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Queens DA Katz expanding initiative to combat retail theft across borough after successful pilot in three precincts

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Six East Village walk-ups face wrecking ball as developer files demolition permits

Posted on August 15, 2023

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Bronx Times

One dead, one in critical condition after tragic collision on Major Deegan Expressway

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QNS

Queens lawmakers back new law that cracks down on illegal smoke shops by fining property owners

Midtown Manhattan

8 injured after MTA bus collides with cherry picker in Midtown

Posted on August 15, 2023

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New York

Cops looking for suspects who vandalized cars during Union Square riot

Posted on August 15, 2023

Train Service

M train service to be suspended for a week starting Aug. 30: MTA

Posted on August 14, 2023

Nation

Georgia court publishes criminal charges against Trump on its website, then takes it down

Posted on August 14, 2023

Politics

Landlords now face hefty fines if they rent to illegal smoke shops

Posted on August 14, 2023

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QNS

Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park announces 2023 arts grant recipients

Here are verified GoFundMe fundraisers to donate to help the Maui community rebuild after the wildfires

Posted on August 14, 2023

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Larger cargo bikes likely to hit the streets of NYC under Transportation Dept. plan

Posted on August 14, 2023

Broadway

Broadway-bound revival of ‘The Wiz’ finds its next Dorothy, with the help of TikTok

Posted on August 14, 2023

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QNS

Elderly woman killed while walking on Cross Island Parkway in Cambria Heights: NYPD

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Midtown Manhattan

Senior stabbed inside of Herald Square subway station by panhandler: sources

Posted on August 14, 2023

Nation

Scores more people could still be found dead following wildfires on Maui: Hawaii governor

Posted on August 14, 2023

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Chinatown

Cops cuff suspect with lengthy criminal history for Chinatown murder

Posted on August 14, 2023

Nation

Kansas police come under constitutional criticism following raid of small-town newspaper

Posted on August 14, 2023

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Bronx

Machete wielding suspect wanted for attacking man in the Bronx last month: NYPD

Posted on August 14, 2023

Midtown Manhattan

¿Qué lo que?: Thousands line Midtown to celebrate Dominican Day Parade, including Caribbean nation’s president

Posted on August 13, 2023

Brooklyn

Lawyer says suspect, charged with hate crime, may argue self-defense in O’Shae Sibley’s death

Posted on August 13, 2023

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Chinatown

NYPD working to identify man murdered in Chinatown

Posted on August 13, 2023

Man wanted for scribbling anti-Semitic graffiti

Upper East Side

Man wanted for scribbling anti-Semitic graffiti on Upper East Side synagogue

Posted on August 13, 2023

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Housing

Skyrocketing eviction rates in New York City prompt Legal Aid Society to again call for ‘Good Cause’ legislation

Posted on August 12, 2023

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QNS

Lithium-ion battery sparked fatal two-alarm fire that killed elderly Ozone Park woman: FDNY

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QNS

South Queens lawmaker, MTA initiate enforcement operations at bridges to the Rockaways, with more crackdowns coming soon

Mayor Eric Adams celebrates hip-hop anniversary

Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary: Mayor Adams compares his Gracie Mansion celebration to late Mayor Dinkins hosting Nelson Mandela at City Hall

Posted on August 11, 2023

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Gay City News

Man slashed in alleged anti-gay attack in Brooklyn

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QNS

Knockdown Center in Maspeth hosts 50 Years of hip-hop celebration benefiting Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens

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What we learned about NYC’s Gun Violence Prevention Blueprint: Media roundtable with task force co-chairs

Posted on August 11, 2023

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Gay City News

Teen accused of killing O’Shae Sibley indicted on hate crime murder charge

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QNS

Woman sought in Murray Hill jewelry heist that netted around $15K worth of loot: NYPD

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QNS

LaGuardia’s new Terminal B win major international award for accessibility

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QNS

City completes pedestrian safety improvements along Parsons Boulevard corridor in downtown Jamaica

Demonstrators demand Rikers Island closure

Lower Manhattan

Advocates rally for feds to take control of Rikers Island, argue city can’t ‘keep people alive’ there

Posted on August 10, 2023

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QNS

Edgemere man indicted for murder of 10-year-old school boy in 2021 Arverne shooting: DA

Hochul criticized Adams for the handling of Migrants, pictured here waiting online outside the Roosevelt Hotel.

News

65% of migrants handed notices of 60-day shelter limit say they want to leave system: NYC officials

Posted on August 10, 2023

Nation

Biden calls on Congress to provide $13B to support Ukraine and $12B for disaster fund

Posted on August 10, 2023

Business

Inflation edges higher, with consumer prices up 3.2% from a year earlier

Posted on August 10, 2023

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Queens

NYPD hosts record-breaking summer youth job fair at Queens Police Academy

Posted on August 10, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

With cyber crimes rising, Hochul announces ‘nation-leading’ statewide cybersecurity strategy

‘Not cool’: Twitch streamer Kai Cenat acknowledges power of social media after Union Square giveaway led with riot

Posted on August 10, 2023

Jets

Should Jets pursue 6x All-Pro Zack Martin ahead of regular season?

Posted on August 10, 2023

The Salvation Army and New York Cares are partnering for the fourth annual Stand with Students backpack drive to distribute 14,000 backpacks to New York City public school students.

Harlem

Back-to-school drive to take place in Harlem, organizers plan to fill 14,000 backpacks for public school students

Posted on August 10, 2023

Nation

At least 36 dead as fires tear through resort town in Hawaii, thousands flee

Posted on August 10, 2023

Police are looking for this man in connection to a bias attack in Manhattan on June 28

New York

Two men punched in the head near Union Square in bias attack: NYPD

Posted on August 10, 2023

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Gone in six minutes: Prisoner makes death-defying high-rise escape from Manhattan hospital with bedsheet rope

Posted on August 10, 2023

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Politics

Correction officers’ union donated to council members who oppose Rikers receivership

Posted on August 10, 2023

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