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NYC Council members ramp up immigrant protections as ICE raids continue throughout the city

Posted on December 8, 2025

ICE

NYC Congress members push bill to stop ICE from arresting immigrants in court, saying operations are ‘not American’

Posted on December 8, 2025

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The big subway switch: Straphangers offer mixed verdict on first day of F and M train swap

Posted on December 8, 2025

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani with his wife Rama Duwaji voting on election day

Politics

Mamdani to move into Gracie Mansion, giving up his rent-stabilized apartment in Queens

Posted on December 8, 2025

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

QNS

Judge orders DOT to halt plan for protected bike lane on 31st Street in Astoria

Shopping for groceries in Manhattan on March 4, 2025.

Law

City settles lawsuit on late SNAP and cash assistance benefits impacting thousands of low-income New Yorkers

Posted on December 8, 2025

The United Nations Headquarters is pictured as it will be temporarily closed for tours due to the spread of coronavirus in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Law

Expert Analysis | Evolving legal frameworks to effectively prosecute conflict-related sexual violence (Part 1)

Posted on December 8, 2025

Homes in Maspeth Queens that could change under City of Yes

Nonprofit, Airbnb helps NYC gig workers get on the path to homeownership

Posted on December 8, 2025

Faith

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, hundreds of volunteers, drop by NYC Old Navy to shop for strangers

Posted on December 8, 2025

An empty jury box is seen at the New York State Civil Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York City

Law

Op-Ed | New York’s Court of Appeals allows jury of 11 to convict criminal defendant

Posted on December 8, 2025

Queens man held by ICE for months reunites with family at airport

EXCLUSIVE | Queens dad, held for months by ICE, finally wins freedom in time to celebrate Christmas – and baby girl’s first birthday

Posted on December 7, 2025

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‘Make the buses free!’ Transit advocates rally in Brooklyn demanding that Mamdani make good on his key transit promise

Posted on December 7, 2025

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IBX Stop by Stop: Light rail to unlock college town charm and buzzing retail opportunities in Brooklyn

Posted on December 7, 2025

Suspect who punched man in East Village

Brute punches 74-year-old man after bumping into him in East Village: cops

Posted on December 7, 2025

Police at a slashing scene in Queens.

Queens

Two men slashed in early morning Queens attack: cops

Posted on December 7, 2025

Lander pushes back on federal charges, says ICE are the ones misusing plaza for detaining migrants

Posted on December 5, 2025

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Queens cyclist dies after getting doored by driver on Liberty Avenue: cops

Posted on December 5, 2025

A Far Rockaway teen was arrested and charged with gang assault and riot for beating a Malba homeowner on the night of a violent street takeover in which the crazed mob torched a security guard's vehicle.

QNS

Far Rockaway teen charged with gang assault and riot for beating Malba homeowner during violent car meet up: DA

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QNS

AG James will not press charges against NYPD officers who fatally shot Win Rozario in Ozone Park home

Michael Goldman, the new Queens Civil Court Supervising Judge.

Law

Michael Goldman named Queens Civil Court supervising judge

Posted on December 5, 2025

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Law

Op-Ed | Three mobility wishes for Zohran Mamdani

Posted on December 5, 2025

Elected officials and street vendor advocates rally on the steps of City Hall in support of Intro 431A. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

QNS

Street vendors, including Queens cohort, rally at City Hall for increased number of licenses

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Betting

2026 NFL Draft odds: Giants, Jets projected to pick inside top 10 this summer

Posted on December 5, 2025

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaking with people in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2025.

