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Drones like this one, pictured at Orchard Beach on May 24, 2025, will be equipped with flotation devices to assist swimmers in distress as part the city’s summer safety plan.

News

City to trial flotation device-dropping drones for beach swimmers in distress this summer

Posted on May 23, 2025

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QNS

Governor Hochul celebrates return of full A train service to Rockaways following major resiliency upgrades

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QNS

Mets unveil new sponsor with free game-day perks and massive fan fund

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Brooklyn Paper

Democrat Sam Sutton wins special election in right-leaning state Senate District 22

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QNS

Queens to host new memorial in Whitestone honoring 99 post-9/11 fallen service members

Advocates gather at City Hall on May 22 to call for $35 million in the city budget to support trans New Yorkers.

Gay City News

Advocates seek $35 million to support trans community in NYC budget

Ticker-tape parade in Manhattan in 2021

News

NYC to hold ticker-tape parade honoring post-9/11 veterans next year

Posted on May 22, 2025

MTA and NYPD officers crack down on bus fare evasion

Fare evasion led to increased taxes on New Yorkers in 2024, new report shows

Posted on May 22, 2025

Comptroller candidate Justin Brannan in TV ad

Politics

Ad war in NYC comptroller’s race heats up as Brannan hits the airwaves with first TV spots

Posted on May 22, 2025

Aftermath of the Washington, D.C., killing of two Israeli embassy staff, in New York

NYC steps up security at Jewish institutions following fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy workers

Posted on May 22, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Former NYC deputy mayor Meera Joshi named president of Green-Wood Cemetery

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QNS

Op-ed | The power to illuminate: Why modernizing New York’s electric grid is a matter of survival

Cops in Brooklyn salute late NYPD detective known as "Italian Sherlock Holmes."

Brooklyn

An NYPD detective dubbed the ‘Italian Sherlock Holmes’ is honored in Brooklyn a century after his death

Posted on May 22, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Tears flow at vigil for sailors killed in Brooklyn Bridge ship crash

(L-R) Naeira Galal, Pamela Barbey, Peter Barbey and Abdelfattah Galal attend the 2025 PEN America Literary Gala at American Museum of Natural History on May 15, 2025.

Inside the 2025 PEN America Literary Gala, where glamour meets resistance

Posted on May 22, 2025

Kehlani at the Grammy Awards

Politics

‘Not about safety, about silencing’: Lawmakers slam SummerStage concert cancellations of Kehlani and Noname

Posted on May 21, 2025

Heritage of Pride's banner leads the 2024 NYC Pride march.

Gay City News

NYC Pride loses sponsors, scales back events amid DEI backlash

Secret service looks to remove skimming devices from bodegas

Brooklyn

Following the money: Secret Service undertakes massive New York operation tackling EBT skimmers at local stores

Posted on May 21, 2025

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MTA improves accessibility with 2 updated elevators for commuters at 34th St. – Penn Station

Posted on May 21, 2025

Robert DeMaio, Jacob Barroso, and Jayqwan Hamilton at their sentencing on May 21.

Gay City News

Three sentenced for robbing and killing gay men in nightlife scheme

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Politics

EXCLUSIVE | Comptroller hopeful Mark Levine proposes giving more New Yorkers bank accounts and boosting financial literacy

Posted on May 21, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Fish Cheeks expands to Williamsburg, bringing cultural celebrations to new nabe

NYC Ferry boat on East River

Beach boats! NYC Ferry brings back expanded service to the Rockaways this summer

Posted on May 21, 2025

deed theft rally at city hall

Brooklyn Paper

‘Immoral and deceptive’: Brooklyn lawmakers call for City Council to invest $5M to combat deed theft

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Rivals pounce on reported Trump DOJ probe into front-runner Cuomo

Posted on May 21, 2025

Helicopters landing and waiting at Downtown Manhattan Heliport

Permanent grounding? NYC communities call for federal ban on helicopter ‘joyrides’ a month after deadly Hudson River crash

Posted on May 21, 2025

FILE - Police at a Brooklyn crime scene

Brooklyn

Man stabbed outside Brooklyn convenience store after argument with alleged motorcyclist: cops

Posted on May 21, 2025

Woman assaulted in Randall's Island

Woman beaten to the brink of death in late night Randall’s Island attack

Posted on May 21, 2025

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QNS

Poverty among Queens seniors surges nearly 50% over the past decade: Report

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QNS

OneLIC Neighborhood Plan aims to reshape Long Island City with housing, jobs and cultural preservation

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News

‘Blood was everywhere’: South Brooklyn Health honors hospital cops who risked lives on the job

Posted on May 21, 2025

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QNS

The Public Theater brings Much Ado About Nothing to Queens for free summer tour

Small landlord-owned home in NYC housing crisis

Housing

Small landlords say city is failing them amid New York’s housing crisis

Posted on May 21, 2025

Bronx residents deal with stray bullet shooting

Bronx

Is the Bronx being ‘held hostage’ by stray bullets and the young gang members who fire them?

Posted on May 20, 2025

Politics

Sure as the wind blows: Mayor Adams and Hochul take credit separately for Trump restoring NY wind farm project

Posted on May 20, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Creative capital: Dumbo to be crowned ‘NYC Design District’ during NYCxDESIGN’s festival finale

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QNS

Airport workers at JFK and LaGuardia win expanded benefits under state budget

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Brooklyn Paper

Sun and surf return as Brooklyn’s beaches open for swimming on May 24

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Bronx Times

Bronx lawmaker introduces Bodega Act to boost safety in NYC stores

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QNS

Protesters rally over COVID nursing home policy at Cuomo’s alleged Ridgewood campaign stop

Arrest of gang member for assault

Teenage alleged migrant gang member busted in Brooklyn for series of robberies, including assault on autistic boy

Posted on May 20, 2025

US open

QNS

USTA unveils $800M renovation of Arthur Ashe Stadium to enhance US Open experience

A giant pigeon statue

News

Flock to Pigeon Fest on the High Line for some urban wildlife fun

Posted on May 20, 2025

Mother of slain Brooklyn teen demands justice after deadly shooting

Demanding justice in Brooklyn: Slain teen’s family and advocates urge police to catch suspects in deadly shooting

Posted on May 20, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Running the long shot: 80-year-old Larry Sillen keeps pace in the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

Brooklyn

‘Mouth of America’: How this likeness of the Statue of Liberty filled with pills at Brooklyn park aims to expose a hidden health crisis

Posted on May 20, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Runners contend with brutal heat and humidity at 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

park rendering for casino resort at Hudson Yards. Wynn Resorts announced that it would no longer be seeking a gaming license at the Western Rail Yard development, marking one less casino bid for NYC.

Hudson Yards development pulls out of casino bid; company aims to move forward with residential plans

Posted on May 19, 2025

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Bronx and UK barbers swap shops

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Brooklyn teen charged with murder of 19-year-old in front of Ridgewood school last month: DA

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Cops search for man who assaulted bus driver with wrench in Red Hook

Fans enjoy Pride Night at Citi Field in 2023.

New York City’s pro sports teams gear up for Pride Month