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Midtown police officers violently beaten by migrants

Midtown cops attacked: 7th migrant connected to assault arrested, with charges pending

Posted on February 7, 2024

Manhattan suspect who escaped Bellevue Hospital

Cops cuff escaped prisoner, officer faces disciplinary measures for unshackling perp

Posted on February 7, 2024

Heavily armored NYPD officers head to raid financial theft scheme

EXCLUSIVE | How the NYPD took down a huge financial theft scheme that got victims drunk, then stole their fortunes

Posted on February 6, 2024

power

QNS

30 Years of Celebrating Women: Power Women of Queens to take place Feb. 29

homeless man

QNS

Homeless man arrested in connection to fatal stabbing in Far Rockaway: NYPD

The Harlem Globetrotters are eager to amaze as they return to Madison Square Garden for the first time in four years on Saturday, Feb. 24.

Sports

Harlem Globetrotters to return to Madison Square Garden after four years away

Posted on February 6, 2024

exterior of brooklyn pop culture museum

Brooklyn Paper

‘More than a borough’: Bay Ridge native to open museum celebrating Brooklyn pop culture at Industry City

raising cane's ribbon cutting

Brooklyn Paper

Cluck yeah! Raising Cane’s opens new location in Downtown Brooklyn

Migrant crime ring member arrested and escorted into NYPD vehicle

Migrant crime ring members hit with more than 40 charges for drive-by thefts: NYPD

Posted on February 6, 2024

NYPD transit officer patrols subway station

Transit crime was up in January – mostly because of an old-fashioned scheme

Posted on February 6, 2024

Billingsley Terrace lawsuit

Bronx Times

Lawsuit calls on landlords to speed up repairs as tenants remain displaced nearly two months following Bronx building collapse

indiana jones

QNS

Filmmaker captures iconic Queens landmarks in second Indiana Jones adaptation

liquor

QNS

Independently owned liquor stores face stiff competition if state bill permitting supermarkets to sell wine becomes law

atlantic avenue midblock crossings

Brooklyn Paper

New mid-block crossings on Atlantic Avenue aim to slow cars, increase pedestrian safety on ‘Boulevard of Death’

Firefighters rescued three civilians trapped in heavy clutter during a house fire at 654 East 79 St. in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

FDNY rescues three who were trapped in Brooklyn fire

Posted on February 5, 2024

NYC clergy leaders call for deportation of violent migrants

NYC clergy leaders demand deportation of violent migrants at City Hall rally

Posted on February 5, 2024

Fr. Rev. Cannon George L. Bonner delivers homily at the funeral service last month for Vincentian-born community worker Joseph Alexander "Alex" Hinds.

Caribbean Life

Belizean Episcopal rector: What would Jesus do in the Israeli-Hamas War?

bruce springsteen mom

Brooklyn Paper

‘It all started on 75th Street’: Tributes paid to Bruce Springsteen’s Brooklyn-born mother following her death

firefighters on scene of Gowanus Houses fire in Boerum Hill

Brooklyn Paper

Fatal Boerum Hill fire claims one life and leaves three others, including toddler, in critical condition

Police officer in Times Square

Disorderly man in Midtown allegedly assaults police officer in area’s second attack on cops in two weeks

Posted on February 5, 2024

NYPD makes arrest of demonstrator at pro-Palestine march

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown march sees cops, pro-Palestine protesters clash, leading to numerous arrests

Posted on February 4, 2024

Brooklyn

How to save a life: Hero cops in Brooklyn recount moment they saved straphanger from oncoming train

Posted on February 4, 2024

Brooklyn police investigate shooting

Brooklyn

Shooting near Brooklyn gym leaves man wounded: cops

Posted on February 4, 2024

Suspect in Harlem who sexually abused 8-year-old girl

Suspect in Harlem who sexually abused girl at afterschool program may have attacked other kids; cops urge parents to help investigation

Posted on February 3, 2024

Patrons enjoy a meal while outdoor dining.

