The NYPD has consented to revamp how it responds to protests as part of a settlement announced Tuesday that resolves federal suits filed over its response to the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations. “Today’s agreement, stemming from the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, sets new protocols and policies in place...

Electric Zoo, the electronic dance music festival held on Randall's Island in New York City every Labor Day weekend, was marred by several complications this year that caused it to end in chaos; fans stormed through the gates to enter the event on its final day.  Social media clips show...

Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum Cable, and Disney are currently in a spat over access fees. Failing to come to an agreement, Disney pulled its programming from Spectrum on the last day of August; the company's TV channels, including ESPN, will be gone for the 15 million people...

Jesse Lance, an NYPD inspector accused of roughing up a George Floyd protester in Brooklyn two years ago, was cleared of all departmental charges. According to NYPD records, two other officers were found guilty of using excessive force. At his March trial at 1 Police Plaza, Lance testified Kedwin Payamps...

Pope Francis didn’t hold back when discussing his dismay at the attitude of certain conservative American Catholics. Francis made his comments in a private meeting with Portuguese members of his Jesuit religious order while visiting Lisbon in early August. The Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica, which is vetted by the...

At last, CNN has a new CEO. The hope is that this one sticks around. It was announced Wednesday that Mark Thompson, the former chief executive of The New York Times Company and director general of the BBC, would step in as CNN’s new chief executive and chairman.  Thompson will...

The New York City Council signaled Monday that Madison Square Garden will receive a five-year extension on its permit atop one of the nation’s busiest transit hubs; it's a move to put the pressure on owner James Dolan to cooperate with the long-held plan to rebuild Penn Station below it....

It’s not New York without pessimism. 53% of New York’s registered voters believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, and a staggering 80% want term limits for the governor and legislators, according to a new poll. Some other big numbers? The respondents gave Governor Kathy Hochul a 40%...

It's just one snapshot in time, but it's something to be happy about if you're the DeSantis campaign. An InsiderAdvantage national survey of 850 likely Republican caucus and primary voters conducted on Thursday has Florida's governor netting 18% support, nearly doubling his support from the  9.7% he got in the previous...

Is New Haven a crime haven? According to Yale's police union, yes. Members of the Yale Police Benevolent Association circulated two types of pamphlets on move-in day: one claims that murders, burglaries and car thefts are on the rise, and the other lists examples of violent crime in New Haven....