NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has released recommendations from a task force aiming to turn underutilized office space into new homes in the city, a path officials hope will help address the housing crisis in the city. Big Apple. In total, the Adaptive Office Reuse Task Force, led by New York … Read more
what to know You’ve probably heard of the XBB.1.5 variant; it’s the latest “most transmissible COVID variant yet” and appears to be better at binding to human cells, potentially making it more adept at infecting. At present, there is no evidence that the strain, a combination of two previous subvariants of omicron, is deadlier or … Read more
NEW YORK — The Christmas season is coming to a close in New York City and New Yorkers and visitors have until Saturday, January 14 to see the world’s most famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree as it falls on this day at 10:00 a.m. pm the tree will be shut down and the removal process … Read more
NEW YORK — Finding a bathroom in New York City can be quite an adventure for those who visit or just reside there. The good news is that 18 restrooms in nine busy subway stations in the Big Apple reopened on Monday for the first time since the pandemic began. It’s been nearly three years … Read more
NEW YORK – A 22-year-old Queens man was sentenced to nearly two decades behind bars in connection with a botched shooting that left him dead in 2020, the local district attorney’s office said. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday that Nazieer Basir was sentenced to 17 years in prison followed by five years … Read more
What to know About 3,500 Montefiore nurses and 3,625 Mount Sinai nurses went on strike Monday morning. Hospitals are preparing for the strike by transferring patients, diverting ambulances to other institutions, postponing non-urgent procedures and organizing the hiring of temporary staff. Gov. Kathy Hochul urged the union and hospitals Sunday night to submit their dispute … Read more
what to know New York City’s weather remains unseasonably warm for the next two days, with temperatures soaring to a record 66 degrees in Central Park by noon. Showers are possible later. The risk of showers diminishes on Friday as temperatures dip into the 40s. There may be a light accumulation of snow in parts … Read more
NEW YORK – A Colombian actor and his wife, a well-known businesswoman, were the victims of an armed robbery on a highway connecting New York with New Jersey. The robbery was recorded by witnesses. The victims, Colombian actor Carrell Lasso and his wife, famed businesswoman Mildia Francisco, were inside the vehicle at dawn Dec. 27 … Read more
NEW YORK – A total of 20 people, including three children, were injured after a van driven by an Uber driver crashed into the outdoor dining area of a Manhattan restaurant on Monday night, authorities said . . This incident occurred after the vehicle was hit by an Audi which fled the scene, police added. … Read more
NEW YORK – A suspect who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway last year, injuring 10 passengers in a rush-hour attack that rocked New York City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal terrorism charges. Frank James, who had posted online that he was the “Doomsayer,” appeared in federal court in Brooklyn and admitted pulling the … Read more