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Cops investigate fatal shooting of 80-year-old Bronx man

Posted on September 17, 2023

The suspect cops say slashed a man in the neck with an unknown object inside a Grand Central Station subway last week.

Cops seek suspect for Grand Central Station slashing

Posted on September 17, 2023

A cone marks an evidence marker after a man was shot in the head outside of Brooklyn's Carey Gardens House on Saturday night.

Brooklyn

Man, 24, shot in head on Coney Island street corner: cops

Posted on September 17, 2023

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Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Free bus funded by Bally’s to connect East Bronx with Throggs Neck ferry

Will climate change steer more hurricanes toward New England? Scientists think so

Posted on September 16, 2023

Nation

Starbucks proposes eco-friendly cup redesign: will loyal customers raise their glasses?

Posted on September 16, 2023

News

Feds allocate $1 Billion to US cities for tree planting: A move to combat urban heat and boost public health

Posted on September 16, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials speak about Bronx fentanyl exposure that left infant dead

Bronx

Bronx daycare center where infant died from fentanyl exposure had kilo press inside: NYPD

Posted on September 16, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration's updated policy allows more men who have sex with men to donate blood.

Gay City News

Blood banks call on LGBTQ people to donate amid shortages

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QNS

Former Rangers star Adam Graves helps open new garden at East Elmhurst childhood education center

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Preservationists attempt to landmark Manhattan church buildings; site served NYC’s first Spanish-speaking congregation

Posted on September 15, 2023

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Smoke & Barrel in Rockaway Beach captures ‘Queens Best Barbecue’ title two months after opening

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QNS

Hurricane Lee’s impacts put parts of Queens coast under flooding advisory

News

U.S. auto industry faces uncertain future as 13,000 workers launch nationwide strike

Posted on September 15, 2023

Nation

Following days of heavy rain and flooding in New England, Hurricane Lee up next

Posted on September 15, 2023

Crime Scene at Brooklyn

Bronx

Woman fatally stabbed in Bronx home; boyfriend taken into custody: NYPD

Posted on September 15, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

Drew Barrymore stalking suspect trespasses at fashion show looking for Emma Watson, police say

Posted on September 15, 2023

Police escort suspect in Upper East Side subway shoving

Upper East Side

Upper East Side subway shove suspect nabbed by cops for assaulting senior

Posted on September 15, 2023

Politics

Megyn Kelly welcomes Donald Trump for an interview 8 years after he erupted over her debate question

Posted on September 15, 2023

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Mastermind of Flushing-based sex trafficking ring and two Queens enforcers busted on racketeering charges: Feds

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NYPD tightens security, roads to close ahead of next week’s UN General Assembly

Posted on September 14, 2023

CityPickle will open New York City's first permanent indoor pickleball club in Long Island City on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.

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CityPickle to open first permanent indoor pickleball club in Long Island City on Friday

Posted on September 14, 2023

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Bronx

One woman killed, another injured in brazen Bronx shooting

Posted on September 14, 2023

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Robbery crew hits three more businesses throughout Queens after initial spree earlier this month: NYPD

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Bronx Times

Newly renovated Bronx courts named after tennis icon Venus Williams

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QNS

Flushing lawmaker introduces legislation to create bus depot task force to address congestion issues

Daniel O'Donnell represents Manhattan's District 69 in the New York State Assembly.

Gay City News

Assemblymember O’Donnell ordered to undergo retraining

Politics

Loudspeaker message outside NYC migrant shelter warns new arrivals they are ‘not safe here’

Posted on September 14, 2023

Governor Kathy Hochul speaks about New York concealed carry law

Politics

Gun laws: Tougher New York concealed carry regulations take effect across Empire State

Posted on September 14, 2023

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QNS

South Ozone Park man emerges as hero for rescuing elderly man shoved onto subway tracks at Upper East Side station

Nation

Man who threw flagpole at police during Jan. 6 riot gets more than 6 years in prison

Posted on September 14, 2023

Donna Smith, Barbara Love's wife, speaks during the memorial at the LGBT Community Center.

Gay City News

Friends and activists remember Barbara Love at LGBT Center

The man cops say sexually assaulted a woman in Brooklyn late last month.

Brooklyn

Creep sought for alleged sexual assault on Brooklyn street

Posted on September 14, 2023

Trump Golf Links in the Bronx is seen on Saturday, March 4, 2023.

Bronx Times

Bally’s to run Trump Links through 2035 ‘win or lose’ casino bid, Chair Soo Kim says

A collection of Rainbow Flags blow in the wind at Christopher Park.

Gay City News

Two more suspects arrested for vandalizing Rainbow Flags near Stonewall

News

‘Thursday Night Football’ Embraces AI for Enhanced Viewer Insight into On-Field Action

Posted on September 13, 2023

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Christine Blasey Ford, key figure in Justice Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, will release memoir in 2024

Posted on September 13, 2023

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Politics

Hochul contemplates special session in Albany as she weighs state work permit program

Posted on September 13, 2023

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QNS

Queens assemblywoman’s legislative proposals amplify NYC’s call for migrant crisis action and aid

Former Department of Social Services employee Trishana Jones filed a lawsuit in Bronx County Supreme Court, alleging that she was sexually abused by her superior, and the agency did little to protect her.

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Social Services case worker sues city, alleging rampant sexual harassment

Posted on September 13, 2023

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New COVID-19 vaccine will be available for New Yorkers by end of week: Governor Hochul

Posted on September 13, 2023

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QNS

Woman thwarts teen robber who threatened her with a butter knife at Elmhurst subway station: NYPD

Arts & Entertainment

‘Just Ken’ no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

Posted on September 13, 2023

Cops say a 44-year-old man was fatally stabbed in front of 130 West 228th Street in the Bronx

Bronx

Man, 44, stabbed to death during Bronx assault

Posted on September 13, 2023

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‘Ahead of her time’: West Village’s Marcia Resnick tells her stories, and punk rock history, through photography

Posted on September 13, 2023

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First GED test center for people with disabilities in New York City now officially open

Posted on September 13, 2023

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Democrat Sam Berger wins special election to fill vacant eastern Queens Assembly seat

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Bronx

Two in custody after 8-year-old child is shot in the Bronx: cops

Posted on September 12, 2023

More from around NYC

Mayor Eric Adams at a City Hall rally following the passage of his City of Yes plan by the City Council.

Some Bronx neighborhoods say no to City of Yes in ongoing lawsuit

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Victoria’s Secrets: Joyous summer nights

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Brooklyn Marine Terminal vote stalled for fifth time amid growing community pushback

A general view of the LA28 commemorative coins and Paris 2024 to LA 2028 handover medallions during the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony at The Broadmoor.

US Olympic & Paralympic Committee bans trans athletes