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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced a Bayside woman is accused of luring more than a dozen victims from around the country into bogus financial investments, stealing more than $2.1 million.

QNS

Bayside woman accused of stealing more than $2.1M through ‘pig butchering’ scam: DA

Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch arrive at the 42nd Street–Times Square subway station on Friday, ahead of the heated news conference marking the one-year anniversary of the PATH outreach program.

Politics

Mayor Adams hails subway safety gains before attacking reporter over ‘sick’ coverage of ex-City Hall official’s tell-all book

Posted on October 10, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

AG James indictment: Mamdani rallies with female elected officials against ‘baseless’ Trump DOJ criminal case

Posted on October 10, 2025

Brooklyn City Council Member Chi Ossé.

Politics

Brooklyn lawmaker Chi Ossé neither confirms nor denies report of potential challenge to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Posted on October 10, 2025

NY: H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visits New York City

Brooklyn Paper

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon joins New Yorkers to celebrate 200 years of Norwegian American heritage

Cossi Azonwakon is one of more than a thousand NYC couriers suddenly cut off from delivery apps — and now he’s fighting back.

Politics

An NYC deliverista’s job vanished overnight. In four months, so did a thousand others. ‘I just want my app back’

Posted on October 10, 2025

NYPD at scene in Bronx hallway where cop was shot

Bronx

Cop wounded in shooting at Bronx apartment building while attempting to stop robbery suspect

Posted on October 9, 2025

The trajectory of mpox cases in New York City so far this year.

Gay City News

NYC mpox cases increase again in September, surpassing 2025 monthly high

After the NYPD released this photo of a boy who was found wandering barefoot in the parking lot of a Far Rockaway laundromat, cops received a tip that led them to a home on Beach 25th Street, where seven other children were found unattended by an adult.

QNS

Mother of toddler found wandering barefoot at Queens laundromat was behind bars for Brooklyn home invasion: DA

A map showing the overview of the proposed zoning changes in the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan.

QNS

City’s land use and zoning committees unanimously vote in favor of Jamaica Neighborhood Plan

Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo gains ground in first poll since Adams exit, but still trails Mamdani by double digits

Posted on October 9, 2025

two woman dressed in black and a man in a suit at a podium

Hochul slams Trump effort to slash counterterrorism funding for NYC transit: ‘We will not tolerate these cuts’

Posted on October 9, 2025

group of people holding signs on a city street near Central Park

Central Park chaos: Safety advocates demand end to ‘e-bike expressway’ in NYC parks

Posted on October 9, 2025

Ringmaster Jan Vasquez and his sister Carolina Vasquez performing their new act for the 2025 Flip Circus Tour.

QNS

Flip Circus returning to Queens this fall featuring all new acts

Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell.

Gay City News

Bottcher raises $683k in first 24 hours after announcing potential Congressional bid

A 16-year-old South Jamaica boy was indicted by a Queens grand jury for the murder of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel in Cambria Heights,a ccording to the Queens District Attorney's Office.

QNS

Southeast Queens teen indicted in murder of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel in Cambria Heights: DA

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Brooklyn Paper

Man charged with murder for fatal beating at Jay Street subway station

Andrew Cuomo exiting vehicle while putting jacket on

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo’s campaign gets $2.3M matching funds boost from Campaign Finance Board

Posted on October 9, 2025

"Self Portrait" by John Wilson, 1943

Arts & Entertainment

John Wilson at The Met: Witnessing humanity and defying erasure through his canvas

Posted on October 9, 2025

A frame from a TikTok video shows what a woman described as a razor blade she found in a hot dog purchased at the Brooklyn landmark

Brooklyn

Hard to swallow: NYC probes Nathan’s Famous Coney Island flagship after family says razor found in hot dog

Posted on October 8, 2025

The Marrero family's brownstone pictured in 2022.

Harlem

Harlem family’s Brownstone stolen in $1.6M deed theft scheme, DA says

Posted on October 8, 2025

NYC mayor's race candidates curtis sliwa, zohran mamdani and andrew cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: All three candidates have enough cash to remain competitive in final weeks of race

Posted on October 8, 2025

Former governor andrew cuomo speaks about rikers island closure plan

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo pledges to scrap Rikers closure plan, build new facilities on island instead of boro-based jails

Posted on October 8, 2025

police at scene of shooting in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Shootings, rape rose across Brooklyn in September, stats show, though overall crime dipped

Councilmember Erik Bottcher speaks at a Sept. 30 rally against the Trump administration's anti-trans funding cuts.

