It's Monday in New York, where there were 591 cases last year in which lying down or taking up more than one seat on a train, bus or in a transit station was the most serious charge.
That’s up more than 3,000% compared to the year prior, when there were just 19 of these cases.
And so far, the NYPD's crackdown on these low-level offenses has continued under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who campaigned on promises to rely more on outreach workers than police to deal with homelessness in the transit system.
Here's what else is happening:
Does the City Council district that's home to the Stonewall Inn still need to have a gay representative? Voters will decide on Tuesday.
A new City Council bill would require the city to assess potential memorials for the Draft Riots of 1863, one of the deadliest episodes of civil unrest in American history.
"These kids are our biggest fans": The MTA recently invited more than a dozen children with autism to Grand Central Terminal to try out sophisticated train simulators.
Lifelong Mets fan Dominic DiGesu, the bassist for the band Geese, spoke with WNYC before throwing out the first pitch at a game over the weekend.
When most New Yorkers are either at their 9-to-5 jobs — or asleep late at night — are you out doing something cool? Gothamist wants to hear from you about how you take advantage of off-peak New York City.
The MTA's trains and buses are covered in ads for personal injury law firms that have a knack for suing the MTA.
King Charles is still planning to visit Washington, D.C. today — and New York City on Wednesday — despite any apprehension brought on by the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.
Mayor Mamdani's video celebrating the pied-à-terre tax plan outside a prominent billionaire’s Central Park South home is sparking a backlash from members of New York City’s business community who say the mayor went too far in an era of increasing political violence.