Business

City releases finalized rules for permanent outdoor dining program

Posted on February 3, 2024

City Council at New York

Politics

Mayor Adams doubles paid parental leave for non-union municipal workers to 12 weeks as city contines to face staffing shortages

Posted on February 2, 2024

vallone

QNS

Hundreds turn out to honor Paul Vallone at funeral service Friday, including Mayor Adams and dozens of city officials

theft

QNS

Brooklyn man criminally charged for holiday package thefts at Lindenwood apartment buildings: DA

FDNY units working the scene of a building collapse in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Construction worker dies in partial collapse of Brooklyn building violating a stop-work order

Posted on February 2, 2024

The suspects wanted in connection with the robbery on Jan. 22.

News

Thieves spray man with mace, steal $60,000 watch in the Bronx

Posted on February 2, 2024

Suspects in Midtown cop assault

Courts

Sixth suspect in Midtown cop assault held on bail: ‘Today the justice system worked,’ advocates say

Posted on February 1, 2024

public schools chancellor david c. banks at special education announcement

Brooklyn Paper

Schools chancellor releases ‘Reimagining Special Education’ report as city works to make public schools more inclusive

police officer outside home

Brooklyn Paper

At least 12 homicides recorded in Brooklyn in January, despite overall decrease in major crimes

trash container

Politics

Side-loading garbage trucks intro’d as ‘superweapon’ against big piles of NYC trash bags: Mayor Adams

Posted on February 1, 2024

prison

QNS

Queens man gets more than six years in prison for assaulting law enforcement during Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol: Feds

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Brooklyn Paper

Gunman who shot cop wearing bulletproof vest sentenced to 20 years: DA

Firefighters contained the blaze within 30 minutes.

Brooklyn

Firefighters save four people from burning Brooklyn building

Posted on February 1, 2024

Groundhog Day

Holidays

Groundhog Day is tomorrow, here’s what you need to know

Posted on February 1, 2024

Midtown police officers violently beaten by migrants

Midtown Manhattan

Two additional suspects booked in brutal Midtown cop attack

Posted on February 1, 2024

Police investigate Brooklyn shooting scene

Brooklyn

Brooklyn neighborhood sees its second deadly shooting in less than 24 hours: cops

Posted on February 1, 2024

Scene of Queens bar stabbing

News

Domestic violence-related homicides skyrocket in NYC, according to new report

Posted on January 31, 2024

Police walk through East Harlem shooting scene

Man wounded in brazen East Harlem daytime shooting: cops

Posted on January 31, 2024

Harlem

Reckless driver in Harlem fleeing parking ticket crashes into vehicle, injures two: cops

Posted on January 31, 2024

skeleton

QNS

Human skeleton discovered in basement of vacant building in Richmond Hill: NYPD

Police Commissioner Edward Caban speaks about How Many Stops Act

Politics

How Many Stops Act: Top cop Edward Caban hoping police reporting bill can be tweaked before taking effect in summer

Posted on January 31, 2024

girl on skateboard in skate park skatepark project

Brooklyn Paper

Later, skater: The Skatepark Project to bring two new skate parks to Brooklyn

ghost guns

QNS

Southeast Queens man charged with possessing cache of ghost guns after Tuesday raid in Cambria Heights: DA

Midtown police officers violently beaten by migrants

‘They should be sitting in Rikers right now,’ police brass lament release of migrants who attacked cops in Midtown over the weekend

Posted on January 31, 2024

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housing lottery

Housing lottery launches for 23 units in Belmont, rent starts at $2,539

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl on board a Q65 bus in Jamaica Hills.

Creep groped 16-year-old girl on Q65 bus in Jamaica Hills: NYPD

Madame Morbid

Grave tales: Inside Madame Morbid’s spooky, story-packed trolley tour

Bluestockings Cooperative abruptly closed last month.

Bluestockings Cooperative’s abrupt closure sparks internal drama