NEW YORK — Oscar-winning actress and longtime political activist Susan Sarandon was among scores of demonstrators arrested Thursday during a protest near United Nations headquarters in Manhattan opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance at the U.N. General Assembly. Sarandon was taken into custody Thursday, September 24, after joining demonstrators near East 39th Street and First Avenue, where protesters blocked traffic as part of demonstrations surrounding Netanyahu’s visit.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/25/2026 Category: Accountability / Worker Rights / Consumer Protection / New York City NEW YORK CITY, NY - DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to resolve a New York City investigation that found delivery workers were underpaid, paid late or not paid at all under the city’s minimum-pay rules. The settlement directs $115 million to about 264,000 current and former delivery workers, according to the city and reporting by Reuters and The Associated Press.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/25/2026 Category: Government Accountability / Public Finance / Taxpayer Protection / New York State NEW YORK CITY, NY - Twenty-two local governments across New York were classified in fiscal stress for fiscal years ending in 2025, according to a new report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Six municipalities landed in the most serious category, significant fiscal stress.

Three people in New York state prison custody died within 48 hours, while public records leave causes and circumstances unanswered.

Legal Aid says people with serious mental illness are still being locked in cells for prolonged periods. DOC says it cannot identify the practice.

New York City is heading into the first full week of fall with books, art, dance, community gatherings and waterfront fun. Here are 10 hand-picked things to do around the city from September 24 through September 30, with an emphasis on free, affordable and local events. ⭐ Editor’s Choice: Brooklyn Book Festival 📚 Brooklyn Book Festival — The city’s huge celebration of books and literary culture wraps up its 2026 programming this weekend, bringing authors, readers and publishers together in Brooklyn.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge left President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds in place Wednesday, at least temporarily, after concluding an emergency hearing without immediately ruling on the news organizations’ request to restore their access. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly heard arguments Wednesday afternoon in the First Amendment dispute but did not issue a ruling from the bench.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/23/2026 Category: NYPD Accountability / Civil Rights / Public Safety NEW YORK CITY, NY - A 54-year-old man died after an NYPD officer took him to the ground during a foot chase that began with an alleged open beer can in a Manhattan park. New York’s attorney general says the evidence does not support criminal charges against the officer.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/23/2026 Category: Criminal Courts / Prosecutor Accountability / Justice Reform NEW YORK CITY, NY - A Bronx judge dismissed a misdemeanor sexual-contact case after finding prosecutors failed to turn over required evidence and did not complete the work needed to certify that discovery was finished. The ruling ended the prosecution of Dajanae Wesley on charges of forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/22/2026 Category: Criminal Courts / Consumer Protection / Public Health / Victim Justice NEW YORK CITY, NY - The death of 27-year-old Elizabeth Baron after an anti-aging infusion at a Bronx wellness center has been ruled a homicide, sharpening questions about criminal accountability and the oversight of businesses offering medical-style treatments. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner determined that Baron died from a cardiac air embolism after air was introduced into her intravenous catheter, according to reporting published September 21.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/22/2026 Category: Public Safety / Transportation Safety / Government Accountability / Traffic Violence NEW YORK CITY, NY - The truck involved in the East Village crash that killed 15-year-old Daria Serkov had a city exemption from a safety rule designed to keep cyclists and pedestrians from being pulled beneath large vehicles. Serkov, an 11th grader at the Lab School, was riding an electric Citi Bike with a friend on Friday night when the bike collided with a truck turning from East 14th Street onto First Avenue.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/21/2026 Category: Transit / Public Safety / Government Accountability NEW YORK CITY, NY - A $77 million state commitment meant to support extra NYPD patrols in the subway system was exhausted by July, leaving New York City responsible for the remaining cost of an enforcement plan that was presented as a yearlong public-safety measure.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/21/2026 Category: Police Accountability / Surveillance / Civil Rights NEW YORK CITY, NY - Police agencies on Long Island manually searched an automated license-plate database nearly 3,000 times in one month, a volume that puts new pressure on officials to explain who can track a vehicle, why a search is permitted and how that access is audited.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/20/2026 Category: NYPD / Domestic Violence / Criminal Courts / Government Accountability NEW YORK CITY, NY - A man accused of killing 27-year-old Lovay Williams went to an NYPD precinct before his arrest, but officers did not detain him or identify him as a murder suspect during that first visit, according to accounts reviewed by the department.

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 9/20/2026 Category: Public Safety / Parks / Infrastructure / Government Accountability NEW YORK CITY, NY - A hot dog vendor was hospitalized after a large tree limb crashed onto his cart outside the American Museum of Natural History, days after the city says the surrounding park had been inspected. The limb fell shortly after noon on September 11 near West 77th Street and Central Park West in Theodore Roosevelt Park.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - New Yorkers waited longer for police, fire and ambulance help across several critical measures in fiscal year 2026, according to the city’s newly released Mayor’s Management Report. The NYPD’s average response time for all crimes in progress reached 15 minutes and 21 seconds, 28 seconds slower than the prior year. Response time for critical crimes rose to 9 minutes and 38 seconds.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - New York has agreed to pay $24 million to resolve civil claims brought by the family of Robert L. Brooks Sr., the man fatally beaten by correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December 2024. The agreement is expected to resolve a state Court of Claims action and a federal civil-rights lawsuit, according to a court filing reported by the Times Union.