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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

Brownstones and townhouses in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

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

City officials at gun violence media roundtable

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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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

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

Reflection: DA Bragg discusses high profile indictments, social justice initiatives and crime with amNewYork Metro

Posted on August 9, 2023

Politics

Guilty plea for former Mayor de Blasio’s top security guard to obstruction and tampering with evidence in detail probe

Posted on August 9, 2023

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QNS

Queens teacher busted for allegedly sending text messages ‘of sexual content’ to 16-year-old boy: NYPD

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Mayor says migrant crisis could cost city up to $12B by summer 2025

Posted on August 9, 2023

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Bronx man indicted for attempting to rob and sexually assault woman on J train: DA Bragg

Posted on August 9, 2023

Broadway

Angelina Jolie joins producing team for Broadway-bound musical ‘The Outsiders’

Posted on August 9, 2023

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QNS

‘Extremely dangerous’ MS-13 gang leader convicted of ordering killing of teen in Alley Pond Park: Feds

News

Sixto Rodriguez, singer and songwriter, dies at 81

Posted on August 9, 2023

News

Tourists at popular Hawaii destination flee into ocean to escape wildfires

Posted on August 9, 2023

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Tensions flare at dueling rallies over Creedmoor migrant tent shelter in Queens Village

World

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with calls to abolish nuclear weapons

Posted on August 9, 2023

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QNS

City reopens beaches along the Rockaways after thorough search for sharks

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Bronx

Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid hardship and decay. 50 years later, much is unchanged

Posted on August 9, 2023

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Staten Island man arrested for murder in connection to 2020 shooting inside deli: NYPD

Posted on August 9, 2023

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New York

Teenage girl charged with assault for pummeling Asian woman on Manhattan subway train: NYPD

Posted on August 9, 2023

Harlem Week

Harlem Week, now a reimagined 10-day festival with live and virtual events, is back and about to take off

Posted on August 9, 2023

Metro Philadelphia

O’Shae Sibley, dancer killed in alleged NYC hate crime, celebrated in Philadelphia

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Bronx

Two firefighters injured in 3-alarm Bronx blaze: FDNY

Posted on August 8, 2023

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