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Grand Central train shed rebuild: MTA partners with Chase and Vornado on financing reconstruction of critical Midtown rail infrastructure

Posted on December 16, 2025

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Two cuffed for deadly Times Square stabbing that claimed Rhode Island man’s life

Posted on December 16, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Guide: Brooklyn holiday spectacle draws visitors from around the world

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Assemblymember Amy Paulin and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.

Health

Life or death: Fate of ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ bill in New York state rests on whether Hochul will sign it by end of 2025

Posted on December 16, 2025

person evading a fare by jumping over a turnstile in an MTA subway station

Fare evasion: MTA to install turnstile spikes, paddles at most remaining subway stations to deter cheats

Posted on December 16, 2025

Brooklyn man and husband with dogs before husband was detained by ICE and sent to Alligator Alcatraz

Brooklyn

Brooklyn man fights for freedom of husband detained by ICE at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over alleged missed hearing

Posted on December 16, 2025

Rescue 4 and Squad 288 responded to a call of a person trapped in a blind shaft at the College Point Cement Terminal on Monday, Dec. 15.

QNS

Civilian rescued from shaft at College Point Cement Terminal: FDNY

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Brooklyn Paper

Amid SNAP uncertainty, Anthem boosts holiday food access with $60K donation to local charities

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QNS

Shots fired by CBP officer during road rage incident near JFK Airport: Sources

Students at Yeshiva University light candles for victims of Australia terror attack on Hanukkah

News

After Hanukkah attack, Jewish New Yorkers and Australians unite for a vigil of hope at Yeshiva University

Posted on December 16, 2025

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A nearly 30-foot-tall Buddha statue will tower over the High Line in 2026

Posted on December 16, 2025

NY: Shooting West Indian Day Parade

Brooklyn Paper

‘Treat us equally’: FDNY EMS union makes final push for wage equity as Adams prepares to leave office

Law

Expert Analysis | New York businesses subject to reporting regulations for greenhouse gas emissions

Posted on December 16, 2025

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Queens

Road rage suspect wanted after gunfire near JFK Airport: police

Posted on December 16, 2025

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Brooklyn

NYPD officers struck by hit-and-run driver during Brooklyn traffic stop

Posted on December 16, 2025

Gov Kathy Hochul with City Council member focused on fare hike

FIRST ON amNY: City Council Transportation Chair urges Gov. Hochul to offset future fare hikes in coming budget proposal

Posted on December 15, 2025

Masked ICE agent at Federal Plaza amid immigration crackdown

Immigration advocates fume over report of ICE accessing city homeless shelters: ‘No New Yorker should be terrorized’

Posted on December 15, 2025

family member holding infant after meeting with ICE at Federal Plaza

Prayers and sighs of relief: How fear of ICE check-ins at Federal Plaza lead to tense moments for family members and advocates

Posted on December 15, 2025

NYS gaming commission approved NYC-area casinos

Business

JACKPOT! All three NYC-area casino bids for Queens and Bronx approved by NYS Gaming Commission

Posted on December 15, 2025

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NYC subway crime dropped in November, over past 11 months, compared to 2024: NYPD

Posted on December 15, 2025

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News

Holocaust survivor invited to speak at Brooklyn public school following initial rejection

Posted on December 15, 2025

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Bronx native and director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in L.A. home; homicide investigation ensues

Posted on December 15, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Firefighters battle Brooklyn house fire as blocked hydrant, freezing temps hamper efforts

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QNS

‘We don’t want this’: Metropolitan Park casino protesters rally one last time ahead of gaming commission vote

police officer in uniform standing in front of a large menorah

Hanukkah celebrations continue in NYC despite antisemitic terrorist attack in Australia

Posted on December 14, 2025

Casino site in Queens

Business

NYS Gaming Commission set to vote Monday on final approval for three NYC casino sites

Posted on December 14, 2025

people boarding a NYC bus

MTA expected to buy $100 million worth of new buses. Will they be electric?

