Men wrongly convicted of Malcolm X murder to receive $36 million from New York City and state
The city of New York has agreed to pay $26 million in lawsuit settlements filed on behalf of two men exonerated last year in the assassination of civil rights leader…
3 children, young man from same family die in NYC fire
Three children and a young man believed to be from the same family died after a fire tore through their home in the Bronx borough of New York City early…
‘SNL’ Star Chris Redd Injury Photos From Brutal Attack
SNL’ alum Chris Redd is smiling through the pain after being attacked in New York City … his nose is stitched up and his eyes are swollen and bruised. TMZ…
Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC, sometimes fatally
New York City is on track this year to record twice as many fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries as last year, and four times as many as the…
Piet Mondrian painting has been hung in various galleries upside down for 75 years
Curators have discovered that the Piet Mondrian painting “New York City 1”, currently displayed in a German museum, has been upside down for 75 years and will have to stay…
Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
Prize-winning poet Gerald Stern has died. Stern’s partner says he died at age 97 in New York City. Stern was one of the country’s most loved and respected poets. He…
Photos: Inside the Fantastical New York City Fungus Festival
Over a thousand people attended the New York City Fungus Festival, where delightfully odd mushrooms were on display. Here’s a look at them…Read More
Amazon Governor Revokes Forest Protection in Re-Election Bid
In a last-minute effort to win reelection on Sunday, the governor of Rondonia, in the Brazilian Amazon, revoked the protected designation of a large swath of forest about twice the…
Pedestrians Are Taking Back the Streets
New York City has just added 19 feet of sidewalk to a stretch of 8th Avenue, a surprising reversal of a hundred years of taking sidewalks and stoops away to…Read…
Campylobacter outbreak investigated by officials in NYC; cause as yet unknown
Public health officials in New York City are looking into an outbreak of illnesses believed to be infections from Campylobacter, a foodborne pathogen. Brooklyn officials say 50 cases of illnesses…