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NYC public schools chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos wearing a green jacket at a podium

News

New schools chancellor Aviles-Ramos talks cellphone bans, class size and why family empowerment is key

Posted on October 11, 2024

man wearing t-shirt and jeans who allegedly robbed a woman in the Bronx

Woman punched in the face, robbed on Bronx 6 train

Posted on October 11, 2024

City Council Member Adrienne Adams

Politics

NYC officials not moving to form committee to remove Mayor Adams at this time: Speaker Adams

Posted on October 10, 2024

group of protestors at pro-Palestine protest in Union Square

Union Square pro-Palestine protesters who assaulted pro-Israel advocate during demonstration still at large

Posted on October 10, 2024

save a lot automated grocery delivery worker

Brooklyn Paper

Save A Lot opens automated grocery delivery hub in Brooklyn, promising affordable prices and quick service

An affordable housing lottery opened in NYC at 160 Madison Ave.

News

Affordable housing lottery opens for Madison Avenue high-rise with studios starting at less than $700

Posted on October 10, 2024

haunted house

QNS

City shutters Halloween haunted house ‘death trap’ in Hollis: FDNY

Brooklyn suspects who beat homeless man dead in supermarket parking lot

Brooklyn

Brooklyn cops seek suspects who beat homeless man to death as he slept in supermarket parking lot

Posted on October 10, 2024

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QNS

Your guide to NYC’s ‘Trash Revolution’ as key changes come this November

Lines of cots at the migrant tent city set up on Randall's Island

Politics

NYC to close mega Randall’s Island migrant shelter as new arrivals decline

Posted on October 9, 2024

Donald Trump

Politics

Donald Trump planning Madison Square Garden rally in October

Posted on October 9, 2024

A view of the national anthem before game three between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets in the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citi Field.

Gay City News

Trump campaign blankets MLB playoff games with transphobic ads against Harris

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams rallies with council members and advocates against the mayor's Charter Revision Commission ahead of its final meeting at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Branch. Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Politics

Just say no? Cadre of pols urge New Yorkers to vote against Mayor Adams’ November ballot questions

Posted on October 9, 2024

Police investigate East Harlem machete attack

Manhattan man charged for threatening cousin with a pipe-bomb and assaulting him with a machete

Posted on October 9, 2024

people walking through Elizabeth Street Garden

SoHo’s Elizabeth Street Garden gets eviction notice, but the fight isn’t over

Posted on October 9, 2024

historic weeksville houses

Brooklyn Paper

City announces $3.9 million restoration of landmark Weeksville Hunterfly Road Houses

suspects wearing all black who allegedly robbed a man in Chelsea

Moped-riding perps rob man in front of Hotel Chelsea: cops

Posted on October 9, 2024

The intersection of E 40th St & Hubbard Pl where Cain allegedly attacked his first victim on Aug. 18

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man charged in violent spree that left three women injured

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QNS

EEEEEATSCON brings star-studded feast to Forest Hills this weekend

colorful puppets in side the Italian American Museum in Little Italy

Arts & Entertainment

A new Italian American Museum is coming soon to Little Italy

Posted on October 9, 2024

Mayor Adams speaks about resignations amid indictment

Politics

Mayor Adams claims slew of high-level resignations unconnected to his indictment, other federal probes

Posted on October 9, 2024

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Bronx Times

$6 Million allocated for new facility to combat opioid crisis in the Bronx, tripling treatment capacity

The pro-Israel protester bloodied following the confrontation.

Israel advocate mobbed, attacked by pro-Palestine protestors in Union Square

Posted on October 8, 2024

weeping willow trees in Park Slope

Brooklyn Paper

Great moments in tree-story: Parks Department adds 17 local legends to list of ‘Great Trees of New York City’

Mayor Adams addresses reporters at City Hall

Politics

Mayor Adams lauds Mohamed Bahi, ex-staffer federally charged for witness tampering

Posted on October 8, 2024

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QNS

Neir’s Tavern x Monopoly: American Classic meets American Classic

NYPD officers make an arrest

Politics

NYPD ‘chronically’ underreported encounters with civilians, civil rights groups say

