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Joey Chestnut, repeat Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Championship winner

Holidays

What you need to know about the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

Posted on July 2, 2025

Isaiah George Islanders

Islanders’ Isaiah George hoping to build off NHL debut, fight for roster spot

Posted on July 2, 2025

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QNS

Holden: Council failed veterans in NYC budget while increasing immigration spending

Sean Diddy Combs in tuxedo

Courts

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty of prostitution charges, acquitted of more serious felonies

Posted on July 2, 2025

outside of a building with taxis in front

Morning chaos: Multi-bus crash shuts down Port Authority Bus Terminal at the height of rush hour

Posted on July 2, 2025

Man in mask looks back at man in suit, with latter providing a stern gaze and hands on hips

Politics

Congressman Dan Goldman looks to block funds in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ from being used to stop ICE facility inspections

Posted on July 2, 2025

7 train at Queens station with riders waiting

Man fatally struck by 7 train in Queens during rush hour commute: cops

Posted on July 2, 2025

Young female teacher sitting at table with multiethnic group of students during class in school or college

New Yorkers pursuing ‘in-demand’ jobs will get free community college, Hochul announces

Posted on July 2, 2025

Marine Johannes Liberty

Liberty

Liberty struggling to find offensive game during 2-5 slump

Posted on July 2, 2025

Red Bull Dance Your Style

Sports

Red Bull ‘Dance Your Style’ turns NYC into freestyle battleground

Posted on July 2, 2025

Michael Porter Jr. Nets

Nets

Nets’ 2023 trade of Kevin Durant still paying off with Michael Porter Jr. deal

Posted on July 2, 2025

Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shot

Two men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say

Posted on July 2, 2025

Man in The Grateful Dead shirt holding book with photograph

Truckin’ through the years: David Gans guides a trip down The Grateful Dead memory lane

Posted on July 2, 2025

Justin Sanchez a 33-year-old progressive candidate running on a slogan of "cleaning up the damn streets" won the 2025 Democratic Primary election in round four of the ranked choice voting tallies released on Tuesday.

Bronx Times

Justin Sanchez takes District 17, goes on to general election

a group of people in a room behind a podium discussing a NYS DMV scam

DMV road test scam: Examiners gave licenses to unqualified drivers for cash bribes, Staten Island DA says

Posted on July 2, 2025

Police at scene of crime in Times Square

Times Square pepper-spray attack: Two cops injured in random assault

Posted on July 2, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn pols take bold stance against Trump, pass landmark immigration protections

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Hunger Hero campaign aims to feed NYC kids facing hunger as school year ends

Posted on July 2, 2025

Man and woman holding form while walking inside immigration court

Brooklyn

Love in the time of ICE raids: Newlyweds face immigration court judge in Lower Manhattan hoping to stay together

Posted on July 2, 2025

People wearing bright shirts protesting rent hike

Editorial | NYC’s rent crisis leaves everyone in the hole

Posted on July 2, 2025

Jose Luis Rojas Figuera, 20, a former student at Pan American International High School in Queens, was detained by ICE agents on June 2 after attending a routine immigration hearing in Lower Manhattan.

City seeks release of former Queens student held in ICE custody after court appearance

Posted on July 2, 2025

Sean "Diddy" Combs stands as he is arraigned on a superseding indictment ahead of his May trial on sex trafficking charges, in New York, U.S., March 14, 2025, in this courtroom sketch

Dan’s Papers

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hamptons ‘Freak Off’ Details Aired at Trial

man in suit standing in front of American flag next to bar chart on screen above

Politics

‘Crime is down’ in historic fashion, Mayor Adams and NYPD say in summing up the first six months of 2025

Posted on July 1, 2025

Surveillance images released by the NYPD show two women wanted in connection with the June 28 assault of an MTA employee at the New Lots Avenue subway station in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

MTA worker ‘visciously’ beaten by fare evaders in Brooklyn subway, police say

Posted on July 1, 2025

Sean "Diddy" Combs and his attorney Marc Agnifilo discuss with other defense lawyers on how to respond to a new note sent by jurors, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., July 1, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Courts

