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Adams' Adviser Out After Slipping Reporter Bag of Cash

And not that much cash, in a potato chip bag, gets Winnie Greco booted from mayor's reelection campaign

(Newser) - A longtime former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams has been benched from his reelection campaign after an unusual handoff. More than $100 in cash, stuffed inside a red envelope and nestled in a bag of potato chips, found its way from Winnie Greco to a reporter from...

Mark Rothko's Ex-NYC Digs Up for Grabs for $9.5M

Painter's carriage house in Manhattan is also where Elvis recorded part of Love Me Tender

(Newser) - A luxury home along Manhattan's "stable row" that once housed painter Mark Rothko is up for grabs, with an asking price of $9.5 million. "This carriage house on East 69th Street is a rare offering with significant cultural and architectural history," Jennifer Henson of the...

NYC Workers Have Gone Back to the Office

Office visits top pre-pandemic levels for first time, and Miami might not be far behind, says Placer.ai

(Newser) - The COVID pandemic has failed to kill New York City office culture, as some predicted. A new analysis from location analytics platform Placer.ai , which tracks foot traffic at 1,000 commercial buildings across the country, finds office visits in NYC have rebounded and, in a first for any major...

Tesla Eyes NYC for Robotaxi Expansion

Company looking for data collectors in Queens, though it hasn't yet filed for permits

(Newser) - Tesla appears to be setting its sights on New York City for its next robotaxi expansion, posting a job listing for data collectors to drive its vehicles through the streets of Queens. The company is seeking candidates to serve as "prototype vehicle operators," gathering audio and video...

Anna Sorokin Faces Backlash Over Bunnies in Brooklyn

Socialite known as Anna Delvey denies blame, hairstylist admits leaving photo shoot rabbits in park

(Newser) - Anna "Delvey" Sorokin, infamous for her turn as New York's pretend German heiress, has found herself at the center of another social media uproar—but this time, it's about bunnies. Sorokin claims she's facing hundreds of death threats after being accused of abandoning three rabbits...

New Yorker Unearths Diamond at State Park

Micherre Fox will turn gem from Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds park into engagement ring

(Newser) - After weeks of digging through dirt at an Arkansas state park, a determined woman struck personal gold—a 2.30-carat diamond she plans to turn into her engagement ring. Micherre Fox, a 31-year-old native of New York City, made the find at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, reports...

Cuomo Lights Into Mamdani Over His Apartment

Ex-governor slams fellow Dem for living in rent-stabilized apartment; Mamdani calls Cuomo 'petty'

(Newser) - Andrew Cuomo is showing no signs of backing down from New York City's mayoral race, pledging to run as an independent after progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani clinched the Democratic nomination. The ex-governor's latest tactic? Going after Mamdani for living in a rent-stabilized apartment in Queens for just $2,...

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10 Best Cities for Urban Gardening

New York comes in at No. 1, thanks to the number of community gardens

(Newser) - New York City might not conjure up immediate images as a gardening haven, but the city comes in at No. 1 on a related new ranking. Lawn Starter looked at various metrics to determine the best US cities for urban gardeners, and NYC scored the top spot thanks mainly to...

3 Injured After Being Shot 'in the Heart of Times Square'

Victims are said to be stable; 17-year-old has been taken into custody after early Saturday incident

(Newser) - Three people were wounded during a shooting in New York City's iconic Times Square, the New York Police Department said Saturday, per the AP . One person has been arrested and is being questioned over the shooting, which took place around 1:20am, the police said. ABC News reports the...

Carriage Horse's Sudden Death Sparks Debate in NYC

Incident triggers renewed calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in city

(Newser) - A 15-year-old carriage horse named Lady collapsed and died Tuesday afternoon near 11th Avenue and West 51st Street in Manhattan, less than two months after starting work in New York City. Police responding to a 911 call found Lady unresponsive; she was pronounced dead after being transported to a...

NYC Gunman's Mom Said He Had a Sports Concussion

Shane Tamura threatened to kill himself during previous mental health crises

(Newser) - The mother of the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office tower home to the NFL told 911 dispatchers during a 2022 incident when he threatened to kill himself that he suffered from a sports-related concussion and other issues, new information released by Las Vegas police Tuesday revealed,...

Deadly Legionnaires' Outbreak Traced to NYC Cooling Towers

2 have died in Harlem, with dozens more sickened

(Newser) - An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Harlem has left two dead and at least 58 others ill, prompting warnings from health officials. The cluster was first identified July 25, with numbers climbing since then, per the Guardian . Acting New York City health commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse advised anyone in...

Mating Coyotes Find a Home in Central Park

Photographers have observed Romeo and Juliet lounging at the theater—and getting busy

(Newser) - We know coyotes stroll around Central Park . Now, we know the shy and skittish animals also lounge on the steps of the park's Delacorte Theater, cross busy intersections, bond affectionately out in the open, and howl in response to emergency vehicles' sirens. In a report at Smithsonian , New York...

Mamdani on Defense After Manhattan Shooting

Mayoral candidate taking heat for old tweets backing the 'defund the police' movement

(Newser) - This week's Manhattan shooting that took the life of a New York City police officer has Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on the defensive, reports Politico . Back in 2020, when the "defund the police" movement was in full swing, Mamdani tweeted his support. "There is no negotiating...

NYC Shooter Took Out a 'Beloved' Lobby Presence

Cornell graduate Julia Hyman, unarmed guard Aland Etienne named as victims

(Newser) - An off-duty police officer was the first victim of the Manhattan mass shooting. A 27-year-old Cornell University graduate was the last. Julia Hyman, an employee of the real estate company which owns and manages 345 Park Avenue, was shot and killed in the Rudin Management offices on the 33rd floor...

Workers Were Not About to Let the Gunman Into Their Office

Photos circulate of barricade erected by Blackstone workers during Park Avenue shooting

(Newser) - As a gunman went on a murderous rampage in a Manhattan high-rise on Monday that left four dead and five others injured before authorities say he took his own life, workers from one financial firm were determined to prevent him from gaining entry to their office space. ABC7 reports on...

Gunned-Down Cop Was 'a True Blue New Yorker'

Didarul Islam 'made the ultimate sacrifice,' died 'a hero' in Manhattan shooting

(Newser) - He was a father of two, with another child on the way. And he was the first to die inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday. Didarul Islam, who'd been a New York City police officer for 3.5 years, was working a corporate security detail at 345 Park...

Gunman Kills 4, Including an Officer, at Manhattan Offices

Police say suspect killed himself in building that houses NFL headquarters

(Newser) - A gunman killed at least four people at a Manhattan office building on Monday evening, the AP reports, one of them an off-duty New York City police officer shot while exchanging fire with the shooter in the lobby, NBC News reports. The suspect then disappeared into the skyscraper, and panicked...

Waves of Abandonment Overwhelm Animal Shelters

Rising pet care costs leave owners with few choices, and shelters packed

(Newser) - America's animal shelters are running out of room, and rising costs are putting pet owners—and their pets—in a tough spot. As NBC News reports, New York City's largest shelter marked an unwanted milestone last week: Rocky, an 11-year-old dog, became the 1,000th animal to...

Cities Where the Traffic Headaches Are Real

DC tops ConsumerAffairs' list as the worst city in America for traffic congestion

(Newser) - The daily commute in the nation's capital averages more than 30 minutes—helping DC earn the "worst" spot in ConsumerAffairs' rankings of the US cities with the most and least traffic. To shake out which places give drivers the most agita, the outlet's researchers looked at the...

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