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QNS

Holden calls out Mayor Adams—will he reopen ICE office on Rikers Island and tackle migrant crime?

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Caribbean Life

Bahamas, TCI, Grenada say no to Trump deportee plans

New York eateries make Yelp's Best New Restaurants of 2024.

These two New York restaurants make Yelp’s 2024 ‘Best New Restaurants List’

Posted on December 6, 2024

Bronx stabbing scene

Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan stabbing leaves teen dead, another wounded because victims did not speak English: sources

Posted on December 5, 2024

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QNS

DA Melinda Katz and NYPD announce takedown of 11 ‘worst of the worst’ gang members in Queens

Mayor Eric Adams announces City of Yes passage

Politics

City of Yes zoning plan to boost housing growth narrowly passes City Council

Posted on December 5, 2024

Snow shovelers at work

Cold cash: Sanitation Department now recruiting for emergency snow shovelers in NYC

Posted on December 5, 2024

Girls for Gender Equity new report revealed potential need for dress code reform.

Brooklyn

Girls for Gender Equity looks to change NYC public schools dress code and help end student discrimination

Posted on December 5, 2024

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MTA details congestion pricing discount program for low-income drivers

Posted on December 5, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Lenape culture to takes center stage at inaugural Prospect Park Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing fair

rendering of Port Authority Bus Terminal plans

Feds and NYC greenlight $10 billion plan to rebuild and replace obsolete Port Authority Bus Terminal

Posted on December 5, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

New American eatery with Eastern European flair, Breva, opens on Brighton Beach boardwalk

Daniel Penny trial

Courts

Daniel Penny trial: No verdict after 3 days of deliberations in case of Marine vet who choked Jordan Neely to death

Posted on December 5, 2024

Face of Midtown assassin

Midtown Manhattan

MIDTOWN SHOOTING: Face revealed of assassin who shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dead at hotel

Posted on December 5, 2024

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QNS

NYCFC breaks ground on Etihad Park, NYC’s first soccer-specific stadium, in Willets Point

REsidents rally to save East Village garden

News

East Village residents and pols rally to save garden amid auction threat

Posted on December 4, 2024

Guns, parts, and ammunition Seized from Moore’s apartment.

Courts

Harlem man indicted for selling guns to undercover cop: DA

Posted on December 4, 2024

Mayor Adams backs low income tax break

Politics

‘Axe the tax’: Adams-backed state proposal could free over 400,000 low-income New Yorkers from paying city income taxes

Posted on December 4, 2024

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Port Authority doubles EV charging capacity at JFK

Posted on December 4, 2024

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News

Who is Brian Thompson? A look at the CEO of UnitedHealthcare shot dead in Midtown

Posted on December 4, 2024

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QNS

Forest Hills homeowners group threatens legal action against NYPD amid ongoing Forest Hills Stadium concert dispute

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Bronx Times

Bronx football coach and father killed in hit-and-run crash near Baychester home

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QNS

St. Mary’s in Bayside raises $1.4 million at annual tribute dinner to support critically ill children in New York

Midtown police at shooting scene

Midtown Manhattan

MIDTOWN SHOOTING | CEO of UnitedHealthcare executed outside hotel; gunman caught on camera

Posted on December 4, 2024

New York city street full of taxis, cars and pedestrians. Yellow cab in focus. Busy NYC Downtown. Crowd of people crossing crosswalks. Traffic jam in NY.

QNS

Op-ed: The tax that will kill New York City

Mayor Adams holds up copy of New York Times

Politics

Mayor Adams leans in on unfounded claim that Biden Justice Department indicted him for political reasons

Posted on December 3, 2024

a panel of 2025 NYC mayoral candidates talk congestion pricing and subway safety

On the move: 2025 mayoral candidates sound off on congestion pricing, subway safety

Posted on December 3, 2024

New York rally for migrant protection legislation

Lower Manhattan

Reasons to ‘CARE’: New York pols, advocates push for legislation protecting migrants ahead of Trump’s deportation agenda

Posted on December 3, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

As temperatures dropped in November, so did violent crime in Brooklyn, per latest NYPD statistics

Mayor Adams speaking about broker fees bill

Housing

Mayor Adams says he won’t veto Council bill to free renters from paying broker fees, clearing way for its enactment

Posted on December 3, 2024

Plaza College Surgical Tech Room

QNS

Plaza College unveils $1 million surgical tech training center in Forest Hills

American LGBTQ+ Museum executive director Ben Garcia delivers remarks on stage at the museum's groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 3 at the New-York Historical Society’s auditorium.

Gay City News

New American LGBTQ+ Museum begins construction with original Stonewall brick

Scene of Brooklyn police shooting

Botched Greenwich Village robbery leaves man stabbed and hospitalized: cops

Posted on December 3, 2024

MTA and DOT announce completion of 96th Street redesign, promising improved bus safety and services.

Better buses! MTA and DOT complete new 96th Street bus lanes aiming to speed things up on busy corridor

Posted on December 3, 2024

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QNS

AM Rajkumar introduces ‘Get Nonprofits Paid Act’ to ensure timely payments for nonprofit vendors in NYC

Cops at scene where Brooklyn men were stabbed

Brooklyn

Two men stabbed in Brooklyn during botched robbery attempt of food delivery worker: cops

Posted on December 3, 2024

Hazel Vogel as Annie, with Kevin as Sandy, in the 2024 production of "Annie" at MSG, directed by Jenn Thompson.

Arts & Entertainment

From child actor to director, Jenn Thompson returns to ‘Annie’

Posted on December 3, 2024

Scene of Upper East Side fire

Upper East Side

Upper East Side residents describe horrifying moments as deadly fire tore through apartment building

Posted on December 3, 2024

Congestion pricing traffic on Manhattan street

The poll results are in: Here’s how New Yorkers really feel about congestion pricing

Posted on December 3, 2024

World AIDS Day Out of the Darkness

Gay City News

New Yorkers mark World AIDS Day with vigils and readings

NYC Housing Connect adds new, Washington Heights apartment complex to housing portfolio, offering first month of rent for free.

New affordable housing lottery opens at Washington Heights complex

Posted on December 2, 2024

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QNS

Two suspects sought for beating a 60-year-old man on Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park: NYPD

Queens gunman convicted of attempted murder of cop

Queens

Justice served: Convicted Queens gunman gets 39 years in prison for shooting cop in cold-blooded attempted murder

Posted on December 2, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor of New York Public Schools announces expansion of Future Ready NYC programs.

Politics

Future Ready NYC education initiative expanding to more schools with new pathways of opportunity

Posted on December 2, 2024

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Manhattan borough president’s race: State Sen. Hoylman-Sigal launches new bid for seat in 2025

Posted on December 2, 2024

Rockefeller Center tree lighting

Rockefeller Center tree lighting: NYC street closures and bus service changes for the ceremony this week

Posted on December 2, 2024

Dorothy Day maiden voyage on Staten Island Ferry

The ferry runs on Dunkin’: Food and beer returning to the Staten Island Ferry

Posted on December 2, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

73-year-old woman killed by Jeep driver while crossing Brooklyn street

More from around NYC

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Housing lottery launches for 212 units in Wakefield Yards, rent starts at $465

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FDNY, NYPD rescue drivers from flooding on Clearview Expressway in northeast Queens

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‘A tiny scoop of joy:’ Ample Hills launches ‘Little Dipper’ single-serve cups in 13 signature flavors

Hal Weiner faces the. camera in a close-up shot.

Hal Weiner, ally who joined gay movement by defending Sylvia Rivera, dies at 90