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Jolie Nelsen, left, her father Jon Nelsen, center, and his partner Ebony Mackey, right, testify in support of the proposed Avenir casino during a Community Advisory Committee hearing at the Javits Center on Monday, Sept. 8

Hell’s Kitchen

EXCLUSIVE | Hell’s Kitchen casino supporter offered $300 to speak at public hearing; her family promoted developer online

Posted on September 9, 2025

ICE agents confront citizen at Lower Manhattan immigration court

A day at Lower Manhattan immigration court: ICE agents accost citizen, immigrant left in tears, another family separated

Posted on September 9, 2025

photographer embraces woman who found lost 9/11 plaque

Brooklyn

Photographer’s 9/11 plaque honoring firefighters’ rescue resurfaces in Brooklyn after a decade-long journey

Posted on September 9, 2025

Norberto Ordonez-Delvalle is accused of ramming his victim in this Nissan Altima and driving off before returning to punch him repeatedly in the head, leaving him critically injured on Broadway in Astoria

QNS

Brooklyn man charged with attempted murder in brutal Astoria attack that left victim in coma

Rochdale Village residents protest against potential 30% rate hikes. Photo: Paul Frangipane.

QNS

Rochdale Village residents protest against potential 30% rate hikes at Mitchell-Lama complex

a congestion pricing toll camera in NYC

Traffic was down in Manhattan’s congestion pricing zone this summer: Hochul

Posted on September 9, 2025

Dennis M. Walcott announces that more than 30 public libraries across the city’s library systems — including four in Queens — will be open seven days a week beginning on Sunday, Sept. 7.

QNS

More than 30 branches now open seven days a week as NYC expands library access

Video of suspect in Queens murder mystery

Queens

Queens murder mystery: Desperate search for career criminal who allegedly killed senior couple, then set home on fire

Posted on September 9, 2025

The Maspeth community remembered those lost 24 years ago this week in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center.

QNS

Maspeth community remembers those lost during 9/11 terrorist attacks 24 years ago

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch

NYPD Commissioner Tisch says she is ‘revolted’ by thought of possible Trump federal takeover in NYC

Posted on September 8, 2025

man detained by ICE in court as people look on

ICE in court: Detainments in Lower Manhattan continue as advocates claim ‘no one is having their day in court’

Posted on September 8, 2025

A Jackson Heights woman was indicted by a Queens grand jury for sex trafficking a Mexican woman on Roosevelt Avenue and extorting another victim.

QNS

Jackson Heights woman indicted for sex trafficking woman, extorting another on Roosevelt Avenue: DA

chromebooks

Bronx Times

Adams announces free Chromebooks for 350,000 NYC students this school year

Police in Brooklyn at scene of stabbing

Brooklyn

Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say

Posted on September 8, 2025

The Major Deegan Expressway near E. 135th Street.

Pedestrian fatally struck crossing major Bronx street early Sunday morning

Posted on September 8, 2025

Bronx designer with woman on fitting a dress for a fashion show

Bronx Times

Custom glam: Council Member Farías collabs with Bronx dressmaker Edwin Reyes for elected officials’ fashion show

police at shooting scene in the Bronx

Harlem

NYC SHOOTINGS: One killed, two wounded in less than two hours during separate incidents across Bronx, Queens and Manhattan

Posted on September 8, 2025

wreckage of midwood car crash

Brooklyn Paper

41-year-old suspect ejected, dies after stolen car crash in Brooklyn: NYPD

Photos of the four NYC mayoral candidates Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa

2025 Mayor’s Race

Sunday in the NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams, Mamdani go to church; Cuomo, Sliwa focus on crime

Posted on September 7, 2025

Protester against Trump stands outside US Open final during president's appearance.

Queens

Protesters outside US Open demand fans jeer Trump during president’s visit to men’s final

Posted on September 7, 2025

Cardinal Dolan embraces woman at Stand Up Sunday Mass against antisemitism

Midtown Manhattan

Embracing love, not hate: Cardinal Timothy Dolan holds ‘Stand Up Sunday’ Mass against antisemitism at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

Posted on September 7, 2025

Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders holding hands at town hall event

Brooklyn Paper

Mamdani, Sanders rally supporters at Brooklyn College town hall ahead of mayoral election

turnstiles at a subway entrance in Queens

MTA cracks down on free rides at notorious fare evasion hotspot in Queens

Posted on September 7, 2025

Suspect in Brooklyn sex assault of woman while she slept

Brooklyn

Creep breaks into Brooklyn home, sexually assaults 71-year-old as she sleeps: cops

Posted on September 7, 2025

Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Cops kill man who slashed officer in precinct confrontation, sources say

Posted on September 7, 2025

A Whitestone man was killed after crashing his motorcycle in a collision with a Mini Cooper and two other vehicles on Sept. 4.

