Karen Matthews

  • people dressed as characters from the SimpsonsPolitics

    Some NYU students being disciplined for protests must reflect on a ‘Simpsons’ episode: ‘What, if anything, could Lisa have done or thought about to make better decisions?’

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • Pro-Israel demonstrators hold signs and marchPolitics

    Columbia cancels university-wide commencement amid protests but will hold smaller ceremonies 5 miles away from the main campus

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • In this photo provided by The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Mayor Eric Adams, left, points to new portable weapon detectors during a news conference in New York, March 28, 2024. New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system, part of an effort to deter violence underground and to make the system feel safer. (Marc A. Hermann/Metropolitan Transportation Authority via AP)Leadership

    Reeling from subway shootings, NYC launches metal detectors from a company accused of doctoring software results

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • New York CityEnvironment

    New York City is borrowing from the great cities of Europe with America’s first congestion pricing plan, charging $15 to most drivers

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • NEW YORK, USA – SEPTEMBER 20: Police officers assist traffic after measures taken due to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, United States on September 20, 2022. The session brought hundreds of diplomats and world leaders and disrupted traffic with closures of roads around UN headquarters. (Photo by Eren Abdullahogullari/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Environment

    NYC up in arms over long-awaited plan to charge drivers $15 or more to enter central Manhattan

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • Egon Schiele artworks

    New York just seized 3 artworks from Chicago’s Art Institute and other museums because they could have been Holocaust-era thefts

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • PelotonRetail

    Mother sues Peloton, claiming her 32-year-old son’s bike fell on his neck and killed him during exercise routine in NYC apartment

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • Kai Cenat in a pink sweatshirtTech

    21-year-old influencer charged with inciting riot in NYC is ‘beyond disappointed in anybody who became disruptive that day, bro’

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • Rockaway BeachLifestyle

    Rare shark attack in New York City shutters beach and leaves 65 year-old woman critically injured

    By Jake Offenhartz, Karen Matthews, and others
  • Construction craneLifestyle

    Flaming construction crane plummets to midtown Manhattan sidewalk, sending people running for their lives: ‘I never seen anything like that’

    By Jake Offenhartz, Karen Matthews, and others
  • Eric AdamsSuccess

    ‘It shouldn’t matter how tall you are or how much you weigh’: New York City bans height and weight discrimination

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 16: Red-tailed hawk Pale Male gets to work building a new nest for himself and mate Lola on top of apartment building at 927 Fifth Ave. The birds have been rebuilding their home one twig at a time and are about half done. (Photo by Susan Watts/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Environment

    Pale Male, New York’s celebrity red-tailed hawk who starred in a documentary and nested on ritzy Fifth Avenue, dies at 33

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • FILE — New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. Embattled electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462-million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, James said Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)Lifestyle

    Juul has to pay out $462 million for its role in the youth vaping surge: ‘Today they are paying the price for the harm they caused’

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • Police robot dogTech

    Eric Adams hails arrival of robot police dog called ‘creepy’ over 2 years ago: ‘Digidog is out of the pound’

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press
  • Rochester ArmoryLifestyle

    Rochester mayor decries ‘tragedy of epic proportions’ after 1 death, 9 injuries at rap concert stampede

    By Karen Matthews and The Associated Press