Tarek grew up in Lebanon, where uncertainty was part of everyday life. He was raised by a single mom who did everything in her power to shield her family from the volatility. Instability affected peop...

#OnThisDate in 2019, in the very early morning hours, Randy Rodriguez Santos, 24, hit 5 homeless men, sleeping in the streets of Chinatown on or near the Bowery and Chatham Square, on the head with…

Cops on Saturday were continuing their search for the suspect in the smart chapeau, who stabbed three men near Delancey St. and the Bowery early Wednesday.

#OnThisDate in 1985, after a lawsuit forbade the city to house psychiatric patients in the building because of poor conditions, first homeless families moved into the Bellevue shelter on two floors…

A passerby discovered Doris Perez’ lifeless body along a hiking trail inside Highbridge Park near Amsterdam Ave. and W. 174th St. on Sept. 16 around 9:20 a.m., police said. Her killer remained at larg...

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#OnThisDate in 2023, Superior Court in Orange County, CA, began accepting Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court cases under the state CARE Act. Under the program, a wider rang…

Two City Council members entered the facility against the staff’s orders as the Mamdani administration confirmed how much money it declined over concerns about anti-transgender discrimination.

Jonathan Robles faces a second-degree murder charge.

#OnThisDate in 1992, in Loper v. New York City Police Dept., 802 F. Supp. 1029 (S.D.N.Y. 1992), the federal court for the Southern District for New York declared NY state Penal Law § 240.35(1), whi…

MTA officials are investigating exactly how the 57-year-old man was dragged by the train.

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Nicholas Ahmad was stabbed multiple times in the chest during an argument with his killer at Project Renewal’s Fort Washington Men’s Shelter.

The Mamdani administration declined funds for a Queens shelter over concerns the program would require discriminating against transgender people. City lawmakers are seeking answers about that decision...

The woman’s body was found in a wooden gazebo near the Central Park Ramble about 9:45 a.m. Sunday, an FDNY spokesperson said.

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New York Chief Judge Rowan Wilson is holding a statewide hearing in order to take stock of the state court system’s unmet civil legal needs and address

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Community members and politicians are rallying to save the beloved AMC movie theater in Kips Bay after word recently got out the theater is closing following NYU Langone Health’s purchase of the retai...

The woman, believed to be in her 40s, had a small wound on her back but police said an autopsy will determine if she was the victim of a crime.

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Comptroller Mark Levine announced the new investment Thursday, part of his plan to use pension dollars to address the city’s housing crisis.

#OnThisDate in 2008, a settlement between Legal Aid Society, representing individual homeless plaintiffs and the plaintiff class, and the defendants City of New York and OTDA Commissioner David A. …

Public toilets determine who gets everyday dignity, freedom of movement, and civic belonging—and who doesn’t.Americans have nowhere to go. Nationwide, countless public spaces lack one crucial thing: b...

Seventeen state-of-the art new public bathrooms will be open for business soon in neighborhoods across the city under a pilot project designed to bring relief to people in their time of need.

(Last Rev. 9/14/24) As the highly contested 2024 presidential election approaches, with 1/3 of US Senators, all House Representatives, and many state and local politicians running for reelection or…

60% of Americans are one paycheck away from homelessness. That's ov...

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A store that opened in the South Ward two years ago is now serving as a model for the whole city.