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Law

Judge to be censured for trying to get friends favorable outcomes, anti-DA bias

Posted on February 10, 2026

Mayor Mamdani arrives at Govenor Hochul's press conference focused on her "Let Them Build" agenda

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor encourages tenants to testify at ‘Rental Ripoff Hearings’

Posted on February 10, 2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul says President Trump is throwing a "temper tantrum" by refusing to release Gateway Tunnel project funds. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

‘Temper tantrum’ Trump: Hochul says president being petulant for refusing to unfreeze Gateway Tunnel funding

Posted on February 10, 2026

State Sen. Michael Gianaris has decided against running for re-election this year, ending his run of a quarter of a century representing western Queens in Albany.

QNS

State Sen. Michael Gianaris announces he will not seek re-election in 2026

National Grid

Business

COLD TRUTH: New Yorkers feeling burned by higher gas delivery fees in a brutal winter

Posted on February 10, 2026

The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument is seen on Feb. 10 after the Trump administration removed a Rainbow Flag.

Gay City News

City Council Speaker, LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chairs urge Trump administration to restore Rainbow Flag at Stonewall

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Brooklyn Paper

SUNY Downstate’s Dr. Riccardo Bianchi carries Olympic torch through his hometown

NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch speaking about split patrol boroughs in the Bronx

State of the NYPD: Tisch says Bronx will be split into two patrol boroughs, bringing in more cops

Posted on February 10, 2026

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QNS

Three homes gutted during fatal 4-alarm fire on Dongan Avenue in Elmhurst: FDNY

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Exhibition featuring amazing MetroCard-inspired artwork coming to Grand Central Transit Museum next month

Posted on February 10, 2026

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Law

SoHo loft residents hope to take fight against Arts Fund apartment conversion fee to SCOTUS

Posted on February 10, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and members of government announce crackdown on junk fees

Law

Expert Analysis | Employer risk alert: New laws under the Mamdani administration, enhanced enforcement

Posted on February 10, 2026

ICE agent on patrol at Federal Plaza where immigrants are being detained

Lower Manhattan

Multiple floors of 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan now being used to detain immigrants arrested by ICE, feds admit

Posted on February 10, 2026

Law

Alexander brothers bragged about raping 17-year-old: Testimony

Posted on February 9, 2026

Councilmembers Chi Ossé of Brooklyn (left) and Justin Sanchez of the Bronx (right) are the new co-chairs of the City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus.

Gay City News

Chi Ossé and Justin Sanchez named co-chairs of the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus

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Brooklyn Paper

Bad Bunny brings Brooklyn social club Toñitas to the Super Bowl

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NYPD Police Academy in Queens to be renamed for late Detective Steven McDonald, honoring an inspirational cop of courage and faith

Posted on February 9, 2026

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QNS

DA’s office secures court order to return two homes to rightful owners who were victims of deed theft

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor opens $141M Shirley Chisholm center, cold snap claims another life

Posted on February 9, 2026

Cardinal Timothy Dolan

Faith

Cardinal Timothy Dolan moving from NYC archbishop to NYPD co-chaplain, Commissioner Tisch says

Posted on February 9, 2026

Pinky Swear held their own Olympics on the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side

Lower East Side’s Pinky Swear launches new Olympic tradition with themed events

Posted on February 9, 2026

Officers looks out for safety in subway in Brooklyn

2 men found dead in separate NYC subway trains as extreme cold continues

Posted on February 9, 2026

Don Lemon speaks onstage during the Human Rights Campaign 2026 Greater New York Dinner at Marriott Marquis Times Square on February 07, 2026 in New York City.

Gay City News

Don Lemon makes surprise appearance as Human Rights Campaign honors advocates and allies in NYC

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Brooklyn

Man wanted for deadly mass shooting in Brooklyn last year, police say

Posted on February 8, 2026

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Bronx

Man killed after being left for dead in Bronx hit-and-run: cops

Posted on February 8, 2026

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Law

Judge rules feds must temporarily resume funding for Gateway tunnel rail project

Posted on February 6, 2026

Archbishop Ronald Hicks sitting on altar with crozier

Faith

Ronald Hicks becomes New York Archbishop, pledges to take 2.8 million Catholics in a direction of change through service

Posted on February 6, 2026

Jan. 14 marked the first time an NYPD cop was placed on trial in a decade. Sergeant Erik Duran appeared in the Bronx Hall of Justice, located at 265 East 161 Street, wearing a blue suit and accompanied by several of his colleagues. In the coming days a judge, not a jury, will decide his fate based on the evidence presented.

