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Subway surfing: NYC Council, MTA and NYPD look for ways to stop dangerous trend among young New Yorkers

Posted on November 18, 2024

NYPD's Crimestoppers shared images of the alleged suspects who remain at large.

Brooklyn Paper

Cops renew plea to identify suspects behind anti-Palestinian attack on couple

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Brooklyn Paper

Prospect Lefferts Gardens tenants living without gas for a year accuse landlord of neglect, urge city to take control of building

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Chelsea

Manhattan stabbings leave three dead in unhinged spree: cops

Posted on November 18, 2024

Firefighter helps at Chelsea sidewalk shed collapse

Chelsea

Sidewalk shed collapse in Chelsea injures three, cause under investigation: FDNY

Posted on November 18, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

Three civilians rescued from early morning Brooklyn fire

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Brooklyn

Two pedestrians fatally struck in Brooklyn over weekend

Posted on November 17, 2024

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Courts

Why are so many teens being shot to death in New York City? NYPD blames legal loopholes

Posted on November 17, 2024

FDNY firefighter battles NYC wildfire

FDNY establishes task force to tackle NYC wildfires amid ongoing drought

Posted on November 17, 2024

Cardinal Dolan blessing food donations

Midtown Manhattan

Cardinal Dolan blesses food donations of New York’s needy at St. Patrick’s Cathedral ahead of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 17, 2024

Queens sicko who groped teenager

Queens

Queens sicko sought for fondling teenage boy, offering money for sex act: cops

Posted on November 17, 2024

NYC bakery exterior that was criticized by Whoopi Goldberg

Politics

Staten Islanders line up in droves to support NYC bakery criticized by Whoopi Goldberg

Posted on November 17, 2024

Police at a shooting scene in Queens.

Upper West Side

Upper West Side murder mystery: Cops seek suspects who killed man who tried to stop home invasion

Posted on November 16, 2024

Out gay Assemblymember Tony Simone of Manhattan speaks to the crowd at a post-election town hall at the LGBT Community Center in New York City on Nov. 13.

Gay City News

LGBT Center’s post-election town hall outlines quest to ‘Trump-proof’ New York

Mayor Eric Adams with the hosts of ABC's The View. Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

Politics

Mayor Adams avoids criticizing Trump’s pick of RFK Jr. as health secretary while on ‘The View’

Posted on November 15, 2024

Motorists crossing the Queensboro Bridge may soon have to pay a $9 congestion pricing toll if they are traveling below 60th Street in Manhattan (Photo via Shutterstock)

QNS

Mixed reactions in Queens over Gov. Hochul’s revised congestion pricing plan

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Brooklyn Paper

From Bay Ridge to Dumbo: Tanoreen brings Middle Eastern flavors to Time Out Market

Jazz hands and giggles galore! Comics pack out The Bell House during New York Comedy Festival with their show Don't Stop, I'm About to Jazz.

Brooklyn Paper

Musical comics bring the laughs with bawdy New York Comedy Festival set, ‘Don’t Stop, I’m About to Jazz’

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QNS

MS-13 gang member charged in 2011 Ozone Park murder of local father: Feds

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Grand Central chocolate shop burglarized, causing $29K in damages: cops

Posted on November 15, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

14-year-old stabbed near Brooklyn playground in third incident of teen violence since September

Waiting to pay for groceries at the 111th Street Market on the Upper West Side.

News

New bill would require small businesses to recycle reusable bags in NYC

Posted on November 15, 2024

109th Precinct

QNS

Mayor’s plan for 109th Precinct satellite annex in College Point wins praise from northeast Queens leaders

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QNS

From $19 to Six Figures: Rosedale baker turns pandemic setback into flourishing cake business

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Brooklyn Paper

Jeffries says House Democrats ‘overperformed’ in general election despite losing majority, says party will push back on right-wing extremism

man in striped shirt who allegedly attacked a man in Highbridge in the Bronx

News

Perp in bee-inspired clothes stabs man during argument in the Bronx

Posted on November 15, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn residents targeted in youth basketball donation scam: NYPD

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QNS

Travel Advisory: Main Street Bridge to Van Wyck southbound in Briarwood closed through January

An LIRR train at Far Rockaway in August 2023.

News

LIRR from Far Rockaway to cost $2.75 during A train shutdown in Queens

Posted on November 14, 2024

Manhattan shooting and gang takedown announced

Washington Heights

Massive Manhattan gang takedown leads to 24 shooting suspects indicted, gang war stopped: DA Bragg

Posted on November 14, 2024

QNS

FDNY battles three-alarm fire in Howard Beach, displacing residents and injuring two firefighters

A member of the public speaks to an MTA official about the Interborough Express as part of Wednesday's open house for the 2025-29 Capital Plan. Photo: Shane O'Brien

QNS

MTA hosts open house on $68 billion capital plan for major transit upgrades over next 5 years

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News

NYC Barnes & Noble union rallies in Union Square to bargain for first contract

Posted on November 14, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man accused of murdering father at luxury Irish hotel

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Brooklyn Paper

New season, new swag: Nets’ new jerseys are a nod to Brooklyn and collaborator KAWS’ artistic legacy

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QNS

Southeast Queens residents rally against City of Yes rezoning, urge officials to vote no

Survivors of prison sexual assault speak out

‘No more silence!’ Prison sexual assault survivors rally in Lower Manhattan, accuse city of dragging feet on protecting the jailed

Posted on November 14, 2024

NYC Parks police at scene of Inwood Hill Park wildfire

FDNY contains Inwood Hill Park wildfire after battling intense flames, treacherous terrain

Posted on November 14, 2024

suspect wearing light colored clothes who allegedly raped a woman in Midtown Manhattan

Woman raped in Manhattan after meeting attacker at bar: cops

Posted on November 14, 2024

A handgun lays on the ground after a man was shot multiple times.

Brooklyn

Gun recovered on street after shooting leaves man injured in Brooklyn

Posted on November 13, 2024

NYPD drones demonstrated in Central Park

News

Flying into the future: NYPD posts drones in Central Park as part of new program

Posted on November 13, 2024

Firefighter at Inwood Hill Park battles wildfire

Wildfire hits Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park amid city’s ongoing drought

Posted on November 13, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Bay Ridge mourns loss of beloved mail carrier Yazan Alsaras, raise more than $11k in his honor

City Council Member Chi Ossé rallies with council members and advocates before the passage of his bill to relieve tenants from having to pay broker fees in most cases.

Politics

City Council votes to relieve renters from paying broker fees with veto-proof majority

Posted on November 13, 2024

Those facing food insecurity received groceries from the West Side Campaign Against Hunger on Feb. 23 as COVID-era benefits hang in the balance.

Tackling food insecurity in NYC: Groups battle hunger as more New Yorkers find themselves struggling to eat

Posted on November 13, 2024

Cyndi Lauper's son

Courts

Cyndi Lauper’s son appears in court amidst gun charges

Posted on November 13, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Magnolia Bakery debuts pop-up Banana Pudding vending machine in Williamsburg to celebrate launch of frozen-to-thaw pudding in grocery stores

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QNS

Jamaica man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of rookie cop in April 2023: DA

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