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Vigilante cuffed for firing shots at mugger

Midtown Manhattan

Vigilante cuffed for firing shots at mugger in Midtown subway

Posted on November 9, 2023

Shopper Raul Irizarry standing outside Rite Aid at 81 1st Ave.

Business

What’s ailing Rite Aid? How the opioid epidemic, shoplifting and inflation contribute to the big chain’s New York store closures

Posted on November 9, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams (left) and Chief Adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin (right).

Politics

Adams tight-lipped about his actions following FBI raid on fundraiser’s home

Posted on November 8, 2023

News

Video game ‘The Legend of Zelda’ to be adapted into a live-action Film

Posted on November 8, 2023

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Politics

Council GOP notches one major win in Bronx election, fails to make net gain

Posted on November 8, 2023

Locals wept after a man was found burned to death in the Bronx.

Bronx

Homeless man found burned to death inside Bronx apartment building

Posted on November 8, 2023

A LinkNYC 5G tower providing cell phone service.

News

Upper East Side pols call on city for more public input before rollout of Link 5G towers

Posted on November 8, 2023

Panthers vs. Bears Thursday Night Football Week 10 preview: How to watch, odds, more

Posted on November 8, 2023

Passengers wait for the Metro-North in July 2023.

Bronx Times

Schumer, Gillibrand announce $1.6B for Penn Access megaproject

The federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Paper

Members of Gambino crime family arrested in Italy-U.S. takedown, charged in Brooklyn federal court

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QNS

College Point man busted in fatal collision that killed Elmhurst teen: NYPD

Queens Councilmember Lynn Schulman, pictured here during an mpox awareness event in 2022, is one of six out city lawmakers who won another two-year term on Nov. 7.

Gay City News

LGBTQ Council incumbents cruise to victory in sleepy general election

Vehicle involve in Queens hit-and-run that left two cops injured

Queens

Queens hit-and-run driver in crash that left two cops hospitalized still at large: NYPD

Posted on November 8, 2023

Pro-Palestine march across Manhattan Bridge

Lower Manhattan

War in Israel | Election Day pro-Palestine protest sees thousands march between City Hall and Brooklyn

Posted on November 8, 2023

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QNS

‘A huge win for everyone’: Mets owner Steve Cohen unveils $8 billion Metropolitan Park plan near Citi Field

Jewish New Yorkers and allies attend the rally on Central Park West on Nov. 6, 2023.

Israel

War in Israel | ‘United for Israel’ vigil draws thousands of supporters to Central Park

Posted on November 7, 2023

Lower Manhattan

Pressing on: Journalists hold candlelight vigil in Lower Manhattan for slain reporters

Posted on November 7, 2023

Politics

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sued by book publisher for breach of contract

Posted on November 7, 2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials announced on Monday new legislation that would expand Hate Crime charges as biased attacks continue to rise in the Big Apple.

Politics

Fighting hate: Manhattan pols push expanded charges, closed legal loopholes to combat bias crime spike

Posted on November 7, 2023

Business

WeWork seeks bankruptcy protection in stunning fall for a firm once valued at close to $50 billion

Posted on November 7, 2023

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Politics

Election Day is today: Here’s the City Council races to watch when you head to the polls

Posted on November 7, 2023

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Bronx

Bronx fentanyl bust turns up 11 arrests and $4 million in laced heroin: Prosecutors

Posted on November 6, 2023

The suspects firearm was recovered at the scene.

QNS

New England man charged in shooting of Flushing woman over her relative’s debt: DA

Trump

His lips are sealed: Trump uncharacteristically quiet after judge scolds him on the witness stand

Posted on November 6, 2023

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QNS

Motorcyclist heading toward the Rockaways killed after slamming into SUV making illegal turn in Howard Beach: NYPD

Early voting booth in Manhattan

Politics

No one cares: Abysmal early voting turnout of 2% for NYC general election this year

Posted on November 6, 2023

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QNS

Cops seek gunman, accomplice in Auburndale shooting that left two injured: NYPD

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Three sought for smashing way into West Village store and stealing merchandise: NYPD

Posted on November 6, 2023

Brooklyn

QNS

Brooklyn motorcyclist killed by hit-and-run driver after falling from bike in Springfield Gardens: NYPD

Lindera benzoin or spicebush yellow plant at spring

Bronx Times

Will the Bronx-nominated Spicebush become NYC’s official wildflower? There’s only days left to cast your vote.

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South Street Seaport

The ‘Santa Clauses’ Winter Wonderland to return to the Seaport with sky-high holiday experience

Posted on November 6, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

Matthew Perry Foundation established for late ‘Friends’ actor to help people with addiction

Posted on November 5, 2023

NY: Smash Pumpkins for Compost at Hudson River Park

Smashing Pumpkins: Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park brings post-Halloween fun

Posted on November 5, 2023

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with New York pols hailing funding for the Second Avenue subway

Second Avenue Subway | Buttigieg joins New York pols in hailing federal funds for long-awaited East Harlem extension

Posted on November 4, 2023

News

Bowman and other far-left Democrats may face tougher primary tests over failure to back Israel after terrorist attacks

Posted on November 4, 2023

News

The White House has proposed cracking down on junk fees. Here’s how to avoid them

Posted on November 4, 2023

Governor Kathy Hochul at the Stonewall Inn

Gay City News

Hochul declares November Transgender Awareness Month in New York

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Kidnapped’ fliers vandalized in Brooklyn as local tensions over Israel-Hamas war intensify

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Mayor Adams says he has ‘full confidence’ in fundraiser whose home was raided by FBI

Posted on November 3, 2023

A group of ladies met up for a training session during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Brooklyn Paper

Bushwick-based domestic violence survivor uses experience to lead self-defense classes, help other survivors

A new Citi Bike stand at Hancock Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.

Brooklyn Paper

Adams and DOT announce Citi Bike expansion amid record-high ridership

News

US employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150,000 jobs in face of higher borrowing rates

Posted on November 3, 2023

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QNS

Police officers rescue blind dog from ‘frigid’ Jamaica pond

A pedestrian was struck and killed at Herkimer Street and New York Avenue on Thursday, Nov 2.

Brooklyn

Officials call for focus on street safety after two-car hit-and-run claims life of senior woman in Brooklyn

Posted on November 3, 2023

‘Arrest Eric Adams’: Climate protesters cuffed outside of City Hall amidst FBI raid on mayor’s campaign fundraiser

Posted on November 2, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Council Member Inna Vernikov arraigned after allegedly bringing gun to Brooklyn College protest

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Chelsea

Man sought for robbing Chelsea store at knifepoint: NYPD

Posted on November 2, 2023

Mets

Pete Alonso contract: Scott Boras throws down early gauntlet for talks with Mets

Posted on November 2, 2023

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