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After Sherrill's "freeze' on electricity rates, New Jerseyans still seeking lower bills
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (984+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 at 9: 00 a. m. ET New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill ran last year in part on a platform to rein in rising energy costs. The state has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. But six months into her…...
Why Mamdani canceled a plan to expand the NYPD
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (688+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 at 7: 30 a. m. ET Within a month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has defended a plan to hire more police officers and then backed away from it. The reversal, which came during budget negotiations, saw the democratic socialist mayor addressing the demands…...
Here's what you need to know about NYC's epic July 4 weekend
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (1193+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 at 6: 30 a. m. ET It's the nation's 250th birthday this weekend, and New York is celebrating the only way it knows how: by doing everything all at once. We've got tall ships in the harbor, a massive fireworks display overhead, a…...
Taylor Swift's NYC wedding is the next chapter in a long Big Apple love story
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (992+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 at 6: 00 a. m. ET Taylor Swift is reported to be getting married this Friday at Madison Square Garden, just weeks after she was there cheering on the Knicks at Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Swift will likely be exchanging more…...
NY attorney general says she cracked egg scheme that raised prices
22+ hour, 45+ min ago (568+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 at 3: 22 p. m. ET Three egg producers accused of illegally whipping up egg prices will shell out more than 50 million eggs to charity and pay several states, including New York, a total of $3. 3 million, New York Attorney General Letitia James…...
Ditch your phone and join the Summer of Ludd, the offline festival happening in NYC
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (415+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 at 4: 01 p. m. ET An eight-day anti-Big Tech festival called The Summer of Ludd is now underway at various locations around mostly Lower Manhattan, offering an eclectic spate of events for anyone intrigued by the prospect of a better digital…...
MTA rolls out new subway cars on D line, giving Bronx daily access to modern trains
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (409+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 at 4: 32 p. m. ET MTA officials on Wednesday announced modern subway cars will start rolling on the D line, replacing breakdown-prone trains that date back to the 1980s. The new cars " called R211s " have more standing room, wider doors and more modern…...
NYC plans to replace nearly 30 K parking spaces with trash bins, report shows
20+ hour, 22+ min ago (821+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 at 3: 55 p. m. ET The estimate was published for the first time in a draft environmental study, which is necessary to make good on previous Mayor Eric Adams" vision for a "trash revolution." Instead of putting garbage out onto the…...
For shame! 'Selfish' parkers blocking street sweepers will be stickered for all to see
1+ day, 38+ min ago (264+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 at 11: 06 a. m. ET The Department of Sanitation is bringing back tough-to-remove "shame" stickers that inspectors will slap on the windows of cars not cleared from the path of New York City"s street sweepers. The City Council gave the…...
New York transgender student athletes remain protected after Supreme Court ruling
1+ day, 43+ min ago (595+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 at 11: 01 a. m. ET A Supreme Court decision allowing states to ban transgender student athletes from school sports will not immediately change protections for trans students in New York, though local officials and civil rights groups sharply criticized the ruling....