A man jaywalking on W. 35th St. Jaywalking will be officially decriminalized in NYC as of this month.
A man jaywalking on W. 35th St. Jaywalking will be officially decriminalized in NYC as of this month. ( Photo: Jack Ahern )

As of April 17, New Yorkers who cross the street outside of a crosswalk will not be subject to getting fined. The change in law was passed by the City Council last October.

Jaywalking to Be Fully Decriminalized in NYC
03 Apr 2025 | 05:56
News

Jaywalking will officially be decriminalized as of April 17, when new NYC Department of Transportation rules go into effect. This means that New Yorkers that jaywalk–otherwise defined as crossing the street at a spot other than the crosswalk, such as at mid-block–will no longer get hit with a potential...

News
Governor Kathy Hochul, speaking at a Congestion Pricing Rally on March 21, has sent a letter to top Republicans in the Trump Administration calling for the state to receive its “fair share” of federal mass transit funds. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy wants Hochul to turn off the congestion pricing cameras.
Governor Kathy Hochul, speaking at a Congestion Pricing Rally on March 21, has sent a letter to top Republicans in the Trump Administration calling for the state to receive its “fair share” of federal mass transit funds. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy wants Hochul to turn off the congestion pricing cameras. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman)

Hochul Pleads for More Fed Funds for MTA; DOT Pushes to End Congestion Pricing Tolls
02 Apr 2025 | 04:03

It looks like a standoff.

Top elected Democratic leaders in New York in late March pleaded with the federal...

A small force of 14 federal agents pursuing the billions ripped off from the US Government during the pandemic was shut down by DOGE on March 28. The agency had already recovered more than three times its annual budget and had nearly a 100 percent conviction rate against fraud perpetrators in federal court.
A small force of 14 federal agents pursuing the billions ripped off from the US Government during the pandemic was shut down by DOGE on March 28. The agency had already recovered more than three times its annual budget and had nearly a 100 percent conviction rate against fraud perpetrators in federal court. ( Photo: Wikimedia commons)

Agency That Successfully Prosecuted Pandemic Fraud Is Casualty of Trump’s Cuts

A little-known agency of the US Government was shuttered last week. It went largely unnoticed amidst the deluge of reports...

Voices
31 Mar 2025 | 01:19
Go back
  • 1
  • 2
Go forward
1
PRIME

Psycho Shoves Man for Refusing Subway Swipe; Fatality at Times Square Station

2
PRIME

Council Member Calls for “Pedestrian Pricing” in Manhattan below 60th St

3
PRIME

E-Bike Gang Swiping Headphones; Body Found in the East 53rd Street Subway Station

4
PRIME

Mexican Restaurant Tells Customer ‘We Don’t Do Coins,’ Triggers Social Media Uproar

5
PRIME

Parking Scofflaw Punches Traffic Agent; Vandals Hit Tesla; LES Ice-Pick Killer Indicted

1
PRIME

Council Member Calls for “Pedestrian Pricing” in Manhattan below 60th St

2
PRIME

Hochul Pleads for More Fed Funds for MTA; DOT Pushes to End Congestion Pricing Tolls

3
PRIME

E-Bike Gang Swiping Headphones; Body Found in the East 53rd Street Subway Station

4
PRIME

Controversy Brewing in CD 4 Council Race as Rachel Storch Opts Out of Matching Funds

5
PRIME

Ceremony Remembers Victims Who Perished in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire