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Arbitrator deems solar company fraudulent, rules in favor of Staten Island couple
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A solar energy company’s contract with a Staten Island couple has been deemed null and void, while the company is being ordered to remove the panels and pay the plaintiffs’ attorney fees. ATTYX LLC, based in Syosset, New...
Activity at this Staten Island project site sparks latest shelter fears from local elected
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new construction fence at the site of a controversial South Shore project has one South Shore elected official raising his latest concerns about a possible future homeless shelter in Richmond Valley. Councilmember Frank...

Psaraki Traditional Greek
Psaraki Traditional Greek is New York City’s premier restaurant, located on the stylish waterfront promenade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, between the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges with stunning views of Manhattan and the setting sun. Psaraki...

Mix Live Blog: Freddie Mercury and a Night to Remember
Freddie Mercury and Brian May of the band Queen at Live Aid on July 13, 1985 in London, United Kingdom. Photo: FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images. Peabody, set the Wayback machine for July 13, 1985. I was a ripe old 21 years of age, and had more hair...

Pulling for votes? Mayor Adams does pull-ups off a Brooklyn street light in social media challenge
Mayor Eric Adams went to Brooklyn on Sunday morning to champion public safety for NYCHA residents, and ended up doing pull-ups off a street light. Photo by Dean Moses Mayor Eric Adams went to Brooklyn on Sunday morning to champion public safety...

Lenox: The Mount hosting Pulitzer fiction winner
The Mount will welcome author Jayne Anne Phillips, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for an evening of conversation at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Phillips will join André Bernard, former vice president of the John Simon Guggenheim...
Lawyer for man arrested in fatal NYC subway stabbing says he was defending his brother
Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing and killing a teenage boy on a Manhattan subway platform Saturday and charged him with manslaughter, the NYPD said late Tuesday — but his attorney said the man was trying to defend his brother during...

Brooklyn Park homicide suspect arrested in Ohio
The Brooklyn Park Police Department said a man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl was arrested Friday in Ohio. Brooklyn Park detectives said 25-year-old Melchizedek Kpaan was taken into custody in connection with...
Off-duty border patrol agent shot in a Manhattan park in apparent botched robbery, police say

Trump Reportedly Convinces Key GOP Rep to Drop Gubernatorial Hopes and Stick with the Plan
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler will seek re-election in New York’s 17th Congressional District instead of running for governor next year. Lawler made the announcement Wednesday morning on “Fox and Friends,” ending months of speculation about the...

MN8 Energy Announces Groundbreaking Gateway to Hunts Point Project: First-of-Its-Kind Freight EV Charging Hub and Workforce Development Center
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2025-- MN8 Energy LLC, a New York-based leading renewable energy company, today announced the Gateway to Hunts Point FDC project, a transformative freight electric vehicle charging hub and workforce development...

For 110 years, a proudly Jewish family have been treasured purveyors of pork By PJ Grisar 4 min read
Teitel Brothers Wholesale Grocery on Arthur Avenue and 186th Street. Eddie Teitel stands by the entrance. Photo by PJ Grisar By PJ Grisar July 23, 2025 Every Friday night, Gilbert Teitel’s mother would wash the floors in their Bronx apartment, set...

Youth concerts coming to Olive and Woodstock
Imagine if you never saw darkness. Imagine if you never heard quiet. Many of us here take these things for granted. They’re a world away from kids who live in The Bronx. A group of 15 Bronx kids ages 11 to 18 will be brought to Ulster County with...
Red Paint And Rage: AOC Lashes Out After Vandalism Over Israel Aid Debate
Vandals Target Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx Office as Debate Over Israel Aid Intensifies, Highlighting Deep Progressive Divides. Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx campaign office was defaced with red paint and anti-Israel...

Pete Davidson Reflects on Becoming a Dad for the First Time: “I Did It!”
Pete Davidson opened up about becoming a father for the first time after his actress girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, announced that she’s pregnant. “I did it!” Davidson jokingly said about the pregnancy while appearing on Tuesday’s episode of The...

Off-duty Border Patrol agent shot in the face in Manhattan park
Manhattan detectives are looking for the suspect who shot an off-duty Border Patrol agent in the face on Saturday night in what appears to have been a botched robbery. Citizen Manhattan detectives are looking for the suspect who shot an off-duty...

Bronx family fights to get suspected son's killer's put behind bars for good
The family of a man who was fatally shot in 2023 is fighting to get their son's suspected killer behind bars for good. Aaron Rene is accused of fatally shooting 31-year-old Marquis Lane on Feb. 7, 2023. Rene is the boyfriend of Brittany Ward, who...

Brooklyn Nets lose to Philadelphia 76ers 87-83 in Summer League finale
The Brooklyn Nets played their fifth and final game of Las Vegas Summer League on Friday evening. So even die-hardiest of Nets fans likely had something better to do than view auditions for the last available two-way contract or maybe a training...

I’m done with slogans, I want a real plan
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. Photo courtesy of Jo Anne Simon Brooklyn’s been promised many big “transformative visions” that too often fall apart under scrutiny. Far too frequently, the community points out these problems and the powers that be...

The BMT plan delivers hard-won industrial investments
Jesse Solomon, SBIDC. Photo courtesy of SBIDC Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront has long been an engine of working-class opportunity. While the sector has changed, its importance hasn’t — and New York City still depends on it for good-paying jobs...