Final salute for Police Officer Didarul Islam from (left to right) Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry, and NYPD top brass in the Bronx on July 31. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s photography office) City in Mourning for Four Victims of Midtown Massacre A yellow balloon with the handwritten note “LOVE ONE ANOTHER” twisted in the wind at the growing makeshift memorial outside... News 04 Aug 2025 | 01:24
Police officers on the scene on July 28 as word began filtering out that among the fatalities was a brother police officer later identified as officer Didarul Islam. The gunman also killed three civilians and wounded several others before taking his own life on the 33rd floor of 345 Park Ave. in midtown Manhattan. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Midtown Masacre: Five Dead including 1 NYPD Officer, 3 Civilians and Crazed Gun Man A lone gunman armed with an automatic rifle killed four people including an NYPD officer and three civilians before taking... News 01 Aug 2025 | 11:30
A crumpled e-bike sits in the middle of Second Avenue—with its rear red light still flashing—after a 65-year-old biker hit his head after a collision with a Nissan driven by an unlicensed driver. The driver fled but was arrested two hours later. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Driver Arrested after Hitting 65- year-old E-biker on Second Ave. A crumpled Arrow 9 e-bike with its red rear light still flashing lay in the middle of Second Avenue around 7:40pm on July... News 31 Jul 2025 | 04:08
Gabriel Megahey at Ernie O’Malley’s Pub on July 9, where he gave an exclusive interview to us about the Trump administration’s bid to deport him. Our scoop was big news in Ireland, but several publications on the Emeral Isle intially “borrowed” (plagiarized?) our quotes without proper attribution. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Voices Irish Media “Borrows” Quotes from Our IRA Scoop We got the word that three noteworthy Irish Republicans who were active during the Provisional IRA’s campaign against Britan,... Voices 28 Jul 2025 | 07:00
“Wrong Way” bike signs were recently installed along Amsterdam Avenue on the UWS. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) ‘Wrong Way’ Signs Go Up Along More Protected Bike Lanes Residents say they have noticed new “Wrong Way” signs going up along protected bike lanes on the Amsterdam Avenue recently.... News 20 Jul 2025 | 08:21
Gabriel Magahey, now an 82-year-old great-grandfather of five, was once labeled the “leader of the IRA in America.” He says the Trump administration is trying to force him out of the country some 37 years after he finished his federal prison sentence and in violation of a deal brokered by President Clinton. He was at Ernie O’Malley’s Pub on East 27th Street on July 9. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Feds Seeks to Deport 82-year-old Great-Grandpa Once Dubbed ‘the Leader of the IRA in America’ Gabriel Megahey was dubbed “the leader of the IRA in America” by prosecutors when he was convicted in 1983 of gunrunning... News 10 Jul 2025 | 02:23
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral primary based in large part on campaign promises tied to the cost of living, which voters say is their top issue even ahead of public safety. ( Photo: Madison Stewart, Zohran for New York City ) Mamdani Tops First Poll in Five-Person Sprint to November Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani officially won the Democratic primary as of July 1 after the third round of ranked-choice voting,... News 07 Jul 2025 | 02:01
Daily News reporter Christopher Sommerfeldt, at the 115th Pct in Jackson Heights where Mayor Eric Adams held his off-topic press briefing on June 24. Adams let Sommerfeldt take a seat at the weekly press briefing after threatening to bar him a weekly earlier for speaking out of turn. But Adams still refused to call on him. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams Continues His Absurd Feud with Daily News Reporter Mayor Eric Adams continued his feud with Daily News reporter Christopher Sommerfeldt at his weekly off-the-record press briefings... Voices 30 Jun 2025 | 10:17
Brad Hoylman-Sigal at his watch party for the Manhattan borough president race on June 24, primary night. He is projected to win after racking up 49 percent of first-choice votes to Keith Powers’s 38 percent. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Hoylman-Sigal Overpowers Powers in Boro Prez Dem Primary West Side State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal is on track to win the Democratic primary for Manhattan borough president after... News 28 Jun 2025 | 07:46
Chris Sommerfeldt, the senior City Hall reporter for the Daily News, has been banned from future weekly press briefings by Mayor Eric Adams. ( Photo: LinkedIn) Daily News Says Adams Move to Bar City Hall Reporter from Briefings is ‘Unconstitutional’ In a testy exchange at Mayor Eric Adams’s weekly off-topic press briefing on June 17, Hizzoner said he was banning Daily... News 21 Jun 2025 | 10:28
Awning sign at 4149 Broadway in northern Manhattan advertises: “We Speed Up Bike.” ( Photo: Brian Berger) Don’t Hold Your Breath on 15 MPH Speed Limit for E-Bikes There are still shops in Manhattan advertising that they will alter e-bikes to go faster. And while Mayor Eric Adams recently... News 19 Jun 2025 | 05:43
NYC Comptroller as he is handcuffed by ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza in downtown Manhattan June 17. Homeland security later claimed he was ( Photo: Citizen) Brad Lander Arrested by ICE Agents, But Charges Later Dropped City comptroller Brad Lander was seized by ICE outside immigration court Manhattan on June 17 as he accompanied a migrant... News 17 Jun 2025 | 04:59
Young attendee wears the craft project she created at the Museum Mile Festival on Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: Christine Butler for MCNY) Fifth Avenue Transformed into a Cultural Playground for Museum Mile Festival Fifth Avenue shut down to cars but came alive with art, music, and crowds on the evening of June 10 as the 47th annual Museum... City Arts 16 Jun 2025 | 04:46
Mayor Eric Adams visited the Staten Island Ferry on April 8 and even posed for pictures with some of the unlicensed ticket sellers. The only authorized ferry service for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island said illegal ticket scammers have grown worse, depriving the city of $2 million to $3 million in ticket revenue annually. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) After Stabbing of Ferry Ticket Seller, Mayor Says He Plans Crackdown on Illegal Vendors It has taken the stabbing of one of the illegal ferry ticket sellers to get Mayor Eric Adams to take another look at the... News 13 Jun 2025 | 12:02
FDNY Medal Day 2025. Firefighter Michael D. Kotzo, Ladder Company 28, receiving the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Medal. First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro (left), FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker (second from left), and Mayor Adams also present. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Among 70 Honorees at FDNY Medal Day Are 18 Who Answered the Call in Manhattan Thousands of firefighters, their families, and friends filled the plaza and lawns at City Hall Park on June 4 for the annual... News 05 Jun 2025 | 06:44
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