QNS

Whitestone man killed after crashing into Mini Cooper, two other vehicles: NYPD

shooting

QNS

Two men sought in shooting of 14-year-old boy in Rufus King Park in Jamaica on Friday: NYPD

Mayor Eric Adams with his head down

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams publicly expresses openness to possible Trump job offers to end campaign

Posted on September 5, 2025

ihop collapse

Brooklyn Paper

Flapjack failure: 9 injured by iHop ceiling collapse in Georgetown

Rendering shows the planned center-running bus lanes on Flatbush Avenue, designed to speed up bus service, improve pedestrian safety, and create dedicated boarding islands for riders.

Brooklyn

DOT to start installing center-running bus lanes on Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue

Posted on September 5, 2025

The NYPD Crime Scene Unit processes a fatal double stabbing at Ridgewood Avenue and Cresent Street.

Brooklyn

Man killed, another wounded in Brooklyn double stabbing, police say

Posted on September 5, 2025

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Teen with firearm history arrested for using machine gun in stray-bullet slaying of Harlem grandmother

Posted on September 4, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams started the new school year on Sept. 4 at the new HBCU Early Prep High School in Jamaica, which opened its door for the first time to more than 100 ninth-graders.

QNS

Mayor Adams cuts ribbon at new HBCU Early Prep High School in Jamaica

A bus on the new bus lane along 96th Street in Manhattan, one of many street safety improvements

F for frigging slow! Lander’s bus report card claims dismal service on more than half of bus lines

Posted on September 4, 2025

Andrew Cuomo speaking to press before microphones at press conference amid mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo says he doesn’t want Trump’s help, but it’s ‘up to’ Adams whether he stays in campaign

Posted on September 4, 2025

The body of a dead man was pulled from Newtown Creek off Hunters Point South Park in Long Island City.

QNS

Dead man found floating in Newtown Creek off Hunters Point South Park: NYPD

Suspected gang members caught in Queens police operation Buzzkill

Queens

‘Buzzkill’ for Queens street gang: 12 suspects indicted for series of shootings that terrorized neighborhoods

Posted on September 4, 2025

People at the 125th Street A train station entrance in Harlem on Jan. 9, 2024.

Subway attack: Man indicted for stabbing straphanger during vicious assault in Harlem train station

Posted on September 4, 2025

street in Queens during the day

Major Queens street undergoes redesign to become one-way for drivers; new bike lanes to be added

Posted on September 4, 2025

Mourning families lifted photographs of their loved ones skyward as a bell tolled, resounding over solemn observers at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Sept. 11, 2024.

Remembering 9/11 | What to know about this year’s memorial ceremony in Lower Manhattan

Posted on September 4, 2025

A 2019 city law requires Rikers to close by 2027, but advocates renewed calls for its immediate shutdown after another man died in custody there on Wednesday

Another Rikers Island death: Man succumbs after reported seizure; third in-custody death at facility in two weeks

Posted on September 4, 2025

Photos of the four NYC mayoral candidates Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa

Politics

amNY Your Vote: Who will be NYC’s next mayor? Here’s the story behind each candidate

Posted on September 4, 2025

police crime scene tape stretched over sidewalk near shooting scene in Brooklyn

Bronx

Shootings in the Bronx and Brooklyn leaves one dead, another fighting for his life

Posted on September 4, 2025

Suspect in Midtown attempted rape shown on video

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown rape attempt: More images released of suspect who attacked nail salon employee

Posted on September 4, 2025

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaking in front of microphones

2025 Mayor’s Race

Mamdani calls Trump’s rumored job offer for Eric Adams ‘affront to democracy,’ charges Cuomo is president’s choice for mayor

Posted on September 3, 2025

ICE agents apprehend man, grabbing him by the arm at Lower Manhattan immigration court

ICE arrests ramp up in NYC immigration court as AG Letitia James fights to stop indefinite detentions

Posted on September 3, 2025

fountain

QNS

Iconic fountains in Flushing Meadows Corona Park out of service in shadow of US Open

ICE agents arrest woman at court in Lower Manhattan

The intimidation game: NYC immigration lawyers say their clients can’t get a fair hearing with ICE agents stalking the courthouses

Posted on September 3, 2025

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new destiny

New Destiny Housing breaks ground on homes for domestic violence survivors

permits

Permits filed for building with 44 residences on vacant lot in Far Rockaway

nypd police car

Canarsie man arrested for allegedly stabbing 70-year-old neighbor to death

Attorney Mary Bonauto of GLAD Law with Jim Obergefell outside the Supreme Court on June 26, 2015.

Mary Bonauto, trailblazing attorney in Obergefell case, maintains faith in marriage equality