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Terms of Use Privacy Policy menu content ends Menu Gothamist News Arts & Entertainment Food Donate Search Search this site Close Search Search Gothamist: New York City Local News, Food, Arts & Events Stylish Arrow Featured News Live Protest Updates: Hundreds Of Young Protesters Begin Marching Through Manhattan "I'm here because I have younger brothers who are a target because of the color of their skins," one protester said. 1 hour ago News Meet The "Outside Agitator" Whose Bronx March Was Violently Crushed By The NYPD 4 hours ago Arts & Entertainment "Birdwatching Is Not A Crime": Boarded Up Storefronts Become Canvas For Street Artists 4 hours ago News Coronavirus Statistics: Tracking The Epidemic In New York 5 hours ago News Extra Extra: Real Life Is Being Influenced By Twitter, Please RT Because the CrossFit CEO resigned, check out today's end-of-day links: Philharmonic cancels fall season, transphobic JK Rowling, Twitter influences real life, raccoon herder and more. 2 hours ago Food New Indoor Dining Guideline Calls For Barriers Between Tables That Can't Be 6-Feet Apart The state has delivered some new key points to restaurants and watering holes that aim to reopen their dining rooms and bar stools in Phase 3. 2 hours ago News NYPD's Historic Mass Arrest Campaign During George Floyd Protests Was Mostly For Low-Level Offenses "It was 17 hours for a curfew that we could have potentially avoided if they let us go. We were never given that chance." 3 hours ago News A Wave Of Leftist Bangladeshis Lands In New York At least eight Bangladeshi New Yorkers are currently running for office, in local, state, and congressional races. 3 hours ago News Carranza Offers List of Possibilities, But No Specifics, On NYC Public Schools Reopening In September “Our job is to be ready and nimble.” 3 hours ago Food New Report Says Over A Third Of Food Pantries And Kitchens Closed During Height Of Pandemic At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, 39 percent of food pantries had closed. 6 hours ago News The NYPD & Mayor’s Office Were MIA At A Police Oversight Hearing, So New Yorkers Turned It Into A Space Of Shared Grief And Rage "My God, you guys are cowards." 7 hours ago NYC News Never Sleeps NYC News Never Sleeps Get the Gothamist Daily newsletter and don't miss a moment. Dashed Arrow Submit email By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms . News Early Addition: NYC Health Department Suggests You Wear A Face Covering During Sex Because Antifa has become a made-up boogeyman, check out today's midday links: Christopher Columbus beheaded, NYC Health Department COVID-19 sex guidelines, Trump Jr.'s expensive hunting trip, freaky dino bird, and more. 7 hours ago News His Mysterious Illness Was Triggered By COVID. He’s Better Now. But What About In The Future? After a harrowing couple weeks in early May, Israel Shippy's mother is hoping he will stay safe. 9 hours ago News Coronavirus Updates: New York Is Looking At Reopening Pools This Summer “We anticipate putting out guidance for the municipalities in coming days,” said Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor. 10 hours ago News As Civil Courts Reopen, Tenant Advocates Fear Coronavirus Could Spread In A Busy Housing Court The reopening will proceed slowly but the city’s housing courts are notoriously busy and it may not be long before business ramps up again. 10 hours ago News Live Protest Updates: Cops Back Down & Allow Over A Thousand Marchers To Walk Brooklyn Bridge Roadway Also, Kalief Browder's brother spoke at a Black Lives Matter vigil in The Bronx, and the families of victims of police violence led marchers through lower Manhattan. 22 hours ago News New York State Legislature Votes To Repeal Law 50-A That Shields Police From Scrutiny "I have been fighting for years to pass this 50-A bill, and for years the police unions have been blocking the legislation, telling [lawmakers] that it was wrong, that it's gonna put officers at risk, which we know is not true." 23 hours ago News Extra Extra: Dr. Anthony Fauci Warns "We’re Still At The Beginning" Of COVID-19 Crisis Because the Big Apple is becoming a big toilet, check out today's end-of-day links: Trump targets elderly protester, Fauci's stark coronavirus warning, Vanderpump Rules racism, calming geese and more. June 9, 5:28 p.m. New From WNYC WNYC Humans Are Only As Bad As The Systems We Build June 5, 2:25 p.m. Revisiting Wyatt Cenac's 'Problem Areas' June 5, 12:00 p.m. Read More on WNYC News Videos Show NYPD Violently Arresting Crown Heights Residents In Their Building After Breaking Up Barbecue One man says officers whispered racial slurs in his ear, dragged him outside, and beat him while handcuffed. June 9, 4:23 p.m. News Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed The Police Killing Of Eric Garner, Released From Prison Orta was serving time for a gun possession charge that he said was set up by the police. June 9, 3:53 p.m. News The NYPD Stops And Harasses Black And Hispanic Boys For Playing With Sticks, CCRB Report States "When those in power do nothing to address systemic injustices, it is up to the youth to demand change. We need more than reform; we need a radical transformation guided by those who are not confined by preconceptions of what justice can look like." June 9, 2:20 p.m. News Coronavirus Updates: Bus And Subway Riders Jump By More Than 213,000 On First Day Of Reopening It was the first time that subway ridership reached 800,000 since before the coronavirus crisis began. June 9, 1:50 p.m. Arts & Entertainment Rockaway Update: The Ocean's Closed But The Beach Is Bustling On a beautiful Sunday, crowds return to Rockaway... largely unmasked. June 9, 12:30 p.m. News “That Happens in Fascist Countries”: The NYPD Is Interrogating Protesters About Their Political Sympathies Among the questions the NYPD and FBI are asking: "What do you know about antifa?” “Are you with anarchist groups?” “Do you follow protest-related accounts?” June 9, 12:16 p.m. Food NYC Street Protests Have Been A Bright Spot For Struggling Street Vendors “Everybody now... we cry. No business, no food, no anything. I'm going today because I have family." June 9, 11:49 a.m. Help fund the local coverage you rely on. Back the extra reporting you need during this global pandemic. Donate News Photos: Thousands March Across Manhattan For Black Lives Matter Protest "It was energetic, loud, and unmolested by the NYPD." June 9, 11:26 a.m. News Why Mayor De Blasio’s Staff Is Rising Up To Challenge Him “We saw someone who shared our values and we showed up to do the work. And we are not happy right now. This is not what we signed up for." June 9, 11:18 a.m. News NYPD Officer Charged With Assault For Shoving Protester To Street The officer, Vincent D'Andraia, was seen on video shoving a female protester seemingly without provocation. June 9, 9:02 a.m. News Live Protest Updates: Over A Thousand Cyclists Take Over City Streets On Solidarity Protest Ride "These people are standing up for unjust things going on in the country," one man said of the protesters. June 8, 7:45 p.m. News Extra Extra: Hundreds Of Epidemiologists Offer Their Predictions On When We'll Be Doing Everyday Activities Because maybe Trump also watches "Insecure," check out today's end-of-day links: police force legislation, Nextdoor racism, Antifa explainer, dog finds solution and more. June 8, 5:44 p.m. News "Round Up The Green Hats": NYPD Accused Of Deliberately Targeting Legal Observers In Brutal Bronx Mass Arrest “It felt as if we had been taken to prevent us from witnessing what was ...