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Record Crowds Gather in Hamptons For Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend in the Hamptons is the official start of the summer season with hotels booking up at a record pace and price-3-star...

Coney Island Boardwalk Designated as National Landmark

Mayor Bill Di Blasio and NYC Park’s Commissioner Mitchel Silver unveil plaque on the Coney Island (Riegelmann) boardwalk; designating it as a national landmark. ...

City Seeking Real Estate Developers for Modular Housing in East New York

The city is looking for developers for fully affordable modular housing in East New York.   Earlier this year, reports Curbed New York, Deputy Mayor Alicia...

Huberfeld Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Firm of $60K, Avoids Seabrook Bribes Conviction

On Friday, May 25, a hedge fund pled guilty to a heavily reduced charge over the allegations that he paid a $60,000 bribe to...

De Blasio Throws More Blows at Media, While Insisting He’s Not Like Trump

On Friday, May 25, Mayor Bill de Blasio hosted a press conference inside the press room at City Hall, during which the mayor insisted...

Republicans Nominate Keith Wofford for NY Attorney General

On Thursday, May 24, Keith Wofford, a lawyer in New York City, was nominated by the state’s Republican Party as their preferred candidate for...

Dems Seek to Oust Felder at Confab; Vows to Keep Representing his Bklyn Constituents

NYS Senators at the Democratic Convention, on May 23rd, set their focus on symbolically removing Senator Simcha Felder from the Party. Still the next...

NJ Bill to Stop Underage Marriages “Benched” Due to Concerns by Religious Jews

A proposed New Jersey bill, which sought to ban marriages in the state for individuals under the age of 18, failed to pass. The measure was reportedly pulled...

NYU Langone Addresses Bikur Cholim Controversy on Access to Patient Rooms

One of New York City’s largest hospitals has accused a Hasidic group that visits sick patients of lying about the hospital’s policy to limit...

NYC Dept of Corrections Opens Potter’s Field for Reporters in Rare Peak at Bronx Graveyard

NYC’s Department of Correction, which operates Hart Island, partially opened the city’s public burial ground to reporters this week for a rare peak at...

After Shady Spending Emerges, Bklyn District Leader Jacob Gold Won’t Seek Re-Election

A Democratic district leader in Brooklyn is saying that he will not seek re-election after 43 years in his post – this only days...

Bklyn Navy Yard to be New Home of Hispanic TV Broadcast Studio

HITN, the Hispanic-focused television network, says it is going to grow its New York headquarters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The broadcast and TV production...

Jewish Man Verbally Assaulted by African-American Woman on NYC Subway

An unfortunate altercation on the New York City subway is stirring discussion about race relations and anti-Semitism. According to a video posted to Twitter, a...

How Donald Trump’s Father Eternally Transformed Coney Island

Over the last half-century, New York City’s iconic beach and boardwalk at Coney Island has gone through many transformations. A recent report in The Post,...

NYC Cabs to Get New “In-Car Tech” to Make Rides Easier

“They will replace existing meter systems and rear passenger displays,” the news service reports. “DASH is a lightweight tablet acting as a digital meter....

Blank Rome to Relocate NYC Office to 1271 Avenue of the Americas

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that it has signed a lease for 138,000 square feet of office space in the iconic 1271...

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