Author: Gothamist

Migrants from Africa, Asia, Europe and regions outside of Latin America now make up nearly half of the new arrivals to New York City, reflecting a sharp departure from traditional migration patterns, according to an analysis of immigration court data by Gothamist. Central and South American migrants, as recently as three years ago, comprised the…

Early Addition is a daily newsletter to guide you through New York City news, plus other tidbits from around the internet. Sign up here to get the full version in your inbox every weekday morning. Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where Megabus appears to be getting its sought-after congestion pricing exemption. Here’s what…

Flaco, New York’s beloved Eurasian Eagle-Owl escapee, was suffering from a severe pigeon virus and high levels of rat poison when he flew into a building last month and died, according to a statement released Monday by the Central Park Zoo and publicized by the Wildlife Conservation Society. The report adds another bleak layer to…

Police arrested a man Monday night for allegedly shoving an unsuspecting commuter to their death in front of an oncoming subway train in Manhattan. NYPD officials said the incident unfolded just before 7 p.m. Monday on the platform at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in East Harlem. Police accused the suspect, 24-year-old Carlton McPherson, of…

Jeny remembers trying to hide under the rough, jail-issued sheets when the Rikers Island guards would come for her in the middle of the night. She said they called out the names and ID numbers of women in the room, where she slept on a makeshift pillow of bundled clothing. Then, she said, the correction…

A police officer and a civilian were shot during a traffic stop in Queens on Monday evening, the NYPD said. Officials said the officer made the stop at 1919 Mott Ave. in Far Rockaway at 5:48 p.m. when they began exchanging gunfire with the civilian. Both the officer and the civilian were in surgery on…

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy’s departure from the U.S. Senate race could open up new arguments for the clerks defending New Jersey’s unusual county line primary ballot system in court. One of the several attorneys looking to defend the county line system is telling the judge Murphy’s dropout “drastically changes” the court case, which…

The MTA will outfit more than 100 New York City buses with real-time camera display screens under a new pilot program that aims to make buses safer. Installed near the entry stairwells, the high-definition LCD screens will live stream video feeds from the cameras already on board, according to a press release from the MTA.…

Roughly 11,000 New York City school buses, nearly 15,000 municipal vehicles — as well as commuter buses with regular schedules — are slated to be exempt from Manhattan’s incoming congestion pricing tolls, MTA and city officials said Monday. The three groups are the latest, and likely final, classes of vehicles to get a pass from…

The New York City Council is asking the state’s highest court to overturn rulings against a law that would grant noncitizens living legally in the five boroughs the right to vote in local elections. The Council filed a notice with the state Court of Appeals on Monday to defend Local Law 11, which allows green…