1+ week, 2+ day ago  (839+ words) Washington Examiner Pakistani national pleads guilty to planning mass shooting at NYC Jewish center to support ISIS A Pakistani national known as "Shahzeb Jadoon" pleaded guilty to planning a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn, New York. The…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (278+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has endorsed Democrat Micah Lasher in the crowded primary to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), boosting a longtime ally in one of the party's most competitive races. Lasher, a former Hochul policy director and longtime fixture…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (233+ words) New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state's homeless shelters for migrants." The sisters' mother, Vesta Louis, told Politico this week that federal investigators raided both of their homes…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (374+ words) The New York City Police Department detained two people on Saturday in response to a chaotic clash between a group of anti-Muslim demonstrators and counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion. The anti-Islam protest was led by pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, rioter Jake Lang, who…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (276+ words) A New York City labor union in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is endorsing Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who launched his reelection bid for a third term last week. Teamsters Local 237 released a statement on Thursday backing Goldman over former…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (364+ words) Incumbent Republican David Pruhs lost his bid for reelection as mayor of historically red Fairbanks, Alaska, to Democratic candidate Mindy O'Neall. O'Neall, who had the backing of the state's Democratic Party, received 1, 808 votes compared to Pruhs's 1, 528 votes. The 280-vote margin…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (299+ words) The Department of Justice celebrated the guilty plea of notorious drug kingpin and cartel leader Ismael Zambada Garcia, who was arrested in July 2024, in a Brooklyn federal court on Monday. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Zambada Garcia would spend…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (310+ words) Three people were killed and another eight were wounded in a mass shooting at a New York City club early Sunday morning. Gunfire began around 3: 30 a. m. inside the Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Authorities believe a "dispute…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (260+ words) Competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, consuming nearly 71 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Since 1972, the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest has been held in Coney Island, New York, every Fourth of…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (338+ words) The only New York City councilmember to represent a portion of Brooklyn, Inna Vernikov, beat her primary challenger, Ari Kagan, in the GOP primary Tuesday night. Vernikov's race was called after she led 66% to Kagan's, a former councilman, 33% with 90% of…...