Demonstrators march on the Brooklyn Bridge during an abortion rights rally ahead of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old ruling that created a constitutional right to an abortion. The reproductive health care provider says it is strategizing to shore up funding. [ more ]

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump (center) and Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz (left) at a July 2023 news conference held to announce new evidence in the Malcolm X assassination. The family alleges that the department and various federal agencies had a hand in the civil rights leader's 1965 assassination. [ more ]

A community composting site in Queens. The city will be adding composting sites at more parks throughout the five boroughs. The City Council is requiring parks in each borough to add new composting sites. [ more ]

Shrimp in garlic sauce, filetillo de pollo, garlic bread, plantains, and rice and beans at Lina Restaurant. Dominican food is always something that brings people together. [ more ]

A blaze in Inwood Park is among the hundreds that gave popped up around the city amid a historic drought. Rain is expected later next week, but forecasters say it won't be enough. [ more ]

The water in the Hudson River is improving, but its temperatures are rising. A new report on the Hudson River estuary finds improvements in water quality but an alarming increase in temperatures. [ more ]

The Greenidge Generation gas-fired power plant is home to a large bitcoin mining operation. State regulators are trying to close the Finger Lakes facility, which uses a natural gas plant to run a massive Bitcoin operation. [ more ]

Daniel Penny arrives for an arraignment hearing at NYS Supreme Court on June 28, 2023 in New York City. Daniel Penny's defense attorneys are trying to cast doubt on her assessment. [ more ]

There are far fewer children enrolled in the city's public schools than there were a decade ago. New York City's public schools have seen declining enrollment for years, but the trend accelerated during the COVID pandemic. [ more ]

Because everyone's drinking those skinny cans of vodka lemonade now, here are your afternoon links: Spotlight on North Jersey's Korean community, an airplane almost hit a UFO near NYC, abandoned townhouse on Matt Damon's block in Brooklyn Heights and more. [ more ]

Row of brownstone houses, MacDonough Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. City Council legislation would let some homeowners turn their units into short-term rentals without requiring them to be present for guest stays. [ more ]

The Brooklyn state Supreme Court building seen on Jan. 9, 2011. Supporters say the Clean Slate Act, signed into law last year, will help formerly incarcerated people get housing, jobs and education. [ more ]

MTA Chair Janno Lieber says his agency needs billions of dollars to prevent the city's mass transit systems from collapsing. Between congestion pricing, proposals for dedicated taxes and a fare increase, the MTA is expecting heaps of new subsidies next year. [ more ]

Because Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a fan of the American version, here are your early links: Eric Adams is looking forward to Elon Musk fixing the government, Roosevelt Island tram is cool, Pitbull and Bon Jovi have joined forces and more. [ more ]

An image of a conductor peering out of a train, as featured in "Subway Portraits." Photographer Sirui Ma spent years chronicling her journeys on the subway. [ more ]

Emergency responders continued to tackle the Jennings Creek-Sterling State Park wildfire this week. The Jennings Creek wildfire was 75% contained in Jersey and 69% contained in New York, according to authorities. [ more ]

People board an NJ Transit train at the Hoboken Transit Terminal. That includes work on the system of wires that kept getting ensnared in NJ Transit equipment on sweltering days. [ more ]

Remnants of crime scene tape in front of the Starbucks on West 145th Street and Bradhurst Avenue in Harlem on Nov. 13, 2024. Some residents are expressing concerns after several instances of gun violence in the neighborhood. [ more ]

Office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. Authorities say the shootings all stem from a yearslong gang rivalry. [ more ]

Daniel Penny walks out of the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court on November 12, 2024 in New York City. Jurors also watched a video of Pennys interview at the precinct that day. [ more ]

Daniel Penny turns himself into the 5th Precinct on May 12, 2023 in New York City. Penny held Neely in a chokehold for about six minutes including for more than 50 seconds after Neely stopped moving according to evidence presented in his criminal trial. [ more ]

Because welcome to the club, Giuliani, here are your evening links: P'Nut did not have rabies, tough times for NYC's craft beer industry, Infowars under new ownership, and more from around the city and internet. [ more ]

Drivers will soon pay a price for contributed to this type of Manhattan congestion, and the MTA plans to use the money to fix up its rotten transit infrastructure. Gov. Kathy Hochul gave the MTA's long-planned tolling program the green light. Here's how much drivers will pay. [ more ]

Speaker Adrienne Adams during this week's Council meeting. City lawmakers approved a commission that could change the City Charter next year. [ more ]

In the final days before the November 2024 election, Rep. Mike Lawler joined supporters at a "Back the Blue" rally. The GOP representative held onto his blue-leaning congressional seat and has made little secret of his aspirations for higher office. [ more ]