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Brooklyn Paper

Broadway Stages owners allegedly bribed city official to scuttle McGuinness Boulevard redesign

woman in handcuffs escorted by detectives after corruption indictment

Politics

‘Classic bribery’: Former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin, power brokers at center of alleged pay-to-play schemes indicted

Posted on August 21, 2025

Melissa Gorga, Robin Thicke, Lisa Blanco and Katie McEntee at the Second Chance NYC Hamptons Gala.

Sun-kissed evenings and golden hearts: The Hamptons gala that lit the season aflame for Second Chance Rescue

Posted on August 21, 2025

suspect accused of shooting border patrol agent bows before camera

Men accused of shooting Border Patrol agent in Manhattan park arraigned on state attempted murder charges

Posted on August 20, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY report of NYPD staffing crisis stirs up conversation in NYC Mayor’s race

Posted on August 20, 2025

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly stole a wallet dropped by a younger man as he passed through the turnstile at the Broadway/North Boulevard station in Woodside.

QNS

Suspect snatches cash-packed wallet from man at R train station in Woodside: NYPD

ICE agents in federal plaza apprehending immigrants

Lower Manhattan

ICE arrests appear to slow at Lower Manhattan immigration court – but masked agents still stalk the halls

Posted on August 20, 2025

person wearing a backpack jumping a sturnstile in a Brooklyn subway station

‘Fare hikes not fair’: Riders at MTA hearing rally against fare hikes, rail against evasion

Posted on August 20, 2025

police at night with car in front at scene of deadly shooting

Bronx

Man in federal prison charged with 2017 stray bullet slaying of beloved Bronx mother

Posted on August 20, 2025

Suspects behind assault at Bronx laundromat where man was stabbed

Bronx

Bronx man stabbed, beaten at laundromat after argument over restroom key: cops

Posted on August 20, 2025

Rockaway Beach, along with all other city beaches, will close on Wednesday and Thursday due to dangerous conditions linked to Hurricane Erin.

QNS

All Queens beaches to close for two days as Hurricane Erin tracks northward

One of the many food trucks along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights.

QNS

Can Queens’ food scene thrive with both trucks and restaurants?

Zohran Mamdani speaks

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: New poll shows Mamdani comfortably ahead, but without majority, in 5-way race

Posted on August 19, 2025

queens bus network redesign

QNS

Exclusive | NYCT honcho shares news of Phase 2 of Queens Bus Network Redesign

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

QNS

Elected officials outline continued support for 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria

ICE agent in court with Superman patch on his vest

Lower Manhattan

Are ICE agents in Lower Manhattan courts wearing Superman patches to support pro-Trump actor Dean Cain?

Posted on August 19, 2025

NYPD officer staring at funeral for fallen cop

Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops per month?

Posted on August 19, 2025

a fruit stand on a sidewalk during the day

IBX Stop by Stop: Exploring the future light rail line’s northern hub of Jackson Heights, a melting pot of flavors and tradition

Posted on August 19, 2025

Police at scene where man was stabbed in Brooklyn

Bronx

Man stabbed to death in the Bronx after argument: Cops

Posted on August 19, 2025

doctors holding signs and wearing lab coats while protesting ICE treatment of immigrants

Prescription for help: Doctors demand ICE ensure detainees in Lower Manhattan receive required medical care

Posted on August 18, 2025

People protest ICE at 26 Federal Plaza.

News

ICE in Courts: Hochul condemns detention of 7-year-old Queens girl and mom, demands feds let reps into Federal Plaza

Posted on August 18, 2025

Moonrocks at 46-06 Utopia Parway in Flushing was shuttered along with five other illegal cannabis dispensaries across the borough, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Aug. 18.

QNS

Six illegal cannabis storefronts padlocked, hundreds of pounds of illicit marijuana products seized across Queens: DA

The NYPD’s new quality of life teams along the Coney Island boardwalk.

Quality of Life policing gets expanded city-wide

Posted on August 18, 2025

Police in Times Square examine suspicious package left behind near station.

Times Square scare: Cops clear area after man leaves suspicious package outside of NYPD station

Posted on August 18, 2025

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

cops on scene of east new york shooting

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

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