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Throggs Neck residents waved signs reading "CasiNO!" to express their outrage at the proposed casino that Bally's Corporation wants to build in the Bronx.

Bronx Times

Bronx residents voice concerns over Bally’s casino project at public hearing

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Brooklyn Paper

City invests $390 million to overhaul Bushwick’s sewer system, tackle chronic flooding

Commuters squeezed onto the L train platform at the 14th Street-Union Square station while the line was delayed on July 16, 2024.

Sensing delays: NYC Transit and Google test out a program to find track problems with cellphones

Posted on February 27, 2025

Protesters Rally Against Elon Musk Outside OPM Office

Bronx Times

Bronx native Army veteran fired under Trump cuts with days left in probationary period

Fuming demonstrators gathered in Foley Square on Feb. 27 in what they say is a unified demand for Mayor Eric Adams to either resign or be removed from his post. They allege Hizzoner is colluding with President Donald Trump, giving the Republican free reign over the Big Apple in exchange for his own criminal charges being dropped.

Lower Manhattan

More calls for Mayor Adams to resign or be removed as Manhattan protesters claim he ‘sold out to Trump’

Posted on February 27, 2025

Bandai Namco hosted a preview of its new store in Japan Village at Industry City.

Brooklyn Paper

Japanese entertainment giant Bandai Namco expands to U.S. with flagship Industry City store

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QNS

Maspeth teacher receives ‘unexpected and amazing’ kidney transplant from selfless co-worker he hardly knew

LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Erik Bottcher and Tiffany Cabán.

Gay City News

City lawmakers introduce package of bills to safeguard TGNCNBI New Yorkers

Jocelynne Rainey, President and CEO of Brooklyn Org.

Brooklyn Paper

Five nonprofits recognized for racial justice work with Brooklyn Org’s Spark Prize

Young baby crying while getting vaccinated against measles

Health

Measles advisory: New York state warns about dangers of infectious virus amid outbreak in Western U.S.

Posted on February 27, 2025

Congestion pricing toll gantries Williamsburg Bridge

Congestion pricing: Hochul dismisses Trump admin’s demand for deadline to end Manhattan toll program

Posted on February 27, 2025

gas price

QNS

NYC gas prices among the most affordable in the U.S.—here’s where to fill up

Mayor Eric Adams.

Politics

City seeks volunteers to help with new project to make enslaved New Yorkers historical records public

Posted on February 27, 2025

Bronx murder suspect escorted for perp walk

Bronx

Grieving mother reacts as Bronx police arrest man wanted for teenager’s murder: ‘I miss my son’

Posted on February 27, 2025

Home art

News

Champagne, collectibles and the cult of aesthetic worship at Bergdorf Goodman

Posted on February 27, 2025

Illuminated Manhattan Financial District skyscrapers seen from Chinatown, New York City, USA

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Expand prevailing wage in New York, amend 224-a

Posted on February 27, 2025

Pro-Palestine students have reportedly forced their way into Barnard College’s Milbank Hall and have assaulted a staff member, law enforcement sources reported.

Harlem

Pro-Palestine students take over Barnard College hall, assault staff member in latest campus unrest

Posted on February 26, 2025

Proposed legislation in Albany would require Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care in New York State — regardless of federal funding — and ban healthcare discrimination against protected classes.

Gay City News

New state bill targets anti-trans healthcare discrimination, requires Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care

Police officer honors victims of World Trade Center bombing of 1993.

Remembering 9/11

Legacy of loss and resilience: 9/11 Memorial marks 32 years since the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

Posted on February 26, 2025

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QNS

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Bronx man after boat capsizes off the Rockaways

Attendees at Fair Fares rally in City Hall Park

‘Fair Fares’ discounts expand to MTA OMNY Cards for qualified users

Posted on February 26, 2025

The Gowanus Neighborhood Construction Site

Housing

NYC’S HOUSING CRISIS: Breaking down what the city is doing, and not doing, to make housing affordable

Posted on February 26, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber.

