Category: News

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…

Should kids be allowed on social media? A growing number of families are saying “no” to social media at all. Today, On Point: Inside the ‘no social media’ movement. Guests Felicia Hernandez, parent of an 11-year-old. Katie Longhauser, parent of three kids who are 11, 9, and 6 years old. Evan Greer, director of Fight…

Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood, national co-directors of Standing Together, talk about their work leading a group that advocates for peace and justice for all Israelis and Palestinians, and how they are approaching their work amid the war. Read the full article here

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…

Loading… In the new film “Love Lies Bleeding,” a reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart), falls in love with an ambitious bodybuilder named Jackie. But after a deadly incident, the pair’s lives – and love – are put at risk. Director Rose Glass and actor Katy O’Brian, who plays Jackie, join us to discuss.   Amy Lin was…

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 Monday morning in New York City, where the NYPD is trying to track down stolen cars before they’re put…

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…

Mohammed Naseehu Ali reads his story “Allah Have Mercy” from the April 1, 2024, issue of the magazine. Ali is the author of “The Prophet of Zongo Street,” a story collection, which came out in 2005. He teaches undergraduate fiction in N.Y.U.’s Creative Writing department. Read the full article here