Posted on October 8, 2024

creedmoor

QNS

Elected officials call for closure of Creedmoor Migrant Shelter after fugitives found with firearm, demand increased security

a rendering of the new midtown Primark location

Business

Primark to open its New York City flagship store in Midtown

Posted on October 8, 2024

Ex-Adams aide Mohamed Bahi leaves courthouse after witness tampering charge

Politics

Ex-Adams admin official charged by feds for telling witnesses to lie, destroying evidence in mayor investigation

Posted on October 8, 2024

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Bronx Times

Thousands pedal through the Bronx in the 30th Annual Tour de Bronx amid perfect cycling weather

citistorage at bushwick inlet park

Brooklyn Paper

Demolition underway at CitiStorage site as city works toward completing Bushwick Inlet Park

sewer

QNS

City completes $106M sewer project in Maspeth using micro-tunneling techniques to reduce disruptions

Winnie Greco, Mayor Eric Adams' Director of Asian Affairs, had her Bronx home raided by federal agents on Thursday, Feb. 29.

Politics

More City Hall changes: Adams staffers Rana Abbasova and Winnie Greco out, Mayor’s office confirms

Posted on October 7, 2024

A group of pro-Israel demonstrators march near the pro-Palestine demonstration in Union Square on Oct. 7, 2024.

Israel

Oct. 7 anniversary: Tears and tumult in New York as city marks one year since horrific terror attack in Israel, and outbreak of war

Posted on October 7, 2024

Protesters outside Columbia University on April 30, 2024.

News

New Yorkers push for a mask ban in NYC on anniversary of Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel

Posted on October 7, 2024

Travor Nurse (top left) and Diamond Minter (bottom left) were arrested on Oct. 7, 2024 in connection with the Upper East Side assault of former Gov. David Paterson (right) and his stepson.

Upper East Side

David Paterson assault: Two more suspects cuffed for beating former governor and his stepson on Upper East Side

Posted on October 7, 2024

Uber and Lyft signs are seen on a car in Redondo Beach

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | The lawsuit industrial complex is destroying New York’s for-hire transit industry

Posted on October 7, 2024

NYPD ready for Oct. 7 anniversary events

Israel

Oct. 7 anniversary: NYPD on high alert as they rally officers on day of remembrance, and protests

Posted on October 7, 2024

Mayor Adams leaves Manhattan Federal Court on Oct. 2.

Gay City News

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City tells Mayor Adams to resign

crown heights subway stabbing

Brooklyn Paper

17-year-old robbed, stabbed inside Crown Heights subway station

Police at a shooting scene in Queens.

East Harlem shooting near park leaves man hospitalized, suspects questioned: cops

Posted on October 7, 2024

People light candles for hostages killed by Hamas, during a vigil at Columbus Circle on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.

Israel

A day of remembrance: Events in NYC recognizing the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel

Posted on October 7, 2024

Hundreds upon hundreds of men, women, and children assembled on 90th Street and Central Park West to mourn the catastrophic loss of life and plead for the return of those that have languished in Hamas captivity for an entire year.

Nation

‘We want this war to end,’ Hundreds gather in Central Park to mark somber anniversary of Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel

Posted on October 6, 2024

People light candles for hostages killed by Hamas, during a vigil at Columbus Circle on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.

Editorial | Never forget Oct. 7, and the pursuit of peace

Posted on October 6, 2024

Cardinal Dolan and Rabbi Davidson at shabbat service ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary.

Ahead of Oct. 7, Cardinal Dolan joins interfaith Rosh Hashanah shabbat service in Manhattan

Posted on October 6, 2024

Former Gov. David Paterson

Upper East Side

Former Gov. David Paterson and stepson assaulted on Upper East Side; two youths arrested

Posted on October 6, 2024

New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on the New York Equal Rights Amendment in November.

Gay City News

What the statewide ballot proposal could mean for LGBTQ rights in New York

More from around NYC

bronx

Bronx High School of Science student receives $10K prize for academic excellence and community service

run

Race through summer: Here are July’s top runs in Queens

cuomo and mamdani on primary election night

Brooklyn’s Ballots: Breaking down the primary election vote

Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall."

Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’