The Latest Breaking News from New York

‘It looked like an alien landscape’: Sheldon Serkin’s best phone picture

For a street photographer in a New York zoo, wildlife and children came together brilliantly

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023

New Yorkers baffled by tiny flying bugs swarming city in wake of smoke

Insects appear to have arrived along with smoke from Canadian wildfires though their species is yet to be determined

The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2023

NYC Explorers Club used global reach for doomed Titan rescue

When word reached the Explorers Club that the Titan submersible had gone missing — with two of its members on board — the venerable New York City institution kicked into action.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2023

In a TikTok trend, grisly scenes of purple milkshake horror

NEW YORK: The scenes on social media are grisly. A body dangles out of the trunk of a sedan, dribbling purple goo. Another is draped across a basketball hoop with a net that has been stained lilac. A third splutters in a bathtub covered in dusky handprints.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2023

Nets, Cam Johnson agree to four-year, $108 million deal: report

NEW YORK — That didn’t take long.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2023

First smoky air, now clouds of bugs. Winged aphids invade New York City

As if the smoke and haze sweeping in from fires in Canada weren’t enough, some parts of New York City are swarming with flying insects

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

NYC schools investigation finds several yeshivas fail to offer quality secular education

NEW YORK — Several ultra-Orthodox religious schools fail to provide students with a basic education in subjects such as reading and math, city officials found in a highly anticipated report released Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Nets dumping sharpshooter Joe Harris’ $20M salary in trade with Pistons

NEW YORK — The Joe Harris era in Brooklyn is coming to an end.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Massive ESPN layoffs include Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Keyshawn Johnson and Jalen Rose

NEW YORK — ESPN was expected to lay off 20 people on Friday, including household names like former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, boxing expert Max Kellerman, NFL sideline reporter Suzy Kolber and NBA star Jalen Rose — on his 50th birthday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Miranda and Che take LA in 'And Just Like That' ... and their actors have some theories about fan backlash

Since time immemorial — or at least since "Annie Hall" — pop culture has loved to send tightly wound New Yorkers to the West Coast and watch them squirm uncomfortably in the sunshine.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2023