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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards calls for flood mitigation infrastructure to be installed on the Cross Island Parkway. Photo: Shane O'Brien

QNS

Queens leaders call for flood signage and infrastructure in Bay Terrace

Chaofeng Ge of Flushing was found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 5.

QNS

Flushing man found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania facility

Fernando Pena and Suzanne Furbote, owners of Late Bloomers in Queens, say their state-approved dispensary location is now out of compliance due to the recent change in proximity rules. Pena urged Governor Hochul to intervene before their business faces closure.

Cannabis

‘Generational wealth to generational debt’: Cannabis retailers warn of financial ruin without swift action on proximity rule

Posted on August 8, 2025

police officer with yellow tape at crime scene where person was stabbed with blood-covered cloth on ground

Adding more police officers doesn’t mean lower crime rates, report says

Posted on August 8, 2025

As a man was detained by ICE, protestors took to the streets to denounce federal agents being at 26 Federal Plaza on Friday morning.

PHOTOS: Protesters gather to denounce federal agents at 26 Federal Plaza

Posted on August 8, 2025

For one night only, three groups dedicated to underground and offbeat cinema are collaborating are coming together for a show on the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side

Three indie groups to host ultimate short film screening fest this weekend on Lower East Side

Posted on August 8, 2025

people in the dominican day parade

Dominican Day Parade returns to Manhattan on Aug. 10

Posted on August 8, 2025

The Garden of Dream Foundation hosted a Back to School event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where Adam Graves was in attendance.

Sports

New York Rangers legend Adam Graves discusses back-to-school charity event at Madison Square Garden, Garden of Dreams Foundation

Posted on August 8, 2025

a group of people walking on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk wearing suits and casual clothes

Victory on 34th Street: Transit groups, Manhattan pols leave bus in the dust in bustling Midtown

Posted on August 8, 2025

The Tony Dapolito Recreation Center located at 1 Clarkson Street.

Greenwich Village

City unveils plan to demolish Greenwich Village’s Tony Dapolito rec center, dubbed ‘outrageous’ by preservationists

Posted on August 8, 2025

Shaquan Butler was convicted of murder in the fatal beating of his 3-year-old son in the shelter for homeless families at the old Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst in November 2022.

QNS

Elmhurst man faces life in prison for murder of 3-year-old son at family shelter in old Pan American Hotel: DA

Detectives from the 83 Precinct investigate a shooting at Broadway Avenue and Kossuth Place. The victim was left in critical condition.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting leaves one man critically injured

Posted on August 8, 2025

The NYPD held a career day at its police academy in Queens on Thursday for hundreds of young people involved in its summer internship program, which aims to help the most at-risk youth find meaningful career paths.

Queens

NYPD career day at Queens Police Academy aims to connect at-risk youth with professions

Posted on August 8, 2025

A view of Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx, where police say a masked gunman fatally shot a man outside ExoticWorld Smoke Shop on Aug. 7

Bronx

Masked gunman fatally shoots man in head outside Bronx smoke shop, police say

Posted on August 8, 2025

N.Flying the K-rock band

Midtown Manhattan

N.Flying set to soar in NYC for US Tour ‘&CON4 : FULL CIRCLE’

Posted on August 8, 2025

NY: Rally to loosen rules on Local Law 18 for homeowners

Brooklyn Paper

‘Hosting changed everything’: NYC Airbnb hosts fight back against rental law

the flowery in the east village

The Flowery brings eighth New York City store to the East Village with emphasis on building community

Posted on August 8, 2025

Opinion

Op-Ed | How Trump’s cuts to SNAP and the City Council’s grocery delivery bill spells trouble for New Yorkers

Posted on August 8, 2025

Ace's Place, a new transitional housing program for trans New Yorkers, opened this summer in Long Island City, Queens.

Gay City News

New transitional housing program for transgender New Yorkers opens in Long Island City

police officers play with therapy dogs in wake of midtown mass shooting

Midtown Mass Shooting: How the NYPD is using therapy dogs to help cops recover from traumatic experience

Posted on August 7, 2025

man bows while being dragged away by ICE agent

ICE in courts: Game of ‘justice roulette’ continues at Federal Plaza as Lander pushes for more legal funding

Posted on August 7, 2025

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres urged City Hall to follow through with social services and treatment plans for people who frequented Roberto Clemente Plaza to use drugs that were displaced when the city cleared the notorious open air drug market last month. Local South Bronx residents say the city isn't doing enough to help and that drug use isn't truly being addressed, only relocated.

Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Torres calls for treatment plans for those city is chasing away from Bronx plaza

Man in a suit presents in front of a big screen, sitting at a table with a microphone

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo presents plan on affordability, painting Mamdani’s pitch as irresponsible and unrealistic

Posted on August 7, 2025

Celebrate the Caribbean BCM

Brooklyn Paper

‘A space for kids’: Brooklyn Children’s Museum to celebrate Caribbean culture with family festival

Maxine Magdalino, bandleader of SugaCandy Mas poses with a dazzling green embellished costume - Paradise - a section from the depiction - Genesis.

Caribbean Life

Award-winning SugaCandy Mas celebrates 10th anniversary on Labor Day

New York State District Attorney Letitia James held a press conference on Thursday Aug. 7, detailing the first criminal case under recently passed legislation that criminalizes deed theft.

QNS

AG James files landmark criminal charges after elderly Queens woman’s home stolen in deed theft scheme

man in suit at Zohran Mamdani rally speaking at press conference

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani accuses Cuomo of ‘conspiring’ with Trump in wake of reported call

Posted on August 7, 2025

nypd officer in full uniform holding badge honoring Queens detective

Queens

This Queens detective now wears the badge of a 9/11 hero, keeping his uncle’s legacy alive

Posted on August 7, 2025

Two of the four suspects wanted in connection with a multi-borough necklace-snatching spree between July 9 and Aug. 2,

Group robs six people in multi-borough necklace-snatching spree: NYPD

Posted on August 7, 2025

New York skyline silhouette with Twin Towers and against the sunset 9/11

Remembering 9/11

Three new victims of 9/11 attacks identified through DNA analysis, nearly 24 years later

Posted on August 7, 2025

Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives.

Gay City News

Man arrested after husband’s gruesome stabbing death in Manhattan

NYPD harbor boat with two officers on deck patrolling murky waters of East River

After another boat sinks in Brooklyn, experts remind New Yorkers about safety when boating in local waters

Posted on August 7, 2025

Jaxson Dart Giants training camp

New York Giants

Jaxson Dart will play in Giants’ preseason opener vs. Bills

Posted on August 7, 2025

Carlos Mendoza Mets

Mets

Who is at fault for Mets’ offensive woes? Carlos Mendoza tries to shoulder blame

Posted on August 7, 2025

Things to Do This Weekend in NYC with Kids

New York Family

12 things to do this weekend with the kids in NYC

Nicole Scherzinger in "Sunset Boulevard" opening on Broadway this fall

Business

Broadway producers fight to revive tax credit program that was a smash hit for business, but a flop for bean-counters

Posted on August 7, 2025

Timo Werner Tottenham Red Bulls rumors

Soccer

Timo Werner not given deadline by New York Red Bulls to sign: Source

Posted on August 7, 2025

LGBTQ pride flag waving on blue sky with clouds

Opinion

Op-Ed | New York’s queer legacy built this city. It’s now at risk.

Posted on August 7, 2025

Voting is open for the VMAs.

Music

Voting open for VMAs as the award show gears up for return to UBS Arena

Posted on August 7, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: How each candidate plans to approach policing and crime

Posted on August 7, 2025

"Seema as Blue Tara in the Time of the Parables" by Pyaari Azaadi, 2025.

Talkin’ bout a revolution: The incendiary elegance of artist Pyaari Azaadi

Posted on August 7, 2025

Emma Meesseman Liberty Wings

Liberty

Emma Meesseman showing immediate winning potential with Liberty

Posted on August 7, 2025

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Things to do this weekend in NYC, Aug. 8-10

Posted on August 7, 2025

models walking the runway at Curve New York

Style

Lingerie as liberation: Curve New York 2025 redefines power, pleasure, and the female form

Posted on August 7, 2025

caviar from Ten11 Lounge & Bar

Ten11 Lounge & Bar brings elevated elegance to NoMad

Posted on August 7, 2025

police vehicle on darkened block at scene of crime

Queens

Queens shooting leaves man dead at public housing complex, suspect on the run

Posted on August 7, 2025

Police officer at a Brooklyn subway station

Woman slashed aboard Lower Manhattan subway train in bloody robbery: cops

Posted on August 7, 2025

Breaking Down NYC School Admissions

New York Family

Breaking down NYC school admissions

More from around NYC

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Family of Montrell Williams announces $60 million claim against NYPD for negligence in toddler’s murder

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards calls for flood mitigation infrastructure to be installed on the Cross Island Parkway. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Queens leaders call for flood signage and infrastructure in Bay Terrace

police on scene of bushwick shooting

Man critically injured in Bushwick shooting

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025.

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data