Fresh Hell
New Body Cam Footage Shows NYPD Started Confrontation With Migrants in Times Square
Footage released by the DA's office shows the cops initiated the arrest of a migrant in Times Square after he made a remark about "Ugly Betty."
Power
Now Playing at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park: Unionized Workers
An aging theater, groping by theatergoers, and the aftereffects of 'Barbenheimer' paved the way for a new union.
Eternal City
Lucy’s Is Being Evicted. Do the Landlords Care?
Getting upset about a dive bar being evicted and replaced with a TD Bank or a luxury apartment is one of the few universal rights that New Yorkers have.
Morning Spew
Xenophobic Goons in Berets Administering Vigilante Justice Live on Fox News? What Could Go Wrong?
During Curtis Sliwa's interview on Hannity, he claimed his Guardian Angels were "taking down" a migrant. Except they weren't. Plus, more links for your Thursday.
$20 Dinner
This East Village Block Now Stars Both Lebanese Fried Chicken And Pakistani Paratha Rolls
Hen House and Kolachi are two excellent new late-night additions to lower First Avenue
Eric Adams
How To Manufacture a ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
As he gears up for reelection, Eric Adams is once again painting with a much darker brush.
Morning Spew
Mayor Adams Has a ‘Revolutionary’ Approach to Bus Lanes: Not Building Them
The self-proclaimed "bus mayor" would have to build 130 miles of bus lanes in 23 months to keep his campaign promises (and more links to read on the bus).
Fresh Hell
10 Fun Facts About Soccer Before New York New Jersey Gets World Cup 2026
New York New Jersey is getting the World Cup in 2026! You might be curious about our scheduled visitors. What is a FIFA? What, for that matter, is fūtbol?
Morning Spew
Mayor Adams Wishes Friend Who Pled Guilty to Illegally Helping His Campaign ‘The Best’
Retired NYPD officer Dwayne Montgomery will pay a $500 fine and do community service for his involvement in a straw donor scheme.
The Cops
An NYPD Inspector Honored Her Mother’s Passing—By Allegedly Making Her Subordinates Work OT at the Funeral
A complaint alleges that a high-ranking Community Affairs officer had subordinates collect overtime for attending the service.
Staying Alive
As Cases Surge, Governor Hochul Moves to Kill State-Mandated COVID Sick Leave
The push to end mandatory COVID sick leave comes amid a major wave of virus cases, which experts estimate is the second largest of the pandemic.
Morning Spew
As NYC Winters Get Warmer, NYC Lawmakers Kill Winter Outdoor Dining
And other links to start your extremely temperate Monday in February.