Scientists have linked the Hudson River’s worst outbreak of cyanobacteria in 40 years—a 60-mile algal slick stretching from Beacon past Germantown—to 2025’s record heat, drought, and leaky upstate sewers. Experts at the Cary Institute and Riverkeepe…
Two would-be freeloaders in Brooklyn and the Bronx did more than skip subway fares—transit police netted both armed men during routine checks, seizing a Ruger and a ghost gun after their separate arrests on October 16th. One, Michael Henry, was already on parole; the other, Talik Williams, tried a false name before surrendering both his identity and a pistol stylishly engraved “Flight Club”—a curious tribute for one caught on the run.
Oneil Kennedy, a 45-year-old Bronx resident with a chequered record of assault, was arrested for allegedly luring a 13-year-old into Seton Falls Park and exposing himself—a scenario distressingly déjà vu, as he has faced similar accusations since 2010. Thanks to New York’s bail eligibility rules, he was released pending a December 3 court date; we marvel at jurisprudence in which repeat performances draw little more than a curt invitation to return.
New York police are seeking three men after an early-morning fracas on the Bronx’s northbound 6 train platform left a bystander punched and tossed onto the tracks, reportedly after “making contact” with a passing train—a phrase New Yorkers prefer in euphemism. While suspects’ mask-and-puffer-jacket disguises did little for identification, the NYPD is confident enough in crowdsourcing to solicit tips from all comers, 24/7.
We eavesdropped as amNewYork rode the 1 train from the Bronx to Lower Manhattan, prodding straphangers about the looming 2025 mayoral race and the panoply of city vexations—rent, crime, transit woes—which appear distressingly perennial. New Yorkers, ever blunt, told reporters what keeps them up at night, but whether their candour will sway City Hall or just entertain Instagram is anyone’s guess—though the MTA, as usual, remains unmoved.
