NYC Mayor Wants to Crack Down on ‘Bad Landlords.’ First He Has to Find Them April 8, 2026 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ On a recent weeknight, three tenants of an aging Bronx building were trading apartment horror stories inside a packed ballroom...
Judge Dismisses Ex-Commissioner’s Lawsuit Alleging ‘Systemic Corruption’ in NYPD February 26, 2026 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City’s former interim police commissioner that accused the previous...
NYPD Official Charged With Taking Bribes From Firm Selling ‘Panic Button’ to Schools February 17, 2026 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ A former high-ranking official in the New York Police Department has been charged with accepting $35,000 in cash, luxury travel...
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Targets Mayor Adams in $10 Million Defamation Claim July 23, 2025 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ New York City’s former interim police commissioner has filed a $10 million defamation claim against Mayor Eric Adams for reportedly...
Barnard College Settles Lawsuit Brought by Jewish Students July 9, 2025 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Barnard College has settled a lawsuit that accused the college of not doing enough to combat antisemitism on campus, agreeing...
Weather May Have Contributed to Plane Crash That Took 6 Lives of Family, Partners April 16, 2025 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ When they boarded a small plane bound for upstate New York this past weekend, the six passengers — a pair...
New York City Live Poultry Markets Ordered Shut Due to Avian Flu February 10, 2025 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens and other fowl Friday after seven...
Ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera and Wife Deny Knowing of Church Abuse January 28, 2025 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young...
AI Weapons Scanners in NYC Subway Found Zero Guns in Month Test October 30, 2024 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any...
Contractor’s Drilling of Hole Caused Leak in Underwater Tunnel to Manhattan September 9, 2024 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River sprung a leak last Wednesday after a city contractor...