Sticky situation: New York City street signs covered with gum from tourists

PIX11.com (Local) 9/18 4:40P alizachasan

NEW YORK — Chew on this: tourists on double decker buses are sticking their gum on New York City street signs. Two signs on Broadway near City Hall have been covered in chewed up gum. "People have been quite respectful actually. I'm quite...

Former ‘Jersey Shore’ star Angelina Pivarnick suing NYC, alleging sexual harassment

PIX11.com (Local) 9/18 3:40P alizachasan

Angelina Pivarnick, a Jersey Shore reality star turned emergency medical technician, filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the city of New York, where she s been working as an emergency...

De Blasio backs off claim that anti-Semitism is a ‘right-wing movement’

NYPost.com (Metro) 9/18 2:07P Julia Marsh

"I think we see a difference in New York City than in the country as a whole," de Blasio said, admitting that bias incidents against Jews in the city are largely committed by youth and mentally ill people.

Social activist Dee Poku on why words matter

PIX11.com (News) 9/18 1:31P alizachasan

As the co-founder and CEO of WIE (Women Inspiration, and Enterprise), Dee Poku has been supporting women reach their career ambitions by providing real-world learning by providing unique access to...

Police Revive Marathon Trainer in Central Park

NBCNewYork.com (Top News Stories) 9/18 12:11P

Two New York City police officers revived a runner Sunday morning who suffered a cardiac arrest in Central Park, according to the NYPD. Photo Credit: LightRocket via Getty Images

Rafael Espinal announces run for Brooklyn Borough President

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 9/18 11:18A Scott Enman

Brooklyn Councilmember Rafael Espinal , who represents Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills and East New York, will announce his candidacy for the 2021 Brooklyn Borough President race later this afternoon in a fundraising email to supporters....

LI lawmaker wants ban on plastic toiletry bottles in hotels

PIX11.com (Local) 9/18 10:49A Stephen M. Lepore

ALBANY, N.Y. — There s a new push to ban those tiny bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel from hotel rooms across New York state. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky announced his legislative proposal Wednesday, calling single-use toiletry bottles a...

Complaints against NYPD spiked in 2019

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 9/18 10:42A Noah Goldberg

Complaints against New York City police officers spiked in 2019, rising nearly 20 percent from last year — and new statistics released by the city suggest that cops and civilians cooperating to resolve those cases are having more trouble doing...

National Grid’s gas moratorium: Everything you need to know

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 9/18 9:30A Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A standoff between a gas company and state government has caused a moratorium on new gas hookups in Brooklyn. On one side: National Grid — which provides gas to 1.8 million customers in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island — wants a...

WeWork makes small round of staff cuts after IPO delay

CrainsNewYork.com (Biotech) 9/18 9:23A

Hours after announcing plans to delay an initial public offering, WeWork made a small round of job cuts in a New York City unit that manages on-demand office rentals, said three people with knowledge... To view the full story, click the title link.

Ex-NYCHA big storms out of deposition over discrimination lawsuit

NYDailyNews.com (News) 9/18 9:21A Michael Gartland

Former New York City Housing Authority honcho Michael Kelly stormed out of a sworn deposition over allegations that he, NYCHA, former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and another NYCHA higher-ups discriminated and retaliated against a...

Police searching for senior Bayside woman who went missing on Wednesday morning

The Queens Courier 9/18 9:00A Emily Davenport

Police are looking for a senior woman who was last seen this morning in Bayside . Mary Carragher, 86, was last seen on 33rd Avenue between 209th Street and Corporal Kennedy Street at 11:42 a.m. on...

Community leader, philanthropist and co-owner of Terrace on the Park Jimmy Kaloidis has died at 85

The Queens Courier 9/18 8:45A Jenna Bagcal

Community leader, philanthropist and entrepreneur Dimitrios Jimmy Elias Kaloidis died on the morning of Sept. 16 in Greece. He was 85 years old. In 1955, Kaloidis emigrated to the United States from...

WeWork makes small round of staff cuts after IPO delay

CrainsNewYork.com (International) 9/18 8:20A

Hours after announcing plans to delay an initial public offering, WeWork made a small round of job cuts in a New York City unit that manages on-demand office rentals, said three people with knowledge... To view the full story, click the title link.

WeWork makes small round of staff cuts after IPO delay

CrainsNewYork.com (Economy) 9/18 8:20A

Hours after announcing plans to delay an initial public offering, WeWork made a small round of job cuts in a New York City unit that manages on-demand office rentals, said three people with knowledge... To view the full story, click the title link.