Law

NYPD sergeant who fatally threw cooler at a suspect convicted of manslaughter in Bronx

Posted on February 6, 2026

Left to right: Hon. Norman St. George, Justice Kim Adair Wilson, Hon. Patsy Goldbourne, and attorney Joey Jackson at the Bronx Supreme Court's Black History month celebration.

Bronx Times

Judges, attorneys gather at Bronx Supreme Court to honor Black History Month

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Dems backtrack after Hochul endorsement hiccup

G train stopped at station

‘G’rand slam? G train should resume weekend service to Forest Hills, transit advocates and the Mets tell MTA, Hochul and Mamdani

Posted on February 6, 2026

Mayor Mamdani signed an executive order on Friday "to reaffirm the city’s commitment to being a sanctuary for all New Yorkers."

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor rails against ‘rotten’ ICE at at interfaith breakfast, signs order to bolster immigrant protections

Posted on February 6, 2026

U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds a town hall at I.S. 10 Horace Greeley in Astoria. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell.

QNS

Ocasio-Cortez hosts Astoria town hall, offers advice on how to respond to ICE raids

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Brooklyn Paper

11-year old girl killed in school bus crash at Brooklyn intersection

Suspect in Queens beating of toddler son with photo of victim

Queens

Toddler allegedly beaten by Queens father dies days after horrific assault; ‘My baby is gone,’ mom mourns

Posted on February 6, 2026

Inside the Irving Square restroom in Brooklyn. The stainless-steel bathroom includes a toilet, hand sanitizer, baby changing station, and slatted openings for ventilation and safety.

Health

FIRST ON amNY | NYC EDC puts out call for vendors to design new modular public restrooms

Posted on February 6, 2026

Incoming Archbishop of New York Ronald Hicks smiling while giving a blessing

Faith

Incoming Archbishop Ronald Hicks speaks at prayer service on eve of becoming leader of New York’s Catholics

Posted on February 5, 2026

ICE moments before shooting Minneapolis man dead

Law

Op-Ed | Deploying Minnesota’s own RICO statute against Homeland Security: Boldly efficient or a risky overreach?

Posted on February 5, 2026

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News

No. 22 St. John’s looks to stay hot against No. 3 UConn in Big East showdown

Posted on February 5, 2026

District 2 pre-K students take over the mini podium as Mayor Mamdani unveils plans for the city’s new 2K child care program

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor open door to new 3k and 2k providers after five-year freeze

Posted on February 5, 2026

Jose Alvarado

QNS

Jose Alvarado, Christ the King High School alum, traded to New York Knicks

NYPD Harbor Unit members train for water rescues on icy pond

A matter of minutes: How the NYPD Harbor Unit teaches cops to save lives in frozen waters

Posted on February 5, 2026

City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaks about outdoor dining

Speaker Menin says she will revive year-round outdoor dining program

Posted on February 5, 2026

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Unrest at nurses strike: At least 13 arrested for Midtown civil disobedience during ‘day of action’

Posted on February 5, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

Woman arrested after series of anti-Muslim hate crimes in Bay Ridge

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Man stabbed to death inside Brooklyn apartment building: cops

Posted on February 5, 2026

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Law

Law Department nominee tells City Council he’ll be lawyer for entire city, not just Mamdani

Posted on February 4, 2026

Transit advocates speak in support of free buses, fair fares

New transit coalition wants Mayor Mamdani to put pedal to the metal on expanding ‘Fair Fares’ benefits, making buses fare-free

Posted on February 4, 2026

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Gonzalo Duran talks to Conservative Party members about socialism

Conservative party’s Gonzalo Duran enters NY-15 race, vows to challenge socialism

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Brooklyn mental health leaders explore how AI is shaping loneliness

The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument is seen on Feb. 10 after the Trump administration removed a Rainbow Flag.

City Council Speaker, LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chairs urge Trump administration to restore Rainbow Flag at Stonewall