Andrew Giambrone

6 days ago | gothamist.com | Michael Hill |Alec Hamilton |Andrew Giambrone

If you're sneezing or sniffling while reading this, you're not alone. Pollen is in the air in New York City, and while the levels are currently declining due to recent rain and many trees losing their flowers, the reprieve will likely be temporary. "We'll get another peak toward the end of May," said Dr. Guy Robinson, who runs the city's only official pollen monitoring station, at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan.

1 week ago | gothamist.com | Andrew Giambrone

“Unsettled” is how the National Weather Service describes the wet, stormy weather the New York City area will likely get through next Tuesday, with around an inch of total rainfall estimated by Sunday night. “We’re gonna have a complex funnel system kind of stall to our west this weekend, and that’s going to result in a prolonged stretch of unsettled weather,” said NWS meteorologist Jay Engle.

3 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein |Andrew Giambrone

Pope Francis’ death early Monday sent many New Yorkers into mourning, with leaders including Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul expressing their condolences for the pontiff and the estimated more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide. “He embodied the values Christ taught us every day: Helping the less fortunate, calling for peace, and ensuring every person is treated as a child of God,” said Hochul, who is Catholic and met with the pope during a Vatican climate summit last year, in a statement.

1 month ago | gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein |Andrew Giambrone

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday with a family of five aboard was a 36-year-old Navy SEALS veteran who had recently moved to New York City to continue his aviation career, according to his family members and Facebook profile. Sean Johnson proudly posted a video on his Facebook page on March 27, showing himself soaring over Lower Manhattan in a Bell 206 helicopter. Colleagues and friends congratulated him in the comments.

1 month ago | gothamist.com | Andrew Giambrone |Brittany Kriegstein

Federal immigration officials will be allowed to work out of dedicated offices on Rikers Island for the first time in a decade, under an executive order Mayor Eric Adams’ administration issued late Tuesday. The move is designed to support law enforcement efforts against alleged international gang members and their associates, according to the order.