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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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QNS

Drugs and guns worth millions seized from abandoned home in Queens

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Bronx Times

After a seven-year run, the Bronx Night Market bids farewell forever. Or does it?

The New York City TCS marathon ceremonial line painting was moved inside on Wednesday

Running shoulder to shoulder: TCS Marathon ceremonial line painting brings world together

Posted on November 1, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Awkward swing in south Brooklyn City Council race as Dem boss Bichotte slams Brannan over old harassment case

Politics

The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical

Posted on November 1, 2023

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QNS

Decomposing body discovered at Hillcrest bank identified as neighborhood man: NYPD

Politics

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric will testify at fraud trial that threatens the family’s empire

Posted on November 1, 2023

Greenwich Village

SEE IT: NYC Village Halloween Parade celebrates 50th anniversary

Posted on November 1, 2023

Police at Brooklyn scene where double murder suspect was shot by law enforcement agents

Brooklyn

Brooklyn suspect who allegedly murdered neighbors over noise complaint fatally shot by police during standoff

Posted on November 1, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams.

Politics

‘Right to sleep’? Public Advocate Williams, City Council chide Mayor Adams for ‘scapegoating’ homeless rights law

Posted on October 31, 2023

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Manhattan man hit with hate crime charges for vandalizing synagogues, Jewish volunteer ambulance

Posted on October 31, 2023

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Queens

Queens drug deal gone wrong: Cops search for gunman who shot weed dealer and stepfather

Posted on October 31, 2023

Israel

Op-ed | Hamas unleashes the forces of antisemitism here and around the world

Posted on October 31, 2023

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announces effort to fight antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes

Politics

Fighting antisemitism and Islamophobia: Gillibrand eyes federal collaboration, financial aid to help stop hate crimes

Posted on October 31, 2023

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" will livestream its performances.

Broadway

amBroadway | Final performances of ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ to be livestreamed, new ‘Sweeney Todd’ additions and more

Posted on October 31, 2023

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QNS

NYC’s Rat Czar visits Ridgewood to help residents tackle the pesky rodents

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QNS

Jamaica man charged with manslaughter as hate crime after allegedly beating Sikh man to death: DA

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Bronx Times

NYC’s second largest Halloween parade brings the ghosts and ghouls out to the Bronx

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Brooklyn

Fare beaters: Two Brooklyn teens wanted for assaulting commuter who declined to help them avoid paying for train ride

Posted on October 31, 2023

Floyd Bennett Field HERRC prepares to open for migrant families

Brooklyn

‘Doing the best with a bad situation’: Floyd Bennett Field HERRC prepares to open for migrant families

Posted on October 30, 2023

Music

Always on his mind: Willie Nelson tells the stories of his songs in new memoir

Posted on October 30, 2023

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Brooklyn

Activists call for expansion of U.S. Supreme Court at ‘Scary’ Brooklyn march

Posted on October 30, 2023

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QNS

Woman killed in Springfield Gardens collision: NYPD

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QNS

After COVID crisis, Elmhurst Hospital celebrates past with eye on future

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Brooklyn

Tales of survival: Migrant mother from El Salvador forges ahead in New York while husband and son remain incarcerated at Texas border

Posted on October 29, 2023

Hundreds were arrested in a Grand Central Station protest.

War in Israel: Massive Grand Central Station rush hour protest leads to arrests as protesters seek Middle East ceasefire following terrorist attacks

Posted on October 27, 2023

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QNS

Construction worker trapped in foundation collapse at Forest Hills home: FDNY

Lenue Moore, 31, allegedly planned the bloody executions of his neighbor, her friend and dog that apparently sparked a long-standing dispute.

Washington Heights

Barking mad: Cops cuff suspect for killing neighbor, friend and dog over noise complaints in Washington Heights

Posted on October 27, 2023

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QNS

Attorney general will not press charges against 101st Precinct cop in 2022 fatal Arverne shooting

Courts

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried acknowledges in court that customers were hurt but denies fraud

Posted on October 27, 2023

News

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline

Posted on October 27, 2023

Nation

Amid massive search for mass killing suspect, Maine residents remain behind locked doors

Posted on October 27, 2023

Queens

George Santos faces arraignment on new fraud indictment in New York

Posted on October 27, 2023

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QNS

NYPD honors fallen school crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa at Howard Beach funeral

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Gay City News

Man pleads guilty in NYC gay bar robbery scheme

Students, faculty, parents, and police are at odds over an alleged antisemitic incident that took place inside Cooper Union College on Oct. 26.

Tensions fly over differing accounts of Cooper Union protest that left Jewish students ‘captive’

Posted on October 26, 2023

Harlem

War in Israel | Students protest alleged antisemitism at Columbia University

Posted on October 26, 2023

NY: Times Square

Business

Times Square still bouncing back three years after pandemic as business recovery rolls on

Posted on October 26, 2023

Skaters on the ice skating rink at night at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park.

Shopping

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park to open for the season on Friday

Posted on October 26, 2023

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Bronx Times

Beloved Allerton street vendor shut down by city four times, highlighting issue of inconsistent enforcement

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Lost in numbers: As NYC educators look to overcome dyslexia, some wonder what will be done to help those with the math disability dyscalculia

Posted on October 26, 2023

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QNS

Bronx man charged with attempted murder for shooting at NYPD detective in road rage incident in northeast Queens: DA

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Politics

Mayor Adams floats faith-based solution for managing influx of new migrants

Posted on October 25, 2023

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P.J. Clarke’s, For Five Coffee Roasters and Brooklyn Brewery to join concessions at JFK’s New Terminal 6

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Bluestockings Cooperative abruptly closed last month.

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