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A team of craftsman unveiled their latest work, a set of custom benches, in front of the Oculus at the World Trade Center.

Brooklyn Paper

‘A sense of pride’: Formerly incarcerated Brooklynites craft custom benches for World Trade Center’s Oculus Plaza

three men wearing mostly black wanted for robbery in Lower Manhattan

Perps tied-up a man, robbed him of $20K during a botched meetup in Lower Manhattan

Posted on May 3, 2024

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Bronx

17-year-old girl fatally stabbed by teenager in Bronx altercation: NYPD

Posted on May 3, 2024

NYC schools chancellor David Banks with Mayor Eric Adams

News

Schools Chancellor Banks says ‘no’ to reviewing DOE policy on gender guidelines during heated Manhattan education council meeting

Posted on May 3, 2024

QNS

Shining stars: Schneps Media recognizes remarkable Healthcare Heroes

Students march in protest over Palestine

Politics

Chalk pleas and arguments with opponents: Inside another college campus pro-Palestine protest in Manhattan

Posted on May 2, 2024

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QNS

Forest Hills Stadium to implement court-ordered noise reduction measures ahead of concert season

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QNS

Sheep Shearing Festival returns for its 13th year at Queens County Farm Museum

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Brooklyn Paper

Bodega worker arrested after allegedly attacking co-worker with bat in Boerum Hill: NYPD

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

4 indicted in Manhattan child sex trafficking ring: DA Bragg

Posted on May 2, 2024

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News

DA Bragg indicts ‘worst landlord’ for harassing rent-regulated tenants in Manhattan buildings

Posted on May 2, 2024

An arrested protester at Columbia University.

News

Columbia University protests: Law enforcement source IDs six protesters tied to NYPD operations on campus and at City College

Posted on May 2, 2024

Protesters hold Israeli flag near Columbia University

Brooklyn man arrested for burning an Israeli flag near Columbia University, police say

Posted on May 2, 2024

Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s own Hakeem Jeffries may be the most powerful man in Congress

Posted on May 2, 2024

Funeral home

Bronx Times

City accuses Bronx funeral home operator of exploiting grief-stricken families, ‘predatory treatment’

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Brooklyn Paper

New York set to offer the nation’s first paid prenatal leave program

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Politics

Tense City Council hearing sees members slam Mayor Adams’ new engagement form

Posted on May 1, 2024

NYS Gov. Hochul at a desk with American flag behind her talking congestion pricing

Business

Hochul unpacks details of major effort to combat retail theft — including tougher penalties and tax credits

Posted on May 1, 2024

Doctor injured at City College protest bangs drum

Harlem

“It hurt like hell”: Doctor protesting at City College says cops injured him while being arrested

Posted on May 1, 2024

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QNS

Get ready to dance! Global Mashup Series brings Haitian dance and Latin music to Flushing Town Hall this Saturday

Atlas (left) and Reed (right)

Scoop the poop! How a City Council bill aims to make dog-waste bags available for free to New York dog owners

Posted on May 1, 2024

nyc health + hospitals/south brooklyn health nurses week

Brooklyn Paper

South Brooklyn Health honors the ‘profound impact’ of its nurses during National Nurses Month

Columbia University demonstrator arrested

Columbia University aftermath: Mayor Adams, NYPD continue to point finger of blame at ‘outside agitators’ after massive raid

Posted on May 1, 2024

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QNS

NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels

Rent Guidelines Board votes on preliminary rent-stabilized apartment increase

Politics

NYC rent-stabilized tenants in danger of yet another increase after Rent Guidelines Board vote

Posted on May 1, 2024

Artists stand in front of Hot Dog in the City sculpture

NYC Neighborhoods

How a 65-foot ‘Hot Dog in the City’ relishes generations of NYC street food and vendors

Posted on May 1, 2024

lobby of a building in the Bronx

News

Bronx man arrested for killing his mother in their home

Posted on May 1, 2024

Images of Citywide robbery pattern suspects

News

Cash-and-cannabis grab: Suspects wanted for NYC robbery pattern targeting shops selling marijuana and tobacco

Posted on May 1, 2024

Art Bath performer Davone Tines bathed in blue light while performing

Take a dip into ‘Art Bath,’ a revolutionary arts program popping up in Midtown

Posted on May 1, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Bensonhurst spa offered sex act to undercover cop: lawsuit

Kentucky Derby hopeful Fierceness races along Churchill Downs dirt track in front of toteboard

Dead-SportBetting

Kentucky Derby 2024 betting: Full field odds, handicapping and predictions

Posted on May 1, 2024

A group of legal advocates and survivors gathered to announce 154 lawsuits they had filed over sexual abuse people experienced under the city's juvenile detention system.

News

NYC sees 154 new lawsuits alleging sexual abuse in city juvenile detention centers

Posted on April 30, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials gathered in November of 2023 to announce the Hate Crimes Modernization Act.

Gay City News

New York State approves bill to broaden hate crimes law

Mayor Eric Adams (center), First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright (left) and Chief Adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin.

News

Mayor Adams defends recent moves to replace CCRB chair, fire head of hate crimes unit

Posted on April 30, 2024

NYPD chiefs talk in Central Park about crime increase

Central Park crimes: NYPD boosts patrols amid rash of robberies, seeks public’s vigilance

Posted on April 30, 2024

Mayor Adams

Politics

How NYC plans to bring hate crime prevention lessons into public school classrooms

Posted on April 30, 2024

Columbia University protests: New Yorkers say they’re fed up and fearful over chaos

Posted on April 30, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Power restored after tractor-trailer crash in Brooklyn causes outage

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Brooklyn Paper

Trash to trend: Kings Plaza’s ‘Recycle the Runway’ showcases high-fashion sustainability

A rendering of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal - construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026

Brooklyn Paper

South Brooklyn Marine Terminal breezes closer to becoming offshore wind port

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey

Nation

Columbia University protests: NYPD say are ready to move in, but waiting for admin to give them the signal

Posted on April 30, 2024

port authority

QNS

Port Authority awards record $2.3 Billion in contracts to MWBEs in JFK Airport transformation

location of a Bronx shooting in the day time

Bronx

Deadly day in the Bronx: Cops make grim discoveries of dead baby, man fatally shot in separate incidents

Posted on April 30, 2024

Protesters outside Columbia University

Harlem

Madness at Columbia University: Pro-Palestine protesters storm and seize campus building as chaos intensifies

Posted on April 30, 2024

Crack up trio from 'Impractical Jokers' are heading to Radio City for live tour.

Theater

‘Impractical Jokers’ cast head to Radio City for live tour

Posted on April 30, 2024

suspending students Monday afternoon as tensions ran high

Politics

Not budging: Columbia University protesters refuse to end encampment despite admin threats of suspension

Posted on April 29, 2024

colorful light art display as part of a light festival in Lower Manhattan

News

Colorful light festival will brighten up Lower Manhattan after dark this week

Posted on April 29, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man indicted for allegedly beating, drowning neighbor’s 3-year-old child

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MTA unveils new elevators at Third Ave-East 149th Street

Myrtle Avenue Street Festival

Myrtle Avenue Street Festival brings joy to local residents despite gloomy weather conditions

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Met Gala ‘antithesis,’ the People’s Ball celebrates style for all at Brooklyn Public Library

Colectivo Intercultural Transgrediendo, a Queens-based group committed to supporting the trans community, gets honored at Fuerza Fest in 2024.

Latine LGBTQ arts festival Fuerza Fest returning for 10th year