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NYPD Botched Domestic Violence Responses Before a Murder, Newly Released Records Show

The killing of Aaron Bonnett in his parents’ home in The Bronx nearly eight years ago hardly made a public ripple. Three brief media reports noted that the 31-year-old was found on his bedroom floor with a puncture wound to the neck and head trauma — and that police were interested in questioning his girlfriend. […]

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Environmental Protection Chief Rohit Aggarwala to Step Down

City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala speaks at City Hall about an ongoing drought in New York.

Rohit Aggarwala resigned from his position as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday, according to an email obtained by THE CITY. As the head of the DEP, Aggarwala’s portfolio included oversight of the vast drinking water system, the sewers and projects for flood protection and mitigation, among other items.  Appointed to the […]

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Staten Island Congressional District Declared Unconstitutional and Ordered Redrawn

A judge has ruled that the boundaries of one of New York’s Congressional districts is unconstitutional, throwing a wrench into the 2026 midterm elections. Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Pearlman of Manhattan issued a ruling Wednesday that says the boundaries of New York’s 11th District — which currently covers Staten Island and a small part of […]

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Judge Orders New Psych Eval in Subway Cleaner Assault Case

Alexander Wright, charged in a 2022 attack on a subway cleaner, appeared Wednesday in Bronx Supreme Court

Veteran transit worker Anthony Nelson took a beating on the job close to four years ago. And it’s taken nearly that long to see his alleged attacker inch toward a possible trial. The station cleaner visited a Bronx courtroom again on Wednesday to see the man prosecutors say pummeled him. He expressed frustration with the […]

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Hudson River Park Ending Decades-Long Parking Contract with ICE

People walk past a Chelsea Piers garage

The Hudson River Park Trust, a publicly-owned corporation overseen by New York State and the city, will end its longstanding contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid growing concerns about the Trump administration’s heavy-handed tactics.  As far back as 2004, ICE has used the Hudson River Park Trust’s waterfront parking lot at Pier 40 to […]

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