Posted on December 14, 2025

Santa with the NYPD and Candlelighters at holiday event in Central Park for families impacted by childhood cancer

Upper West Side

A season of hope: NYPD and Candlelighters deliver holiday joy in Central Park to families impacted by childhood cancer

Posted on December 14, 2025

Police outside the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Dec. 14, 2025.

News

Massacre in Australia: NYC responds, NYPD ramps up security after antisemitic terrorist attack down under

Posted on December 14, 2025

NYPD detective smiling who saved choking baby

Bronx

Hero NYPD detective recounts moment he saved choking baby at the side of a Bronx highway

Posted on December 14, 2025

Police at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Six teens injured in early-morning hail of bullets outside event space

Posted on December 14, 2025

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Law

Op-Ed | The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will shrink New York’s legal workforce and damage the economy — Albany must act now

Posted on December 13, 2025

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QNS

Homicide detectives investigating fatal shooting of Jackson Heights man in front of Corona bodega: NYPD

An image of two men the NYPD suspects assaulted and attempted to robb two straphangers on Sunday, Dec. 7. 2025.

Cops searching for two men suspected of attempting to rob, assaulting straphangers with a machete in the Bronx

Posted on December 12, 2025

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Law

NY Archdiocese to sell Madison Ave property for $490M days after unveiling plan to settle sex abuse claims

Posted on December 12, 2025

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Law

Expert Analysis | Federal DEI rollback and the expected compliance landscape for employment lawyers

Posted on December 12, 2025

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Law

Op-Ed | Hochul’s veto of Grieving Families Act leaves New York behind the rest of the country

Posted on December 12, 2025

Christine Alcalay

Brooklyn Paper

From sweatshops to Fifth Avenue: How Christine Alcalay built Brooklyn’s most community-driven fashion house

large bus crash into scaffolding in Midtown

News

BREAKING: Large bus slams into building near Grand Central Terminal

Posted on December 11, 2025

City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, along with other officials, kick off a pilot program testing the transport of consumer goods between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.

‘Blue Highways’ open: NYC tests the waters on a new way to ship goods between Brooklyn and Manhattan

Posted on December 11, 2025

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Midtown Manhattan

Mangione defense team turns up pressure to exclude backpack from evidence

Posted on December 11, 2025

Street safety advocates protest in favor of daylighting bill

Running out of daylight: Advocates fume over Speaker Adams not holding vote on universal ‘daylighting’ street safety bill before year’s end

Posted on December 11, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of four Long Islanders in connection to money laundering and bribery schemes involving a Delta official at JFK Airport.

QNS

Long Island cargo company execs indicted for alleged bribery and money laundering schemes at JFK: AG

shooting

QNS

Howard Beach man gets 23 years for fatal shooting of Ozone Park tarot card reader

Police in Brooklyn at subway stabbing

Brooklyn subway slashing: Man attacked on A train after argument over seat bump, cops say

Posted on December 11, 2025

Queens DA Melinda Katz and Gov. Kathy Hochul look at table of stolen merchandise from Home Depot

Queens

Queens retail theft ring nailed: 13 do-it-yourself thieves cuffed for stealing more than $2 million in Home Depot goods in historic bust

Posted on December 11, 2025

The Rockettes dressed as toy soldiers outside a music hall

News

Century of sparkle: The Rockettes and the sweet art of becoming a kid again

Posted on December 11, 2025

Warehouse workers and drivers at the SBK Amazon facility in Maspeth went on strike last December.

QNS

Drivers at Amazon warehouse in Woodside seek to unionize with Teamsters

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Borough President Gibson and Council Member Ayala allocate $750K for Gotham Health, Belvis lobby upgrades

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Lithuanian officials visit historic church in Maspeth to honor the Knights of Lithuania

NY: Dyker Heights Lights

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Guide: Brooklyn holiday spectacle draws visitors from around the world

An Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer walks past portraits of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at US immigration court in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 9, 2025.

LGBTQ immigrants face more asylum rejections, though some still win cases