May 9, 2026 New York City's declining public school enrollment projected to lose over 150K more as population declines NYC public school enrollment is projected to drop to 721,251 by 2034-35, with Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx facing the largest declines among all five boroughs.
May 9, 2026 NYC suspect freed from psych hold hours before fatal subway shoving of 76-year-old former teacher A 32-year-old man allegedly pushed an elderly teacher to his death down NYC subway stairs just hours after being released from a psychiatric ward.
May 8, 2026 Sixers fan comes up with diabolical plan to keep Knicks fans out of town for Game 4 A clever 76ers fan hatched a plan on Reddit to buy refundable Amtrak Flex tickets and drive up surge pricing for Knicks fans heading to Game 4 in Philly.
May 8, 2026 NYC lawmaker slams Mamdani over response to antisemitic graffiti, synagogue clashes: 'Not a leader' Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized for response to a Park East Synagogue protest and swastika graffiti amid rising antisemitism concerns in New York City.
May 8, 2026 NYC business owner kickstarts million-dollar campaign to combat Mamdani-driven business exodus Andrew Murstein pledges $1 million for Operation Boomerang, an effort to lure businesses back to NYC amid Mayor Mamdani's policies targeting the wealthy.
May 8, 2026 NJ Transit reduces World Cup train ticket prices after backlash, citing more monetary support: report World Cup train tickets to MetLife Stadium were reportedly reduced from $150 to $105 roundtrip after NJ Transit secured private sponsor funding support.
May 8, 2026 AOC slams ‘oppressed’ Trump states while touting NYC services despite $5B deficit and transit crime spike Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., claimed red states were "oppressed" compared to New York City, praising its public transit, teachers and sanitation workers.
May 7, 2026 Paralyzed subway victim confronts attacker, calls his actions 'evil' at sentencing Emine Yilmaz Ozsoy confronts the man who shoved her into a moving NYC subway train, leaving her paralyzed, as a judge sentences him to 20 years in prison.
May 7, 2026 Zohran Mamdani faces backlash over 'creepy,' 'unethical' video filmed outside billionaire Ken Griffin's home NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced scrutiny over a video he filmed outside Ken Griffin's home, with The Washington Post calling it a moral failure driven by envy.
May 7, 2026 Rudy Giuliani out of ICU, continuing to recover in hospital: 'He's winning this fight' Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is out of the ICU but remains hospitalized stay after being placed on a ventilator for severe breathing issues.