Grei Mendez and Felix Herrera Garcia had been running a drug operation out of a licensed child care center where a 22-month-old boy died Justice for Nicholas A New York City day care owner and her husband were sentenced on March 4, 2026, to 25 years to life in state prison for the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-month-old child in their care, bringing to a formal close one of the most disturbing criminal cases in recent New York history. Grei Mendez, 38, who owned the Divino Nino day care center in the Bronx, and her husband Felix Herrera Garcia, 37, were convicted by a jury last year of second-degree murder and assault in the death of Nicholas Dominici, who died in September 2023. The Crime Prosecutors told the court that large quantities of fentanyl were being processed at the day care center, using the same kitchen tools Mendez used…
A Brooklyn preschool visit revealed enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure about the child care promise The Mayor Reads a Story. The Parents Wait for Answers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at the Breukelen Early Childhood Development Center in Canarsie on a Tuesday morning, sat down with a group of 2-year-olds, and read them a book. It was the kind of political optic that campaigns are built on: a young mayor, a room full of toddlers, a message about investing in New York's youngest residents. But the parents gathered in the hallway and the staff watching from the sidelines had questions that went beyond the photo opportunity. They wanted to know how the 2-K program would actually work. Why Canarsie Is in the First Wave The Breukelen center sits in one of the four East Brooklyn communities selected for the initial 2-K rollout. Canarsie, along with Brownsville and Ocean Hill, was…
The borough's exclusion from free child care sparks questions about equity in the mayor's first major policy win 100 Days…
After marching in the Lunar New Year Parade, every future parade decision carries political weight He Said He Would Not…
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Bronx Daycare Owners Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fentanyl Death of Toddler – Grei Mendez and Felix Herrera Garcia had been running a drug operation out of a licensed child care center where a 22-month-old boy died
Mamdani Visits Canarsie to Sell 2-K. The Parents Had Questions. – A Brooklyn preschool visit revealed enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure about the child care promise
Supreme Court Blocks NY Redistricting, Hands GOP a Midterm Lifeline – In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority preserved Rep. Malliotakis’s Staten Island district and halted a state court’s redrawing order
New York’s First Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds Launches in Four Communities – Washington Heights, Fordham, East Brooklyn, and Ozone Park get 2-K seats first as universal rollout begins
NYC Education Department Brings AI Into Schools: An Uncertain Road Ahead – From tutoring tools to data analysis, artificial intelligence is entering classrooms — but equity, privacy and teacher training remain unresolved
NYC’s Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown: Tradition and Community Pride – The annual parade returns to Manhattan’s Chinatown, celebrating the New Year with dragon dances, firecrackers and community
Cape Fear River Becomes Lower Manhattan for 9/11 Maritime Rescue Film – A film production has transformed a North Carolina river into a historical recreation of the September 11 maritime rescue — the largest sea evacuation in history
Free Buses or Bust: Mamdani’s Most Ambitious Transit Promise Hits the Wall – MTA CEO Janno Lieber, a $600 million revenue gap, and a governor who says not yet
Mamdani Blinks on Daylighting. Advocates Who Elected Him Want to Know Why. – A signature pedestrian safety promise retreats to case-by-case review, stunning the street safety community
Mamdani Budget Could Eliminate Lifeline for Homeless Youth – A program connecting young New Yorkers to housing and services faces elimination even as youth homelessness climbs
Smiles at the Summit: Mamdani and Hochul Play Nice While the Tax Fight Simmers – A joint press conference masked a widening gulf over who pays for New York’s fiscal crisis
From the Bronx Dishwasher to Miami Taco Star: A New York Origin Story – How a young man from the Bronx’s restaurant industry built one of Miami’s most talked-about taco spots
Staten Island Left Out of 2-K Rollout as Mamdani Marks 100 Days – The borough’s exclusion from free child care sparks questions about equity in the mayor’s first major policy win
Mamdani and the Weeksville Restoration: Preserving What Almost Disappeared – NYC completes a landmark historic preservation project honoring one of America’s oldest free Black communities
NYC Schools in Flux: Two Top Deputies Exit as Chancellor Samuels Builds His Own Team – The departure of top administrators signals a generational shift in how the nation’s largest school system will be led
NYC’s Small Businesses and Nonprofits Wrestle With AI: Opportunity or Threat? – From grant writing to customer service, artificial intelligence is changing how small organizations operate in New York — for better and worse
New York’s Climate Law Is Cracking Under Its Own Weight – Rising bills, aging power plants and a looming legal battle could force Albany to fundamentally rethink the 2019 Climate Act
Mamdani’s Parade Problem: A Mayor Who Skipped Them Now Has to Choose – After marching in the Lunar New Year Parade, every future parade decision carries political weight
Child Care Without a Tax Hike? Mamdani and Hochul Try to Thread the Needle – Free 2-K for toddlers is real but how New York pays for it remains the central dispute of the budget season
A Bronx Couple Was Threatened at Gunpoint Over a Parking Spot After a Snowstorm – A man brandished a weapon over a shoveled-out parking spot, highlighting the dangerous consequences of snow parking culture
Section 8 Vouchers and a Court Ruling That Could Change the Equation – A federal ruling in New York has significant implications for how housing choice vouchers can be used and enforced
East Village Gets a New Grocery Store: When Is the Question – The opening of a new food retailer in the East Village is welcome news in a neighborhood that has lost several supermarkets
Nathan Gusdorf Leaves the Fiscal Policy Institute to Help Mamdani Run the Budget – The think tank chief who argued for taxing the rich joins the team tasked with making that argument real
Energy Bills Climb as New Yorkers Struggle Through a Cold Winter – High gas and electric costs have squeezed budgets across the boroughs — and relief may be years away
Mamdani Moves to Expand Metered Parking to Bridge NYC Budget Gap – Deputy Mayor signals new revenue tools as Albany tax fight drags on
NYC Builds an ICE Defense: Mamdani’s Interagency Response Team Is Now Hiring – Three new city positions will staff the committee tasked with protecting New Yorkers from federal immigration enforcement
Queens Arson: Father and Son Caught on Their Own Camera Burning Down Richmond Hill Building – Federal prosecutors say Narinder Singh and son Jawahar set the fire a day after losing an eviction fight with their landlord
Upper West Side Gets a New $12M Skypad Penthouse: Who Is Buying? – A 46-story SkyPad unit sold for $12 million, raising questions about luxury real estate in a city claiming an affordability crisis
Violence Against Homeless New Yorkers Persists: Years After Chinatown Killings, Little Has Changed – Advocates say the pattern of attacks on unsheltered New Yorkers continues — and reflects deeper failures in the system
