Author: Gothamist

A coalition of progressive activists is threatening to sue the New York State Board of Elections if the number of blank ballots cast in the Democratic presidential primary next Tuesday aren’t reported in the unofficial results that night. The “Leave It Blank NY” campaign aims to convince primary voters to submit blank ballots in protest…

A 41-year-old motorcyclist has died after being hit in Manhattan on Sunday by a driver who lost control on an icy section of Harlem River Drive, according to the NYPD. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. and came after more than 3.5 inches of rain fell on Saturday. Temperatures dipped below freezing overnight, creating dangerous…

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Police are investigating a double homicide in Manhattan and a third homicide in Brooklyn that left two teenagers and a 25-year-old dead on Sunday, the NYPD said. All three killings were the result of shootings reported to police around 7:30 p.m. via 911. Officers arrived at East 128th Street and Lexington Avenue in East Harlem…

If you earn just over $80,000 a year in New York City and are looking to apply for the city’s affordable housing lottery, your options are slim. Since the start of 2022, new affordable housing development is targeting divergent ends of the income spectrum, according to a Gothamist analysis of city housing data. The number…

Police across the region say they are starting to curb a recent spike in car theft by using a slew of unconventional tactics — like shooting GPS darts, Batmobile-style, at stolen cars, and creating traffic jams to ensnare thieves on the run. The NYPD’s new tactics aim to track stolen cars as they move across…

An ongoing stalemate between New York City real estate developers and building trade unions is complicating state budget negotiations in Albany, where Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers appear increasingly likely to blow past a key deadline without having a final spending plan in place. Hochul and legislative leaders are aiming to strike a deal…

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy’s sudden departure from the U.S. Senate race on Sunday will not stop another candidate’s federal lawsuit to end the state’s unusual county line ballot system before the June Democratic primary. New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim’s team confirmed the news to Gothamist on Sunday. “He will continue to press so…

Saturday’s rainstorm sent water streaming through the lobby ceiling of a Bronx building that partially collapsed three months ago, according to video footage shared by attorneys representing its tenants. The video shows buckets of water leaking throughout the entire lobby of 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights. An entire corner of the seven-story building came…

A new rule that will drastically limit emissions from New York City’s coal and wood-fired stoves goes into effect next month, and one councilmember hopes to ease the burden it imposes on pizzerias. The rule requires restaurants with coal or wood-fired stoves to add a filter system that will reduce their emissions by 75%. It…