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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island dreamin’: Rescued sea otters find new home at New York Aquarium

Kathy Hochul

New York colleges waive application fees during College Application Month

Posted on October 18, 2024

Rock N’ Roll band Fozzy drew hundreds of both music and wrestling fans at the iconic Gramercy Theatre as the group celebrated two and a half decades on stage.

Arts & Entertainment

Rock and wrestling connection: AEW’s Chris Jericho and Fozzy play Gramercy Theatre during band’s 25th anniversary tour

Posted on October 18, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump, as shown during the Al Smith Dinner in Manhattan on Oct. 17, 2024.

Politics

Trump sympathizes with Mayor Adams at Alfred E. Smith dinner amid legal battles and indictment

Posted on October 18, 2024

uber driver

QNS

Uber driver assaulted in violent Bellerose carjacking, female suspect remains at large: NYPD

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather on the campus of Columbia University, on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in New York City, U.S., October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar

News

New film spotlights campus unrest, antisemitism at NYC colleges

Posted on October 18, 2024

food pantry

QNS

Queens College opens expanded food pantry with added clothing center to support CUNY students in need

Upper East Side man accused of killing mother through neglect

Upper West Side

Son charged for the murder of his 84-year-old mother on the Upper West Side

Posted on October 18, 2024

alfred e smith memorial foundation dinner

News

Charity, Laughs, and Politics: The Al Smith Dinner Extravaganza

Posted on October 17, 2024

gowanus canal superfund cleanup

Brooklyn Paper

National Grid says it pays ‘more than its fair share’ for Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup in federal suit

Donald Trump in tent outside Bronx barber shop

Bronx

Donald Trump visits Bronx barbershop, but former president doesn’t get a trim, owner says

Posted on October 17, 2024

A floodgate in the completed section of the East Side Resiliency project on Oct. 17, 2024.

News

First phase of East Side storm protection complete; popular playground reopens

Posted on October 17, 2024

NYCHA housing complex

Politics

NYC public housing residents could have up to 18 months of back rent covered by $185M in new funds

Posted on October 17, 2024

The Department of Transportation released limited edition commemorative "Stan Lee Way" street signs.

Bronx Times

DOT announces limited sale of commemorative ‘Stan Lee Way’ street signs to honor Bronx-born comic book legend

four people at a reopened Burberry flagship store in Midtown

Cher, Tyra Banks and other stars celebrate Burberry’s reopened flagship store in Midtown

Posted on October 17, 2024

Dr. Ashwin Vasan standing with Mayor Eric Adams and other City Hall officials for a January 2024 announcement about relieving medical debt.

Politics

Outgoing Health Commissioner Vasan says early resignation not related to federal City Hall probes

Posted on October 17, 2024

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots as Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride (21) defends during the second half of game three of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center on Oct. 16.

Gay City News

Liberty star Breanna Stewart faces homophobic threat during WNBA finals

susan zhuang

Brooklyn Paper

Supporters maintain steadfast in defense of CM Susan Zhuang after court appearance for allegedly biting cop

cars parked outside Bronx apartment building

Bronx

26-year-old man fatally shot in the neck inside Bronx housing complex

Posted on October 17, 2024

kathy hochul 421-a announcement

Brooklyn Paper

Gov. Hochul says 71,000 new apartments in pipeline thanks to extension of 421-a deadline

QNS

Amazon workers and Teamsters rally in Queens, demand union recognition and better conditions

vintage photo album of Anne Frank that is an artifact at a replica of Anne Frank's hiding place

News

Exact replica of Anne Frank’s hiding place to open in Union Square

Posted on October 16, 2024

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QNS

Former FBI agent from Queens Village charged with possessing arsenals of illegal ghost guns: DA

Man sleeps on Garment District sidewalk

Garment District in tatters: Locals say rampant drug use continues to destroy iconic Midtown neighborhood

Posted on October 16, 2024

lithium-ion battery fire in Brighton Beach

Brooklyn Paper

E-bike battery fire kills 69-year-old man, injures two others in Brooklyn

Williams

QNS

Council Member Williams introduces new legislation to safeguard families against predatory title practices

Locals gathered to celebrate a victory for the garden on Nov. 2, 2022.

