Black-Owned Businesses to Visit in New York State

    Updated: 2024-01-18 18:00:00
    From cultural cuisines to jazz music, bookstores, dance, and sweet treats, shop local during your next New York State getaway and support New York’s Black-owned businesses this month and every month! 

  • 11 Ways To Celebrate the Lunar New Year in New York State

    Updated: 2024-01-17 15:00:00
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  • 21 Things to Do in February in New York State

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  • 11 Family-Friendly Presidents Day Weekend Getaways in New York State

    Updated: 2024-01-12 21:00:00
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  • “Just the other day a video popped up on Facebook. It was only...

    Updated: 2024-01-12 17:07:33
    “Just the other day a video popped up on Facebook. It was only five years ago. We were in the park. I was pushing her on the bike, letting go. We used to have so much fun together. We’d always get ice cream. She’s a strawberry girl. I’m a vanilla guy. Chipwich, actually. I’m a Chipwich guy. She’d give me a hug afterward, tell me I was the best dad ever. We were such good friends. But now it feels like we’re so far apart. She doesn’t want to talk to me anymore. Even when she’s upset, she’ll ignore me and go to her room. It’s like: C’mon. I was fifteen too. I know what it’s like. But she’ll come back, I know that. They always come back. But it does feels like you’re getting your heart ripped out a little bit. But look, I get it. She’s figuring out life. You have to back off. You have to give them space. Cause if you charge after them and get all aggressive about it, you might push them away forever. But they always come back, right? One day she’s gonna realize that I’m not the enemy and I’m really her dad, her friend. I still get a flicker of it, every once in awhile. We had a really surreal moment last year. Her birthday is March 17th. She’s a St. Paddy’s Day birthday. We always take her to a Spanish restaurant on Long Island, but this time we did something special. Her uncle used to be a bodyguard for Taylor Swift, and we still know some people at the company. So they got us tickets to her concert. Fifth row seats. I mean, don’t get me wrong. We paid for them, but fifth row center. She was crying. I got a big hug. A big kiss. A ‘Thank you, Dad.’ It wasn’t ‘You’re the best dad ever.’ But it was a really big: ‘Thank you, Dad.’”

  • “I’m taking a break from school until I figure things out. I...

    Updated: 2024-01-12 17:03:08
    “I’m taking a break from school until I figure things out. I guess I have rebel traits. There were just so many things that felt out of my control, and it bothered me. You have to wake up at this time. You have to go do this. You have to go do that. It’s like I didn’t have any originality. There was a certain point when I realized that everything, this whole routine that I had, had been given to me by other people. And the weird thing is, whenever you try to remove yourself from that equation, and stop doing what other people want, you kind of get ostracized and outcast. That’s kinda what happened to me. I have a great family, but it’s full of strong personalities. I had so many people telling me: do this, do that. They said it was a ‘respect’ thing. You know: ‘I’m the adult, so you should respect me.’ But I never understood that. Because at what age do I get this thing called respect? Nobody in my family could ever answer that question. Is it when I have a kid? Is that it? Or is it when I’m paying a certain amount of bills? At what point do I step up on the pedestal?”

  • “The question everybody wants to know is: why don’t the aliens...

    Updated: 2024-01-12 16:48:26
    “The question everybody wants to know is: why don’t the aliens contact us if they’re really here? The answer is simple: because it would melt your psyche to contact beings from another dimension. Whether it’s ghosts or spirits or deceased relatives or past lives or future lives or aliens or Bigfoot or fairies, all of it will melt your psyche. Because you’ve been programmed by The Empire to believe those things don’t exist. Unless of course you’re an indigenous person raised on traditional shamanic ceremonies. I learned all this by talking to other humans on other earths in other universes, so I’m trying to not blow your mind right now. When you’re talking about other dimensions you have to use a lot of metaphors, so just imagine earth as North Korea. You’ve probably seen enough documentaries to know what’s going on in North Korea. The North Korean people are completely mind locked and brainwashed, and they have a completely inaccurate understanding of the rest of the planet. Well, that’s the same thing that’s happening here. Earth is the North Korea of the multiverse.”

  • Places for a Great Mocktail in New York State

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  • “It took me a long time to figure out that not being able to get...

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    “It took me a long time to figure out that not being able to get my homework done doesn’t mean I’m a bad person.”

  • “I’m turning forty in August. Three kids, full time job. All my...

