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Brooklyn’s I.S. 98 is first NYC public school to head to national science tournament

Posted on May 17, 2024

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Posted on May 17, 2024

Advocates at a 2020 rally to decriminalize sex work in New York.

Gay City News

Activists, lawmakers mount fresh push to decriminalize sex work in New York

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QNS

Queens elected officials secure $70 million from New York State Budget for school safety equipment in religious and independent schools

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Private garbage truck fatally hits pedestrian in Greenwich Village

Posted on May 17, 2024

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First round of migrants to be booted from NYC shelters next week

Posted on May 17, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

Suspect recovering after Brooklyn shooting, police search for suspect

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Two kids assaulted in antisemitic attack while playing on the sidewalk in Brooklyn

Posted on May 17, 2024

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Woman found dead with severe body trauma inside her Brooklyn home

Posted on May 17, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Judge vacates Brooklyn man’s conviction in 1995 East Flatbush botched robbery case: DA

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QNS

Queens lawmakers demand MTA include the borough in express bus service expansion

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

Politics

‘Not a good look’: Speaker Adams says cops tell her they’re ’embarassed’ by NYPD brass’ social media use

Posted on May 16, 2024

New York Knicks

Knicks team culture and approach prevails ahead of Game 6 ‘Just lock in’

Posted on May 16, 2024

Randy Mastro, representing the plaintiffs in the Local Law 97 case, is set for nomination to be the city's Corporation Counsel, teeing up a potential conflict of interest.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Mastro is a great choice for New York’s next Corporation Counsel

Posted on May 16, 2024

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Politics

Why City Council members want to put a social worker in every NYPD precinct

Posted on May 16, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Road closures, cheer zones, and more: Your guide to the 2024 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

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QNS

NYC DOT invites commuters to join the citywide Bike-to-Work Day tomorrow

Gay City News

Trump vows to ‘end’ Biden’s protections for trans students ‘on day one’

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Brooklyn

Creep grabbed woman’s butt in Brooklyn apartment building: cops

Posted on May 16, 2024

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EXCLUSIVE | One-on-one with DA Bragg on battling sex crimes and domestic violence in Manhattan

Posted on May 16, 2024

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Queens

Queens girl, 12, recovering after being shot during melee; gunman still at large

Posted on May 16, 2024

City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks alongside then-New York State Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett (left) and Raj Panjabi, then the coordinator of the White House Pandemic Office (right), at an mpox press conference outside of the city's Harlem clinic on July 7, 2022.

Gay City News

Mpox cases ticking up yet again in NYC, health officials warn

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Brooklyn Paper

City takes ownership of Brooklyn Marine Terminal, planning modern mixed-use transformation

Mayor Eric Adams.

Politics

Independent Budget Office projects additional $2B budget surplus for this year and next over Mayor’s forecast

Posted on May 15, 2024

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QNS

State lawmakers introduce workforce development bill to help low-income New Yorkers land high-paying tech jobs

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announces conviction of Randall's Island rapist

Randall’s Island rapist convicted of brutal attacks on two females during pre-pandemic summer: DA

Posted on May 15, 2024

Jets

Jets and Giants set for International games as NFL schedule is revealed

Posted on May 15, 2024

Water cascading into the basement of Prospect Park Zoo on Sept. 29 - submerging the zoo's heat and electrical infrastructure in as much as 25 feet of water

Brooklyn Paper

Prospect Park Zoo will reopen Memorial Day weekend, but future flood risks remain

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Red Lobster to close nearly 50 restaurants throughout the country

Posted on May 15, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Industry City Design Festival set to ignite creative spark in Sunset Park this weekend

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Politics

City Council calls on Mayor Adams to restore pre-K, 3-K budget cuts

Posted on May 15, 2024

New York Knicks

Feels like 2000? Knicks, Brunson on precipice of first Eastern Conference Finals in more than two decades

Posted on May 15, 2024

Inside the CUNY Graduate Center occupation, the latest pro-Palestine college demonstration in New York

Posted on May 15, 2024

man with dreadlocks wanted for lewd behavior in Manhattan train station

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Subway sicko caught in a lewd act on Manhattan 7 train

Posted on May 15, 2024

Parents attend orientation for NYPD Summer Youth Police Academy

NYPD launches Summer Youth Police Academy to help keep young New Yorkers away from crime

Posted on May 15, 2024

photo of man with a drink wearing black, accused of robbery at west side 7-Eleven store

News

Breakfast-loving bandit with hammers steals food, cowboy hat from a Midtown 7-Eleven: cops

Posted on May 15, 2024

Tammy Faye Starlite with handwritten notes from Nico

Arts & Entertainment

Tammy Faye Starlite puts on an epic NoHo show as late singer in ‘Nico-Underground’

Posted on May 15, 2024

Mayor Adams speaks about city probe of NYPD social media

Politics

Mayor Adams says he hopes city probe of NYPD’s social media use will look at council members’ posts

Posted on May 14, 2024

FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh speaks about firefighter recruitment campaign to boost diversity

FDNY says ‘All Heroes Welcome’ in new recruitment campaign aiming to diversify firefighter ranks

Posted on May 14, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Make way for the mermaids! Coney Island USA gears up for 42nd annual Mermaid Parade

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Hell’s Kitchen

Manhattan high school stabbing: Two students attack each other during brawl, police say

Posted on May 14, 2024

WABC drops Giuliani over refusing to refrain from stolen election claims

Posted on May 14, 2024

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1 in 5 NYC Asian Americans have been assaulted: New database helps raise awareness about AAPI hate in the city

Posted on May 14, 2024

Marchers pack in behind the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March banner.

Gay City News

Reclaim Pride Coalition announces route for 2024 Queer Liberation March

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amNewYork Metro at 20: Celebrating two decades of local news in the greatest city on Earth!

Posted on May 14, 2024

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Ongoing robbery spree plagues Claremont Park in the Bronx, cops say

Posted on May 14, 2024

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amNewYork Metro at 20: Check out some of our most memorable front pages through two decades

Posted on May 14, 2024

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Bronx neighborhood saw two violent slashings hours apart: cops

Posted on May 14, 2024

More from around NYC

Guests enjoy the grand opening celebration of Capital Ones Fordham Road Café on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in The Bronx, where a $1 Million investment for The Bronx was announced.

Capital One Bank opens new café on Fordham Road

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Queens College students host town hall rallying support for QueensLink subway proposal

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25,000 runners race from Williamsburg to Prospect Park for NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon

Candidates speak during an LGBTQ mayoral forum at The Church of the Village on March 27.

LGBTQ Democratic clubs roll out primary endorsements for mayor and other races