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What Happened to All of NYC’s Community Fridges?

Three years after the beginning of the pandemic, and as food insecurity continues to rise, many of these fridges have shut down. Why?

November 22, 2023

Former State Department Official Terrorizes Food Truck Vendor

Stuart Seldowitz told reporters he was caught "in the heat of the moment" harassing the same man on at least three different occasions.

November 22, 2023

America’s Top ‘Burger Scholar’ Opens Hamburger America in SoHo. Class Is in Session

At George Motz's Hamburger America, aficionados will find everything from the classic smash burger to regional delights like the Oklahoma fried onion burger.

November 21, 2023

AOC Talks Ceasefire, Eric Adams’s Budget Cuts, and the Biggest Crisis Threatening NYC

"When we talk about actual threats to the city, it's not the migrant crisis, it's the housing crisis, and we need to be paying a lot more attention to it." 

November 21, 2023

The NYPD Doesn’t Want the Public to Hear What They Say Over the Radio

A newly proposed law aims to maintain transparency in the cops's radio communications. Plus, more links for your Tuesday.

November 21, 2023

Federal Government: It’s Time to Take NYC’s Jails Out of Eric Adams’s Control

The long-expected filing comes as both a federal monitor and prosecutors have lost all faith in Eric Adams to manage the city's jails.

November 20, 2023

One Easy Trick to Brandish a Gun at a Protest, Get Away With It, and Keep Your City Council Job

New York City's savviest MAGA councilmember also happens to be real close to City Hall, and other links to start your day.

November 20, 2023

New York, City of Broken Clocks

Broken clocks are one more way that we neglect the public realm, make it less useful, less accommodating, less civic minded.

November 17, 2023

Eric Adams’s Austerity Program Comes for Pre-K, Cops, and Libraries

Plus: George Santos on OnlyFans and more links.

November 17, 2023

‘This Is Hell’: NYC Restaurant Owners Call New Outdoor Dining Rules a ‘Poison Pill’ for Small Businesses

New seasonal rules will end up wiping out many al fresco structures and decimate a program that is both wildly popular and crucial for medically vulnerable New Yorkers.

November 16, 2023