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Cardi B pairs with City Hall to push applications for free NYC child care
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (333+ words) Published Apr 3, 2026 at 1:31 p.m. ET Rapper and Bronx native Cardi B is teaming up with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to encourage parents of 2-year-olds to apply for the city's free child care program starting in June. To help spread the word, the…...
Former NYPD sergeant, 3 others charged in alleged bribery, kickback scheme
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (634+ words) Published Mar 31, 2026 Modified Mar 31, 2026 A former NYPD sergeant whose security company was awarded millions of dollars in city contracts and former executives at a Brooklyn-based nonprofit are facing corruption charges in an alleged scheme to embezzle and steer business toward…...
Woman fatally struck in Brooklyn hit and run, NYPD says
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (219+ words) Published Apr 2, 2026 at 2:20 p.m. ET A woman who was crossing a Brooklyn street Thursday morning was struck and killed by a driver who drove away from the scene, police said. The 44-year-old victim, whom police did not identify, was walking in…...
Police searching for second suspect in fatal shooting of 7-month-old Brooklyn girl in stroller
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (529+ words) Published Apr 2, 2026 at 11:27 a.m. ET Police said on Thursday that they are still looking for the driver of a moped who sped off after his passenger fired a gun and killed a 7-month-old girl in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Kaori Patterson-Moore was…...
NYC's merger with Brooklyn's Maimonides Medical Center delayed
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (591+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 3:01 p.m. ET Modified Apr 1, 2026 at 4:56 p.m. ET New York City won't meet its April 1 target to finalize a deal to fold Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn into the city's public hospital system, after the parties failed to get the…...
7-month-old girl in stroller fatally shot in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYPD says
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (432+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET Modified Apr 1, 2026 at 5:36 p.m. ET A 7-month-old girl was fatally shot in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference that the shooting happened around 1:21 p.m. as the girl's…...
NYC parents looking for child care have a new tool at their fingertips
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (528+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 2:24 p.m. ET New York City parents looking for information about child care programs have a new, easy-to-use tool at their disposal: a searchable map, courtesy of City Hall. "Parents already carry so much," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in…...
How 'American Psycho' inspired a new theater opening in Bushwick
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (467+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. ET What started as a desire to stage a musical production of "American Psycho" has led to Bushwick getting a new cultural venue. The Empyrean Club, a theater-cum-restaurant-cum-bar-cum-lounge, is set to open a block away from the…...
Man fatally shot near north end of Central Park, police say
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (305+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 7:21 a.m. ET A man was shot to death near the north end of Central Park in Manhattan late Tuesday night, police said. NYPD officers responding to a 911 call found the 36-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds outside a building…...
Coney Island Mermaid Parade set to return after ‘urgent financial crisis’
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (586+ words) Published Mar 31, 2026 at 6:01 a.m. ET Mer-folk of New York City, rejoice: It appears the 44th annual Mermaid Parade will return to Coney Island this summer after all. In early March, the beloved neighborhood parade looked like it might be canceled. Coney Island…...