Caitlin McCormack

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NYC pool season opens with belly-flop as lifeguard shortage prompts partial closures

Mayor Eric Adams declared Thursday that 50 public swimming pools are open for the summer, although city officials later clarified the sites will continue to face partial closures because of...

NYC food delivery workers slam 'greedy apps' over tips, safety during heated City Council hearing

“We want to know how people’s pay is being calculated. The fact that we are fighting these apps on this is insane.”

NYC neighbors rescue abandoned bodega cat left for 5 weeks in 'deplorable' shuttered deli: 'Rags to riches'

A group of Hell's Kitchen neighbors weren’t feline fine about a bodega cat that they found left abandoned for more than five weeks in a shuttered deli — so they...

NYC Rent Board set to increase rent for stabilized apartments – again

New Yorkers who live in the one million rent-regulated apartments across the Big Apple can expect a rent hike for the second year in a row.

Indian-American cricket fans were the real winners of Long Island world cup showdown

India beat out USA on Wednesday, but the fans who turned out to cheer both on stole the show.

Video captures deer crashing through bus windshield -- as driver cooly continues on

Video from the bus shows the deer first galavanting into oncoming traffic before throwing itself through the vehicle’s windshield, crashing into a man sitting in the front and then falling...

Drug-resistant superbug that mutated in orbit thrives inside International Space Station

A scientific study identified a drug-resistant superbug living with astronauts inside the International Space Station, according to a recently published report.

Stranded California kite surfer rescued after spelling out 'HELP' on beach

His plea for help was spotted by someone in a passing helicopter, who called 911 to alert authorities.

Moment WWII veteran tells Ukraine's Zelensky he's a 'savior' — as last surviving D-Day heroes rally for 80th anniversary

Zelensky was clearly moved by the gesture from wheelchair-bound Melvin Hurwitz, and knelt down, responding “No, no, no, you. You saved Europe."