Hochul vows to MTA board that she’ll keep congestion pricing fight moving forward: ‘We’re not done’

Posted on February 26, 2025

shaquille o'neal filming gravesend

Brooklyn Paper

Shaquille O’Neal spotted on set for mob drama ‘Gravesend’ in show’s namesake neighborhood

food festival

QNS

Two Queens food festivals nominated for USA Today’s Best City Food Festival—here’s how to vote

Michelle Trachtenberg in 2023

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg found dead in luxury Midtown apartment

Posted on February 26, 2025

group of people outside at a demo of bulletproof glass

Transit workers union calls for bulletproof shields surrounding MTA bus drivers

Posted on February 26, 2025

Scene where Bronx high school stabbing occurred

Bronx

Bronx stabbing near high school leaves teenager wounded

Posted on February 26, 2025

Dan Bongino

QNS

Trump appoints Glendale’s Dan Bongino as FBI Deputy Director, working under fellow New Yorkers

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Brooklyn Paper

Trailblazing Brooklyn pizzaiolo Patsy Grimaldi dies at age 93

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Heavy smoke leaves 18 injured in Washington Heights subway after train strikes object

Posted on February 25, 2025

Grand Central Station passageway

New 7 train passageway opens at Grand Central Station, improving customer flow

Posted on February 25, 2025

Affordable housing in New York City

Politics

NYC’S HOUSING CRISIS: Why affordable housing really isn’t as ‘affordable’ as you think

Posted on February 25, 2025

Migrant leader of cell phone robbery crew

Migrant leader of Manhattan cell phone robbery crew sentenced to years in state prison

Posted on February 25, 2025

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QNS

Mayor Adams breaks ground on new Far Rockaway health center to expand care access by 2027

entrance to Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital in Manhattan

News

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Lower Manhattan to close on March 26

Posted on February 25, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Ferdinando’s Focacceria closes abruptly after 121 years in Carroll Gardens

Texas tourists with NYPD chief who helped find bag lost in subway

Midtown Manhattan

Lost and found: How two Texas tourists became a ‘subway story’ in the best way with an NYPD chief’s help

Posted on February 25, 2025

mike lopez

QNS

Exclusive: Ridgewood priest and Hungry Monk founder Fr. Mike Lopez announces bid for Council District 30

street vendors

QNS

Queens advocate fights for NYC’s street vendors amid immigration and policy battles

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Politics

NYC mayoral race: Cuomo holds double-digit edge in latest poll as reports indicate he could launch campaign this weekend

Posted on February 25, 2025

NYCLASS and animal rights activists rallied outside the Criminal Courthouse calling on the city council to pass Ryder's Law. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann

Politics

While trial for alleged horse abuser Ian McKeever is postponed, animal rights activists demand passage of Ryder’s Law

Posted on February 25, 2025

preservationist

QNS

Saving history: Queens preservationist helps rescue vintage storefront signs

Silhouette of police officer standing in doorway of crime scene

Bronx

Bronx stray bullet shooting: Five teens cuffed after woman wounded by gunfire as she slept

Posted on February 25, 2025

AG James announces DoorDash settlement on tip theft

Business

Tipping point: Doordash agrees to pay millions in unpaid tips to NY delivery workers in settlement with AG James

Posted on February 24, 2025

Mayor Adams speaks about calls for his resignation or removal

Politics

Mayor Adams dismisses cacophony of calls for his resignation or removal, charging they’re antidemocratic

Posted on February 24, 2025

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Bronx Times

Longtime Army veteran fired from Bronx VA under Trump federal workforce cuts

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Flagrant act of Islamophobia:’ NYPD investigates anti-Muslim incident at Kensington mosque

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Photos: Lincoln Hospital hosts job fair, BBQ, town hall, takes part in 3rd Avenue BID Festival

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Trio steals more than $500K in jewelry from victim they tased in Fresh Meadows: NYPD

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Brooklyn Marine Terminal vote stalled for fifth time amid growing community pushback

A general view of the LA28 commemorative coins and Paris 2024 to LA 2028 handover medallions during the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony at The Broadmoor.

US Olympic & Paralympic Committee bans trans athletes