Jury reaches verdict on some counts at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

Posted on July 1, 2025

City Council members with administrators announce passage of new budget

Politics

Anxieties over federal funding cuts cloud approval of NYC fiscal year 2026 budget

Posted on July 1, 2025

Kodai Senga Mets

Mets

Mets injury update: Latest on Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga

Posted on July 1, 2025

A modular Portland Loo restroom is delivered to Hoyt Playground in Queens, one of five installed across the city as part of a pilot program to expand public bathroom access

Million dollar potties: Five new modular restrooms open in NYC parks topped $1 million each to install

Posted on July 1, 2025

Three men (Zohran Mamdani, Eric Adams and Donald Trump) speaking in suit and ties

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Trump says he’ll ‘arrest’ Mamdani over potential ICE interference, praises Adams’ reelection bid

Posted on July 1, 2025

Man in beige shirt looks concerned while being arrested by masked ICE agent

ICE raids continue in Lower Manhattan court as immigrant advocates rail against ‘Trump’s personal army’

Posted on July 1, 2025

Vladislav Gavrikov Rangers

New York Rangers

Rangers bolster blue line, sign Vladislav Gavrikov to 7-year deal

Posted on July 1, 2025

california man

QNS

California man found shot to death in car near Aqueduct Racetrack on Sunday: NYPD

Person holding hands on head while watching July 4 fireworks amid smoky haze

Holidays

Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza: Where to watch the big show this Friday night

Posted on July 1, 2025

Carole and John Bellitti say they have had their CityFHEPS housing voucher revoked because they do not have shelter history.

Housing

New York City senior mother and disabled son on the verge of homelessness due to voucher confusion

Posted on July 1, 2025

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New York Family

Free Kid and Family Activities in NYC: 10 Free Things to Do This Week

Jonathan Drouin Islanders

Jonathan Drouin inks 2-year deal with Islanders as middle-six option

Posted on July 1, 2025

David Rittich Islanders

Islanders sign David Rittich in potential goalie tandem shakeup

Posted on July 1, 2025

Darren Waller Giants

New York Giants

Darren Waller comes out of retirement, traded by Giants to Dolphins for pick

Posted on July 1, 2025

Anthony Volpe Yankees

New York Yankees

Anthony Volpe’s defensive miscues becoming theme in Yankees’ infield

Posted on July 1, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Why is Brooklyn the best large U.S. city for biking? Here’s how it pedaled to the top

The federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn.

Law

Legal Aid Society, attorneys to continue contract negotiations as union considers strike

Posted on July 1, 2025

Ellie J Rudy (left) conducts interviews outside the Stonewall Inn at NYC Pride on June 29.

Gay City News

‘We named it the lesbian train’: The best quotes from outside Stonewall at NYC Pride

Astoria Post

Astoria doctor pleads guilty to raping unconscious women and abusing hospital patients: DA

Headshots of Harvey Epstein and Virginia Maloney

Harvey Epstein, Virginia Maloney win City Council Democratic nominations in Manhattan districts 2 and 4

Posted on July 1, 2025

A shopping cart by a store shelf in a supermarket

Opinion

Op-Ed | With rising grocery costs, New Yorkers deserve real solutions — not government-run supermarkets

Posted on July 1, 2025

Democratic Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters at a rally in Sunset Park.

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani wins Democratic primary with largest vote total in 36 years after ranked-choice vote count

Posted on July 1, 2025

Ainsley Melham ( Dwayne ), Jasmine Amy Rogers ( Betty Boop ) and Ensemble in Boop

Broadway

amBroadway | ‘Boop! The Musical’ announces closing date, ‘Phantom’ spinoff sells out previews and more

Posted on July 1, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul announced continued progress in the fight against gun violence, with newly released data showing that New York State’s comprehensive prevention strategies are working.

Politics

Hochul codifies NYS Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Posted on July 1, 2025

More from around NYC

bronx

Bronx High School of Science student receives $10K prize for academic excellence and community service

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Race through summer: Here are July’s top runs in Queens

cuomo and mamdani on primary election night

Brooklyn’s Ballots: Breaking down the primary election vote

Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall."

Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’