NYC's Citizen Pruners Make the Kindest of Cuts

A band of volunteer arborists helps keep the city's 660,000 sidewalk trees healthy and safe.

Governor Hochul, Contradicting Her Own Cannabis Agency, Claims Weed Bodegas Sell Products 'Contaminated' With Fentanyl

According to a 2023 OCM fact sheet that the agency said is still accurate, "there have been zero verified incidents of fentanyl 'contamination' in cannabis."

Mayor Adams Raised the Flag of Switzerland. Things Got Weird

It took 110 mayors before we gave you this news roundup.

Street Vendor Crackdown in Bushwick Ends With Police Officers Smashing Grandfather's Head

Witnesses and family members say the man was trying to prevent DSNY and NYPD cops from seizing his daughter's food cart.

The NYPD’s Watchdog Still Runs Criminal Reports of the Victims of Police Misconduct Without Telling Them

That might be about to change.