February 1 Girls sue elite prep school over 'revenge porn blast' as parents shell out $63K a year to attend Two teens sue elite Brooklyn private school Saint Ann's, alleging former teacher threatened "revenge porn" after coercing nude photos when they were 13.
January 31 Mamdani names ex-convict as NYC corrections commissioner New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards to lead the city’s Department of Correction in a press event on Saturday. (Credit: NYC Mayor's Office)
January 31 'Produce Pete,' who taught millions to pick perfect fruits and vegetables, dies at 80 Beloved TV personality "Produce Pete" Napolitano died at age 80 after more than 30 years teaching viewers how to pick perfect fresh fruits and vegetables on WNBC.
January 30 Left-wing activists storming synagogue use knee pads, adult diaper to mock Dem congressman over ICE vote Viral video shows protesters disrupting Rep. Tom Suozzi at Long Island temple over ICE funding vote, using crude props and profane insults during event.
January 30 Death penalty off the table for Luigi Mangione after judge agrees to dismiss federal murder charge Defense argues prosecutors failed to prove underlying "crime of violence" needed for federal murder through use of firearm charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing.
January 29 Ex-Dem mayor's son arrested after storming hotel with anti-ICE agitators, police say Dante de Blasio, son of former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, arrested with 65 others during anti-ICE disruption at Manhattan hotel. Charged with trespassing.
January 29 Alvin Bragg’s ‘unrealistic’ timeline in Luigi Mangione case sets up showdown with Trump DOJ Luigi Mangione's defense calls Manhattan DA's July trial date "unrealistic" as accused assassin faces parallel federal court proceedings in September.
January 29 Driver rams car repeatedly into doors of NYC Jewish site, suspect detained A driver was taken into custody after police say the individual intentionally and repeatedly rammed a vehicle into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in New York City.
January 29 Federal judge gives man 15 years for Iran-backed assassination plot on US soil Federal judge sentences would-be assassin to maximum 15 years for plotting to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad for Iran's government.
January 28 Mamdani signals disbanding NYPD protest unit, calls for higher taxes on top 1% amid budget reckoning Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls to disband the NYPD protest unit, while demanding higher taxes on wealthy residents to address the city's ongoing fiscal crisis.