Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Early Addition: Regular Bikers And E-Bikers Are Getting In Fights Over Who Belongs On The Trail
By
James Ramsay
Published Jun 2, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Jake Dobkin/Gothamist
By
James Ramsay
Published Jun 2, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
- Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
- An investigation by The Intercept found that the NYPD waited hours to respond to looting during last summer's Black Lives Matter protests, while police quickly cracked down on peaceful demonstrations.
- U.S. health officials are testing to see if people can get COVID-19 booster shots from a different brand than the initial vaccine they received.
- West Virginians who get vaccinated between June 20th and August 4th will have a chance to win guns as part of a state-run raffle.
- People who've switched to e-bikes are facing backlash from regular cyclists who think the motorized bikers are 1) cheating, and 2) terrorizing their favorite trails.
- AMC plans to reward meme stock investors who boosted the theater's stock by giving them free popcorn and movie tickets.
- A crew of Yemeni fishermen found a dead whale full of $1.5 million worth of ambergris, a rare substance used in perfumes, and it's totally changed their lives.
- Speaking of treasure, apparently scouring beaches with a metal detector is now fashion.
- And finally, a moonwalking cat:
Tagged
early addition
James Ramsay
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Central Park birders, others remember 63-year-old woman killed in park
People who said they knew her described her as an artist and a familiar presence in the Ramble.
By
Charles Lane
Published Sep 28, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. ET
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
News
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
By
Arya Sundaram
A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
By
Samantha Max
Crews launch tunnel machines to dig first new Hudson River rail tunnels since 1910
By
Michael Sol Warren
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .