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Dodgers stars Cody Bellinger (left) and Mookie Betts (right). (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)

News

Yankees acquire Cody Bellinger in deal with Cubs, expected to play CF

Posted on December 17, 2024

Governor Kathy Hochul announces minimum wages will increase to $16.50 in 2025, raising .50 cents.

Business

New York City’s minimum wage is set to go up New Year’s Day — but some say it’s not nearly enough

Posted on December 17, 2024

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QNS

Paws and lanterns: Tianyu Lights Festival at Citi Field to host pet-friendly ‘Twinkle Tails Night’ with adoption opportunities next month

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These 24 MTA local and express buses slated for increased service next year

Posted on December 17, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Never-before-seen photos of James Baldwin surface at new BPL exhibit, ‘Turkey Saved My Life’

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Mets

Mets’ Clay Holmes talks move to starting rotation, arsenal, preparations for 2025

Posted on December 17, 2024

Suspected Midtown assassin Luigi Mangione

MIDTOWN ASSASSIN: Luigi Mangione indicted for allegedly executing health insurance CEO outside hotel

Posted on December 17, 2024

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Bronx Times

Bronx man extradited after 18 years for 2006 hit-and-run that killed innocent bystander

a bus on Queens Boulevard that will soon offer more bus service if a plan is approved

Queens bus network redesign plan providing more service, better rail connections, MTA says

Posted on December 17, 2024

The judge's gavel and scales as a symbol of the judiciary and justice.

Manhattan man pleads guilty to targeting teen girls online, drugging and raping 14-year-old girl

Posted on December 17, 2024

A busted water main flooded Webster Avenue near Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park Monday night.

Bronx Times

Busted water main floods Bronx streets, displacing residents and halting traffic

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New York Rangers

Kaapo Kakko, Rangers at odds over benching as tensions rise

Posted on December 17, 2024

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QNS

New York becomes first state to mandate insurance coverage for cancer hair-preservation treatment

Golden retriever puppy in pet shop window.

Pets

Queens pet store owners brace themselves as New York ban on selling dogs, cats, and rabbits takes effect

Posted on December 17, 2024

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Bronx Times

Airbnb claims short-term rental laws harm outer boroughs such as the Bronx

The ensemble of "Sunset Boulevard" at the St. James Theatre.

Broadway

amBroadway | Patti Lupone loves ‘Sunset Boulevard’ revival, ‘Jonathan Larson Project’ gets Off-Broadway run and more

Posted on December 17, 2024

Pete Alonso Mets Yankees rumors

Mets

Pete Alonso rumors: Are Mets, Yankees engaged in another free-agency war?

Posted on December 17, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

What’s old becomes new again in ‘The Hard Nut’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music

High hopes! Housing Works Cannabis Co, New York's first legal cannabis retailer, expands to second storefront location.

Dope developments! Housing Works Cannabis Co. expands to NoMad with second dispensary

Posted on December 17, 2024

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Mets

Should Luisangel Acuna get a crack at Mets’ 2nd base job in 2025?

Posted on December 17, 2024

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LI Press

Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Charged with 2000 Murder of Valerie Mack

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man sentenced for fatal machete rampage on family that left grandfather dead

Max Fried Yankees

New York Yankees

Yankees make Max Fried signing official, to be introduced Wednesday

Posted on December 17, 2024

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QNS

Manhattan man gets 29 years to life in prison for strangling a transgender woman to death in Glendale nearly 15 years ago: DA

Woody Johnson Jets Thomas Dimitroff

Jets

Jets GM search: Gang Green interviews ex-Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff

Posted on December 17, 2024

FILE PHOTO: New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce a suit to dissolve the National Rifle Association, In New York

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn, Queens tenants to receive $2.9 million in settlement with notorious landlord over hazardous conditions

Giants GM Joe Schoen

New York Giants

Are Giants angling to keep Joe Schoen, move on from Brian Daboll?

Posted on December 17, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

Deadly stabbing at Brooklyn deli leaves man dead, suspect sought

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QNS

Assembly Member Ron Kim criticizes Gov. Hochul’s veto of Adult Day Care oversight bill

Fire Marshals investigate the scene of a fatal fire at 516 Vermont St. in East New York, Brooklyn on Dec. 17, 2024.

Brooklyn

Roaring Brooklyn fire leaves man dead, marshals investigating possible cause

Posted on December 17, 2024

Brooklyn detectives need the public's help in finding the suspect who shot a teenager in a hail of bullets on Dec. 8, 2024.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting suspect sought for wounding teen in hail of bullets

Posted on December 17, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers

Posted on December 17, 2024

Robert Klein in a scene from Notice to Quit

Robert Klein is not quite ready to give his ‘Notice to Quit’

Posted on December 17, 2024

NY: Happy Munkey Opens in Fulton Mall

Brooklyn Paper

‘Breaking glass ceilings’: Happy Munkey opens Fulton Mall’s first legal cannabis dispensary

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Bronx

Group of Bronx robbers sought for shooting man dead in violent ambush (UPDATE)

Posted on December 17, 2024

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Bronx Times

“Is he Black?”: Public advocate candidate questions Jumaane Williams’ identity and connection to Black community

Committee of Public Safety holds hearing examining NYPD’s use of Stop-and-Frisk policies including 'How Many Stops Act'.

News

Tense council hearing examines NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk amid reform efforts

Posted on December 16, 2024

New Yorkers protest outside MTA headquarters in Lower Manhattan advocating for better subway accessibility.

Congestion pricing start will pave way for more accessible subway stations in NYC in 2025: MTA

Posted on December 16, 2024

The R211 train has arrived on the Staten Island Railway.

Hundreds of open gangway subway cars to start rolling into NYC by 2027

Posted on December 16, 2024

Former adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, Ingrid Lewis-Martin (shown in this 2022 photo), said on Dec. 16, 2024 that she could be criminally indicted in a corruption case as soon as this week.

Politics

Former Adams adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin claims she’s target of incoming Manhattan DA indictment: ‘I am being falsely accused’

Posted on December 16, 2024

New true crime doc unpacks the complexities behind New York's parole system.

Movies

Filmmakers unpack New York’s parole system with new true crime documentary ‘Nature of the Crime’

Posted on December 16, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

A sign of hope: Dyker Heights’ ‘Believe’ house sparks joy this holiday season

Mariah Carey has a strong influence over Christmas in NYC.

Holidays

The ‘Mariah Careyfication’ of Christmas in NYC

Posted on December 16, 2024

Roki Sasaki

Mets

Roki Sasaki sweepstakes: Mets, Yankees among top suitors for Japanese ace

Posted on December 16, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

Man rescued from burning Brooklyn building during weekend blaze

Cody Bellinger Yankees trade rumors

New York Yankees

Cody Bellinger trade rumors: Yankees, Cubs far apart on money

Posted on December 16, 2024

Mayor Adams at City Hall

Politics

Mayor Adams’ campaign presses on after finance board denies $4M in matching funds over indictment

Posted on December 16, 2024

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QNS

Woman killed, man wounded in College Point home invasion shooting early Monday: NYPD

More from around NYC

bronx defenders

Bronx Defenders reach tentative deal to end brief strike, but other nonprofit legal services remain in jeopardy

Massachusetts resident Minliang Zhen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a woman in Flushing over her relative's unpaid financial debt.

Gunman gets 12 years in prison for shooting woman in Flushing over a relative’s debt: DA

child holding sign at street safety rally

After fatal hit-and-run, local pols and street safety advocates slam delay of Third Avenue safety plan

A teenager looks into the camera while facing the sun in a close-up view.

‘Diciannove’ captures a 19-year-old’s journey to adulthood