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Several Queens civic groups come out in opposition to Creedmoor Plan, argue buildings are too large

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Courts

Manhattan man hit with murder charge for fatal East Harlem summer shooting

Posted on December 19, 2023

Protesters demand City Council ban solitary confinement

Lower Manhattan

Advocates rally in Lower Manhattan ahead of City Council vote to ban solitary confinement

Posted on December 19, 2023

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QNS

Constantine’s Delicatessen, a Bayside staple, to close after 92 years in business

CHiPS launches new Mobile Food Van ahead of the holidays.

Brooklyn Paper

Park Slope nonprofit CHiPS launches new pantry van ahead of holidays

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | 2023 was New Yorkers’ toughest year yet at the dinner table

Posted on December 19, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Kings Plaza Mall evacuated due to bomb threat eventually deemed unfounded by police

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Brooklyn Paper

Miniature models of Brooklyn landmarks evoke ‘shared nostalgia’ for an ever-changing borough

Child returned home in Staten Island kidnapping

Staten Island kidnapping: Child returned home, mother remains on the lam

Posted on December 19, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams. Dec. 7, 2023.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Pathways to success for our young people

Posted on December 19, 2023

Midtown Manhattan

‘Shutting it down:’ Pro-Palestine protest halts transportation and holiday shopping during Midtown demonstrations

Posted on December 18, 2023

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QNS

City announces historic deal to convert JFK Hilton Hotel into 318-unit affordable housing complex

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QNS

Brooklyn council member taunts Vickie Paladino in dispute over possible Gaza ceasefire

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Politics

NYC’s population shrank 5% post-pandemic, with residents skewing older and wealthier

Posted on December 18, 2023

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Upper West Side

Affordable housing lottery opens at new high-end Upper West Side building

Posted on December 18, 2023

New Yorkers carry umbrellas during rain storm

WEATHER ALERT: Monster coastal storm in NYC leads to power outages, flash flooding

Posted on December 18, 2023

Mother wanted for Staten Island kidnapping

Mother on the run after kidnapping child in Staten Island: cops

Posted on December 18, 2023

Jets blown out by Dolphins

Jets

Jets playoff hopes turn back into pumpkins, shut out by Dolphins 30-0

Posted on December 17, 2023

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Midtown Manhattan

Investigation ongoing after woman found dead in Port Authority Bus Terminal bathroom

Posted on December 17, 2023

Stockpile of guns seized from Bronx home

Bronx

Bronx man cuffed for storing stockpile of guns in home: cops

Posted on December 17, 2023

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Bronx

Police seek Bronx armed robber who stole man’s cash inside apartment building

Posted on December 17, 2023

Police are on the hunt for a gunman who shot another man on Coney Island during the early hours of Sunday morning, authorities confirmed.

Brooklyn

Coney Island fistfight ends with man shot in the stomach: cops

Posted on December 17, 2023

Two suspects who stabbed teen dead in Flatiron

Two suspects who stabbed teen dead in Flatiron District still at large: NYPD

Posted on December 17, 2023

Scene where teen was murdered in Flatiron District

Teen stabbed to death in bloody Flatiron District homicide: cops

Posted on December 16, 2023

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QNS

Man discovers swastika keyed into his vehicle in Forest Hills, Officials condemn incident

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QNS

7 train rider struck, killed at 90th Street in Elmhurst early Friday morning: NYPD

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QNS

Hochul signs bill that requires prisons to offer Halal and Kosher food

Firefighters operated at a two alarm from the exterior after a roof collapse at 1424 East 2nd Street in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Firefighters take on two-alarm blaze at vacant Brooklyn building

Posted on December 15, 2023

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QNS

Office of Cannabis Management responds to pressure, steps up enforcement of illegal vendors

Homeless for the holidays: East Village residents weep after construction kicks them to the curb

Posted on December 15, 2023

News

Giuliani faces legal judgment: jurors deliberate on damages for false claims in Georgia election workers’ case

Posted on December 15, 2023

Aerial view of FDNY looking through the rubble following the partial collapse at 1915 Billingsey Terrace on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. afternoon.

Bronx Times

More than 100 people displaced as officials work to determine cause of Bronx building collapse

Mayor Eric Adams. Dec. 7, 2023.

Politics

Budget watchdog finds 30% of Mayor Adams’ spending cuts will ‘substantially impact’ New Yorkers’ lives

Posted on December 14, 2023

Cousins Levent and Denis Ozkurt, from left, host a grand opening of their legal cannabis dispensary Hush on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.

Bronx Times

Hush dispensary in Allerton, second in the Bronx, opens its doors at long last

Heavily armed officers during Lower East Side standoff

Lower East Side standoff ends with cops killing gunman

Posted on December 14, 2023

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QNS

Family-run drug trafficking ring operating out of park in Jamaica dismantled: DA

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Brooklyn Paper

MTA offering ‘perfectly imperfect’ transit memorabilia at holiday pop-up shop

Police dog featured on special NYPD calendar

Pets

NYPD’s furriest crime-fighters grace 2024 Police Foundation Calendar

Posted on December 14, 2023

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QNS

Queens council member warns of overflowing trash cans at city parks due to Mayor’s budget cuts

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LI Press

On This Day: Three Victims Found On Gilgo Beach

Mayor Eric Adams.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Eric Adams’ NYC is only a ‘City of Yes’ for rich campaign donors

Posted on December 13, 2023

Business

Stuck in the haze: Some aspiring New York cannabis sellers wait to open shop even as state greenlights more dispensaries

Posted on December 13, 2023

Ernie Anastos on set

People

Good news: Legendary NYC anchor Ernie Anastos bringing positive stories, inspiring commentary to TV and radio in New York

Posted on December 13, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about budget

Politics

Police and Education Depts. would be ‘top of list’ for budget restorations: Mayor Adams

Posted on December 12, 2023

Inspector Kevin Taylor, Commanding Officer of the Department’s School Safety Division with school safety agents.

NYPD to beef up security at city schools following series of violent incidents

Posted on December 12, 2023

Brooklyn C train shooting suspect escorted by detectives

Brooklyn

Brooklyn suspect cuffed for C train shooting last month that left two straphangers injured

Posted on December 12, 2023

Jets

Aaron Rodgers won’t confirm Christmas Eve return, participating in 7-on-7 drills at practice

Posted on December 12, 2023

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Bronx

Bronx building collapse: Adams admin says it wants to ‘sharpen’ efforts to target building owners with outstanding safety issues

Posted on December 12, 2023

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The Bronx Chamber of Commerce board members saluted its 2017 Veterans Luncheon honorees.

Bronx Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for annual veterans luncheon honoring local heroes

Unity Hall as it once stood on Myrtle Avenue near Cypress Hills Street in Glendale.

This Glendale hall had a rocky history steeped in local politics: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Proposed Downtown Brooklyn tower could obstruct neighboring views, change landmark row

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