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Friday, March 6, 2026 · 29 stories
New York State social workers are preparing to notify approximately 180,000 food stamp recipients of upcoming eligibility changes tied to new federal work requirements. The policy change stems from recent federal legislation and may result in benefit termination for those unable to meet employment conditions.
Mayor Mamdani, elected with support from renters who comprise 69 percent of New York's population, faces implementation challenges for his rent-freeze campaign promise. Landlords dispute the financial feasibility of the proposal.
The city announced $50 million in funding for upgrades to 10 parks located in underserved neighborhoods. The announcement comes as the mayor faces criticism from parks advocates regarding park funding levels in the proposed budget.
Friday will be damp, raw, and chilly with highs near 42 degrees, feeling colder due to brisk north winds and lingering drizzle. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with highs around 49 degrees. Conditions improve Sunday with partly sunny skies and highs in the low 60s. Warmer weather arrives early next week with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s, potentially reaching 70 degrees Monday through Wednesday.
Gas is up 22 cents in New York over the last week, 29 cents in New Jersey and 26 cents in Connecticut, per AAA. AAA reports gas went up again overnight across the region, up another 6 cents in New York, 7 cents in New Jersey, 6 cents in Connecticut, and 7 cents nationally. The price of a regular gallon of gas shot up 19 cents, to $3.24, on the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, at 7 a.m.
BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A heartbroken mother described her unimaginable loss after her 4-year-old son was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brownsville, Brooklyn on Thursday morning. Her oldest, 21-year-old Elijiah Wright, was shot and killed last year, and the youngest, Zachariah Padilla, who was killed by the hit-and-run driver. As she was reaching for her phone inside her purse, Wright says the 4-year-old was splashing in the puddles and playing Peppa Pig, and in a snap, bopped into the intersection of Rockaway Parkway and Linden Boulevard into oncoming traffic.
Landmark ruling in Celia Ramos case finds 310,000 women, most Indigenous, were targeted in brutal 1990s campaign The highest human rights court in Latin America condemned Peru on Thursday over the death of its citizen Celia Ramos , who died at the age of 34 in 1997 after undergoing sterilisation “under coercion”. “The court recognises, reiterates and reinforces that sexual and reproductive rights are human rights.” Marisela Monzón Ramos, 39, the eldest of Ramos’s daughters, told the conference: “We represent all of those thousands of women that suffered so much over so many years.
The police spokesperson in Borno state, Nahum Daso Kenneth, told the BBC on Friday that the attack had happened on Wednesday night but said he could not yet confirm the number of people affected. Kirawa said the village is very remote and that residents had previously been displaced due to insecurity in Borno state, but "this is the first attack there after their resettlement by the government". A Nigerian senator has told the BBC that "large" numbers of civilians were killed by armed men who attacked their village in Borno state on Wednesday, although he did not have the precise figure.
Police say Masood Masjoody was most likely murdered; Iranian expats suspect he was killed for his criticism of the theocratic regime Police in Canada have concluded that a missing Iranian activist was most likely the victim of murder, prompting fears that his disappearance has the hallmarks of a transnational repression campaign targeting critics of Tehran. Masood Masjoody, a mathematician critical of both Iran ’s.