• Person pushed onto subway tracks in Chelsea, NYPD says

    Updated: 2024-12-31 21:22:39
    NYPD barricades outside the 73rd precinct on March 4, 2023. Police said the victim was taken to a nearby hospital. [ more › ]

  • MTA moving ahead with congestion pricing on Jan. 5 despite NJ’s legal efforts

    Updated: 2024-12-31 21:22:39
    . Gothamist A non-profit newsroom , powered by . WNYC Gothamist Listen Live Donate     News MTA moving ahead with congestion pricing on Jan . 5 despite NJ†s legal efforts By Jon Campbell Published Dec 31, 2024 at 2:40 p.m . ET Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Never miss a story   Email address By submitting your information , you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms   Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein Corbis via Getty Images By Jon Campbell Published Dec 31, 2024 at 2:40 p.m . ET Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email We rely on your support to make local news available to all Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2024. Donate today Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations Tolls on drivers entering

  • How much will you actually pay for congestion pricing in NYC? Use our map to find out.

    Updated: 2024-12-31 21:22:39
    The MTA will use technology like this to charge drivers for congestion pricing. A dizzying array of exemptions, credits and existing tolls makes it tricky to calculate how much drivers will actually pay when they enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. [ more › ]

  • The Prospect Park New Year’s Eve Celebration is on (for now), organizers say

    Updated: 2024-12-31 21:22:39
    The group said it will make a final decision at 6 p.m. Tuesday. [ more › ]

  • Son returns mom’s 72-year overdue book to New York Public Library

    Updated: 2024-12-31 21:22:39
    This book was checked out for 72 years. The original due date was April 18, 1952. [ more › ]

  • How Mets can solve Pete Alonso contract dilemma — and the alternatives if they can’t

    Updated: 2024-12-31 20:49:35
    My gut continues to say the most likely solution is a Mets reunion with Pete Alonso. If the Mets never relinquish going long in years, do they offer the highest per-annum deal ever for a first baseman?

  • Police identify woman who was fatally set on fire on NYC subway

    Updated: 2024-12-31 18:34:00
    Sebastian Zapeta, 33 walks out of the NYPD 60th Precinct on Dec. 23 after being arrested and charged in the death of a woman who police say he set on fire on a subway car. The woman was identified as Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey. Mayor Adams said she had a "brief stint" in the city's shelter system. [ more › ]

  • NYC is turning a home for garbage trucks into affordable housing on Staten Island

    Updated: 2024-12-31 18:34:00
    NYC plans to redevelop this sanitation garage for garbage trucks into affordable housing. The proposal is the latest effort to turn city-owned properties into needed housing for low-income families. [ more › ]

  • Port Authority to hike tolls the same day congestion pricing launches in NYC

    Updated: 2024-12-31 18:11:00
    Drivers who cross the Holland Tunnel into Manhattan are in for a double whammy on Jan. 5. The Port Authority's increase is just 68 cents for most drivers, but it comes the same day the MTA is set to launch its congestion pricing tolls. [ more › ]

  • Police arrest mother accused of abandoning her baby daughter on Bronx street

    Updated: 2024-12-31 18:11:00
    <img src="https://images-prod.gothamist.com/original_images/00194_gEMTSjk.JPG" alt="An NYPD Community Affairs officer stands on a street in Staten Island on March 8, 2024." / An NYPD Community Affairs officer stands on a street in Staten Island on March 8, 2024. The 26-year-old woman faces charges of first-degree reckless endangerment and endangering a child's welfare, according to the NYPD. [ more › ]

  • New NY laws in 2025: Minimum wage hike, MTA fare evasion fees and more

    Updated: 2024-12-31 18:11:00
    Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a bill in January 2024. Here's how new laws could change your health care costs, driving penalties and parental benefits. [ more › ]

  • Gov. Hochul replaces head of NY prison where inmate died after brutal beating by correction officers

    Updated: 2024-12-31 18:11:00
    Gov. Kathy Hochul The governor announced a host of other measures aimed at bolstering oversight and accountability for correction officers. [ more › ]

  • Early Addition: Would you like to know a restaurant's decibel level before you go?

    Updated: 2024-12-31 18:11:00
    Because sometimes restaurants are just too loud, here are your early links: Missing cat found, advice from Pete Davidson, and a toilet rat mystery. [ more › ]

  • Exterior Work Continues on JPMorgan Chase’s Supertall Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

    Updated: 2024-12-31 13:00:47
    For the third consecutive year, the tallest building on our annual construction countdown is 270 Park Avenue, JPMorgan Chase’s 1,389-foot supertall headquarters in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners with Adamson Associates as the architect of record and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy. The property occupies a full city block bound by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.

