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Anti-Zionist protesters were filmed chanting in support of Hamas, according to a video posted by Luke Tress on his X account.

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Anti-Zionist protesters caught on camera shouting support for Hamas near Kew Gardens Hills synagogue criticized by Mamdani and other officials

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NYC will add new red light cameras at 450 intersections before end of year: DOT

Posted on January 9, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Claire Valdez's congressional bid at an event at Maria Hernandez Park Friday afternoon. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Queens

Mamdani, UAW endorse AM Claire Valdez for NY-7 Congressional seat

Posted on January 9, 2026

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Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor faces first public safety test after deadly NYPD shootings, pro-Hamas protesters near synagogue

Posted on January 9, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

Nurses strike avoided at Brooklyn safety-net hospitals as unions, execs reach tentative agreements

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QNS

‘It’s really heartbreaking’: Ridgewood rallies to help victims of five-alarm Madison Street fire

Humans are using laptops and computers to interact with AI, helping them create, code, train AI, or analyze big data with fast, cutting-edge technology.

Brooklyn

Wave of Big Tech’s AI data centers are coming for New York

Posted on January 9, 2026

Hochul not including Mayor Mamdani’s free bus plan in her State of the State address

Posted on January 9, 2026

NY: Shooting New York Presbyterian Methodist

Brooklyn Paper

‘A little too close to home’: Residents react after fatal shooting at Park Slope hospital

Three Ozone Park men were arrested by multiple law enforcement agencies for allegedly operating a narcotics trafficking ring out of their apartment across the street from a public school.

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Ozone Park roommates busted for running narcotics trafficking operation out of their apartment across the street from a public school

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Brooklyn Paper

Two men found dead inside parked car in Brooklyn: NYPD

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QNS

NYSNA strike: Union reaches tentative agreement with safety-net hospitals, blasts NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai for not bargaining

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Greenwich Village

Op-Ed | Is accidentally causing a person’s death a homicide?

Posted on January 9, 2026

Detectives investigate scene of NYPD shooting in West Village

Greenwich Village

NYPD shoot and kill man in West Village brandishing imitation handgun in second police shooting death of the night

Posted on January 9, 2026

Firefighters tackle all hands fire.

Brooklyn

Fire rips through Brooklyn home, cause under investigation

Posted on January 9, 2026

Law

Expert Analysis | 2026: New year, new employer risks and aggressive enforcement alert

Posted on January 8, 2026

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Man shot dead inside hospital after apparently swinging knife at cops, patients while in mental distress

Posted on January 8, 2026

From left to right: D36 candidates Rana Abdelhamid, Shivani Dhir, Mary Jobaida and Diana Moreno at a recent candidate forum in Astoria. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.

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Assembly candidates outline vision for District 36 at Astoria forum

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‘Noem’ room for us?! amNY, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams denied access to Homeland Security Secretary’s press event

Posted on January 8, 2026

Crime scene investigators from the 115th Precinct gathered evidence from the home at 26-30 96th St. in East Elmhurst following the fatal shooting on the night of Sept. 12, 2025.

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South Carolina fugitive indicted for execution-style murder of ex-girlfriend in East Elmhurst: DA

Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell addresses town hall at Brooklyn College on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022.

Caribbean Life

Grenada pushes back against US advisory

Gov Hochul (left ) and Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Right) greet pre-schoolers at a YMCA in Flatbush, Brooklyn on Thursday, January 8.

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: ‘2-Care’ program agreement with mayor and governor to provide universal childcare for NYC tots

Posted on January 8, 2026

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Far Rockaway man indicted on multiple charges for beating Malba homeowner during illegal street takeover: DA

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Betting

CFB Fiesta Bowl betting: #10 Miami at #6 Ole Miss lines, odds and best bet

Posted on January 8, 2026

Police on guard during protest of Kristi Noem at World Trade Center

New Yorkers march against Kristi Noem at World Trade Center day after ICE agent killed Minneapolis woman

Posted on January 8, 2026

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

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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

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

Posted on January 7, 2026

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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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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.

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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

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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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Parkchester 6 station upgrades bring long-awaited accessibility to Bronx riders

Anti-Zionist protesters were filmed chanting in support of Hamas, according to a video posted by Luke Tress on his X account.

Anti-Zionist protesters caught on camera shouting support for Hamas near Kew Gardens Hills synagogue criticized by Mamdani and other officials

maimonides nurses strike NYSNA

Nurses strike avoided at Brooklyn safety-net hospitals as unions, execs reach tentative agreements

Attendees hold a banner bearing the name of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a vigil for her in Seattle, Washington, U.S. January 8, 2026.

Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s wife speaks out after fatal ICE shooting