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FILE - A man in custody was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Inmate found dead in cell at Rikers Island: DOC

Posted on August 23, 2025

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani posts strong general election fundraising haul, while Cuomo and Adams lag behind

Posted on August 22, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

Mayor Adams says ‘hell no’ to stepping down amid latest bribery charges against ex-top aides

Posted on August 22, 2025

The overturned tour bus along Interstate 90 in Pembroke, N.Y., on Friday after crashing while bound for New York City.

News

5 dead after tour bus bound for NYC overturns in Western New York

Posted on August 22, 2025

A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.

Gay City News

City Council bolsters training and transparency for LGBTQ care, but gay Republican votes ‘no’

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Health

Queens resident hospitalized with West Nile virus as city confirms first cases of season

Posted on August 22, 2025

NY: Woodhull Hospital Groundbreaking of Labor and Birthing Suite

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Beep, Woodhull Hospital break ground on $20M birthing suite upgrade

Arden Cho, May Hong and REI AMI of "K-Pop Demon Hunters" at the Empire State Building.

‘K-Pop Demon Hunters Golden Weekend’ kicks off at the Empire State Building

Posted on August 22, 2025

Jo Fox, Rosalyn Durant, Denise Pellegrini, Tina Thornton, Rita Ferro, Judy Agay, Jimmy Zasowski, Elle Duncan, Adam Smith, Chara-Lynn Aguiar, Burke Magnus, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro and notable tri-state area mascots take the inaugural ride of ESPN’s "E" train takeover celebrating the launch of the new ESPN app on August 21, 2025 in New York City.

ESPN unveils revamped app with mascot takeover on New York City’s ‘E’ train

Posted on August 22, 2025

A man stole a yellow cab in Kips Bay on Thursday night, taking it on a joyride and colliding with a cyclist in a hit-and-run before abandoning the vehicle, authorities said.

Man steals yellow cab in Manhattan before colliding with cyclist in hit-and-run, cops say

Posted on August 22, 2025

Law enforcement shut down an illegal cannabis operation out of Mott Haven on Thursday, seizing about 2,000 lbs of cannabis products and arresting 11 people.

Bronx Times

NYC Sheriffs bust massive Bronx illegal cannabis operation for the second time, seize $5 million in product

Mayor Eric Adams looks up at the sky

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams’ leading rivals pounce on latest swirl of corruption scandals

Posted on August 21, 2025

CEO of WIN Christine Quinn stood alongside fellow service providers and homeless and immigrant rights advocates on the steps of City Hall in January 2025 and denounced President-elect Trump’s promise of mass deportations and cuts to shelters and other social services allegedly a part of what has become widely known as Project 2025.

News

Court upholds order to continue unit-hold incentive for homeless New Yorkers

Posted on August 21, 2025

More than 40 community members and local leaders testified at the first public advisory hearing for Resorts World NYC's casino gaming license bid.

QNS

First public hearing on Resorts World’s casino gaming license bid draws community support

arrested Ingrid Lewis-Martin talks to reporter after her arrest

Former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin ‘feeling good’ despite latest corruption indictment

Posted on August 21, 2025

Jeremiah Program Brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

‘We can’t survive on grit alone’: Jeremiah Program helps mothers and children while confronting poverty and policy cuts

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Bronx Times

First hearing of Bally’s Community Advisory Council shows majority support amid lingering concerns

gina argento broadway stages bribery

Brooklyn Paper

Broadway Stages owners allegedly bribed city official to scuttle McGuinness Boulevard redesign

woman in handcuffs escorted by detectives after corruption indictment

Politics

‘Classic bribery’: Former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin, power brokers at center of alleged pay-to-play schemes indicted

Posted on August 21, 2025

Melissa Gorga, Robin Thicke, Lisa Blanco and Katie McEntee at the Second Chance NYC Hamptons Gala.

Sun-kissed evenings and golden hearts: The Hamptons gala that lit the season aflame for Second Chance Rescue

Posted on August 21, 2025

suspect accused of shooting border patrol agent bows before camera

Men accused of shooting Border Patrol agent in Manhattan park arraigned on state attempted murder charges

Posted on August 20, 2025

Mamdani speaking to microphone about amNY report

2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY report of NYPD staffing crisis stirs up conversation in NYC Mayor’s race

Posted on August 20, 2025

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly stole a wallet dropped by a younger man as he passed through the turnstile at the Broadway/North Boulevard station in Woodside.