  • Demolition Permits Issued For 54-03 And 54-11 Queens Boulevard In Woodside, Queens

    Updated: 2024-12-31 11:30:13
    Permits have been filed for the demolition of two commercial properties at 54-03 and 54-11 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens. Both buildings stand one story tall, with 54-03 Queens Boulevard estimated to cost around $50,000 to demolish and 54-11 Queens Boulevard estimated to cost around $100,000 to demolish. Both properties have a lot area of 6,000 square feet.

  • MTA warns of delays to crucial transit repairs due to lawmakers' veto of construction plan

    Updated: 2024-12-31 00:50:00
    MTA Chair Janno Lieber said his team planned to start work on its next five-year construction plan on Jan. 1, but a move by the state's legislative leaders last week threw a wrench in that process. [ more › ]

  • Mother used as 'shield' in Bronx shooting that injured 6, including 12-year-old daughter, police say

    Updated: 2024-12-31 00:50:00
    Police are investigating after six people were shot in two shootings just blocks away from each other in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx on Monday. Police are searching for two suspects after a "brazen" attack in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx left six people injured, including a mother and daughter caught in the crossfire. [ more › ]

  • 345 Bergen Street Completes Construction in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

    Updated: 2024-12-31 00:30:51
    Construction is complete on 345 Bergen Street, a six-story residential building in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Highrise Group for 345 Bergen Condo LLC, the 12,750-square-foot structure yields six full-floor condominium units in two- and three-bedroom layouts with private outdoor space. The property measures 25 feet wide and is located near the corner of Bergen Street and Fourth Avenue, directly east of a much larger condominium development under construction at 323 Bergen Street.

  • Permits Filed for 1746 Monroe Avenue in Mount Hope, The Bronx

    Updated: 2024-12-31 00:00:13
    Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1746 Monroe Avenue in Mount Hope, The Bronx. Located between East 175th Street and Cross Bronx Expressway, the lot is near the 174-175 Streets subway station, served by the B and D trains. Chaim Eisdorfer is listed as the owner behind the applications.

  • Whales wash ashore on Long Island beaches amid rising marine mammal deaths

    Updated: 2024-12-30 21:52:00
    Juvenile humpback and minke whales were discovered in separate incidents at Roosevelt Beach and Tobay Beach as experts investigate a troubling trend. [ more › ]

  • Person abandoned baby girl on Bronx street in tote bag, NYPD says

    Updated: 2024-12-30 21:52:00
    Police say they're looking for this person after a baby was found abandoned on a Bronx street. Police said they were still searching for the suspect on Monday. [ more › ]

  • NYC pledges ‘tremendous’ police deployment on New Year’s Eve — including drones

    Updated: 2024-12-30 21:52:00
    <img src="https://images-prod.gothamist.com/original_images/GettyImages-2191761917.jpg" alt="A confetti test for the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Dec. 29, 2024." / A confetti test for the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Dec. 29, 2024. Staggered street closures in Midtown will start at 4 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the NYPD. [ more › ]

  • Jimmy Carter’s affordable housing efforts began in NYC’s East Village

    Updated: 2024-12-30 21:52:00
    Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter at work renovating a tenement on the East 6th Street in the East Village in Manhattan on September 4, 1984. The couple were working with Habitat for Humanity. Carter spent a week helping to renovate a six-story building on East 6th Street in 1984. [ more › ]

  • Did NYC's culture shift this year? The openings, closings, uncertain futures in 2024.

    Updated: 2024-12-30 21:52:00
    Buttermilk Channel's communal table. In New York City, restaurants, bars, retail stores arrive constantly – and also disappear just as quickly through the revolving door. [ more › ]

  • NJ Transit riders can get refunds for certain expired tickets through Tuesday

    Updated: 2024-12-30 16:26:07
    Passengers board an NJ Transit train in Hoboken on Sept. 1, 2023. Unused one-way and 10-trip tickets sold before June 2024 are eligible for the refund due to a new policy. [ more › ]

  • 12 reasons why 2024 was a great year to be a casual sports fan in New York City

    Updated: 2024-12-30 16:26:07
    Spectators line up for the ticker-tape parade to honor the Liberty along NYC's "Canyon of Heroes." Whether you’re hardcore or don’t care about sports, 2024 was a great year. [ more › ]

  • Early Addition: Did Westchester County steal the 'Hinge' logo?

    Updated: 2024-12-30 16:26:06
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  • NYC forecast to get rain and warm temperatures on New Year’s Eve and Day

    Updated: 2024-12-30 16:26:06
    People walk in the rain on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village on Dec. 18, 2024. But it will get colder later this week, according to the National Weather Service. [ more › ]

  • Expecting in NY? New prenatal leave benefits take effect with the new year.

