Author: Gothamist

Mayor Eric Adams canceled his trip to the southern U.S. border on Saturday after the U.S. State Department raised safety concerns about a Mexican city he was scheduled to visit. The executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande, Sister Norma Pimentel, invited Adams to visit her team at the Texas border, according to…

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey signed off on a $160 million project this week that will create a publicly accessible street connection in Newark’s South Ward to Newark Liberty International Airport’s AirTrain and rail station. The planned access point at the AirTrain Newark/Northeast Corridor Connector Rail complex stands to benefit Newark…

Jury duty is among Americans’ most critical obligations, but is also one of the obligations they dread most. Why else would prospective jurors on Staten Island pull out excuses like “my skin burns off monthly” and “I’m in a relationship and can’t do two things at once” to try to get out of it? To…

Rain and wind are buffeting the beginning of the weekend in the New York City metropolitan area, with precipitation expected throughout Saturday and gusts picking up in the afternoon. The National Weather Service says the region should prepare for an inch and a half to three inches of rain, though some areas, like northeast New Jersey,…

Yes, it’s time to vote… again. Early voting for New York’s April 2 presidential primary begins Saturday, March 23 and runs through next Saturday, March 30. There will be no early voting on Sunday, March 31 due to the Easter holiday. Here’s what you need to know to cast your ballot. Who can participate in…

Firefighters were scrambling to get a four-alarm fire under control at a house in Kensington, Brooklyn, on Friday evening, the FDNY said. The blaze broke out at a three-story building at 413 East 3rd St. around 5:45 p.m. and sent smoke throughout the area, according to the department. It was initially categorized as a three-alarm…

Ongoing construction at the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City will again temporarily suspend 7 and N train service between Manhattan and Queens — this time on the first weekend in April — the MTA said Friday. There will be no 7 or N service between Queens and Manhattan from 12:01 a.m. Saturday,…

Never mind the chilly weather — cherry blossoms are beginning to pop off in New York City. While it may seem early for the first blossoms, city horticulturalists say the first floral delights are starting to appear around the same time as in previous years. The first hint of a pink explosion came last week…

State lawmakers will have to decide next week whether to approve the commission’s map or draw their own. Because it’s technically banned right now, here are your afternoon links: Pete Davidson’s Staten Island Ferry update, piping in Muzak in subway stations, Long Island spelling bee champ and more. [ more › ] Read the full…

It’s a movement to stop the schtup. In a rare display of public protest, women in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community are railing against a traditional practice that makes it hard for married women to get a divorce– by going on a sex strike. The collective action was sparked by the plight of Malky Berkowitz, an…