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Hurricane season 12 hours ago

Why are there no Category 6 hurricanes?

The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the speed of hurricanes. Why does it stop at Category 5?

Upper East Side 13 hours ago

Two adults charged in attack on former NY Gov. Paterson, days after teens arrested
Long Island 6 hours ago

Long Island woman found stabbed to death in home's basement: Police

In Memoriam 12 hours ago

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother and a Grammy-winning singer, dies at 91

Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91.
Eric Adams 6 hours ago

DOJ turns over evidence that could discredit key witness against Eric Adams, mayor's defense team says

Mayor Eric Adams’ defense team says the Department of Justice has turned over evidence they say could discredit key prosecution witness Rana Abbasova, the longtime Eric Adams staffer who coordinated i...
New York City 10 hours ago

Here are the top 25 hotels in New York City, according to Condé Nast Traveler readers

Condé Nast Traveler has released its hotel winners in the 37th annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, including a list of the top 25 hotels in the five boroughs of New York City. The two-year-old...
Hurricanes 12 hours ago

Where will Milton rank? These are the strongest hurricanes to make U.S. landfall

Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida as a category 5 storm with sustained maximum winds of 175 mph. It is expected to weaken before it hits, likely becoming a strong category 3 at the time of landf...

news 14 hours ago

Rolls-Royce opens VIP showroom in NYC to cater to its top-tier clients. Take a look inside

The Private Offices are central to the fabled British automaker’s strategy of growing sales and profits from selling more customized, higher-priced vehicles.
Hurricanes 13 hours ago

Category what? Hurricane breakdowns, from the ‘very dangerous' to ‘catastrophic'

First Helene, now Milton. Two major hurricanes battered or are set to batter parts of Florida in the last week and a half, which has many trying to understand the scale of the weather systems. The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to determine storm categories. It’s a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurrican...
Crime and Courts 14 hours ago

Thieves use sledgehammer to break into Upper East Side Chanel store, 3 handbags stolen

Thieves broke into a Chanel store on the Upper East Side on Sunday stealing handbags and damaging a window on the store’s front, according to the NYPD. Two people used a sledgehammer to break a window and took three purses before getting away, the NYPD said. Police said the burglary happened Sunday just before 7 p.m. at the store...
Hurricanes 5 hours ago

Tracking Milton: Hurricane ‘explosively intensifies,' now a Category 5 with 165 mph winds

Hurricane Milton isn’t expected to directly affect the tri-state area, but with so much of Florida’s heavily populated cities, including Tampa and Orlando, in its path, many residents locally have expressed concern for families and friends in the south. And rightfully so. Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday on...
Decision 2024 15 hours ago

Decision 2024: How to register to vote in the tri-state? What you need to know

With Election Day right around the corner, Oct. 7 marks the deadline for voter registration in a number of key states including Georgia, Ohio, Montana and Texas, among others. But, what about the tri-state area? New York, New Jersey and Connecticut residents can breathe a sigh of relief if they haven’t registered to vote yet, because they sti...
Decision 2024 17 hours ago

New Jersey Senate candidates clash over abortion and immigration in first debate

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw clashed over abortion and immigration Sunday in their first debate for New Jersey’s Senate seat, open this year after Bob Menendez’s conviction on bribery charges and resignation. Kim, a three-term representative from the 3rd District, hammered Bashaw for his support of former Presiden...
Eric Adams 12 hours ago

Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Philip Banks III resigns, embattled Adams confirms

Another top member of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has said goodbye to City Hall. Philip Banks III, brother of recently ousted NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, resigned his position of deputy mayor of public safety Sunday night, the mayor told NY1 on Monday. Adams said he spoke with Philip Banks Sunday and again Monday, when he accepte...
New York 6 hours ago

NYC protests as Israelis, battling on multiple fronts, mark year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack

Israelis are holding vigils and somber ceremonies to mark a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in the country’s history, an attack that sparked the war in Gaza and scarred Israelis indelibly. Its aftershocks still ripple. They flocked to ceremonies and cemeteries around New York City and the nation on Monday, as pol...
Technology 19 hours ago

Thousands report issues with Verizon cell phone service Monday morning

A week after experiencing widespread network issues, thousands of users are reported trouble with Verizon’s cell phone service on Monday morning, according to the website Downdetector.com. Verizon said there was a brief issue earlier but that it’s been fixed. “Some Verizon Wireless customers experienced a short service disruption ...
Daylight Saving Time 20 hours ago

When does Daylight Saving Time end? Here's when clocks fall back

We’re now a few weeks into the official start of fall, and it comes with shorter days and longer nights. On Sunday, Nov. 3, we will once again say goodbye to daylight saving time and welcome the return to standard time. Daylight saving time began in the U.S. on March 10, and while there have been attempts in Congress to...
Crime and Courts 14 hours ago

6-year-old child dies days after brutal baseball bat beating in Connecticut

A 6-year-old died after his stepfather beat him with a baseball bat in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Community Oct 4

Introducing the New York Schmear, a free newsletter

It’s always a busy week, we get it. We know certain types of stories tend to dominate the headlines and your newsfeeds. In the New York Schmear, we highlight the bigger feature-y news stories of the week you may have missed. Did you hear the one about NYC selling apartments on the Upper West Side for under $175,000? Or the…
New York City 20 hours ago

NYC compost program expands to all five boroughs

The Big Apple is ready to take your compost. As of Sunday, New York City’s curbside composting program is available in all five boroughs following a rollout that started in Queens, and then Brooklyn. The expansion of the program now allows residents to toss their yard and food waste at the curb in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island,......

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Why are there no Category 6 hurricanes?

Two adults charged in attack on former NY Gov. Paterson, days after teens arrested

Long Island woman found stabbed to death in home's basement: Police

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother and a Grammy-winning singer, dies at 91

DOJ turns over evidence that could discredit key witness against Eric Adams, mayor's defense team says

Here are the top 25 hotels in New York City, according to Condé Nast Traveler readers

Where will Milton rank? These are the strongest hurricanes to make U.S. landfall

Rolls-Royce opens VIP showroom in NYC to cater to its top-tier clients. Take a look inside

Category what? Hurricane breakdowns, from the ‘very dangerous' to ‘catastrophic'

Thieves use sledgehammer to break into Upper East Side Chanel store, 3 handbags stolen

Tracking Milton: Hurricane ‘explosively intensifies,' now a Category 5 with 165 mph winds

Decision 2024: How to register to vote in the tri-state? What you need to know

New Jersey Senate candidates clash over abortion and immigration in first debate

Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Philip Banks III resigns, embattled Adams confirms

NYC protests as Israelis, battling on multiple fronts, mark year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack

Thousands report issues with Verizon cell phone service Monday morning

When does Daylight Saving Time end? Here's when clocks fall back

6-year-old child dies days after brutal baseball bat beating in Connecticut

Introducing the New York Schmear, a free newsletter

NYC compost program expands to all five boroughs

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