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Carriage Horse's Sudden Death Sparks Debate in NYC

Incident triggers renewed calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in city

(Newser) - A 15-year-old carriage horse named Lady collapsed and died Tuesday afternoon near 11th Avenue and West 51st Street in Manhattan, less than two months after starting work in New York City. Police responding to a 911 call found Lady unresponsive; she was pronounced dead after being transported to a...

NYC Gunman's Mom Said He Had a Sports Concussion

Shane Tamura threatened to kill himself during previous mental health crises

(Newser) - The mother of the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office tower home to the NFL told 911 dispatchers during a 2022 incident when he threatened to kill himself that he suffered from a sports-related concussion and other issues, new information released by Las Vegas police Tuesday revealed,...

Deadly Legionnaires' Outbreak Traced to NYC Cooling Towers

2 have died in Harlem, with dozens more sickened

(Newser) - An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Harlem has left two dead and at least 58 others ill, prompting warnings from health officials. The cluster was first identified July 25, with numbers climbing since then, per the Guardian . Acting New York City health commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse advised anyone in...

Mating Coyotes Find a Home in Central Park

Photographers have observed Romeo and Juliet lounging at the theater—and getting busy

(Newser) - We know coyotes stroll around Central Park . Now, we know the shy and skittish animals also lounge on the steps of the park's Delacorte Theater, cross busy intersections, bond affectionately out in the open, and howl in response to emergency vehicles' sirens. In a report at Smithsonian , New York...

Mamdani on Defense After Manhattan Shooting

Mayoral candidate taking heat for old tweets backing the 'defund the police' movement

(Newser) - This week's Manhattan shooting that took the life of a New York City police officer has Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on the defensive, reports Politico . Back in 2020, when the "defund the police" movement was in full swing, Mamdani tweeted his support. "There is no negotiating...

NYC Shooter Took Out a 'Beloved' Lobby Presence

Cornell graduate Julia Hyman, unarmed guard Aland Etienne named as victims

(Newser) - An off-duty police officer was the first victim of the Manhattan mass shooting. A 27-year-old Cornell University graduate was the last. Julia Hyman, an employee of the real estate company which owns and manages 345 Park Avenue, was shot and killed in the Rudin Management offices on the 33rd floor...

Workers Were Not About to Let the Gunman Into Their Office

Photos circulate of barricade erected by Blackstone workers during Park Avenue shooting

(Newser) - As a gunman went on a murderous rampage in a Manhattan high-rise on Monday that left four dead and five others injured before authorities say he took his own life, workers from one financial firm were determined to prevent him from gaining entry to their office space. ABC7 reports on...

Gunned-Down Cop Was 'a True Blue New Yorker'

Didarul Islam 'made the ultimate sacrifice,' died 'a hero' in Manhattan shooting

(Newser) - He was a father of two, with another child on the way. And he was the first to die inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday. Didarul Islam, who'd been a New York City police officer for 3.5 years, was working a corporate security detail at 345 Park...

Gunman Kills 4, Including an Officer, at Manhattan Offices

Police say suspect killed himself in building that houses NFL headquarters

(Newser) - A gunman killed at least four people at a Manhattan office building on Monday evening, the AP reports, one of them an off-duty New York City police officer shot while exchanging fire with the shooter in the lobby, NBC News reports. The suspect then disappeared into the skyscraper, and panicked...

Waves of Abandonment Overwhelm Animal Shelters

Rising pet care costs leave owners with few choices, and shelters packed

(Newser) - America's animal shelters are running out of room, and rising costs are putting pet owners—and their pets—in a tough spot. As NBC News reports, New York City's largest shelter marked an unwanted milestone last week: Rocky, an 11-year-old dog, became the 1,000th animal to...

Cities Where the Traffic Headaches Are Real

DC tops ConsumerAffairs' list as the worst city in America for traffic congestion

(Newser) - The daily commute in the nation's capital averages more than 30 minutes—helping DC earn the "worst" spot in ConsumerAffairs' rankings of the US cities with the most and least traffic. To shake out which places give drivers the most agita, the outlet's researchers looked at the...

Jury Acquits Carriage Driver in Horse's Central Park Collapse

Trial underscored New York City's struggle with 150-year-old tradition

(Newser) - A six-person New York jury found a carriage driver not guilty on Monday of animal cruelty in the collapse of a horse in Central Park on a summer day in 2022. Ian McKeever's attorney, Raymond Loving, said the horse wasn't overworked and that Ryder just tripped while changing...

College Grads, Maybe Skip the Big Cities

ADP finds the most favorable prospects in Raleigh, Milwaukee metro areas

(Newser) - Researchers are offering a tip to college graduates entering "one of the toughest markets for entry-level jobs in years," per the Wall Street Journal : The most promising locations aren't America's largest metro areas. Payroll-services provider ADP ranked 55 metro areas for college graduates, based on affordability,...

Cuomo Jokes Losing May Mean a 'Move to Florida'

NYC mayoral candidate delivers 'a wow line' at event

(Newser) - In what one attendee called "a wow line," Andrew Cuomo joked at a closed Hamptons event on Saturday that losing the New York City mayoral race to democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani might prompt him to change his address. "It's all or nothing," he told business...

Martian Meteorite Sells for Out-of-This-World Price

Martian rock NWA 16788 had been expected to fetch millions at Sotheby's

(Newser) - An out-of-this-world item sold for an equally out-of-this-world price on Wednesday. The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth—a 54-pound hunk known as NWA 16788—sold at a Sotheby's auction for $5,296,000, outpacing the $2 million to $4 million it was projected to go for. CBS...

Ex-Commissioner's Suit Calls NYPD 'Criminal Enterprise'

Suit names Mayor Eric Adams, other top department officials

(Newser) - A little more than a week after four high-ranking former NYPD officials filed lawsuits accusing Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of corruption and cronyism comes another complaint, this one filed Wednesday by former interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon. Politico reports he's suing the NYPD, Adams, and...

These Cities Were Made for Walking
These Cities Were
Made for Walking
Jul 15, 2025 9:09 AM CDT

These Cities Were Made for Walking

Philly is the best metropolis to take in some fresh air and the sights on foot, per USA Today

(Newser) - "Get ready to save on gas." That's USA Today's enthusiastic lead-in to its list of the most walkable cities in the nation, which received nominations from travel experts and were then voted upon by a stroll-happy public. The City of Brotherly Love, aka Philadelphia, earned the...

Flash Floods Hit New York, New Jersey

Roads blocked, mass transit affected in Northeast

(Newser) - Heavy rain swept across parts of the US Northeast on Monday night, inundating parts of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding that stranded vehicles in roadways, closed subway lines, and led to the declaration of a state of emergency. Flash flood watches and warnings were in place in...

Cuomo Says He's Staying in NYC Mayoral Race

'The general election is in November and I am in it to win it'

(Newser) - "I am in it to win it," former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a video posted on X Monday, weeks after he lost the Democratic primary for New York City mayor to Zohran Mamdani. Cuomo, who finished 12 percentage points behind Mamdani, said he now plans...

Influencer Learns Harsh Reality of NYC Co-Op Boards

Livvy Dunne rejected in attempt to buy Babe Ruth's old apartment

(Newser) - Livvy Dunne, a 22-year-old social media influencer, has learned that fame and financial clout can't guarantee entry into a New York co-op. Dunne, who has parlayed her LSU athletic stint as a gymnast into millions in endorsements, was set on buying a two-bedroom apartment on the Upper West...

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