Yankees thumped by Phillies, swept again in weekend series
Behind an early barrage of offense, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Yankees 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park to sweep the two-game weekend series. For the Phillies, it's a...
View ArticlePark Slope street festival brings out the crowd for Brooklyn Pride
Park Slope’s got Pride! There was no twilight march, but a sizable crowd still showed up for a lively neighborhood street festival on June 12 to celebrate Brooklyn Pride. The afternoon festival, which...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court revives LinkedIn bid to shield personal data
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn Corp another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc from harvesting personal data from the professional networking platform's public...
View ArticleEuro 2020: Slovakia upset 10-men Poland in Group E opener
Poland might have one of the most prolific strikers to ever play the game in Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, who scored 48 goals in 40 matches this season, but on the international stage, it's just...
View ArticleNYCHA residents struggling with utility outages could pay less rent with...
The State Senate has passed a bill that would alleviate rent costs for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenants who experience long-term water, gas, electric and heat outages. The NYCHA Utility...
View Article‘It’ll never be the same’: Bay Ridge vigil memorializes those lost to COVID-19
Bay Ridgeites gathered at Shore Road Park on Saturday to memorialize neighbors lost to COVID-19. The June 12 vigil, organized by community nonprofit Bay Ridge Cares, doubled as a reminder of all that...
View ArticleSEE IT: Family of ducks wanders through Park Slope, stops by bagel shop
Just the seeds, no bagel. A mother Mallard Duck trailed by eight ducklings flapped their way through the streets of Park Slope on Monday — and made time for a nosh. The winged family was spotted by...
View ArticleMTA restores Metro-North Railroad service as commuters return
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will restore more service to Metro-North Railroad commuter lines starting next week, transit gurus announced Monday. "With the region’s reopening picking up...
View ArticleMcConnell to Biden: Supreme Court justices for me, but not for thee
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that President Joe Biden would not get a Supreme Court nominee confirmed in 2024 if Republicans regain control of the chamber and a vacancy...
View ArticleMedina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert sues over New York racing ban
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Monday sued New York horse racing officials for suspending him from running horses at state racetracks, following a positive drug test for the Baffert-trained Medina...
View ArticleCal Clutterbuck keeping Islanders’ focus on ‘each other’, not outside noise
Romanticism within the game of hockey goes to die with New York Islanders veteran fourth-line winger, Cal Clutterbuck. This is in no way an indictment of his personality; rather more of a testament to...
View ArticleThe war against food deserts: Children march over Brooklyn Bridge calling for...
The sight of children dressed up as fruits, such as strawberries and bananas, in protest had many Brooklynites smiling Tuesday morning. But Nancie Katz, journalist and founder of the not-for-profit...
View ArticleOvercoming adversity, artists seek to inspire in new music video
Artists from around the world who have overcome adversity have joined forces in a new recording of 1990s song "You Gotta Be". Deaf British dancer Chris Fonseca and Brazilian musician Johnatha Bastos,...
View ArticleWhat’s the job description for each elected NYC official?
This post sponsored by New York City Campaign Finance Board. [1] The New York City election of 2021 has few precedents — it’s the largest in a generation, with every City office on the ballot, from...
View ArticleQueens World Film Festival returns this month with live screenings across the...
After a successful leap into the digital space in 2020, the 11th annual Queens World Film Festival is making a comeback this month providing live screenings across the borough with 11 days of streaming...
View ArticleFrank Grillo on what the return of the theater experience will bring to...
After a year and a half of empty theaters and movie premieres switching to the small screen, it’s finally back to a regular schedule at the cinema—and that is just what we all need right now, or at...
View ArticleMan dies of injuries after being hit by oncoming car in Manhattan: NYPD
A 52-year-old man died of his injuries after being hit by a car while crossing a Lower East Side street. According to police, at 3:38 a.m. on June 15 police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor...
View ArticleElmhurst man indicted on murder charges for knife attacks that killed one,...
An Elmhurst man has been indicted by a grand jury on murder charges and other crimes for a subway stabbing spree that killed a man and left three others seriously wounded. Queens District Attorney...
View ArticleShake Shack manager sues NYPD unions, city over ‘poisoned’ milkshake incident
The manager of a Downtown Manhattan Shake Shack where three NYPD officers falsely claimed they were poisoned by milkshakes last summer has sued two police unions, the cops involved, and the city....
View ArticleMets manager Luis Rojas more concerned about pitchers’ command after MLB...
New York Mets manager Luis Rojas admitted that Major League Baseball's sudden crackdown on the use of foreign substances doesn't necessarily move the needle in his clubhouse. "Talking around a couple...
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