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Jenifer Rajkumar drops comptroller bid to challenge Jumaane Williams for Public Advocate

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Mets fans and players have an Amazin’ time at Amazin’ Day

Republican Council Members Joann Ariola of Queens (left) and David Carr of Staten Island (right) are facing off to be the chamber's next minority leader. Taken on Jan. 23, 2025.

Politics

Boro battle: Race for GOP leadership in City Council comes down to Staten Island’s Carr and Queens’ Ariola

Posted on January 27, 2025

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North Corona teen criminally charged with murder after fatal Sunday morning stabbing: NYPD

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Gay City News

Trial begins in string of deadly nightlife attacks targeting gay men

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QNS

Ridgewood EMT leaps onto subway tracks to save civilian in life-threatening rescue

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Politics

Mayor Adams not ‘feeling best,’ on ‘limited’ public schedule this week while undergoing medical tests, City Hall says

Posted on January 27, 2025

Bus crash in Midtown claimed worker's life

Worker dies in Midtown after MTA bus crashes into boom lift

Posted on January 27, 2025

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QNS

‘Operation Frostbite’ dismantles Flushing drug trafficking ring, indicts four: DA

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Bronx Times

South Bronx shelter plan sparks outrage as residents and officials push back

ProXtracts was issued the first tier one cannabis processing license in New York City and plans to start producing this spring in Morris Park.

Bronx Times

NYC’s first tier one cannabis facility opening in the Bronx this spring

A mentally disturbed man in obvious need of medical assistance was left wallowing in his own filth on a Manhattan subway on Sunday while also sending straphangers running in panic — a reminder of the city's continued struggle to address the severely mentally ill in the subway system. (Part of image blurred for content)

NYC subway riders shaken by mentally ill man’s filthy breakdown on 6 train, caught on camera

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn welcomes The Flowery’s fourth cannabis dispensary in NYC

A rendering showing a light rail proposal for the Interborough Express at the Wilson Av L train stop in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Plans for new ‘Interborough Express’ Brooklyn-to-Queens train back on track as congestion pricing rolls on

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Brooklyn

Woman wounded in early-morning Brooklyn shooting near laundromat

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Queens

Queens stabbing leaves man dead, teenager in custody, in dispute with family who sublet room to victim

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Queens

Queens rape attempt: Chilling surveillance video shows suspect with handkerchief used to subdue woman

Posted on January 26, 2025

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QNS

‘We’ll stand up for all New Yorkers’: Mayor addresses ICE raids and Roosevelt Ave transformation at Corona town hall

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island community board votes against land use change for proposed casino

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QNS

Woodhaven Blvd JZ station becomes fully accessible with $140 million upgrade

Tenants Not Tourists coalition send letter to Council leadership, urging Council to reject Airbnb’s bill and stand with vast majority of New Yorkers who rent their homes.

News

Crowd of NYC tenants rally against Airbnb bill, claims threats against housing stability

Posted on January 24, 2025

QNS

Resorts World NYC unveils Experience Center, showcasing $5 billion casino redevelopment vision

"Pizza Guy 8" was written and directed by Tate Hoffmaster (right).

Queens

New horror comedy film from NYC-based filmmakers ‘Pizza Guy 8’ to premiere at Museum of the Moving Image

Posted on January 24, 2025

Brian Dowling pictured being escorted by detectives from the 81st Precinct in Bed-Stuy on Oct. 5, 2023.

Brooklyn Paper

Bed-Stuy man pleads guilty to fatal stabbing of activist Ryan Carson

Detectives from the 83 Precinct and Homicide Detectives investigate a fatal stabbing at 1124 Halsey Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn on January. 23, 2025.

Brooklyn

Suspects sought for fatally stabbing a man on Brooklyn street

Posted on January 24, 2025

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks about Trump

Politics

Speaker Adams accuses mayor of having ‘no plan’ to counter right-wing Trump government

Posted on January 23, 2025

The unhinged man who allegedly went on a slashing spree inside of Grand Central Station on Christmas Eve was indicted on Thursday afternoon.

Courts

Suspect in Christmas Eve slashing spree at Grand Central indicted for rampage

Posted on January 23, 2025

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Out in the cold: City and state agencies play blame game as Staten Island express bus stops remain dangerously icy

Posted on January 23, 2025

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QNS

Creedmoor campus killer arraigned Thursday for murder of fellow patient; NYPD reveals unexpected cause of death

LiveOn NY along with Council Members Crystal Hudson and Sandy Nurse are urging Mayor Eric Adams to invest $2.3 billion in nutrition, housing, and community services to support older New Yorkers.

Politics

Seniors and advocates demand NYC ‘Age Strong’ and provide billions in more funding for aging programs

Posted on January 23, 2025

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Elected officials denounce contractor’s treatment of cleaning staff in Queens and Manhattan

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Politics

Chinatown jail could not be completed until 2032 — five years after 2027 Rikers closure date

Posted on January 23, 2025

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Bronx Times

Rep. Torres introduces bill targeting slumlords; requires heat sensors in federally subsidized buildings

Traffic on Manhattan's 5th Avenue on Dec. 8, 2024.

Report: Speed cameras in NYC cut major crashes; spark debate as Albany weighs renewal

Posted on January 23, 2025

These suspects are wanted for robbing a man on the F train in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Group of suspects robs man on early-morning train in Brooklyn: cops

Posted on January 23, 2025

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QNS

Senator Addabbo reveals plan to ban sweepstake casinos after loophole discovered in online gambling

Brooklyn protesters arrested at subway station in demonstration over Robert Brooks' death

Brooklyn

Protesters storm Brooklyn subway station, wind up in handcuffs while demanding justice for Robert Brooks

Posted on January 23, 2025

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Purr-fect Valentine’s Day raffle: Plane ride, spa day and more from MeowSquadNYC

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Mayor Adams shares 90-day progress of Operation Restore Roosevelt

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

NYC’s worst landlords exposed: thousands of violations in 2024

Posted on January 22, 2025

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch criticizes laws allowing dangerous criminals to remain on the streets during a press conference Wednesday.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch calls for laws to be changed to prevent repeat offenders from walking the streets

Posted on January 22, 2025

Hiram Monserrate (center) and Mauricio Zamora (left) at a press conference calling for Tom Homan to take action on Roosevelt Avenue. Photo: Hiram Monserrate.

QNS

Corona advocates seek federal intervention for Roosevelt Avenue crime surge

Mayor Eric Adams touted on Wednesday that over the course of his administration, the NYPD has taken some 20,000 illegal guns off the streets of the city as he heads into reelection season.

Politics

Mayor touts that NYPD has removed 20,000 illegal guns off city streets throughout his administration

Posted on January 22, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams gestures while speaking about President Donald Trump on Jan. 21

Politics

Adams unloads on Biden in bombshell interview with right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson

Posted on January 22, 2025

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QNS

Mets to host seasonal staff job fair at Citi Field in February

Surveillance photos of the suspect wanted for stabbing a man on the train in Manhattan.

Suspect sought for stabbing man several times on Morningside Heights subway

Posted on January 22, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Frozen hydrants, freezing temps challenge firefighters in Brooklyn rescue

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Brooklyn

Man found dead in the back of Brooklyn cab following robbery: cops

Posted on January 22, 2025

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‘Getting dizzy just thinking about it’: Bronx borrowers scramble as student loan collections return

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Twenty people indicted in Queens-based $4.6M vehicle theft ring after three-year probe: DA

NY: Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House

Art installation at the Old Stone House connects Battle of Brooklyn to British colonization in India

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Queer Catholics cautiously welcome Pope Leo XIV