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News

DA Bragg takes on YouTube’s role in hosting ghost gun assembly tutorials

Posted on April 24, 2024

Fleet Week ship arrives in New York Harbor

All aboard! Fleet Week is returning this May; here are the ships set to come in

Posted on April 24, 2024

Negotiations between Columbia University

Columbia University protests: Admin gives students 48 hours to clear encampment, demonstrators agree to some concessions

Posted on April 24, 2024

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Bronx

Shooting outside Bronx building leaves one dead, another critical: NYPD

Posted on April 24, 2024

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Bronx Times

‘Magician’ Bronx-based tax preparer facing prison time for fraud

MTA workers repairing cracked subway station platform during 'Re-NEW-vation' repair program

These 13 NYC subway stations will receive ‘Re-NEW-vation’ upgrades and cleaning this spring and summer

Posted on April 24, 2024

Crime scene in Manhattan

Bronx

Sick celebration: Suspects who stabbed Bronx man to death threw party afterward at local bar, cops say

Posted on April 23, 2024

NYC elected official Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul announce affordable housing plan

News

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s landmark plan aims to combat NYC’s affordable housing shortage

Posted on April 23, 2024

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QNS

AG’s office launches investigation into NYPD-involved fatal shooting near Roosevelt Avenue in Corona on Saturday morning

Politics

Mayor Adams defends ex-Giuliani aide Randy Mastro, likely pick as the city’s next top lawyer, as City Council opposition grows

Posted on April 23, 2024

Alleged serial sucker-puncher escorted in handcuffs by NYPD detectives in Manhattan

Alleged serial sucker-puncher in Manhattan attacked seven woman in random assaults: cops

Posted on April 23, 2024

Firefighters took on a four-alarm fire in Bensonhurst on Tuesday afternoon.

Brooklyn Paper

Firefighters battle four-alarm blaze spanning multiple Brooklyn buildings

Luis Mercado and an accomplaicane stole $100,000 from the safe of Coney Island’s beloved Gargiulo’s Restaurant during a 2022 break-in

Brooklyn Paper

Burglar jailed after stealing $100,000 from beloved Brooklyn restaurant

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QNS

New York City FC marks new stadium approval with win at Citi Field; Moves up in Eastern Conference

Raw marijuana weighed on a scale next to a bag of marijuana ready to be sold.

Brooklyn Paper

City sues to shutter illegal Prospect Lefferts Gardens smoke shop

a woman looks at destroyed cars at the Nova Music Festival exhibit in NYC

News

Nova Music Festival exhibit opens in NYC, remembering those killed by Hamas on Oct. 7

Posted on April 23, 2024

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Sponsored

At Con Edison, Earth Week Means Biodiversity Benefits for All

Posted on April 23, 2024

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World

Columbia University and NYU protests: Over 130 arrested as NYPD clears out Gould Plaza occupation

Posted on April 23, 2024

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QNS

Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila runs for re-election amid sexual assault allegations and widespread criticism

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Bronx

Suspect sought in deadly Bronx shooting outside McDonald’s restaurant

Posted on April 23, 2024

NYC parents slam mayoral control renewal, saying Adams ‘should not be in charge of education’

Posted on April 23, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

It’s time! Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s cherry blossoms reach ‘peak bloom season’

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Politics

Comptroller’s report identifies ‘big gaps’ in Adams admin’s response to tropical storm last September

Posted on April 22, 2024

Protester arrested at Columbia University

Columbia University protest: Calm inside, chaos outside as pro-Palestine encampment continues

Posted on April 22, 2024

smoke shop

QNS

Gov. Hochul initiative targets illegal smoke shops across NYC, paving the way for more closures and hefty fines

The alleged perpetrator who stabbed a man in Kensington, Brooklyn on Apr. 21, 2024.

Brooklyn Paper

Stabbing suspect sought for unprovoked attack in Brooklyn: NYPD

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Displaced Alphabet City tenants rally against landlord lockout

Posted on April 22, 2024

Debate Over Anti-Israel Stance at NYC School

News

Queens lawmaker calls out SUNY Binghamton students for antisemitism

Posted on April 22, 2024

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QNS

Priest imposter who allegedly robbed Queens church arrested in California after nationwide hunt

Governor Kathy Hochul talking at podium

Politics

Hochul’s favorability and job approval ratings hit new lows, Siena College poll finds

Posted on April 22, 2024

Iceberg in Coal + Ice exhibit opened in time for Earth Day

Earth Day: ‘Coal + Ice’ at the Asia Society begs visitors to help address the climate change crisis

Posted on April 22, 2024

Columbia University professor argues with administrator after being denied access

Columbia University protest: Professor organizing pro-Israel rally denied campus access as pro-Palestine demonstrators rebuff allegations of antisemitism

Posted on April 22, 2024

buildings in the East Village in Manhattan

East Village stabbing suspect wanted for knifing senior man in back

Posted on April 22, 2024

photos of man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt accused of raping a woman in SoHo

Perp stalked, violently raped woman in SoHo building, cops say

Posted on April 22, 2024

Scene of Manhattan shooting

Bronx

Murder in the Bronx: Man stabbed during argument, dropped off with fatal wound at local hospital

Posted on April 22, 2024

Police at crime scene in Lower Manhattan

Man found dead in Lower Manhattan hotel basement: cops

Posted on April 22, 2024

Cabaret revival with Eddie Redmayne and cast

Broadway

Review | Come for the preshow, stay for the ‘Cabaret’

Posted on April 21, 2024

Protesters at Columbia University stand shoulder to shoulder

New York

Columbia University protests: NY pols demand end to ‘truly vile’ antisemitic rhetoric from student demonstrators

Posted on April 21, 2024

Mets

J.D. Martinez watch: Mets’ DH returns in minor league game, with possible team debut as soon as Friday

Posted on April 21, 2024

Local journalism gets big boost

Politics

Local journalism in New York gets big boost with first-ever NYS payroll tax credit

Posted on April 21, 2024

Politics

Why several NYC House members voted against funding to help defend Israel or Ukraine

Posted on April 21, 2024

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QNS

Queens College opens office to help immigrants with visa and citizenship applications

Mayor Eric Adams said he is has a "glass half-full" outlook on the tentative state budget deal Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday. Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Mayor Adams restores $500 million for education, leaves open-ended questions about free child care in NYC

Posted on April 19, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Hii’ time: Williamsburg gets its first legal recreational weed dispensary

Spokesmodels and members of a PreP awareness campaign stand together at New Pride Agenda headquarters in Manhattan.

Gay City News

PrEP campaign aims to boost awareness among trans New Yorkers

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News

Housing Works cuts ribbon at new Harlem site and expands Food is Medicine program with $300,000 check

Posted on April 19, 2024

apartment buildings facing central park

Park it here: Is real estate in Manhattan always more expensive when it’s near a park?

Posted on April 19, 2024

A man reportedly lit himself on fire outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Friday.

Florida man lights himself on fire outside Manhattan Criminal Courthouse amid Trump trial

Posted on April 19, 2024

More from around NYC

Candace Castro, who has been a nurse in the Bronx for nearly 40 years, inspired all three of her daughters to follow in her footsteps and enter the medical field.

Three daughters follow in their mother’s footsteps by becoming nurses

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BP Richards calls on Trump to restore $150M in Queens flood mitigation funds

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Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

Kei Williams (center) surrounded by the New Pride Agenda team during a rally in Albany in February.

Kei Williams, New Pride Agenda’s new executive director, embraces statewide vision