New York City announced Thursday it will soon stop giving migrants prepaid debit cards for food. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams’ office said it will not renew the “immediate response cards pilot program.” The program directed funds toward migrant families in the city’s Housing Preservation and Development system that were living in hotels.

A spokesperson for the mayor’s office said the program is ending because the contract is set to expire but did not provide a more specific reason.

The 74-foot Norway spruce was driven into Manhattan’s Center Plaza, where it was hoisted in place by a crane. It will take 5 miles (about 8 kilometers) of light strands with more than 50,000 multicolored LED bulbs to wrap the tree, whose diameter measures 43 feet (13 meters). A Swarovski star crown sparkling with 3 million crystals will top it.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has arrived in New York City, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple

The tree is set to arrive at Center Plaza in New York on Saturday before the tree lighting ceremony in early December.

Air quality is still poor in New York City Sunday morning as fires rage on in New York and New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service. An air quality alert remains in effect in New York City and the lower Hudson Valley through Sunday night,

Air quality in the New York City metro area continues to decline as smoke from wildfires in New Jersey and New York lingers in the air. A health advisory is in effect in New Jersey for unhealthy air quality.

NYC is hosting its 105th annual Veterans Day Parade, the nation’s largest event honoring veterans from all branches and eras.

Several Manhattan streets will be closed for hours Saturday morning for the Big Apple’s 104th Veterans Day Parade — the largest of its kind in the nation. The mile-long parade — to honor the men and women who have served our country — is slated to kick off at 9:30 a.