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City Comptroller Brad Lander at campaign launch.

Politics

NYC pension fund shares in ICE-linked Palantir grew and saw windfalls under former Comptroller Lander, disclosures show

Posted on January 8, 2026

SKATE at Domino Park

Brooklyn Paper

From DJs to Drag on Ice: SKATE at Domino Park rolls out free winter 2026 programming

Valdez was the overwhelming winner of the District 37 race in June 2024

QNS

Queens AM Claire Valdez launches campaign to replace Nydia Velázquez in Congress

Man with American flag protesting in Foley Square after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Lower Manhattan

New Yorkers rally in Foley Square after ICE agent shoots woman dead in Minneapolis

Posted on January 8, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens, Jan. 7.

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor stands by tenant advocate pick after social media post backlash

Posted on January 7, 2026

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Politics

Julie Menin unanimously elected as City Council’s first Jewish Speaker

Posted on January 7, 2026

Vehicle where ICE agent in Minneapolis shot woman dead

Outrage in NYC after ICE agent in Minneapolis shoots fleeing woman dead

Posted on January 7, 2026

animal cruelty

QNS

Long Island City man criminally charged with animal cruelty for allegedly dragging dogs from car: DA

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Law

Court orders state labor department to pursue 24-hour home care cases for over 150 workers

Posted on January 7, 2026

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

QNS

Mamdani announces plans to restart 31st Street redesign in Astoria

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QNS

St. Albans mother indicted after allegedly killing her baby boy in his father’s Jamaica home: DA

Macy's Herald Square stabbing suspect at bench with lawyers and cops in courtroom

Macy’s Herald Square stabbing suspect indicted for violent attack on mom as she changed baby’s diaper in restroom

Posted on January 7, 2026

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Bronx

Major Bronx 4/5 train service changes are in effect until late February. Here’s what you need to know.

Posted on January 7, 2026

Venezuelans gather outside federal court in Manhattan on Monday during the arraignment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Photo by Dean Moses.

QNS

Queens electeds, Venezuelan community share mixed reactions to Maduro arrest

Attorney General Letitia James released body-worn camera footage that was obtained as part of an investigation into the police-involved fatal shooting of Chez Fray on Dec. 29.

QNS

AG releases body-worn camera footage of police involved fatal shooting of Far Rockaway man in front of his parents

Person of interest who stabbed man to death in the Bronx

Courts

Bronx stabbing suspect accused of murdering victim near pizzeria had 15 prior arrests, sources say

Posted on January 7, 2026

Police in Times Square stretch crime scene tape after stabbing

Midtown Manhattan

Times Square stabbing: Trio of suspects attack man in marijuana sale gone wrong, cops say

Posted on January 7, 2026

a man behind a counter in a pharmacy assisting a patient

Business

Dose of local medicine: Why mom-and-pop pharmacies are making a big comeback in NYC

Posted on January 7, 2026

Lower East Side

Mamdani, DOT fix a dubious drop on Delancey Street that plagued Williamsburg Bridge bike lane users for years

Posted on January 6, 2026

NYPD commissioner Tisch talks record low gun violence

Safest year ever: NYPD reports record-low gun violence in 2025 as Tisch touts strategy, Mamdani vows support

Posted on January 6, 2026

Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels visits Bronx school where he began teaching career

Relax Spa, an alleged brothel at 23-20A Broadway, was shuttered last month after an undercover police investigation determined the presence of prostitution at the premises. Photo via Google Street View.

QNS

Cops shutter alleged Astoria brothel after months-long investigation

People walking through new fare gates designed to stop fare evasion

Fare evasion: MTA boss Lieber says most straphangers getting ensnared in fare gate prototypes are trying to evade payment

Posted on January 6, 2026

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Health

Nurses strike threat: Deals near with five ‘safety net hospitals,’ but 17,000 caregivers still posed to walk off job next week

Posted on January 6, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

Dan Goldman officially launches congressional re-election bid, backed by Hochul and Jeffries

NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch speaking near Mayor Zohran Mamdani

NYC top cop Jessica Tisch shakes off speculation of ‘demotion’ under Mayor Mamdani during first joint appearance

Posted on January 6, 2026

Flushing High School

QNS

Fuzzy math? Flushing High School under investigation by NYCPS as teachers claim they are forced to pass failing students

The five-alarm fire at 1824 Madison St. in Ridgewood spread to adjoining buildings and hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze for more than five hours.

QNS

FDNY battles massive five-alarm multi-building fire in Ridgewood that left five firefighters injured, including one struck by flaming air conditioner

a chicken sandwich from bojangles

Brooklyn Paper

New East Flatbush Bojangles location to open next week, marking chain’s return to New York City

Charter school teacher helps students

NYC charter schools outperform city public schools, data shows

Posted on January 6, 2026

Person of interest who stabbed man to death in the Bronx

Bronx

Bronx man stabbed to death near pizzeria a short walk from his home: cops

Posted on January 6, 2026

Charter school teacher helps students

Online directory helps families navigate the many charter schools in NYC

Posted on January 6, 2026

Gov. Hochul and others celebrate congestion pricing anniversary

Congestion Pricing: Hochul celebrates Manhattan toll program’s ‘extraordinary’ results on its one-year anniversary

Posted on January 5, 2026

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

Mamdani’s federal security clearance still pending as city coordinates on Maduro case

Posted on January 5, 2026

Diana Moreno has secured the Queens Democratic Party's nomination ahead of a special election next month. Photo via Kara McCurdy/Moreno Campaign.

QNS

Queens Democratic Party nominates Diana Moreno to succeed Mamdani in AD36

Advocates at a Union Square rally for trans youth on Feb. 8, 2024.

Gay City News

Union Square rally set for Jan. 10 as Supreme Court hears trans sports cases

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Bronx Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches ‘Rental Ripoff’ hearings, names new housing commissioner

Venezuelan woman with flag weeps at Nicolas Maduro arraignment

New York

Nicolás Maduro arraignment: Venezuelans weep with joy outside Manhattan federal as deposed dictator arraigned on narco-terror charges

Posted on January 5, 2026

a group of people in an exercise studio participating in one of many free fitness classes in NYC

News

Shape Up NYC: This program tops Parks Department’s list of popular free fitness classes in the Big Apple

Posted on January 5, 2026

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor signs executive orders targeting junk fees and subscription traps

Posted on January 5, 2026

mamdani on mcguinness boulevard

Brooklyn Paper

Mamdani says city will finish full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard ‘as soon as the weather warms’

auto theft

QNS

Members of auto theft crew stole a car in Flushing during ten-week crime spree: NYPD

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Congestion pricing: 27 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan’s Central Business District in first year of toll program, MTA says

Posted on January 5, 2026

Maduro appears in US court to face narco-terrorism charges

Law

Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to drug trafficking, gun charges in Manhattan

Posted on January 5, 2026

Howard Handler and Cassandra Anderson

Law

Op-Ed | A strong anti-fraud agenda will support a more affordable New York

Posted on January 5, 2026

a firefighter battlling a fire in a building

Bronx

Five-alarm fire tears through Bronx deli and building; FDNY says at least two injured

Posted on January 5, 2026

painting of a person dressed in black holding a red flag

Politics

Painting history: Upper West Side artists commemorate Jan. 6 Capitol riots with powerful artwork

Posted on January 5, 2026

Brooklyn

Nicolas Maduro arrest: Protesters rail against Venezuelan despot outside jail where he awaits prosecution

Posted on January 4, 2026

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Yula Corporation

Yula Corporation in Hunts Point marks 100 years as a family-owned business

neighborhoods

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SKATE at Domino Park

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