We note New York Mayor Eric Adams’s “get stuff done” mantra acquired an extra layer of meaning this week, as prosecutors indicted close adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son, and deputy commissioner Jesse Hamilton for veering from civic service to cl…
Pushed out by Brooklyn’s $850,000 median home price, nearly one in eight buyers from the borough decamped to Staten Island this year, seeking both square footage and fiscal sense, according to Property Shark. Most new arrivals came from Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and Bay Ridge, while 97% of native Staten Islanders sat tight—upholding the time-honored local tradition of preferring their own patch, however modestly affordable.
As American students file back to class, legislatures in 17 states have rolled out fresh cellphone restrictions, with Democrats and Republicans unusually united in their zeal for digital detox; the cross-party consensus rests on concerns—statistically supported and sometimes overstated—about adolescent well-being. Whether these bans foster focus or just prompt stealthier scrolling, we suspect the arms race between rule-makers and teens is only beginning.
The National Weather Service, ever our vigilant lifeguard, has issued a rip current statement for Brooklyn and Queens until Sunday evening, reminding New Yorkers that even ironclad swimmers can find themselves swept away at Coney Island or Rockaway Beach. Advice is to float, not flail, and to bring a flotation device—though, as usual, the greatest buoyancy comes from a properly calibrated sense of caution.
The National Weather Service has warned Brooklyn, Queens, and Suffolk County beachgoers of rip currents through Sunday night, urging swimmers to stick close to lifeguards and carry flotation devices. We’re reminded that panicking is less helpful than following the current and waving for help; a little calm and parallel thinking could prove more buoyant than bravado—though we suspect that, in New York, shouting for help comes naturally.
A rip current warning remains in effect from the National Weather Service for Brooklyn, Queens, Suffolk, and Nassau counties until Monday evening, urging swimmers to stay near lifeguards and float rather than flail should they be swept out. We note that local authorities, well-practiced in the fine art of caution, recommend vigilance—and, for extra insurance, a flotation device that's rather less virtual than most safeguards these days.
A late-night collision between a B47 MTA bus and an SUV in Canarsie, Brooklyn, left multiple people injured and sent two to Kings County Hospital, though all remain in stable condition. With police still probing what went awry at Glenwood Road and Ralph Avenue, we note that reported local crashes are down marginally—415 so far in 2025 versus 422 last year—offering New Yorkers faint comfort on the margins.
During a botched arrest near New York’s Whitestone Bridge, an NYPD detective was wounded by friendly fire while police nabbed Kevin Dubuisson, a 28-year-old allegedly armed carjacker. The detective, reportedly in good spirits despite hand and leg injuries, is expected to recover; Dubuisson was unhurt and unarmed when taken. We await the NYPD’s promised body camera review—always wise to check the replay before blaming the ref.
Police in Brooklyn are seeking a man suspected of convincing four separate bank customers—at Chase, Citibank, and TD Bank branches in neighborhoods from Downtown to Carroll Gardens—to hand over nearly $10,000 in exchange for fraudulent checks between June and July. No one was injured, but it seems old-fashioned persuasion still pays in the digital age, albeit only for the nimble-footed and short-lived.
