Mangione's defense team has argued that holding the federal and state trials so close together is a "practical restraint."





Deputy U.S. Attorney Sean Buckley wrote that “the public’s interest is both substantial and compelling, and is best served by proceeding to trial without delay.” [ more › ]

A stock photo of an NYPD cruiser





Kevin Crosby, 49, was charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence. [ more › ]

Alex Kane, Senior Reporter at Jewish Currents, film subject Nicole Krishtul, and director Alison Klayman.





"Scenes from the Divide" director Alison Klayman said she wanted to make a film that "holds up a mirror for this moment." [ more › ]

A protest against an ICE detention center in Roxbury Township, New Jersey.





Township officials are battling housing advocates over what’s known as the Mount Laurel doctrine. [ more › ]

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He was found unconscious Friday afternoon. [ more › ]

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a new term this year. The state's most powerful transit workers unions are seeking new contracts. [ more › ]

James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park in North Bergen, New Jersey.





Thomas DeLeo pleaded guilty earlier this month. Now, his successor is also accused. [ more › ]

The officer says she reported the assault 14 months ago but the NYPD didn't take disciplinary action. [ more › ]

Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Courts Building in Suffolk County





Professors at six prominent law schools say Glenn Kurtzrock is a symbol of the state's broken grievance system. [ more › ]

Because people are digging through ancestry records to get backup passports, here are your afternoon links: Calvin Tomkins dies at 100, nice apartment in The Dakota for sale, "Bachelorette" guys react to the big news and more. [ more › ]

File photo of street vendors doing business in Corona Plaza, Queens.





Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez has along history of advocating on behalf of street vendors. [ more › ]

Gov. Kathy Hochul has made affordability the centerpiece of re-election campaign.





Hochul laid out a handful of significant changes she’s urging lawmakers to make to the state’s landmark 2019 climate law. [ more › ]

Protesters demonstrated Saturday against a planned ICE detention center in Roxbury, NJ





The lawsuit ratchets up the bitter fight over a 1,500-person site in a deep-red part of the Garden State. [ more › ]

NYPD barricades outside the 73rd precinct on March 4, 2023.





Police say the 18-year-old attempted to board a flight at JFK without a boarding pass days after the apparently random attack in East Elmhurst. [ more › ]

The owner of the restaurant near campus says its name is a "tribute” to a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza and the protest movement. [ more › ]

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs an Executive Order establishing the Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appoints Taylor Brown as Director at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center on Friday, March 13, 2026.





The civil rights attorney brings a background in LGBTQ+ legal fights and personal experience navigating barriers to her new city role. [ more › ]

An NYPD van in New York City on July 7, 2025





The collisions happened Thursday night and Friday morning, respectively. [ more › ]

Changes coming to the east side of Prospect Park will keep cyclists from tangling with pedestrians and motorists in areas like this one.





Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made moves to expedite the installation of new bike lanes across the city, many of which were sidelined under his predecessor Eric Adams. [ more › ]

Gov. Hochul rallies with leaders and advocates for auto insurance reform proposals





Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to reshape New York’s insurance laws, much to Uber’s delight. Trial lawyers aren’t happy. [ more › ]

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Renita Francois at the press conference Thursday.





The new office will be led by Renita Francois, who served in the de Blasio administration's Office of Criminal Justice for years, a source familiar with the plan told Gothamist. [ more › ]

Michael Griffin, a member of the Jersey City Council, said police will be more engaged with communities with the end of fixed-post patrols.





The new mayor, with a new public safety director, touted the reforms as ways to build community trust. [ more › ]

Because run clubs are so last year, here are your afternoon links: Citi Field food lineup, drone dropped package over upstate New York prison, bright headlights and more. [ more › ]

Catch a weird movie on the mayor. [ more › ]

Mayor Mamdani reads to a 3-K class in Canarsie.





A budget deficit and the politics of enrollment caps are making it harder for the mayor to fulfill his promise of smaller classes. [ more › ]

From this week's Looped In newsletter: A case for the doctor's appointment capital of the world. [ more › ]

File photo from a 2014 battle over raising the minimum wage in New York City. Another fight is brewing with a proposal in the City Council to create a $30 minimum across the five boroughs.





Business and labor leaders say they are girding for a policy fight likely to stretch from City Hall to Albany. [ more › ]

Because it's not a lot but it's something, here are your early links: Stubborn Bronx pothole, push to limit self-checkout for 15 items or fewer, possum on a toy shelf and more. [ more › ]

People sit and walk in Washington Square Park in the West Village on March 26, 2023.





Highs will rise over the next few days, including into the 60s over the weekend, but they won’t stay there for long. [ more › ]

New York correction officers and their supporters staged a protest near the Greene Correctional Facility state prison in February 2025.





Legislation introduced recently by Democrats and Republicans show the prison system remains a source of concern for NY lawmakers. [ more › ]

The new mayor is asking a new governor for record levels of aid, even as Sherrill tries to deal with the state's own budget shortfall. [ more › ]

A man rides an e-bike through Times Square.





Mayor Zohran Mamdani will stop requiring court appearances for minor cycling offenses and push new safety rules for delivery apps. [ more › ]

Luigi Mangione attends a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 18, 2025 in New York City.





Lawyers say he plans to read through 800 jury questionnaires ahead of his federal trial. [ more › ]

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.





Authorities say DNA from a detainee’s jumpsuit and surveillance video support charges against a federal jail guard accused of abuse and lying to investigators. [ more › ]

New York City's 'trash revolution' will very likely be televised.





Gregory Anderson, a public service veteran with sanitation department experience, will oversee the aggressive containerization of city trash. [ more › ]

Because she's coming to Broadway this spring, here are your afternoon links: Brutal allergy season coming up, cool flower show at the NY Botanical Garden, "taste" is a Silicon Valley buzzword and more. [ more › ]