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Bronx Times

Bronx mother files lawsuit accusing DOE of discrimination against pregnant teen daughter

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks about Trump

Politics

Crisis at City Hall: Speaker Adams demands mayor resign, Comptroller Lander threatens to call ‘Inability Committee’ to seek Eric Adams’ ouster

Posted on February 17, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man arraigned in 2012 murder of transgender performer Lorena Escalera ‘Xtravaganza’, cracking cold case

Brooklyn church members pray for Mayor Adams

Mayor Adams Indictment

Mayor Adams rallies with supporters at Brooklyn church against ‘negativity’ centered around dismissal of his federal criminal case

Posted on February 17, 2025

Thousands of New Yorkers took to the street protesting the Trump Administration on Presidents Day. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann

Thousands march in Manhattan on Presidents’ Day against Trump/Musk actions

Posted on February 17, 2025

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QNS

Celebrate Korean Lunar New Year with a special dinner in Murray Hill Saturday

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QNS

16-year-old arrested for killing 17-year-old Brooklyn cheerleader in Holliswood: NYPD

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QNS

Fatal Rosedale crash: Inwood woman killed, three others hospitalized

Mayor Eric Adams and First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer.

Mayor Adams Indictment

City Hall turmoil: Four deputy mayors quitting Adams administration over mayor’s cooperation with Trump

Posted on February 17, 2025

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QNS

Free summer camp, registration opens for NYC kids through The Fresh Air Fund

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QNS

Queens Senators push legislation to improve college affordability and transparency in New York

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Brooklyn Paper

Historic Red Hook art hub Pioneer Works gets $12 million upgrade

Police tape at scene in Brooklyn where man was stabbed to death

Brooklyn

Brooklyn murder: Man stabbed to death during house party, sources say

Posted on February 17, 2025

NYC activists protest to call on Hochul to oust Mayor Adams amid Trump cooperation

Politics

Under pressure: NYC activists demand Governor Hochul dump Mayor Adams as fallout over dropped charges, Trump cooperation continues

Posted on February 16, 2025

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn on Aug. 1, 2023.

Politics

‘CREEP Act’: How will this New York pol’s bill protect you from stalking?

Posted on February 16, 2025

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War on fare evasion: MTA adds ‘half moons’ to Lower Manhattan subway station turnstiles – and cheats still beat system

Posted on February 16, 2025

Mayor Adams speaking loudly at Queens church

Politics

Mayor Adams rebuffs resignation calls at Queens church service: ‘I am going nowhere’

Posted on February 16, 2025

Queens fire marshals at scene of deadly fire

Queens

Queens house fire leaves three family members dead: FDNY

Posted on February 16, 2025

Bronx cops respond to man shot

Brooklyn

Brooklyn nightclub shooting leaves man dead, suspect on run: cops

Posted on February 16, 2025

Shooting scene in Queens

Queens

Queens police investigate deadly shooting that claimed Brooklyn girl’s life

Posted on February 16, 2025

Brooklyn murder scene

Queens

Queens woman found murdered in her kitchen: NYPD

Posted on February 15, 2025

Queens

Deadly Queens stabbing: Arrest made after teenager slain near McDonald’s restaurant

Posted on February 15, 2025

Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against Elon Musk and the Trump administration on Feb 14.

Courts

AGs take action to protect private American information in lawsuit against Trump administration

Posted on February 14, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Firefighters rescue 11 from burning Brooklyn brownstone, one first responder hit by truck

Mayor Eric Adams with Trump Border Czar Tom Homan after slew of federal prosecutors resign over corruption case

Politics

Trump Border Czar Homan threatens to be ‘up Adams’ butt’ if he doesn’t deliver on migrant crackdown

Posted on February 14, 2025

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QNS

Queens Democrats call for Mayor Adams’ removal after federal corruption charges dismissed

QNS

Black History Month at NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Queens: Lorna Rainey honors her great-grandfather’s legacy, America’s first Black U.S. Rep.

(L) The Lott House following exterior renovations (R) The Lott farmscape in 1927

Brooklyn Paper

Marine Park to get ‘living neighborhood museum’ at historic Lott House

A view of the Stonewall Inn from Christopher Park, which is also the home of the Stonewall National Monument.

Gay City News

New Yorkers protest after Trump administration scrubs transgender references from Stonewall National Monument’s website

Protestors took to the streets of Manhattan to protest ICE, Donald Trump and Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, Feb 13.

Lower Manhattan

Protesters gather in lower Manhattan to denounce recent ICE activity in New York City

Posted on February 14, 2025

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QNS

Creedmoor HERRC shelter in Queens Village to close in March

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Hopelessly Devoted’ Brooklyn couple brought together by musicals chase their dreams together

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QNS

Michelin-rated Okdongsik restaurant opens in Bayside, emphasizing simplicity in Korean cuisine

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QNS

St. John’s University baseball team opens 2025 season with doubleheader against Liberty

NYU Langone faced widespread criticism after allegedly pulling back on gender-affirming care in response to President Donald Trump's executive order.

Gay City News

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s restrictions on youth gender-affirming care

Car with Mayor Adams leaves meeting with fed border czar Tom Homan

Politics

Mayor Adams reopening ICE facility on Rikers following second meeting with Trump’s border czar

Posted on February 13, 2025

PSC approves new area code 465 for New York City. New numbers will be announced later this year.

New York

New phone number, who this? Area code 465 approved for NYC use starting in 2026

Posted on February 13, 2025

Fake ICE agent in Brooklyn rape attempt led out in handcuffs

Brooklyn

Brooklyn rape case: Creep who posed as ICE agent to attack woman had 20 prior arrests, cops say

Posted on February 13, 2025

Three people were arrested for defrauding an emergency housing program in NYC.

Courts

Three arrested for defrauding New York City emergency housing program during COVID pandemic

Posted on February 13, 2025

U.S. Reps Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have penned a letter to the FBI and CIA over the murders of two Puerto Rican independence leaders in the 1970s.

QNS

Reps Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations

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Brooklyn Paper

‘He wears his heart on his sleeve’: Fundraiser launched for FDNY dispatcher after fire

Woman walking dog in NYC street as PAWS Act considered

Pet owners, animal advocates speak out to support NYS’s proposed PAWS Act to protect furry friends from street collisions

Posted on February 13, 2025

AANHPI coalition gathers in Albany on Tuesday. Photo: Office of State Sen. John Liu

QNS

Sen. John Liu and advocates push for AANHPI curriculum in New York schools

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QNS

Queens lawmakers rally against Con Edison’s 14% rate hike proposal

Big Chief, an illegal dispensary, was previously located on 74th Street and 3rd Avenue

Brooklyn Paper

Big Chief: Unlicensed Brooklyn smoke shop hit with $6 million penalty

NYPD escort suspect in Manhattan stabbing and dismembering of roommate

Lower East Side

Manhattan man arrested for allegedly stabbing and dismembering roommate over food, dumping torso in East River

Posted on February 13, 2025

Police investigate Brooklyn scene where man was shot dead

Brooklyn

Brooklyn man shot dead at public housing complex, suspect on run: cops

Posted on February 13, 2025

Views of the Gowanus neighborhood, where dozens of large affordable housing construction projects along the Gowanus Canal on Dec. 24, 2024 in Brooklyn.

Housing

NYC mayoral race: What are the candidates’ plans to address the affordable housing crisis?

Posted on February 13, 2025

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