News

Court says Elizabeth Street Garden can remain open — for now

Posted on October 16, 2024

Police investigate scene near City Hall where man was stabbed

Lower Manhattan

Man brutally stabbed in shadow of City Hall and One Police Plaza

Posted on October 16, 2024

workers in a workshop that does watch repair in NYC

Business

Grand Central Watch: How this business has been keeping New Yorkers on time since 1952

Posted on October 16, 2024

Comic Con

News

New York Comic Con 2024 is just around the corner — here’s what you need to know

Posted on October 16, 2024

gowanus open studios

Brooklyn Paper

‘Gowanus comes alive’ with art, culture and surprises at Gowanus Open Studios, Oct. 19-20

Psychiatrist or professional psychologist counseling or therapy session to male patients suffering from mental health problems. due to economic failure after the COVID-19 pandemic. PTSD Mental health.

Bronx Times

Montefiore Medical Center announces new grant to address Bronx HIV care

NYPD commissioner talks Roosevelt Avenue prostitution crackdown

Queens

A new deal for Roosevelt Avenue: What the NYPD is doing to stop prostitution on Queens strip

Posted on October 16, 2024

star

QNS

Star, the abandoned Pitbull’s heartbreaking story ignites outcry and push for animal cruelty reforms

Police at a shooting scene in Queens.

Suspect indicted in Manhattan for smacking senior and cop with plate in bloody assault

Posted on October 16, 2024

Cop in lobby of Harlem building where boy was found dead

Harlem

Father charged with neglect after 4-year-old Harlem boy found dead

Posted on October 16, 2024

Christopher Columbus

QNS

Council Member Joann Ariola introduces legislation to establish Innocent 11 Remembrance Day in NYC

David Peterson of the Mets pitching in the MLB playoffs

Business

GRAND SLAM: MLB playoffs is a home run for NYC’s economy

Posted on October 15, 2024

New public safety deputy mayor Chauncey Parker

Politics

Chauncey Parker named new public safety deputy mayor amid ongoing City Hall turmoil

Posted on October 15, 2024

NYPD memorial wall tribute

Remembering 9/11

NYPD adds 42 names of fallen cops to memorial wall in Lower Manhattan

Posted on October 15, 2024

Times Square and members of street gang

Midtown Manhattan

Times Square’s ‘Little Devils’: Street gang subset causing mayhem in Midtown, NYPD chief says

Posted on October 15, 2024

Brandee Younger, an acclaimed harpist who performed at the first-ever BRIC JazzFest, returns as this season’s Artist Curator.

Brooklyn Paper

A decade of jazz! BRIC to celebrate 10th anniversary of JazzFest with slate of performances

Selective focus on gavel hammer on wooden table top with copy space,Malaysia

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn bedroom attack: Man sentenced to eight years for attempted sexual assault after leaving ID at scene

LGBTQ

Metro Philadelphia

LGBTQ rights: Where do Harris and Trump stand?

Ralph's

QNS

Ralph’s Famous Italian Ice to open new location in Forest Hills

Mayor Adams

2025 Mayor’s Race

Mayor Adams brings in smallest fundraising haul since his election: filings

Posted on October 15, 2024

NYPD Commissioner Thomas G. Donlon and Richie Taylor, Deputy Chief of the-NYPD at the Faith & Blue event in Times Square on Friday

News

NYPD’s Faith & Blue event unites religious leaders and law enforcement in Times Square to strengthen community ties

Posted on October 15, 2024

paralegal

QNS

Queens DA paralegal fired after arrest for threatening to bomb Elmhurst migrant shelter

More from around NYC

NYPL and Nos Quedamos tackle the Bronx’s digital divide with free wifi to nearby buildings

NYPL and Nos Quedamos tackle the Bronx’s digital divide with free wifi to nearby buildings

Firefighters battled a stubborn two-alarm fire that broke out in a Maspeth scrapyard on Monday morning.

FDNY battles fires at Maspeth junkyard, Murray Hill apartments and 7 train station in Corona that knocked out service for hours

brooklyn navy yard protest signs

Weekly protests target Brooklyn Navy Yard over tenants’ alleged military ties

Two men hug while facing the camera and holding roses in "Taxi Zum Klo."

Frank Ripploh’s ‘Taxi Zum Klo’ is still provocative, 45 years later