    Updated: 2024-01-05 03:17:31
    “I’m turning forty in August. Three kids, full time job. All my kids are under the age of seven. The amount of mental energy it takes, you know, juggling all of them and the constant questions about nothing. I mean, mom is busy, please, just give me a second. My husband tells me that it’s just the season we’re in. We’ll get back to it. But I just want it to slow down so I can pause and breathe. Everything just changes so fast, you know? When you’re a little kid, and you turn into a teenager, it’s like: ‘Oh, I’m changing now.’ But you’ve been coached. You’re prepared for it. Then you go from teenager to college. That’s a big change. Then from college into your twenties, still changing. But at some point you kinda feel like I’m an adult, and I’m done. But you just keep going. It’s like oh shit, no, no, I’m going to keep changing. And these aren’t like the earlier changes. These aren’t the ones you get to plan for. Well some of them are, like: ‘We’re moving to a new place.’ Or ‘I’m going to get a new job.’ Those you can be ready for. But as you get older shit starts getting thrown at you that you’re not planning for. Dodgeballs. And you’ve just got to pivot. And all of the sudden you realize, that moment in time, right before the dodgeball, that was the last time you saw the old you. And you didn’t even get to say goodbye.”

  • “You’re a slut and a whore for the algorithm. I couldn’t do it...

    Updated: 2024-01-05 03:05:23
    “You’re a slut and a whore for the algorithm. I couldn’t do it anymore. You can never feed it enough. You start out making art, and hoping that the door will open. You’re looking for that viral moment so it opens up the door and you can do the thing full time. But you start to compromise just to get the door to open: guessing what it wants, debasing yourself, alienating yourself. Until you’re not even in service to your art anymore. You’re in service to the algorithm. Deep down every artist just wants to be seen. Everyone does. And that’s how it controls you. The algorithm makes you behave in a certain way, create in a certain way, in exchange for being seen. And if something can change what you do, it can change who you are. And I didn’t sign up for that. I didn’t sign up to become a content creator. Art was supposed to be a way for me to be in search of, in service to, in community with. It was my ministry. Art was supposed to be my ministry.”

  • “Stop signs? I don’t care about any of that shit. Don’t have a...

    Updated: 2024-01-05 02:26:40
    “Stop signs? I don’t care about any of that shit. Don’t have a license. Don’t have a license plate on my bike. I’m an outlaw through and through. I take it very seriously. The way I look at it, there’s a law of government and a law of man. And I follow the law of man. Right and wrong, that’s it. And the government don’t do right. I’m not trying to make myself a martyr. They already won. Darkness won. I’m just taking care of me and my own and doing what I can to keep their claws out of my back. I’ve got a half mile dirt drive that goes way back up in the woods, and that’s not far enough. They tried to pin me with some multimillion-dollar drug ring, and this is what I told them. In the courtroom, while my lawyer is elbowing me in the ribs to shut up. I said: ‘Listen man. You’re fucking with a bunch of hillbillies trying to get high. All we do is fucking work on cars and bikes and snowmobiles and four wheelers and then go riding, and afterward we try to get naked with our old ladies. I’m just giving people that I care about something that they’re going to get elsewhere, that I can get them for a way lesser price and make sure the shit ain’t fucked with. What’s the problem with that?”

  • “They told me they loved me constantly, chronically, every day....

    Updated: 2024-01-04 21:20:46
    “They told me they loved me constantly, chronically, every day. They gave me a good home. They cared for me. They did all the basics, and above all that: they worked hard to put me in a great school district. But no matter how much they provide, your parents can’t give a shit for you. I made every bad choice a high schooler could make: tv, video games, pornography. All the stuff that you use to not think about stuff. It’s immediately gratifying, maybe the first 50 or 100 times. But after the 200th time, that stuff becomes who you are. I guess the whole time I was just hoping that someone would come along and tell me exactly what to do with my life, or else it would just come to me. Maybe that happens for some people. But for the other ninety percent of us, we have to make the conscious decision to just go. At first I told my dad I was joining The Marines. He’s an attorney. It certainly wasn’t what he would have chosen for me. But he said: ‘If this is what you want to do, you’re going to visit every branch. You’re going to make an educated decision.’ On the day I signed with the Coast Guard, I remember telling him: ‘I just want to be a good man.’ That’s as far as I’d gotten. That’s the only thing that I knew for sure. I didn’t know where the path was going to lead, but I was just tired of not trying. I figured it was better to just start walking and see what the hell happens. Because I know what happens if I don’t do anything.”

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