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New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake on April 5.

Terry Whittingham, from Salt Lake City, is only in Manhattan for one day, but she still set aside time to participate in the NYC Easter Parade in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue. Founded in the 1870s, the annual parade is famous for its accompanying Bonnet Festival. “This is my first year attending,” […]

The New York Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival 2024 takes place in New York City on March 31.

New York City planned to test technology that can detect firearms on passengers in its subway system as part of an effort to deter violence in underground transit, its mayor announced on Thursday. NYC Mayor Eric Adams said the New York Police Department (NYPD) will begin testing portable scanning machines at several stations after a […]

Former Democrat presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and entertainers teamed up on Thursday night to fundraise for President Joe Biden, racking in a record-setting $26 million-plus for his reelection campaign. The event at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, however, was marred by a disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters shouting from the audience. The Gaza […]

NEW YORK—A subway rider was pushed onto the tracks and killed by a train, the latest in a string of violent episodes in New York City’s transit system that have prompted officials to beef up policing in the subway system. The shoving victim, who has not been identified by authorities, was pushed onto the tracks […]

The New York City Council filed a notice of appeal on Monday, seeking to overturn a recent ruling that declared a 2022 law allowing “noncitizens” to vote in municipal elections as unconstitutional. The appeal was filed with the state’s Supreme Court in a bid to reinstate the controversial legislation, Local Law 11, which has been […]

New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis, and that is partly due to limited supply and too much red tape surrounding the development of housing projects. Mayor Eric Adams is taking unilateral action to get rid of what have been found to be pointless environmental reviews to fast-track these small- to […]

New York City is implementing a law that would require pizzerias or bakeries with wood or coal-burning ovens to install filtration systems to limit fumes interfering with neighbors. NTD’s Chris Beers visited a Brooklyn pizzeria for the latest.  

NEW YORK—Morning commutes on a New York City subway line were severely delayed Thursday after a train conductor was slashed in the neck, with transit officials blaming union members for disrupting service as they demanded safer working conditions. The attack on the conductor happened around 3:40 a.m. as a southbound A train was pulling into […]

A prosecutor won’t extradite a murder suspect from Arizona to New York. New York Justice Arthur Engoron denies former President Donald Trump’s request to delay enforcing the $355 million civil fraud ruling. California seems to have a larger budget deficit than originally thought. We have more on the new report and where the losses are […]

A new directive implemented by New York’s state administration under Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeing thousands of illegal immigrants receive taxpayer-funded cash—despite not otherwise qualifying for welfare assistance payments. The implementation follows a modification of New York’s “Safety Net Assistance Program” (SNA) in May of last year. The change saw an expansion of the program’s […]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, joined by New York Police Department high-ranking officials, makes a public safety-related announcement at 2:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 5.

New York City and Boston are dealing with the effects of illegal immigration. We take a look at the impact the influx of people is having on everyday Americans. The U.S. defense secretary apologizes. Why did Lloyd Austin hide his hospitalization, and how is a new order by President Joe Biden sparking pushback from Israel? […]

A congestion tax of $15 could soon be levied against commuters traveling by car into Manhattan south of 60th Street, as New York is poised to roll out its “Central Business District Tolling Program.” The program is facing a number of lawsuits, however. NTD spoke to Shlomo Angel, a professor of city planning at New […]

NEW YORK—A former U.S. Marine sergeant, who was charged with manslaughter for killing Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on the New York City subway, must face trial after a judge decided on Wednesday against his motion to dismiss the indictment. Judge Maxwell Wiley rejected Daniel Penny’s motion to dismiss the charges at a hearing on […]

New York City is doing something right as it is the most populous city in the country and is a major economic driver. Lynn Ellsworth, chair of Alliance for a Human-Scale City, analyzes whether NYC can be better.