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sketch artist in ICE immigration court draws ICE agent

The art of bearing witness: How one sketch artist is capturing the ICE arrests in NYC immigration court

Posted on August 18, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Man shot in Brooklyn hours after mass shooting injures 12

David Wright: Man in suit smiles in front of blue and orange backdrop

Mets

Mets legend David Wright continues a tradition of honoring New York’s heroes at ‘Battle of the Badges’ baseball game

Posted on August 18, 2025

two NYPD officials speak at press conference at Manhattan police-involved shooting

Washington Heights

Off-duty cop shoots man dead in Manhattan in NYPD’s third police-involved shooting in five days

Posted on August 18, 2025

people waiting on line to board an express bus to Staten Island during the day

On the express: Staten Island commuters frustrated with express bus service as fare hike looms

Posted on August 18, 2025

woman with long legs sought for pepper spray attack at subway station in Queens

Queens

Woman blasted man with pepper spray on board L train in Queens: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

suspect in white hat and gray coat believed to be responsible for bronx rape

Bronx

15-year-old Bronx girl raped inside her home: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

police at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting, police line stretched across roadway with cops milling about

Politics

Brooklyn mass shooting: NYC mayoral candidates condemn bloodshed and call for more action

Posted on August 17, 2025

NYPD at scene of deadly Brooklyn mass shooting believed to be gang-related

Editorial | Let the NYPD deal with the gangs of New York

Posted on August 17, 2025

police comb through evidence at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Mayor Adams denounces bloodshed, deploys violence interrupters and faith leaders to keep peace

Posted on August 17, 2025

a storefront with police in front in Queens

Queens

2 people shot inside Queens convenience store; suspect at large: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

Masked men and ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

ICE in Courts: Feds seizure of 7-year-old Queens public school student and her family sparks outrage among local officials

Posted on August 17, 2025

police officer standing with police tape at scene of brooklyn mass shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Three dead, nine injured in likely gang-related bloodshed at restaurant

Posted on August 17, 2025

Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Queens, has been one of the lead organizers of the movement to protect dispensaries impacted by New York’s revised school-distance rule and is among 12 licensees suing to block the change.

Cannabis

‘We followed the rules’: 12 NYC cannabis businesses sue state to block school-distance rule change

Posted on August 16, 2025

police officials hold up photo of weapon and speak about staten island police-involved shooting

Staten Island police-involved shooting: Off-duty officers kill man holding imitation firearm, NYPD says

Posted on August 16, 2025

A view of 306 West 128th Street in Harlem, where a 51-year-old man was fatally stabbed Friday.

Harlem

51-year-old man fatally stabbed on Harlem street: NYPD

Posted on August 15, 2025

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (left) endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Queens BP Richards backs Mamdani, urges other ‘on the fence’ Dems to as well

Posted on August 15, 2025

A Bayside man was sentenced to prison for driving the wrong way on the Clearview Expressway in 2023, ramming five cars and injuring two motorists.

QNS

Bayside man sentenced for injuring two drivers after intentionally driving wrong way on Clearview Expressway in 2023: DA

A Brooklyn teenager was stabbed to death on 93rd Street in Jackson Heights on Thursday, Aug. 14, and the suspect remains at large.

QNS

Brooklyn teen stabbed to death in Jackson Heights, suspect remains at large: NYPD

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QNS

Photos: Mayor Adams opens new 2025 campaign office in St. Albans

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QNS

F train rider slashed in the face at Jamaica Hills subway station: NYPD

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture celebrated its 100th anniversary with literary and cultural events in May through next year.

News

Schomburg Center, bastion of Black research and culture, celebrates 100 years

Posted on August 15, 2025

the cast of Mamma Mia!

Theater

Review | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: My My, How Can I Resist You?

Posted on August 15, 2025

Andrew cuomo speaking at an event

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo refuses to release private consulting list in response to Mamdani challenge

Posted on August 14, 2025

Cyclists along 31st Street in Astoria.

