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Hunger strike continues at NJ ICE detention center as congressmembers visit
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (755+ words) Published May 24, 2026 at 11: 14 a. m. ET Immigrant detainees on a hunger and labor strike at an ICE facility in Newark remain resolute, according to a pair of New Jersey congressmembers who visited them on Saturday evening. Sen. Andy Kim and Rep. Rob…...
Brooklyn lesbian bar cancels Pride DJ events after noise complaints
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (493+ words) Published May 24, 2026 at 10: 00 a. m. ET Brooklyn's oldest lesbian bar is canceling most of its popular DJ events for Pride Month after racking up a series of noise complaints this year from its neighbors. Ginger's, nestled in Park Slope, is one of…...
NY officials, citing shifting politics, put off reparations study another 2 years
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (638+ words) Published May 24, 2026 at 8: 00 a. m. ET New York state officials, bowing to political headwinds, have agreed to push back a long-awaited report on reparations for slavery to 2029, officials said. Assemblymember Michaelle A. Solages, chair of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative…...
Mahmoud Khalil to appeal to Supreme Court, after appeals court declined to review his case
23+ hour, 52+ min ago (330+ words) Published May 23, 2026 at 3: 48 p. m. ET Federal judges on Friday declined to review an appeal filed by Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last March at the start of President Donald Trump's crackdown on…...
Runway reopens at La Guardia Airport after sinkhole upends travel
1+ day, 50+ min ago (250+ words) Published May 23, 2026 at 1: 15 p. m. ET Both runways are now operational at La Guardia Airport after a sinkhole closed one of the travel hub's airstrips days before the busy Memorial Day weekend, airport officials said. The Port Authority, which operates La Guardia,…...
14-year old killed, another teen injured subway surfing across Williamsburg Bridge
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (254+ words) Published May 23, 2026 at 10: 54 a. m. ET One teenager was killed and another is in critical condition after falling from a J train while subway surfing across the Williamsburg Bridge, according to city officials. Police say officers responded to a 911 call just before…...
NYC beaches set to open with highest lifeguard staffing since COVID
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (476+ words) Published May 23, 2026 at 10: 00 a. m. ET New York City parks officials are optimistic they'll have more lifeguards on the payroll this summer than any year since the COVID-19 pandemic, which upended staffing at beaches and pools across the city. The city's 14 miles…...
LIRR strike ended with solid raises for workers, but no reforms to costly work rules
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (712+ words) Published May 23, 2026 at 8: 00 a. m. ET The three-day Long Island Rail Road strike ended with a deal Monday that gave workers a solid raise " but the MTA settled without reforms to notorious work rules officials had sought in exchange for the pay…...
Explosion at Staten Island shipyard injures 16, including 13 firefighters, officials say
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (227+ words) Published May 22, 2026 at 6: 07 p. m. ET Sixteen people " most of them first-responders " were injured Friday afternoon when a vessel exploded at a dry dock in Staten Island, according to police and fire officials. The injuries include a civilian, 13 firefighters and two EMS…...
Bronx man accused in teen's bus stop killing plans insanity defense
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (368+ words) Published May 22, 2026 at 5: 37 p. m. ET The Bronx man accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old boy who was waiting for a school bus last year plans to mount an insanity defense after a judge declared him mentally fit for trial, his attorney…...