Gay City News

Denouncing Trump, Bottcher explores bid for Congress in race to replace Nadler

man wearing a white tank top and a man wearing a white t-shirt

Two arrested, two at large for robbery on uptown Manhattan train

Posted on October 8, 2025

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Brooklyn Paper

‘It’s about the fight’: Brooklyn residents share stories of breast cancer survival and community support

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The impact of ICE: How a Brooklyn family is struggling to survive after beloved father and husband detained in immigration court

Posted on October 8, 2025

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QNS

Flushing man faces up to life in prison for murder of mother-in-law and brutal stabbing of her son before torching family home: DA

Participants march and sing around the Great Lawn in Central Park during the “Circle of Unity” vigil on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel.

Israel

Thousands gather in Central Park to mark second anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

Posted on October 7, 2025

NY: A Night Against Censorship with George Takei

Brooklyn Paper

George Takei speaks out against censorship at BPL Banned Books Week event

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Queens woman fatally struck by e-bike rider after exiting city bus in Brooklyn

Posted on October 7, 2025

A Nassau County man is accused of killing a 16-year-old Manhattan girl after he rammed his SUV into the victim, her mother and stepfather on Roosevelt Avenue, allegedly while intoxicated.

QNS

Nassau man indicted for murder after deliberately driving SUV into teen girl and family in Elmhurst: DA

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Council member calls for revocation of parking placards as study shows rampant illegal parking in Brooklyn

Posted on October 7, 2025

An intersection in Manhattan was co-named for the late president Jimmy Carter.

Alphabet City intersection co-named to honor President Jimmy Carter’s work with Habitat for Humanity

Posted on October 7, 2025

NY: Shooting West Indian Day Parade

Brooklyn Paper

FDNY EMS launches #StandWithEMS social media campaign to spotlight pay disparity

Protesters voiced their concerns about the proposed Metropolitan Park development at Corona Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

QNS

More than 100 protest against CAC’s unanimous vote in favor of Metropolitan Park

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced that law enforcement connected three Bronx shootings through ballistics and have charged 10 different individuals believed to be involved in gang activity and the retaliatory violence that lead to the death of four people this summer.

Bronx Times

DA Clark links multiple Bronx shootings to a ring of gang members and retaliatory violence

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Mayor Adams in Albania this week to meet with government officials, business leaders

Posted on October 6, 2025

View of the Wakefield residence, where police say three people were shot and wounded Sunday following a dispute between two women.

Bronx

Bronx dispute between women leads to triple shooting, police sources say

Posted on October 6, 2025

commuters on the L train talking about politics and issues important to them

2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY ‘The Third Rail’: Talking with L train riders about the NYC Mayor’s Race and more

Posted on October 5, 2025

An East Elmhurst man was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to nine years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack in Queens in support of ISIS.

QNS

East Elmhurst ISIS supporter gets nearly a decade in prison for plotting mass terror attack in Queens: Feds

Schneps Media's 2025 Leaders of Labor honoring those in the labor community returns next week.

News

Schneps Media’s 2025 Leaders of Labor to honor top professionals in labor community

Posted on October 3, 2025

Officers found the victim sitting in her car, with multiple stab wounds

Brooklyn

Feud over ex-boyfriend sparks stabbing in Brooklyn: sources

Posted on October 3, 2025

NYPD Officers and NYPD Fire Marshals are investigating the fire and stabbing at 45-18 Smart Street.

Queens

Queens stabbing, house fire leaves woman dead, teen wounded, first responders hurt

Posted on October 3, 2025

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News

Study finds Con Ed generates billions in contracts, jobs – and taxes

Posted on October 3, 2025

Ankle monitor around immigrant detained by ICE

Immigrants detained by ICE pay big bucks for release – and still have to wear tracking devices, even without a criminal record

Posted on October 2, 2025

NYPD outside synagogue on Yom Kippur

NYPD boosts security at NYC synagogues following Yom Kippur terrorist attack in London

Posted on October 2, 2025

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Permits filed for mixed-use building with 44 residences in Port Morris

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44th Drive transforms into a health hub for inaugural LIC Wellness Fest

Denny's Pub

Golden anniversary: Denny’s Pub marks 50 years as a Kensington staple

The trajectory of mpox cases in New York City so far this year.

NYC mpox cases increase again in September, surpassing 2025 monthly high