Greenpoint’s shimmering transformation from grimy Polish holdout to Brooklyn’s cashmere-clad playground offers a cautionary tale for New York’s affordable housing boosters: despite two decades of rezoning and a thicket of glossy new towers, rents st…
A photo-op between Zohran Mamdani, socialist mayoral hopeful, and Imam Siraj Wahhaj, an unindicted 1993 World Trade Center bombing co-conspirator, set New York tongues wagging after Wahhaj’s decades-old sermons urging “jihad” marches and fundraising for global Muslim causes resurfaced via foreign intelligence reports. Mamdani, seemingly unfazed, grinned for the camera—proving that even a candidate’s controversial friends can make more headlines than their policies.
With early voting looming in New York City, aspiring mayors Amitai Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo crisscrossed boroughs over the weekend, pitching their visions at Queens College and, ever the crowd-pleasers, at a lively Coney Island soccer tournament. Both camps weaved policy amidst penalty kicks, but how many votes are won on the pitch remains anyone’s guess—pollsters, as ever, will keep their cards close.
Zohran Mamdani, eyeing New York’s mayoralty, finally addressed criticism for meeting Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who, though revered locally, carries baggage from being named an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and for past homophobic remarks. Mamdani blamed “faith-based” double standards, noting previous mayors mingled with the imam unscathed—politics, as ever, favouring selective outrage over universal memory.
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.
New York police questioned a 22-year-old after a quarrel in a Flatbush lobby ended with a 24-year-old man fatally shot—this being Dorchester Road’s turn in Brooklyn’s regular rotation. The 70th Precinct clocks three murders this year, matching 2024, though shooting victims are down 20%. Even if the numbers look brighter, the safest property remains a cool head, not a lock or alarm.
New York police arrested Christopher Moss in Little Caribbean after he allegedly dumped a decomposed body in a Flatbush rubbish bin, then attempted to assault officers in a scuffle fit for a noir pastiche. Local residents, noses firmly out of joint, reported the stench; Moss now faces multiple charges, though homicide is off the table for now—a classic case of mystery meat, details to follow.
The NYPD is searching for Kristina Ortiz, a 17-year-old who left a Crown Heights residential program on Dean Street late Monday night with her infant son, Colin. Both vanished from the facility, which houses young mothers in foster care, around 11:30 p.m.—sparking concerns, questions, and a citywide tip line. One hopes the pair are found before New Yorkers’ penchant for unsolicited advice kicks in.
A 24-year-old man was shot dead in a Flatbush apartment in Brooklyn early Sunday, drawing New York police to 2020 Dorchester Road at 2 a.m. and landing one person in custody. As the NYPD keeps details—and the victim’s name—close, we are reminded that the city’s long twilight struggle with gun crime continues, though at least the paperwork seems to move with alacrity.
