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A Writers Guild of America strike could start Tuesday — just in time to threaten Pete Davidson's return to host "Saturday Night Live."
Here's what advocates called a potential rent increase — which could be as high as 16 percent — for rent-stabilized apartments: "Immoral."
"We don’t want to shut off anyone’s water,” Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. “The goal is to keep water on."
The city will hand out 500 free AirTags donated by a local nonprofit to help deter thefts and track stolen cars.
Yep, it was really wet this weekend.
"It’s about challenging the culture of racial discrimination at Success Academy,” Jerald Times said about his lawsuit.
3 Die In Brooklyn Fire | Rock The Bells Lineup | Dispensary Near Apollo Theater Faces Court Challenge | Frick Museum Move
Unappetizing lawsuits, a Paul Rudd-backed bagel shop, outdoor food crawls and more were on New York City's plate this week.
A $17 minimum wage, free buses on five lines, a reanimation of"zombie" charter schools and more for the city are in a state budget deal.
"The MTA does not pay tech platforms to publish service information," an official said.
'Vicious' Peacock Bites Man | Amy Schumer Sells Penthouse For $13M | Cafeteria Workers Punches Student: Cops | Queens Culinary Walk
A food and drink crawl returns to Park Slope on June 3, with proceeds from tickets going toward fighting food insecurity.
Former cop Jeremy Jacinto filed a lawsuit to get his job back after he said he was fired because his hemp soap made him fail a drug test.
"I thought I was buggin'," said a man on a viral Citizen video who was bitten by a peacock in The Bronx.
MTA crews gave Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center's B and Q sections a good scrub down, add tiles, replaced burned-out lights and more.
Curtis Sliwa Booed In Queens | Bike Lane Plan Is 'Recipe For People To Die': Locals | Bloomberg, Trump, Rescue Dogs? | Museum's $425M Center
The executive budget's delicate financial dance could be tripped up by a projected $4.3 billion for asylum seekers, Mayor Eric Adams said.
Christopher Fox, 30, whom his actor sister once called a "mad scientist," 3-D printed assault-style guns in his apartment, prosecutors said.
Open Streets program? More like "Closed Streets Program," a new lawsuit argues.
Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday he'd shelve some proposed cuts to city libraries. But library officials say $36.2 million in cuts remain.