QNS

Suspect snatches cash-packed wallet from man at R train station in Woodside: NYPD

ICE agents in federal plaza apprehending immigrants

Lower Manhattan

ICE arrests appear to slow at Lower Manhattan immigration court – but masked agents still stalk the halls

Posted on August 20, 2025

person wearing a backpack jumping a sturnstile in a Brooklyn subway station

‘Fare hikes not fair’: Riders at MTA hearing rally against fare hikes, rail against evasion

Posted on August 20, 2025

police at night with car in front at scene of deadly shooting

Bronx

Man in federal prison charged with 2017 stray bullet slaying of beloved Bronx mother

Posted on August 20, 2025

Suspects behind assault at Bronx laundromat where man was stabbed

Bronx

Bronx man stabbed, beaten at laundromat after argument over restroom key: cops

Posted on August 20, 2025

Rockaway Beach, along with all other city beaches, will close on Wednesday and Thursday due to dangerous conditions linked to Hurricane Erin.

QNS

All Queens beaches to close for two days as Hurricane Erin tracks northward

One of the many food trucks along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights.

QNS

Can Queens’ food scene thrive with both trucks and restaurants?

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: New poll shows Mamdani comfortably ahead, but without majority, in 5-way race

Posted on August 19, 2025

queens bus network redesign

QNS

Exclusive | NYCT honcho shares news of Phase 2 of Queens Bus Network Redesign

Cyclists along 31st Street in Astoria. The DOT has proposed installing protected bike lanes on each side of the corridor.

QNS

Elected officials outline continued support for 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria

ICE agent in court with Superman patch on his vest

Lower Manhattan

Are ICE agents in Lower Manhattan courts wearing Superman patches to support pro-Trump actor Dean Cain?

Posted on August 19, 2025

NYPD officer staring at funeral for fallen cop

Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops per month?

Posted on August 19, 2025

a fruit stand on a sidewalk during the day

IBX Stop by Stop: Exploring the future light rail line’s northern hub of Jackson Heights, a melting pot of flavors and tradition

Posted on August 19, 2025

Police at scene where man was stabbed in Brooklyn

Bronx

Man stabbed to death in the Bronx after argument: Cops

Posted on August 19, 2025

Election day man at polls

Politics

2025 Elections: What you need to know before voting

Posted on August 19, 2025

doctors holding signs and wearing lab coats while protesting ICE treatment of immigrants

Prescription for help: Doctors demand ICE ensure detainees in Lower Manhattan receive required medical care

Posted on August 18, 2025

People protest ICE at 26 Federal Plaza.

News

ICE in Courts: Hochul condemns detention of 7-year-old Queens girl and mom, demands feds let reps into Federal Plaza

Posted on August 18, 2025

Moonrocks at 46-06 Utopia Parway in Flushing was shuttered along with five other illegal cannabis dispensaries across the borough, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Aug. 18.

QNS

Six illegal cannabis storefronts padlocked, hundreds of pounds of illicit marijuana products seized across Queens: DA

The NYPD’s new quality of life teams along the Coney Island boardwalk.

Quality of Life policing gets expanded city-wide

Posted on August 18, 2025

Police in Times Square examine suspicious package left behind near station.

Times Square scare: Cops clear area after man leaves suspicious package outside of NYPD station

Posted on August 18, 2025

sketch artist in ICE immigration court draws ICE agent

The art of bearing witness: How one sketch artist is capturing the ICE arrests in NYC immigration court

Posted on August 18, 2025

cops on scene of east new york shooting

Brooklyn Paper

Man shot in Brooklyn hours after mass shooting injures 12

David Wright: Man in suit smiles in front of blue and orange backdrop

Mets

Mets legend David Wright continues a tradition of honoring New York’s heroes at ‘Battle of the Badges’ baseball game

Posted on August 18, 2025

two NYPD officials speak at press conference at Manhattan police-involved shooting

Washington Heights

Off-duty cop shoots man dead in Manhattan in NYPD’s third police-involved shooting in five days

Posted on August 18, 2025

people waiting on line to board an express bus to Staten Island during the day

On the express: Staten Island commuters frustrated with express bus service as fare hike looms

Posted on August 18, 2025

woman with long legs sought for pepper spray attack at subway station in Queens

Queens

Woman blasted man with pepper spray on board L train in Queens: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

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