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2+ hour, 40+ min ago (16+ words) Hoboken opens door to Airbnb as NYC and other NJ towns lock out short-term rentals'Gothamist...
Can you have a full night out in New York City for under $20? We did it.
27+ min ago (340+ words) Published Apr 2, 2026 at 11:33 a.m. ET This column originally appeared in Looped In NYC, our weekly newsletter for where to go and what to know. There's a joke that New York City has a $20 "leaving the house tax" because it's so hard…...
Spring break travel could be a mess, NY. Brace for long lines and $4 gas.
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (696+ words) Published Apr 2, 2026 at 6:01 a.m. ET Spring break is almost here " and with it comes travel chaos. Travelers should be patient whether they're going by plane or car, officials and experts say. Area airports are expecting a higher number of passengers this…...
How 'American Psycho' inspired a new theater opening in Bushwick
1+ day, 53+ min ago (467+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. ET What started as a desire to stage a musical production of "American Psycho" has led to Bushwick getting a new cultural venue. The Empyrean Club, a theater-cum-restaurant-cum-bar-cum-lounge, is set to open a block away from the…...
NYC's poorest residents would get free subway and bus rides under Council plan
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (537+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 2:36 p.m. ET Nearly 1 million low-income New Yorkers would get free subway and bus rides under a budget proposal announced by the City Council on Wednesday. Council Speaker Julie Menin said the legislative body wants to expand a city-run…...
Is Linden Blvd NYC's new 'Boulevard of Death?' 9 dead in crashes on street since 2021.
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (904+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET The deaths of two people in hit-and-run car crashes along Brooklyn's Linden Boulevard last month have led a local councilmember to declare the notorious stretch the city's new "Boulevard of Death." Zachariah Padilla, 4, was run down…...
New York City's greatest pranks, from fantastical parades to a phony Mets star
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (759+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. ET Artist and activist Joey Skaggs has been inviting members of the New York City media to his annual April Fools" Day parade along Fifth Avenue since 1986. Various news outlets have shown up to cover the parade…...
A one-man psychedelic art empire thrives in Brooklyn
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (533+ words) Published Mar 31, 2026 at 11:01 a.m. ET An unlikely tourist destination has sprouted in Brooklyn: Psychedelic painter Alex Aliume's East Williamsburg home studio. "I receive calls all the time. 'Hey, we are around, we would love to visit,'" said Aliume, a Ukrainian refugee…...
Work to get lead paint out of NJ homes faces funding cliff
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (960+ words) Published Mar 31, 2026 at 6:31 a.m. ET Work to get lead out of Garden State homes has surged in recent years, fueled by an influx of federal pandemic relief money and urgency from Newark's drinking water crisis. But it's been years since Newark…...
Coney Island Mermaid Parade set to return after ‘urgent financial crisis’
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (586+ words) Published Mar 31, 2026 at 6:01 a.m. ET Mer-folk of New York City, rejoice: It appears the 44th annual Mermaid Parade will return to Coney Island this summer after all. In early March, the beloved neighborhood parade looked like it might be canceled. Coney Island…...