Politics

Clash of the Mayors: Mamdani to review Adams’ executive order barring Israel boycotts

Posted on December 4, 2025

queens lawmaker speaks against Uber and Lyft driver deactivation

Queens lawmaker expects bill guarding against ‘unfair deactivations’ for Uber/Lyft drivers to get vote before year’s end

Posted on December 4, 2025

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Politics

Commissioner Tisch offers apology after brother calls Mamdani an ‘enemy of the Jewish people,’ says Mayor-elect

Posted on December 4, 2025

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QNS

Middle Village open house on planned IBX light rail riles residents

Suspect in Midtown subway arson case escorted by detectives in handcuffs

Midtown subway arson: Suspect who allegedly set sleeping man on fire apprehended, faces federal prosecution

Posted on December 4, 2025

People voting in an election

Politics

Presidential election: New York lawmakers move to make state a player on Super Tuesday

Posted on December 4, 2025

heavily armed federal agents involved in Queens raid

Heavily armed federal agents in combat gear descend upon Queens neighborhood in predawn raid that rattled residents

Posted on December 4, 2025

Jan 10, 2025; Orlando, FL, USA; Harlem Globetrotters at Addition Financial Arena.

Sports

Harlem Globetrotters to tip off their 100th anniversary season at Madison Square Garden

Posted on December 4, 2025

Masked ICE agent takes detainee at federal plaza court

No judge? No problem for ICE: Detainments go on at Lower Manhattan’s Federal Plaza ‘kangaroo court’ after jurists fired

Posted on December 4, 2025

suspect sought for sucker-punching teen in Queens

Queens

Man sucker-punches teen girl in random attack on Queens street: cops

Posted on December 4, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

City to build ‘nature-based’ flash flood protections in Prospect Park

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Business

Instacart sues city over minimum wage laws for grocery delivery workers

Posted on December 3, 2025

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Law

Op-Ed | Police did nothing wrong in questioning and searching Luigi Mangione

Posted on December 3, 2025

Mom of NYC high school teen embraces after his release from ICE custody

Back in their arms: How parents of NYC high school student worked with team of advocates to win his freedom from ICE custody

Posted on December 3, 2025

Police cut the chains of a protester in Midtown.

Politics

Pols push for bill to create protest buffer zone near New York houses of worship in wake of antisemitic rhetoric at synagogue demonstration

Posted on December 3, 2025

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QNS

NYC snow preparedness plans for 2026 unveiled during Queens borough meeting

ICE protester arrested by NYPD officers in Chinatown

NYPD officer violated sanctuary city laws; several gaps found in department’s compliance with ICE, report into five incidents finds

Posted on December 3, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

New York Liberty hire Chris DeMarco as new head coach

Construction is nearly finished at the American LGBTQ+ Museum, which is slated to open in 2027.

Gay City News

Construction nearly complete at American LGBTQ+ Museum ahead of anticipated 2027 opening

ICE agents wearing masks line the halls of the 12th floor at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on Friday. The agents remained stationed outside immigration courtrooms, where multiple individuals were detained following their hearings

Cover up: Face-covered ICE agents and unruly protesters reignite debate over a NYC mask ban

Posted on December 3, 2025

Man being held in cuffs by police after he attacked a Flatiron District pizzeria worker

Law

NJ man pleads guilty to near-fatal Manhattan pizzeria beatdown over dog dispute

Posted on December 3, 2025

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QNS

Former St. Albans home of legendary late actress, singer and activist Lena Horne now for sale

The Holiday Shops surrounding the Christmas Tree with the ice skating rink in the background at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park in NYC.

Holidays

Inside the Winter Village at Bryant Park: A NYC holiday shopping staple

Posted on December 3, 2025

A woman enters the U.S. District Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York in New York

Law

Bench Report | Dec. 3, 2025

Posted on December 3, 2025

suspect behind Midtown subway arson who allegedly set fire to homeless man

Midtown subway arson: Suspect who set homeless man ablaze on 3 train remains at large

Posted on December 3, 2025

More from around NYC

CUNY Chancellor, Félix Matos Rodríguez and Lehman College President Fernando Delgado hold up a check for $50 million dollars from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, in what represents a "historic investment" in Bronx students.

Lehman College to receive $50 million from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

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Astoria man found guilty of attempted murder for pushing his mother out of a window at the Marine Terrace apartments in 2024: DA

Press Play

‘Too weird for bookstores’: Press Play brings radical indie publishing back to Red Hook Dec. 13-14

James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”

“Night in West Texas”: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction