Harvey Epstein is sworn in to the City Council in a ceremony at City Hall on Dec. 4. Because the seat was vacant following the resignation of his predecessor Carlina Rivera in late August, Epstein is allowed to take office immediately. ( Photo: Office of Harvey Epstein) Epstein Sworn into Council Seat, Endorses Powers in 4-Way Race for Assembly The race among four candidates seeking to land the Democratic party endorsement in a special election for the 74th Assembly... News 04 Dec 2025 | 06:55
Justin Siguenica was struck by two vehicles in a northbound lane of the FDR Drive shortly before midnight on Nov. 26 and was pronounced dead at the scene. ( Photo: Citizen) 22 Year-Old Man Killed on FDR Drive was Loyola H.S. Alum The 22 year-old man who was struck by two cars on the FDR Drive in East Harlem the day before Thanksgiving was a graduate... News 03 Dec 2025 | 09:40
Clockwise from top left: Assembly District 74 candidates Sarah Batchu, Kevin O’Keefe, Marquis Jenkins, Keith Powers. ( Photos: Candidates’ Instagram) Four Assembly Race Candidates To Learn Democratic Party Pick Soon The votes of fewer than 200 people on Dec. 10 may decide who the next downtown Assembly member will be. The Democratic nominee... News 01 Dec 2025 | 03:54
Julie Menin said she has pledges of 37 votes, more than enough to secure her election as speaker of the City Council come January. ( Photo: Courtesy Julie Menin campaign) Julie Menin Declares Victory in City Council Speaker Race Upper East Side City Council Member Julie Menin said she has secured 37 votes, more than enough to be elected to speaker... News 01 Dec 2025 | 01:33
New York City Mayor Eric Adams swears in Jessica Tisch as the next commissioner of the New York City Police Department on Nov. 25, 2024. Tisch, a billionaire heiress, is a well-known philanthropist for Jewish causes who often wears a Star of David at public appearances. ( Photo: Michael Appleton / Mayor’s Office) Why Jessica Tisch Agreed to Stay on as Top Cop under Mamdani NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who has served a year as the city’s top cop under Mayor Eric Adams, emailed the entire police... News 21 Nov 2025 | 03:12
Daily News Union rally Oct. 29, 2025: left to right, News union rep Evan Simko-Bednarski, News Guild New York President Susan DeCarava, and City Council member Carmen De La Rosa, who chairs the Council’s labor committee. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Daily News Union Ratifies Contract with Owner, Alden Global Capital After three years without a contract, three politician-supported rallies this past summer and fall, and multiple other acts... News 20 Nov 2025 | 02:18
Julie Menin, who has been on the City Council since 2021, is seen by some as the front runner to be elected speaker. She beat Republican Alina Bonsell by 48.2 percent in the CD5 race. ( Photo: Julie Menin campaign) CD5 Winner Menin Is Seen as Front-Runner for City Council Speaker There was little doubt that Julie Menin, the incumbent Democratic City Council member in District 5, representing a big stretch... News 07 Nov 2025 | 06:12
Kevin O’Keefe, the president of the St. Vartan Park Conservancy, was one of the first candidates to declare for the downtown Assembly seat that Harvey Epstein is vacating now that he has been elected to the City Council. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Special Election Assembly Race Downtown Draws Big Field of Candidates The dust has not settled on the 2025 election and already at least eight candidates have declared, or are on brink of declaring,... News 07 Nov 2025 | 04:20
Harvey Epstein (center) shortly after he was the projected winner of the CD2 race, with supporters at Linen Hall in the East Village on Election Night, Nov. 4. He pulled in nearly 80 percent of the vote. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Epstein Wins Big, Racks Up Nearly 80% of Vote in CD2 Race Harvey Epstein pulled nearly 80 percent of the vote against three challengers in City Council District 2, which takes in... News 07 Nov 2025 | 01:45
Kevin Mulligan, owner of The Laurels Cafe, huddles with building landlord Josef Yusuf Bildirici on Oct. 26 after a fire erupted in the basement of the restaurant,m at Second Avenue and East 14th Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Passerby Sees Smoke, Saves Beloved East Vllage Café It was the quick thinking of a woman waiting for a bus that saved The Laurels Cafe. She spotted smoke coming from the basement... News 02 Nov 2025 | 11:23
A man was not expected to survive after being struck by a northbound Q train on Halloween evening just after 5:30 p.m. at the 63rd and Lexington Avenue station. Police are handling it as an attempted suicide. ( Photo: Citizen) Halloween Horror: Man Critical After Being Struck by Subway on UES A suicidal man was pulled by first responders from under the Q northbound train at just after 5:30 p.m. in a Halloween horror... News 02 Nov 2025 | 12:50
Any voters who are still wavering when it comes time to cast their ballot, will have to hunt to find independent candidate Andrew Cuomo. He’s polling as the number two, but because he’s an independent on the Fight and Deliver line, he’s the eighth candidate in the line-up. Two candidates who said they dropped out, Jim Walden and Eric Adams are ahead of him in the lineup. ( Photo: Vote NYC) Cuomo Buried in 8th Slot on Ballot Line May Not Get Much Boost From Adams Endorse New Yorkers have begun to vote for a new mayor but the last minute endorsement by Eric Adams last week for Andrew Cuomo is... News 27 Oct 2025 | 07:05
Construction worker Jorge Sanchez died when he fell 60 feet into a tunnel at the Gateway Project at 30th Street and Eleventh Avenue on Oct. 23. His family says the hardworking family man always had a smile on his face. ( Photo: GoFundMe) Worker Killed in Fatal Fall at Gateway Tunnel Always Had Smile on Face, Says Family The heartbroken daughter of a 52-year-old construction worker who was killed when he plunged 60 feet into a tunnel at the... News 27 Oct 2025 | 05:45
Virginia Maloney ( Photo: Virginia Maloney campaign) CD 4 Race Pits Virginia Maloney (D) vs Indie Kyle Athayde News 24 Oct 2025 | 12:28
A U-Haul delivery van allegedly driven by an 86-year-old man came to a halt on East 57th St. on Oct. 21, but not before hitting two cars, driving onto the sidewalk and crushing three mail relay boxes, knocking over a LinkNYC wifi kiosk, and hitting a fire hydrant. Also, a female pedestrian was hit by the falling bus sign. ( Photo: Citizen) Elderly Driver Unleashes Chaos in E. 57th St. Crash, Injures 3 An 86-year-old driver of a U-Haul minivan unleashed a Rube Goldberg-ish afternoon of chaos when police said he rear-ended... News 24 Oct 2025 | 11:55
