Author: Newyorki

New York City has installed its first bus shelter featuring a cooling green roof in Brownsville, Brooklyn, as part of a pilot program aimed at protecting passengers from extreme heat and heavy rainfall. The shelter, located along the busy Pitkin Avenue commercial corridor, is topped with native plants, grasses and wildflowers. The vegetation is designed to provide natural cooling, retain excess rainwater and create a habitat for local pollinators. The project also includes three nearby bus shelters equipped with heat-resistant roofs. These shelters use an inexpensive reflective film intended to redirect sunlight and reduce heat around the waiting areas. Together,…

New York City has begun installing 17 modular public bathrooms across all five boroughs as part of a $4 million pilot program designed to expand access to clean, free and accessible facilities. The bathrooms will be placed in public plazas, parks and other high-traffic areas where residents, workers and visitors currently have limited access to restroom facilities. Installation is beginning this month, and the city will evaluate the program over a one-year trial period. Each unit will be free to use and open daily from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. The fully touchless and ADA-accessible facilities will include running-water sinks,…

Panic broke out aboard a Metro-North train heading toward Grand Central Terminal after a woman allegedly made a serious threat, prompting dozens of passengers to escape through emergency windows. The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 a.m. as the train approached Grand Central. According to authorities, a passenger activated the emergency brake after the woman reportedly threatened those around her and suggested they were facing their “last day on Earth.” The train stopped approximately 100 yards from the platform, triggering fear and confusion among passengers. Around 60 people reportedly opened emergency windows, climbed out of the carriages and walked along the…

New York City police have launched an investigation after a woman’s body was discovered inside a container near Plumb Beach in Brooklyn. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday and arrived at a parking area near the beach, located off the Belt Parkway. They found the woman unresponsive inside a container, and emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. The woman’s identity has not yet been released, pending formal identification and notification of her family. Authorities have also not disclosed her approximate age or provided information about how long the body may have…

The New York Yankees continued their strong late-season run with an 8–1 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, powered by home runs from Cody Bellinger and Spencer Jones and a dominant performance from starting pitcher Max Fried. The victory was New York’s third in a row and seventh in its last eight games, improving the team’s record to 88–63 as it continued competing for position in the American League East. Bellinger gave the Yankees an early advantage with a two-run home run in the first inning. He finished the game with three hits, delivering another productive performance at…

United States authorities say they disrupted an alleged Russian intelligence operation that sought to assassinate a prominent Russian opposition figure living in the Washington, D.C., area. A federal indictment unsealed in Manhattan charged five people with participating in what prosecutors described as an international network that conducted surveillance, recruited operatives and planned attacks against Russian dissidents and supporters of Ukraine. The defendants were identified as Russian nationals Yuri Khrameev, 63, and his son Kirill Khrameev, 27; Cuban nationals Oemis Romagoza Durruthy and Yaidel Delgado Suarez, both 35; and Venezuelan national Angel Eduardo Castro, 22. All five were charged with conspiracy…

Teachers and parents are calling for major changes at a Coney Island elementary school as chronic absenteeism and weak academic results raise concerns about whether students are receiving adequate educational and family support. P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy School, which serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, has an enrollment of approximately 233 students. Reports indicate that around 60% of its pupils are chronically absent, meaning they miss at least 18 days—or roughly 10%—of the school year. Attendance records reviewed by the New York Post reportedly classified 167 students as chronically absent during the previous academic year, although that figure…

New York City has unveiled an ambitious 10-year strategy designed to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries by redesigning dangerous streets, targeting reckless drivers and expanding protections for pedestrians and cyclists. The Vision Zero Reimagined plan brings together 19 city agencies and includes more than 100 policy commitments intended to make the city’s transportation network safer. The measures range from physical changes to intersections and roads to stronger enforcement against drivers with repeated traffic violations. Under the plan, the city intends to install reinforced visibility improvements and other safety treatments at 1,000 intersections every year. Officials will also prioritize streets…

Residents of the South Bronx are pressing city officials for clearer answers as health authorities continue investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak centered in the Melrose and Morrisania neighborhoods. Concerns intensified after preliminary testing detected Legionella bacteria in 10 cooling towers across the affected area, including one at Yankee Stadium. The cooling systems were ordered to be drained, cleaned and disinfected as officials worked to identify the source of the infections. At least 10 people have been diagnosed in the cluster, including one person who died and three patients who required hospitalization. Health officials cautioned that the detection of Legionella DNA…

Residents of the South Bronx are demanding greater transparency from city officials as health authorities continue investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has killed one person and infected at least 10 others. The cluster is concentrated in the Melrose and Morrisania neighborhoods, particularly ZIP codes 10451 and 10456. Three patients remained hospitalized as officials worked to identify the source of the outbreak. The New York City Health Department tested cooling towers throughout the affected area and detected traces of Legionella bacteria in 10 towers, including one at Yankee Stadium. All affected systems were ordered to be drained, cleaned and disinfected.…