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New York Post

Model Martha Hunt asks $3.75M for NYC home in a secret alley: 'It's like having your own private street'

She's now looking for bigger digs with her love, photographer Jason McDonald, and their daughter Emery.

4 minutes ago

New York Post

Model Martha Hunt asks $3.75M for NYC home in a secret alley: 'It's like having your own private street'

Gothamist

5 NYC banana puddings as good as Magnolia's

Here are several borough-based bakeries where you can indulge in the delicious dessert. [ more › ]

1 hour ago

Gothamist

5 NYC banana puddings as good as Magnolia's

Gothamist

Child poisoned as NYC special education classrooms lag in lead-paint inspections

The building that houses The Bronx School for Continuous Learners, According to a Gothamist analysis, classrooms serving students with disabilities are less likely to be inspected for lead paint, despite a higher risk. [ more › ]

4 hours ago

Gothamist

Child poisoned as NYC special education classrooms lag in lead-paint inspections

Gothamist

Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse

City officials said the former Pfizer headquarters that was being converted into residential apartments is at risk of collapse. The Department of Buildings inspected 180 other worksites in the aftermath of the structural failure at a Midtown office-to-housing project. [ more › ]

17 hours ago

Gothamist

Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse

Gothamist

ICE pepper-sprayed NYC woman, 72, in the face. Gov. Hochul is peeved.

A video on social media shows the officer pepper-spraying the woman in the face, turning and then walking away. [ more › ]

18 hours ago

Gothamist

ICE pepper-sprayed NYC woman, 72, in the face. Gov. Hochul is peeved.

Gothamist

1 out of 3 NYC families who applied for 2-K will get a seat. Parents find out today.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani interacts with Pre-K students at Friends of Crown Heights Education Center on November 13, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. The Mamdani administration said 5,700 families applied for the city’s inaugural ...

22 hours ago

Gothamist

1 out of 3 NYC families who applied for 2-K will get a seat. Parents find out today.

Gothamist

NYC closes most beaches to swimming as dangerous rip currents threaten coast

People sit on a boardwalk bench on July 24, 2026, in Coney Island. Only Orchard Beach remains open for swimming. [ more › ]

1 day ago

Gothamist

NYC closes most beaches to swimming as dangerous rip currents threaten coast

Gothamist

Whale watchers identify 500th individual humpback prowling NYC waters

A humpback whale breaches off Rockaway. A confluence of factors has made the region more attractive to humpback whales, but the animals also face danger in one of the nation’s busiest waterways. [ more › ]

1 day ago

Gothamist

Whale watchers identify 500th individual humpback prowling NYC waters

New York Times

N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge

While the ruling dealt a blow to New York’s efforts to rein in ICE, a ban on formal cooperation with local police officers will move forward.

1 day ago

N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge

New York Post

How new 'Ted Lasso' star Grant Feely 'broke the ice' with on-screen dad Jason Sudeikis

New "Ted Lasso" actor Grant Feely said his brothers helped him brush up on his soccer skills, and "I had to pay them to teach me soccer! I had paid them five percent of my first episode.”

17 minutes ago

How new 'Ted Lasso' star Grant Feely 'broke the ice' with on-screen dad Jason Sudeikis

New York Post

ICE deports illegal migrants from Louisiana airport

The Department of Homeland Security shared a video on X, showing groups of illegal immigrants being loaded on to planes for deportation.

27 minutes ago

ICE deports illegal migrants from Louisiana airport

Gothamist

ICE’s presence in New York is surging, immigrant rights activists say

Jean Aurilio and Jesus Carrión at a Peruvian restaurant in Albany. In NYC, reported sightings of ICE activity more than doubled in July compared to June, advocates say. Such sightings quadrupled in parts of Upstate New York during the same period. [ more › ]

3 hours ago

ICE’s presence in New York is surging, immigrant rights activists say

Gothamist

Second detainee dies after being held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center

A storm passes over the Delaney Hall Detention Facility as activists continue to protest outside. The family alleges Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo was denied needed medication while detained. ICE says he received appropriate medical care and prescribed medication. [ more › ]

1 day ago

Second detainee dies after being held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center

Gothamist

Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in November 2025 in New York City. Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officials. [ more › ]

1 day ago

Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks

New York Times

How High Could the Bill for Free Child Care Go?

A report from the Center for New York City Affairs projected that Mayor Zohran Mamdani might have underestimated the cost of expanding the current 3-K and pre-K programs.

1 day ago

How High Could the Bill for Free Child Care Go?

New York Times

Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care

A new report by the Center for New York City Affairs projected that a child care system for all children under 5 could cost the city about $9 billion a year.

1 day ago

Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care

New York Times

Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet

Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.

22 hours ago

Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet

New York Post

Salad and Go files for bankruptcy and closes all locations permanently

Salad and Go will officially close down all locations today.

5 minutes ago

Salad and Go files for bankruptcy and closes all locations permanently

Gothamist

Early Addition: Bring your own cake to a New Jersey restaurant and find out

Because a guy asked for a knife to cut it and the server said no, here are your early links: PIX11's Kaity Tong retiring, Hoodwill drama, Ken Griffin loves New York and more. [ more › ]

1 hour ago

Early Addition: Bring your own cake to a New Jersey restaurant and find out

Gothamist

Early morning train fire at Astor Place station injures 14 firefighters, MTA workers

A fire on a vaccuum train disrupted subway service on the East Side early Tuesday. Authorities described the injuries as minor. [ more › ]

21 hours ago

Early morning train fire at Astor Place station injures 14 firefighters, MTA workers

Gothamist

Early Addition: More than 50 Mamdani appointees are getting chauffeured around town

Because that's a lot of black SUVs on the road, here are your early links: Eric Adams selling data centers, mysterious cheap tickets to Olivia Rodrigo, Luigi Mangione wants his trial broadcast live and more. [ more › ]

1 day ago

Early Addition: More than 50 Mamdani appointees are getting chauffeured around town