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Health

Flu blues in NYC: Influenza cases spike across five boroughs in first days of 2026

Posted on January 4, 2026

Intersection in Queens where scooter rider was struck by driver

Queens

Scooter rider clings to life in Queens after being struck by Honda driver

Posted on January 4, 2026

Crime scene in Manhattan

Lower East Side

Man slashed outside of Lower East Side bar: cops

Posted on January 4, 2026

White police van believed to be transporting Nicolas Maduro in Manhattan

Law

The ‘Cartel of the Suns’: Why Nicolás Maduro faces charges in New York

Posted on January 3, 2026

Protest against U.S. military action in Venezuela, in Washington

Law

Op-Ed | President Trump is a war criminal

Posted on January 3, 2026

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FARE HIKE: New Yorkers will begin having to pay $3 to ride the subway or bus starting Sunday

Posted on January 2, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklynites dive into 2026 at frigid Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

Law

Mamdani appoints election attorney, advisor Ali Najmi to chair judiciary committee

Posted on January 2, 2026

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Mamdani’s First 100 Days

Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

Posted on January 2, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani at his inauguration event in New York City. His move into the city’s highest office left his Queens Assembly seat vacant, triggering a Feb. 3 special election.

Queens

Special election set to fill Mayor Mamdani’s former Assembly seat and other Albany vacancies

Posted on January 2, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

NYC landmarks, including miniature Brooklyn Bridge, highlight Holiday Train Show at NYBG

New York Legislature

Law

Ban on anonymous child abuse reports is civil rights win, advocates say

Posted on January 2, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdan sworn in by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at inauguration

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

Mamdani inauguration: Common democratic socialist themes trumpeted by slate of ceremony speakers

Posted on January 2, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and wife Rama Duwaji at his inauguration

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration: New mayor vows not to soften democratic socialist agenda for governing NYC

Posted on January 1, 2026

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! One more look at the star-studded Times Square ball drop party

Posted on January 1, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAYOR MAMDANI: Queens democratic socialist takes the oath of office as NYC’s 112th mayor

Posted on January 1, 2026

Mayor Eric Adams speaking in front of sign listing items banned from Times Square

Law

Last acts: Outgoing Mayor Adams vetoes 19 bills protecting street vendors, workers, and affordable housing

Posted on December 31, 2025

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal delivers remarks on Election Night after he was elected Manhattan borough president.

Gay City News

In State Senate farewell, Hoylman-Sigal recalls progress on LGBTQ rights

Zohran Mamdani speaking at podium in front of campaign banner

Politics

Mamdani to appoint veteran transit leaders to DOT and Operations top spots

Posted on December 31, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn records safest year as murders and shootings hit historic low: DA

Posted on December 31, 2025

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Politics

Anti-mask legislation highlighted in city’s first-annual report from the Office to Combat Antisemitism

Posted on December 31, 2025

A Nassau County man was hit with a slew of new charges including criminally negligent homicide for a fatal collision that killed an elderly Glen Oaks man who was crossing Northern Boulevard in Bayside last June.

QNS

Long Islander allegedly was driving drunk when he fatally struck Glen Oaks senior in Bayside: DA

Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani (left) and Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Politics

2026 PREVIEW: Beyond Mayor Mamdani, these will likely be the biggest New York political stories in the new year

Posted on December 31, 2025

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2026 PREVIEW: What will be the next stops for NYC transit in the new year?

Posted on December 31, 2025

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2026 PREVIEW: Times Square ball drop rings in a year of patriotic events in NYC for America’s 250th birthday

Posted on December 31, 2025

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan recently hosted its annual holiday toy drive, distributing more than 600 toys to children and families in East Harlem and nearby communities.

News

PHOTOS: Metropolitan Hospital hosts annual holiday toy drive

Posted on December 31, 2025

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Law

Mamdani nominates Steven Banks as next Law Department head, names City Hall chief counsel

Posted on December 30, 2025

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Moped rider dies after colliding with SUV at Queens intersection: cops

Posted on December 30, 2025

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Holidays

New Year’s Eve in Times Square: Here’s what you need to know about the 2026 celebration in Midtown

Posted on December 30, 2025

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

Gay City News

NYC to distribute $2 million in emergency funding to organizations serving transgender people

Far Rockaway gang member Abel "Moreno" Mora was sentenced for a shooting in Brooklyn the same day he was involved in a shootout at Beach 13th Street and New Haven Avenue that sent children running for safety on Aug. 13, 2023.

QNS

Far Rockaway Trinitarios street gang member called ‘danger to society’ after sentencing for shooting, smuggling drugs into MDC: Feds

NYPD officers in Times Square ahead of New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve: NYPD surging cops into Times Square, will implement additional security screenings as city welcomes 2026

Posted on December 30, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

As Rent Transparency Act begins, Brooklyn startup helps renters uncover hidden rent-stabilized apartments

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Tourist stabbed outside Bryant Park in unprovoked attack: cops

Posted on December 30, 2025

Police in Queens are investigating after finding a baby boy dead and his mother with slash wounds to her wrists inside a residence on Monday afternoon.

Queens

Queens mother charged with murder of infant son

Posted on December 30, 2025

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News

2026 PREVIEW: Important dates for New Yorkers to remember this year

Posted on December 30, 2025

Lillian Bonsignore, the incoming FDNY commissioner, has been ridiculed on X since she was appointed to her post.

Gay City News

‘People will die’: Incoming FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore ridiculed by the right

Police in Queens are investigating after finding a baby boy dead and his mother with slash wounds to her wrists inside a residence on Monday afternoon.

Queens

Horror in Queens: Cops find baby boy dead, and mom with slashed wrists

Posted on December 29, 2025

Riding a CitiBike on 2nd Avenue near East 30th Street on Jan. 12, 2025.

More money to ride: Citi Bike announces another round of rate hikes starting Jan. 5. Here’s how much you’ll pay.

Posted on December 29, 2025

Mayor Adams speaks about seizure of illegal guns

Mayor Adams touts 25,000 illegal guns seized from NYC streets as his tenure draws to a close

Posted on December 29, 2025

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Incoming Mayor Mamdani to take oath of office in historic, decommissioned City Hall subway station

Posted on December 29, 2025

Flowers at Elizabeth Street Garden.

EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Mayor Adams pushes for final agreement to save Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan

Posted on December 29, 2025

a 2026 preview of New York stars set to shine

Arts & Entertainment

2026 PREVIEW: These are the rising New York stars of stage and screen to watch this new year

Posted on December 29, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Maimonides will merge with NYC Health+Hospitals next year, officials say

A police officer at a Midtown shooting scene

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown shooting: Man accidentally shoots himself in chest, but lies to police about incident, cops say

Posted on December 29, 2025

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Health

Rattle and rank! These are NYC’s most popular baby names as the Big Apple rings in 2026

Posted on December 28, 2025

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Man slashed following argument with straphanger on Manhattan subway train

Posted on December 28, 2025

Bronx double shooting scene

Bronx

Bronx double shooting: Connecticut teen killed, another youth injured in gun violence at public housing complex

Posted on December 28, 2025

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Brooklynites dive into 2026 at frigid Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan are bathed in the light of the setting sun, as viewed from the Edge NYC, in New York City, U.S., December 29, 2025.

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