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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on sentencing of Donald Trump

Politics

DA Bragg prepares for Trump hush-money conviction to fizzle out a day before sentencing

Posted on January 9, 2025

Mayor Adams delivers State of the City Address

Politics

Mayor Adams makes reelection pitch at State of the City address focused on families

Posted on January 9, 2025

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Bronx

The ‘Piano Man’ and the Face: Billy Joel and Rod Stewart join forces for ‘One Night, One Stage’ at Yankee Stadium

Posted on January 9, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx honors 17 killed in Twin Parks apartment fire on third anniversary

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FDNY reports major progress in reducing lithium-Ion battery fires in 2024

Posted on January 9, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Winning the race? NYCRUNS renames its Brooklyn Half Marathon after Road Runners lawsuit

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QNS

Volunteers needed for NYC’s 20th annual homelessness outreach count

Commuters on board a stopped 7 train and walking on a platform in Queens on Oct. 22, 2024.

Congestion pricing: NYC subway ridership increases in first few days, data finds

Posted on January 9, 2025

Cars pass under the toll gantries at the Manhattan Bridge amid congestion pricing in New York on Jan. 7, 2025.

Early data is out! Has congestion pricing in NYC been successful so far in reducing traffic in Manhattan?

Posted on January 9, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Firefighters brave freezing temps to battle Brooklyn blaze, rescue pet

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QNS

Interactive dinosaur experience comes to Flushing on Feb. 2

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

FIRST ON amNY: Mayor Adams expected to unveil $163 million investment to curb youth crime at state of the city address

Posted on January 9, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Developers behind proposed Coney Island casino promise $200M community trust fund ahead of public hearing

Attorney General James revealed the findings of a major Medicaid fraud investigation, reporting shady dealings among at least 55 transportation companies statewide.

Politics

Bus-ted! Attorney General unveils major Medicaid fraud investigation targeting transportation companies

Posted on January 8, 2025

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Brooklyn

MTA trackworker suffers fatal medical episode while working on L train

Posted on January 8, 2025

Commuters at the Staten Island Ferry amid congestion pricing

Congestion pricing: Staten Islanders bemoan Manhattan tolls as they ditch cars for the ferry

Posted on January 8, 2025

The New York City skyline.

Business

EXODUS: Why have 350,000 New Yorkers left the city in 2 years? Affordability is just one reason

Posted on January 8, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx housing lottery opens for 13 affordable units in Allerton, rent starts at $2,520

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn borough prez candidate’s campaign treasurer pleads guilty in $400K fraud scheme

yellow taxi cab during congestion pricing in NYC

Congestion pricing: Cabbies and commuters continue to fume over Manhattan toll era

Posted on January 8, 2025

Turkish consulate at center of Adams indictment

Turkish consulate high-rise at center of Adams indictment operating without city approval, Lander audit finds

Posted on January 8, 2025

Homeless advocates vow to counter Trump second term and Project 2025

Politics

NYC homeless service providers warn of potential Trump deportations and cuts, tell Project 2025 to ‘drop dead’

Posted on January 8, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx-raised comedian brings humor and heritage to new Tubi special

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Business

West Side casino plan gets resounding ‘no’ vote from Midtown community board

Posted on January 8, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx menorah vandalized during Hanukkah, sparking outrage and calls for accountability

Cops are looking for two suspects, one of whom (pictured above) stabbed a man during a fight in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Two men sought for stabbing man in early-morning Brooklyn attack

Posted on January 8, 2025

Steve Sterner, Yelena Shmulenson and Allen Lewis Rickman in character for "The Essence", a brief history of Yiddish Theater at Theatre 154 in the West Village

West Village production ‘The Essence’ celebrates the liveliness of Yiddish, ‘the vehicle that carries the Jewish soul’

Posted on January 8, 2025

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QNS

Air Canada joins state-of-the-art JFK Terminal 6, opening in 2026

NYPD illegal vendor bust in Chinatown

EXCLUSIVE | NYPD CRT team busts illegal Chinatown vendors causing massive pedestrian congestion

Posted on January 8, 2025

Nelson Service System Cleaner, contracted with Con Edison, officially went on strike outside of 4 Irving Place.

Business

‘Fighting for our dignity’: Con Edison cleaners go on strike amid unfair labor practice allegations

Posted on January 7, 2025

New York City

Business

Boomtown: New York City economy set employment records and gained unprecedented strength, report finds

Posted on January 7, 2025

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Bronx Times

City selects developer for Kingsbridge Armory

Mayor Adams at press conference

Politics

Mayor Adams suggests issue with feds’ discovery of more criminal activity in his corruption case, but won’t say what it is

Posted on January 7, 2025

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QNS

Council Member Holden confident Hempstead case will stall NYC congestion tolls

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Metro Philadelphia

How and why the US Senate could thwart Trump’s cabinet picks

Mike Vrabel Jets head coach search

Jets

Jets head coach, general manager tracker: Latest on interviews, requests, more

Posted on January 7, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

First lottery opens for affordable artist studios in Gowanus

atm

QNS

Thieves caught on camera stealing ATM from East Elmhurst store, one of nearly 50 heists by same crew: NYPD

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Bronx Times

All Hallows Catholic high school on financial brink, launches urgent fundraising campaign

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Bronx Times

Bronx tax preparer known as the ‘magician’ admits to $145M fraud in decade-long IRS scam

elmhurst hospital

QNS

Nonprofit partners with Elmhurst Hospital for 5K rowing event training in NYC

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, appeared before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on Jan, 7 on murder charges for a brutal killing that shocked the city. Zapeta-Calil is accused of using a lighter to set Debrina Kawam, 57, on fire on Dec. 22 as she slept aboard a Coney Island F train.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway arson murder: Suspect in horrific F train killing of homeless woman arraigned on first-degree murder indictment

Posted on January 7, 2025

Cars pass under the toll gantries at the Manhattan Bridge amid congestion pricing in New York on Jan. 7, 2025.

Congestion pricing: Where you will pay (and not pay) to drive in Manhattan

Posted on January 7, 2025

Teen suspect sought for beating woman in Chelsea

Teen beats 79-year-old woman outside her Chelsea home: cops

Posted on January 7, 2025

lektrik

QNS

Lektrik brings dazzling light displays to Queens Botanical Garden through March

inside a luxury home featuring staircase on Manhattan's Upper East Side

PHOTOS: Real estate magnate’s $15 million home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side hits the market

Posted on January 7, 2025

Emergency medical workers at scene with NYPD

Politics

Over and out? Emergency medical crews denied NYPD radios in move that unions say endangers the public | EXCLUSIVE

Posted on January 7, 2025

PBR Unleash the Beast captivates rodeo lovers at MSG over the weekend.

Record-setting PBR Unleash The Beast Rodeo thrills crowds in Madison Square Garden

Posted on January 6, 2025

More from around NYC

Candace Castro, who has been a nurse in the Bronx for nearly 40 years, inspired all three of her daughters to follow in her footsteps and enter the medical field.

Three daughters follow in their mother’s footsteps by becoming nurses

flood mitigation

BP Richards calls on Trump to restore $150M in Queens flood mitigation funds

walt whitman pop-up library

Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

The State Capitol building in Albany.

New York State Senate committee approves anti-trans sports bill