    Updated: 2024-12-30 16:26:06
    A new state law helps ensure pregnant New Yorkers don’t miss out on paychecks when they visit the doctor. [ more › ]

  • New Latino studies effort underway at NYC schools

    Updated: 2024-12-30 16:26:06
    Kids enjoy a Three Kings Day parade in Harlem. Some parents and educators criticized halting attempts to diversify school materials. [ more › ]

  • Demolition Prep Underway for 1,220-Foot Supertall at 625 Madison Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

    Updated: 2024-12-30 13:00:20
    At number two on our year-end countdown of the tallest construction projects in New York is 625 Madison Avenue, a planned 1,220-foot residential supertall skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Related Companies under the 625 Mad Realty LLC, the 68-story structure is slated to yield 101 condominium units with an average scope of 4,918 square feet, as well as retail space on the first two levels, a fourth-floor restaurant and private dining area, and a suite of amenities. The multi-billion-dollar project will rise along Madison Avenue between East 58th and 59th Streets.

  • NYC car thefts fall in 2024 after years of steady climb

    Updated: 2024-12-30 08:12:50
    An NYPD cruiser drives on Centre Street in Manhattan on March 8, 2024. Some drivers and car manufacturers are learning how to protect their keyless cars from thieves, according to industry experts. [ more › ]

  • New Yorkers can start 2025 with a meteor shower and great views of Mars

    Updated: 2024-12-30 08:12:50
    Mars is an astronomical highlight of January. The long, cold nights make for great stargazing opportunities. [ more › ]

  • Badly burned man found in Penn Station now in ‘critical condition,’ police say

    Updated: 2024-12-30 08:12:49
    The incident occurred at Penn Station shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday. How the man was burned remains unclear. [ more › ]

  • 9 fun things to do for New Year’s Eve in NYC that don’t involve alcohol

    Updated: 2024-12-30 08:12:49
    Drummers with FOGUL AZUL, a LGBTQ marching band based out Queens, NY, performs a drumline during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge. Start 2025 clear eyed and bushy tailed. [ more › ]

  • This was the most expensive NYC neighborhood for rentals in 2024

    Updated: 2024-12-30 08:12:49
    The median rental in the Flatiron District is $5,900. Real estate listings company StreetEasy released its analysis of 2024 trends. [ more › ]

  • 25 New York State Trips to Start Planning for 2025

    Updated: 2024-12-23 16:00:00
    Make 2025 a year of new opportunities, and most important of all, new travel experiences! If you’ve been gazing wistfully at the stars wondering where on Earth you’ll set foot this year, you’re in luck! We’ve compiled a list of must-see trips can’t-miss events to add to your calendar for 2025. So what are you waiting for?! Start planning your trip today.  

  • Bradley Cooper Has Opened an East Village Cheesesteak Spot 

    Updated: 2024-12-23 14:16:39
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  • The Best Bagels in New York City

    Updated: 2024-12-21 13:55:27
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  • New York State’s Most Wheelchair Accessible Things to Do

    Updated: 2024-12-19 15:00:00
    As a travel blogger who happens to be in a wheelchair, I'm always happily surprised at how accessible the state of New York really is. So here are some of New York State's best things to do if you or

  • 19 of New York's Charming and Cozy Boutique Hotels

    Updated: 2024-12-19 14:00:00
    Escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and cozy up in one of New York’s charming boutique hotels! Whether you prefer a luxe cabin-style lodge in the “forever wild” Adirondacks, a trendy industrial-chic retreat in Brooklyn, or a luxurious seaside getaway in the Hamptons, you can’t go wrong with these unforgettable stays. Plan for your next adventure and check out these 19 unique and boutique New York hotels.

  • Everything You Have to Eat in the Adirondacks

    Updated: 2024-12-18 13:00:00
    Photo courtesy of Kacey O’Brien, Lake George Area/Warren County Tourism Department The Adirondacks region is a true feast for the senses, combining awe-inspiring natural beauty with a vibrant culinary

  • New York State's Guide to New Year's Resolutions for 2025

    Updated: 2024-12-15 14:00:00
    Now is the perfect time to make 2025 resolutions and new year goals for renewal and self-discovery.

  • 18 Things to Do in January in New York State

    Updated: 2024-12-12 14:00:00
    Say hello to 2025 in style in New York State by warming up with a variety of fun, exciting, and delicious events! Whether you want to take in a two-for-one show on Broadway, groove to the smooth

  • Affordable Family Fun for Winter Weekends in New York State

    Updated: 2024-12-09 19:00:00
    Looking for winter family fun without breaking the bank? We’ve got you covered! Winter in New York State means exploring dazzling ice palaces, traversing magical landscapes, experiencing world-renowned museums, and so much more. Get the family out of the house and get ready to make unforgettable memories with these 13 affordable winter weekend activities.

  • 10 New York Towns that Come Alive in Winter

    Updated: 2024-12-05 15:00:00
    Throughout New York State, towns, cities, and villages radiate with warmth and cheer during the winter months. Postcard-perfect main streets sparkle under blankets of snow, city skylines dazzle with

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