News without the noise · New York Edition
Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 30 stories
An estimated 180,000 New York residents face potential loss of food stamp benefits under new federal policy changes. Social workers are working to notify affected recipients and connect them with employment resources before aid elimination takes effect.
Police are searching for suspects who fatally shot a 14-year-old boy in the head in Sunset Park late Friday evening. According to the driver of a car at the scene, the victim was a passenger and the driver's son was riding a moped nearby when shots were fired.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s focus on freezing the rent as part of his affordability platform has unleashed a new political force of younger renters.
A 14-year-old boy, identified as Johary Cantave, was fatally shot in the head in Sunset Park, Brooklyn late Friday near 46th Street and Ninth Avenue. Three suspects wearing ski masks and black clothing approached a car where the teenager was a passenger, an argument ensued, and shots were fired. The suspects fled the scene. Police recovered a shell casing and are investigating the motive and whether the teenager was the intended target.
Police in Lindenhurst, Long Island discovered 22 firearms hidden behind a false wall in a basement closet during a probation search of Todd Pinnell's home. The cache included eight assault rifles, ten semi-automatic handguns, four revolvers, and ammunition feeding devices. Pinnell faces 47 felony charges.
The Pulaski Skyway will close in both directions on Saturday from Friday night until 11 p.m. for rehabilitation work on the 93-year-old bridge, including pier and bearing work and weight transfer onto a new rocker bent at span 45 in Jersey City. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes including the New Jersey Turnpike Extension, Holland Tunnel, I-78, I-280/Route 7, and Route 1 & 9 Truck southbound.
Tornadoes struck Michigan and Oklahoma on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring more than a dozen others. In Michigan, three people died and 12 were injured near Union City in Branch County, with one additional death reported in Cass County. Damage included destroyed homes, downed power lines, and widespread outages. In Oklahoma, two deaths occurred in Beggs in Okmulgee County, where a tornado cut a 4-mile path of damage. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt both declared states of emergency. The National Weather Service warned severe weather could continue into the weekend with thunderstorms and flash flooding expected from the Great Plains to Texas.
Israeli special forces conducted an overnight raid in the Lebanese village of Nabi Chit in the eastern Bekaa Valley, resulting in at least 41 deaths and 40 injuries according to the Lebanese health ministry. The operation aimed to recover remains of an Israeli military airman missing for 40 years. Israeli aircraft conducted approximately 40 airstrikes to provide cover for the special forces extraction. Three Lebanese soldiers were among the dead, along with civilians including children. The village sustained extensive damage with buildings reduced to rubble and a large crater blown into the ground. The Israeli military reported no personnel injuries during the operation.
Heavy overnight rains caused severe flooding in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 23 people and injuring others through drowning and electrocution. The military was deployed to assist residents trapped in vehicles as major roads including Mombasa Road and Uhuru Highway became submerged. Several flights to Nairobi Airport were cancelled or diverted to Mombasa. Authorities warned of continued heavy rainfall expected through March 9.