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A lifeline for NYC domestic violence survivors gains more funding from Uber
New York City was selected as one of the initial places to pilot the HOPE Rides initiative, which is entering its second year. [ more › ]
Documental ‘West Side Familia’ recoge décadas de historia de comunidad puertorriqueña en el Upper West Side
La documentalista neoyorquina Taylor Hosking empieza su primer documental, “West Side Familia”, con una sencilla pregunta: ¿por qué cada mes de junio se despliega la bandera puertorriqueña en un semáforo del Upper West Side?
September concerts in NYC: Dancehall, death metal and Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu at the 2026 Roots Picnic. There's so much music to see as fall music season begins. [ more › ]
September at the movies in NYC: Occult scenes, concrete dreams
John Wilson in "The History of Concrete." Here are eight of the best films to catch this month on the big screen. [ more › ]
‘West Side Familia’ Documents Decades of Puerto Rican Community on the UWS
New York City-based filmmaker Taylor Hosking begins her debut documentary, "West Side Familia," with a simple question: Why is the Puerto Rican flag unfurled and flown from a light pole on the Upper West Side each June? The film will premiere in September at the New York Latino…
NYC artist creates device that slows Citi Bikes passing through rent-burdened areas
"Ground Truth" easily clips onto the fork of a Citi Bike, but it makes pedaling more difficult in rent-burdened neighborhoods. The gadget allows riders to physically feel their neighbors' struggle to pay for housing. [ more › ]
NYC Street Vendors Won More Licenses. Murky Rules Could Make Them Wait Years for One.
After years of advocacy from street vendors, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has begun accepting new applications for merchandise vending licenses for the first time in decades. But many vendors vying for one of the 10,500 new licenses say they worry…
America's last foie gras farmers say they've evolved, want NYC ban overturned
Thousands of ducks crowd in a Hudson Valley barn before they begin a three-week stretch of force-feeding. The future of America's last two foie gras farms, which are both in New York, hinges on a ruling by the state's highest court. [ more › ]
Olympian Nadia Eke to be inducted into Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame
Columbia University’s 2026 Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on October 22 at Cipriani.
NJ corruption office that went up against George Norcross and lost will be dismantled
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport at an event last month. The attorney general's office says it's reorganizing its criminal prosecution program. [ more › ]
Women gather at Gloria Steinem’s Upper East Side home to lay flowers, pay respects
By Thursday afternoon around 10 bouquets had accumulated outside Steinem's Upper East Side home. The feminist icon, who died at 92, was a longtime resident of the neighborhood. [ more › ]
MTA electrical substations lack proper maintenance, watchdog says
An explosion that blew a door off its hinges in an electric room that powers several New York City subway lines The inspector general report came in response to a major electrical failure in 2024. [ more › ]