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Politics

NYPD releases images of teens who pelted cops with snowballs in Washington Square Park as outrage grows over unruly mob

Posted on February 24, 2026

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Politics

City Council softens protest buffer zone bills, dropping 100-foot perimeter rule

Posted on February 24, 2026

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Brooklyn

Close call for Brooklyn cops as gun falls out of suspect’s pocket during arrest attempt, bodycam footage shows

Posted on February 24, 2026

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NYPD investigates ‘criminal’ snowball fight at Washington Square Park after unruly mob pelts cops

Posted on February 24, 2026

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Business

Why experts say Mayor Mamdani has more than one way to close NYC’s big budget deficit without raising taxes

Posted on February 24, 2026

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NYC BLIZZARD: See how New Yorkers managed the big snowstorm, then reveled in it

Posted on February 23, 2026

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Bronx

Bronx native Markisha Marie Williams goes all in on her luxury shoe brand, M. Marie

Posted on February 23, 2026

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NYC BLIZZARD: Snowplow plunges into sidewalk sinkhole outside of City Hall as heavy snowfall weighs down Big Apple

Posted on February 23, 2026

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Gen Art: Where talent ignites and the future takes form

Posted on February 23, 2026

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QNS

Gotham NYC launches business accelerator program for Black-owned cannabis products

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Weather

NYC BLIZZARD: After almost 4,000 tickets last storm, here’s what NYC’s sidewalk shoveling rules require

Posted on February 23, 2026

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NYC BLIZZARD: Public schools will open for in-person classes on Tuesday

Posted on February 23, 2026

Workers clear snow from the awning at Mi Pueblo Mexican Deli at East 138th St. and Brook Ave.

Bronx Times

NYC BLIZZARD: Blizzard hits the Bronx, city declares emergency and opens warming centers

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QNS

Queens hit hard by another heavy winter snowstorm

Naked Cowboy braves the NYC blizzard in Times Square

Midtown Manhattan

NYC BLIZZARD: How does the Naked Cowboy stay warm in Times Square amid one of the city’s worst winter storms in decades?

Posted on February 23, 2026

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Law

Op-Ed | New York’s John Sarcone is a perfect example of Trump’s lawless U.S. attorney appointments

Posted on February 23, 2026

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NYC BLIZZARD: Subways and buses running with delays as LIRR is suspended, MTA chair says

Posted on February 23, 2026

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Theater

REVIEW | ‘Marcel on the Train’ finds the bravery behind the beret

Posted on February 22, 2026

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Cameras and covered faces: some ICE agents begin using body cams in 26 Federal Plaza

Posted on February 22, 2026

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Mamdani warns about dangers of historic snowfall, pledges to get homeless out of the cold

Posted on February 22, 2026

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NYC BLIZZARD: All NYC public schools will be closed Monday, bringing back ‘old-school’ snow day

Posted on February 22, 2026

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NYC charter schools outperform city public schools, data shows

Posted on February 21, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

At Caveat, Laibson’s tech-heavy Chekhov adaptation The HARMNF examines digital-age alienation

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Online directory helps families navigate the many charter schools in NYC

Posted on February 21, 2026

Lawyers for Chanel Lewis filed a motion to vacate conviction in the killing of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano saying he was the victim of “racial dragnet” by the NYPD.

Law

Judge rejects motion to vacate conviction in 2016 murder of Karina Vetrano in Howard Beach: DA

Posted on February 20, 2026

Michael Petrelis, here at Christopher Park, hopes to see more cameras around the Stonewall National Monument to monitor activity around the flagpole.

Gay City News

New campaign calls for cameras to monitor Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

New York City is expecting 6-10 inches of snow this weekend.

Weather

New York City under a winter storm watch this weekend with 6-10 inches of snow expected

Posted on February 20, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

Hinge and hoops: Behind Blazers, Brooklyn’s first women-owned sports bar

Suspect who attacked Manhattan bodega worker with jug of water

Manhattan bodega brute beats store worker up with a gallon of water: cops

Posted on February 20, 2026

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Health

NURSES STRIKE: Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian reach tentative agreement on new contract, complete end of strike in sight

Posted on February 20, 2026

Last migrant shelter site in New York city

Politics

City to close last migrant shelter as Mamdani seeks to end crisis-era shelter and Rikers policies

Posted on February 20, 2026

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News

StubHub launches ‘Access: New York’ fund to send youth across New York state to professional sporting events, concerts, and theater

Posted on February 20, 2026

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Law

Former NYPD commissioner appeals judge’s dismissal of suit claiming department was run like a ‘criminal enterprise’

Posted on February 19, 2026

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QNS

NYPA, Port Authority install fast EV chargers at LaGuardia Airport

Lorelei Crean speaks at a rally near Stonewall after NYU Langone shut down a gender-affirming care program for trans youth.

Gay City News

Stonewall protest blasts NYU Langone’s decision to discontinue trans youth health program

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Bronx

Bronx subway shooting suspect surrenders to cops after nine-day manhunt

Posted on February 19, 2026

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Hochul backpedals on self-driving car pilot outside NYC after driver group outcry

Posted on February 19, 2026

NY: HIIT the Deck offers weekly free classes

Business

Fitness fiasco: NYC launches compliance blitz to crackdown on gym membership ‘subscription traps’

Posted on February 19, 2026

Elected officials and family members of the late Tarlach Mac Niallais lead the St. Pat's For All Parade in Sunnyside on March 6, 2022. (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann)

QNS

St. Pat’s for All Parade celebrating inclusivity and Irish heritage to return March 1 in Sunnyside

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News

NURSES STRIKE: Talks resume between NYSNA and NewYork-Presbyterian; some Brooklyn caregivers lose health coverage

Posted on February 19, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $38.4 million investment in eco-friendly electric heating pumps for NYCHA's Beach 41st Street development in Edgemere earlier in February. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

QNS

Mayor Mamdani makes strides in Queens in first 50 days in office

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAYOR MAMDANI’S FIRST 50 DAYS: Big ambitions, but bigger budget problems, define his first weeks in office

Posted on February 19, 2026

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FIRST on amNY | Bicyclists across the East River bridges set record-high for fifth-straight year, DOT data says

Posted on February 19, 2026

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Law

Mamdani co-signs comeback of nonprofit property COPA bill vetoed by Adams

Posted on February 18, 2026

NYPD Harbor Unit members who rescued a bald eagle

An all-American rescue: How the NYPD Harbor Unit saved a bald eagle injured in the Hudson River

Posted on February 18, 2026

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Faith

Lent begins in NYC as Archbishop Ronald Hicks celebrates his first Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Posted on February 18, 2026

NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

Gay City News

NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program

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News

Fuhgeddaboudit! NYC’s iconic accent is disappearing, new survey shows

Posted on February 18, 2026

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Pamela Guerrero’s family still awaiting answers two months after she was found dead in Soundview

An assistant principal at a Corona public school made his initial appearance in Brooklyn federal court, where he was charged with enticing a person to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution.

Corona elementary school administrator arrested on sex charges for pimping LA porn star: Feds

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Snowy scenes: The storm that stopped Brooklyn, in pictures

A year later, Mount Sinai is facing criticism yet again for restricting youth gender-affirming care.

Mount Sinai accused of restricting gender-affirming care for youth