QNS

State Supreme Court issues temporary injunction preventing DOT from installing protected bike lanes on 31st Street in Astoria

man smiling with his dog, reunited after being stolen from bronx train

Bronx

Together again: Homeless man reunited with beloved dog stolen while he slept on Bronx subway train

Posted on August 14, 2025

rally release of bk student detained by ice

Brooklyn Paper

‘He has done things exactly the right way’: Advocates call for release of Brooklyn high school student detained by ICE

man smiling while holding microphone and talking to person in hard hat

Politics

Mayor Adams floats state bill to involuntarily hospitalize individuals for public substance use, amid reelection push

Posted on August 14, 2025

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Health

Push to ban NYC carriage horse industry continues with City Hall rally days after equine’s death

Posted on August 14, 2025

officer pointing gun at individual on ground in Brooklyn

News

Dramatic NYPD bodycam footage shows Brooklyn teen shooting suspect tackled during foot pursuit

Posted on August 14, 2025

the royal pyrate cast

Brooklyn Paper

New musical ‘The Royal Pyrate’ tells a swashbuckling love story in Red Hook

flames shoot out of Bronx building set on fire

Charges pending against Bronx squatter accused of setting fire to home that killed dog

Posted on August 14, 2025

Photos of dog kidnapped from homeless man on Bronx train

Bronx

Homeless man who had beloved dog stolen while riding Bronx train begs for pup’s return: ‘Taking my dog is like kidnapping my son’

Posted on August 14, 2025

subway A train rockaway return 2024

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | No matter the weather, Mayor Adams’ co-response teams are addressing mental health, improving public safety in the city’s subway system

Posted on August 14, 2025

NYPD officer looking on patrol.

Politics

What crime problem? NYC is safer than its been in 25 years, NYPD stats show, despite Trump threats of federal takeover

Posted on August 13, 2025

Police in Astoria fatally shot and killed an allegedly knife-wielding man during an encounter in April. State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and Council Member Tiffany Cában have criticized the police over the incident. Photo: Dean Moses.

QNS

Gonzalez, Cabán criticize NYPD over failing to de-escalate before fatal Astoria shooting

NY: NYCEDC celebrates Pier6 6 ground breaking

Brooklyn Paper

From rust to oasis: Pier 6 in Sunset Park breaks ground on $25M transformation into public green space

Police officers examine scene of a deadly Queens crash

Queens

Carnage in Queens: Senior driver killed with two other men in crash near food cart had stroke weeks before wreck

Posted on August 13, 2025

reopen

QNS

Section of Rockaway Beach in Edgemere reopened to public after decades of closure

The Q32 bus stop at the intersection of 58th Street and Roosevelt Avenue was scheduled to be removed as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Photo: Google Street View.

QNS

Raga announces Q32 bus stop on Roosevelt Avenue will no longer be removed following community pushback

brandon nimmo

QNS

Mets star Brandon Nimmo joins Little Leaguers for sandlot baseball game in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Porto Bello will close its doors for the final time this Sunday. Photo: Shane O'Brien

QNS

End of an era: Astoria institution Porto Bello to close its doors for good this Sunday

Murad Awawdeh, NYIC’s executive director

Caribbean Life

Caribbean advocates urge closure of ICE facility at 26th Federal Plaza

man speaking in red tie at campaign rally. Cuomo is leveraging social media to get ahead in the mayor race

Politics

Cuomo hopes a new social media game will help him overcome the odds. Can it work?

Posted on August 13, 2025

inna vernikov

Brooklyn Paper

Vernikov’s path to re-election in District 48 cleared after sweeping primary win

Queens crime scene

Queens

Murders in Queens: Two men killed in separate incidents on night of bloodshed

Posted on August 13, 2025

second quarter

QNS

Median rent increased in NYC during second quarter of 2025 compared to previous year: report

Police officers at scene of Brooklyn shooting holding up photo of confiscated gun

Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Suspect shot by cops was out on parole after guilty pleas to gun violence, NYPD chief rails

Posted on August 13, 2025

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Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

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Ridgewood trade student wins $5,000 scholarship for automotive career

Man shot in East New York hours after Crown Heights mass shooting injures 12

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative