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NYC Brings Back Neon Stickers to Shame Parking Scofflaws

Large neon notices return alongside $65 fines in attempt to assist street sweepers

(Newser) - New York drivers who gamble on alternate-side parking just got a loud, neon-green reminder that the house is changing the rules. After a 14-year break, the city has resurrected its oversize "sticker of shame" for cars that block street sweepers, now paired with a $65 ticket and a message...

8 Injured in Coney Island Shooting, Including 4 Children

Gunfire broke out during the night's fireworks display

(Newser) - A Fourth of July night in Coney Island turned chaotic when gunfire broke out near the boardwalk, injuring eight people, half of them children, say police in Brooklyn. Shots rang out around 10:30pm Saturday as fireworks were underway, reports the New York Post . The victims were four boys ages...

Mamdani-Endorsed Candidates Sweep Their NYC Primaries

Left-wing victories boost Mamdani's influence in New York primaries

(Newser) - New York's primary night delivered a jolt to the Democratic establishment—and a boost to the city's left flank, the New York Times reports. Brad Lander, a former city comptroller, unseated incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in a marquee House primary, attacking him from the left and zeroing in...

Cafe That Boasts 'Radical Hospitality' Bans Congressman

Brooklyn's Poetica Coffee doesn't want Dem Dan Goldman visiting due to his stance on Israel

(Newser) - A Brooklyn coffee chain that touts "radical hospitality" just drew a federal civil-rights probe after telling a New York congressman he's not welcome. Williamsburg's Poetica Coffee posted an apparent surveillance still of Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman during his Sunday visit to the cafe on Instagram and blasted...

Mom Who Killed Her 3 Kids on Coney Island Is Sentenced

Erin Merdy will spend 20 years to life behind bars

(Newser) - Erin Merdy, the Brooklyn woman who drowned her three children in the Atlantic Ocean in 2022 was on Wednesday sentenced to 20 years to life behind bars, the New York Times reports. Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of Zachary Merdy, 7; Liliana Stephen, 4;...

Harry Styles Reportedly Engaged to Zoe Kravitz

One Direction star, 32, is said to be 'completely smitten' with Batman actor, 37

(Newser) - Harry Styles may be permanently off the market. A source tells Page Six that the One Direction pop star and The Batman actor Zoe Kravitz are engaged following eight months of dating, after Kravitz was photographed over the weekend smooching with Styles while wearing a noticeable ring —and the...

Mamdani Blasts 'Unacceptable' Mistaken Arrest by NYPD

Narcotics detectives are now on modified duty after wrong man is violently detained in NYC liquor store

(Newser) - Two New York City narcotics detectives are off their regular beats for now after a video showed them pummeling a man in a Brooklyn liquor store—who police later acknowledged wasn't the drug suspect they were after. The clip, filmed Tuesday inside the BK Wine Depot in the neighborhood...

2nd Suspect Arrested in NYC Shooting That Killed Baby Girl

Suspected shooter has been in custody since shortly after the drive-by

(Newser) - A second suspect in the stray-bullet killing of a 7-month-old baby on a Brooklyn street was arrested Friday, police said, two days after a shooting the police commissioner called "a tragedy that truly shocks the conscience." Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was apprehended in Pennsylvania by New York Police Department...

NYPD Manhunt Is on for Killers of Infant in Stroller

Police seek moped driver, accomplice after gang-related shooting kills 7-month-old infant

(Newser) - New York City police are now hunting two men they say are tied to the death of a 7-month-old Brooklyn girl who was hit by stray gunfire Wednesday. Kaori Patterson-Moore was in her stroller near the intersection of Moore and Humboldt streets in Williamsburg when someone riding on the back...

Preschool Director Allegedly Stole Tuition for WWE Trips

Swiss boss accused of $2.8M embezzlement from KinderHaus Brooklyn

(Newser) - Parents thought they were paying $48,000 a year for German-immersion preschool; prosecutors say they were also funding pro wrestling meet-and-greets for the director and her three kids. Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested Murielle Misczak, the former director of KinderHaus Brooklyn, accusing her of siphoning roughly $2.8 million in...

Harvard Fellow Became Legendary Weed Smuggler
Harvard Fellow Became
Legendary Weed Smuggler
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Mar 22, 2026 3:10 PM CDT

Harvard Fellow Became Legendary Weed Smuggler

Harvey Prager is now an attorney in Brooklyn

(Newser) - Harvey Prager is not your usual pot smuggler. Before all was said and done, he built a countercultural maritime empire and then swapped it for an AIDS hospice and a law career. In a long narrative for Rolling Stone , Jack Crosbie traces how the Harvard fellow bailed on academia in...

Robber of 6 Banks Barely Broke Even, NYPD Says

Three times, police report, the suspect walked out with nothing

(Newser) - New York City police have identified a suspect for whom crime apparently didn't pay much—especially when his commuting costs are subtracted. Gustavo DeJesus Torres, 33, is accused of robbing six Chase Bank branches in five days across Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Each time, the robber passed...

After 19 Years in Prison: 'This Case Should Have Never Happened'

Judge throws out conviction for Kenneth Windley, 61, who ended up behind bars in 2007 for robbery

(Newser) - A man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a roughly $550 robbery was exonerated and freed on Monday, after prosecutors said they now agree he didn't commit the crime. "It cost me 20 years, but they said they corrected it now. So that's all that...

Cops: Body of LI Teen Who Vanished in January Is Found

Police say no sign of foul play in death of Thomas Medlin, 15, found in Brooklyn waters

(Newser) - A missing Long Island teen who was initially believed to have traveled to New York City to meet a contact from the game Roblox has been found dead in Brooklyn, police say. Fox News reports that the body of 15-year-old Thomas Medlin of St. James, New York, was retrieved from...

Supreme Court Keeps GOP District for Midterms

Justices temporarily halt state court order for new lines on New York seat

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' New York congressional district, halting a state judge's order that the lines be redrawn before the next election. In a brief order Monday, the court granted Malliotakis' emergency request to block a New York trial court ruling that found...

A Historic Cemetery Needs a Plan B
A Historic Cemetery
Needs a Plan B
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Feb 8, 2026 9:05 AM CST

A Historic Cemetery Needs a Plan B

Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery will test human composting as alternative burial method

(Newser) - One of the nation's oldest cemeteries is turning to one of the newest forms of burial: human composting. The Wall Street Journal reports that Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is teaming with the German company Meine Erde (My Earth) to introduce "natural organic reduction." The process will sound...

Girls Sue Elite Private School Over Explicit Photos

Lawsuit alleges Brooklyn school ignored warnings on predatory teacher, an ex- Jeopardy! champ

(Newser) - Two teens who say a Brooklyn teacher coerced them into sending nude photos are now suing him and the elite private school that employed him, accusing Saint Ann's School of ignoring warnings and failing to protect them or stop the spread of explicit images. The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday...

NYPD Probes Possible Hate Crime at Chabad HQ

Official says man had spoken to people gathered for Hasidic Jewish holiday

(Newser) - A car repeatedly slammed into the front of the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, triggering a hate crime investigation and a citywide security response, according to New York officials. No one was hurt and the driver was quickly taken into custody outside the prominent Hasidic Jewish site...

Ex-Nickelodeon Actor Struck, Killed in NYC Hit-and-Run: Cops

NYPD searching for drivers after All That ?'s Kianna Underwood, 33, is fatally struck in Brooklyn

(Newser) - Former Nickelodeon child actor Kianna Underwood has been identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run in Brooklyn, per Variety . The 33-year-old was struck and killed early Friday in the Brownsville neighborhood, according to multiple outlets, including TMZ . The NPYD said a woman was pronounced dead at the scene, but...

Aldi's No-Frills Setup Doesn't Just Target Budget Shoppers

Discount German chain now trying to appeal to higher-income customers, too, to grow in the US

(Newser) - New Yorkers don't usually line up before dawn for a supermarket, but a recent Brooklyn opening showed just how far Aldi's American following will go for cheaper groceries and a free tote bag. The German discount chain, long a cult favorite among budget-minded shoppers, is now on track...

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