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Proposed NBA Trade Has Knicks Landing a New $19 Million Starter
The New York Knicks are in the market for a new center and could turn to the NBA trade market to address their need. New York lost Isaiah Hartenstein to the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency. The Knicks still have Mitchell Robinson on the roster, but the center’s recent...
NYC Summer Streets kicks off in Queens, Staten Island
New York City’s Summer Streets celebration begins on Saturday in Queens and Staten Island, encouraging New Yorkers to get outside by turning hustle-prone streets into carless safety zones for pedestrians and cyclists.
Volunteers from New York Cares spruce up NYC public school ahead of students' arrival in the fall
New York Cares, the largest volunteer network in the city, brought together dozens of volunteers Friday to spruce up a New York City public school.They gathered on the Upper West Side at PS 145, The Bloomingdale School, to prepare the facility for the upcoming school year.Volunteers cleaned classrooms, walkways and storage areas - and they painted interior walls and the building's exterior!New York Cares recently launched its fifth annual Stand with Students campaign, an initiative supporting New York City public schools and students.To find out how to volunteer with the organization, visit www.newyorkcares.org.----------* Get Eyewitness News Delivered* More New York City news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
Justin Timberlake’s Lawyer Claims He Wasn’t Drunk and ‘Should Not Have Been Arrested for DWI’
Justin Timberlake’s lawyers have claimed the singer was not drunk when he was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of a DWI in Sag Harbor, New York, last month.Chris Brown Sued for $15 Million by Security Guard Over Alleged Backstage Assault “The most important fact to know about this case is that Justin was not intoxicated and should not have been arrested for DWI,” the lawyer, Ed Burke, said in a statement to Rolling Stone after a court hearing on Friday. “The police made a number of very significant errors in this case… Sometimes the police make mistakes and this...
56 affordable apartments available at luxury Williamsburg rental, from $1,757/month
Renderings courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Applications are being accepted for 56 below-market-rate apartments at a new luxury rental in Williamsburg. The nine-story building at 597 Grand Street offers residents spacious units with modern amenities, like a fitness center and rooftop terrace. New Yorkers earning 80 and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $1,757/month for studios to $3,963/month for two bedrooms.
Chinatown Night Market returns with second street fair of the summer
CHINATOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) — Chinatown Night Market returns for its second event of the summer on Friday, in one of Manhattan’s most culturally rich neighborhoods. The street food fair sits at the gateway of Manhattan Bridge at Forsyth Plaza and Forsyth Street and runs from 8 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Shoppers and foodies will enjoy […]
CrowdStrike outage left 9/11 first responders without workers’ comp payments
NEW YORK — The CrowdStrike computer program outage that crippled private businesses and municipal governments across the globe on Friday has left dozens of 9/11 retired first responders without their workers’ compensation checks, union officials said Tuesday. As of Tuesday, workers’ compensation payments for EMS members that were...
The International Rights of Nature Movement Gets Regional Attention
In stories like “Rip Van Winkle,” writer Washington Irving coined the phrase “the lordly Hudson” to describe the river’s majestic flow. Along with writers and poets, Indigenous peoples have traditionally seen human-like or supernatural characteristics in rivers, mountains, or the earth itself to properly understand our relationship to the natural world.
Edafe Okporo, a Gay Nigerian Refugee, Could Be the First Former Asylum Seeker Elected to the NYC Council
Edafe Okporo is running for the New York City Council because he still believes in the promise that America represents, even despite the ordeal he faced in coming to the United States. He first arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport in November 2016 after fleeing homophobia in his home country of Nigeria; a group of men banged on his door in the middle of the night chanting, “Gay! Gay! Gay!” and beat him unconscious, he says. Never having stepped foot in the U.S. before, he admits that he was “pretty naive about what would happen.” Watching Donald Trump chant “Build the wall!” on the airport’s television sets, he says he had no idea who Trump was or what those words even meant.
100 years: Join in on a Century Award celebration for Northport Shipwreck Diner
The Northport Shipwreck Diner is 100 years old. On August 15 at 6pm, the Northport Historical Society will present the Century Award in honor of the iconic diner’s 100th anniversary. Join loyal customers and community members in the Shipwreck’s courtyard for a buffet-style dinner and drinks to celebrate the diner’s rich history.
President of Berkshire Furniture, Eric Bernstein Passes
Eric Bernstein, President of Berkshire Furniture, passed away after battling cancer. He was 55 years old. Bernstein’s company, based in Springfield, NJ, is one of New Jersey’s oldest family-owned furniture stores. Originally named Bernstein Furniture, Eric’s great-grandfather Solomon Bernstein opened his first store in 1903. Eric Bernstein joined his father, Lawrence, at Berkshire Furniture in 1991.
US-Canada illegal border crossings surge – and those migrants are heading to NYC
CLINTON COUNTY, N.Y. - Mountain Mart, a gas station in the small city of Plattsburgh, New York, was once an unassuming pit stop before a trip to the nearby Adirondacks, or perhaps a stay near Lake Champlain. Thanks to its proximity to the northern border, it’s now better known as an outpost for migrants, the penultimate stop on their long journeys from home.
Daughter of fallen FDNY firefighter is latest academy graduate
NEW YORK — Probie Jessica Chiodo graduates from the FDNY fire academy on Friday and starts her first shift on Saturday, and wishes she could get to work sooner. “I’m very excited to get out into the field,” said Chiodo, one of nearly 300 new FDNY graduates. “I’m working Saturday night and Sunday night. I’m going right in. No time like the present.”
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